The Simpsons

i’ve watched them all - and i definitely agree with what seems to be the overall feeling: season 10 starts the decline.

that being said, there are plenty of good and fine ones in the middle 20 (lol) to make the watch decent. i also think the newer seasons (maybe the past 3,4?) have more winners than the shows had for a while.

i think the only episodes that i find truly objectionable are the ones built entirely around either a real-life ‘celebrity’ or have a real life ‘celebrity’ play a character that is pivotal…those episodes i just don’t really watch (few exceptions, of course - i like the 24 spoof with kiefer sutherland and a few more)

I stopped watching everyone after the movie. It was already going down hill for me by that point but I grew up during the golden years. I'll still watch it if it comes on TV while I'm at a place with cable TV and it's still good even the newest episodes. I honestly watch more YouTube videos about the history of the show and its characters

Season 12 is my cut-off point, but anything in 10 through 12 is suspect. After that, it's a different show, really.

Nelson - Hey Simpson, what are you trying to play?

Bart - Polly Wolly Doodle

Nelson - Yeah well, it sounds like Polly Wolly Crappy

There's just a feeling I get, it starts to feel repetitive, the stories are less interesting, I'm starting to get bored. Same as the others, Season 10 is where I really notice it. There's some good ones still, but they get less and less frequent.

Bonfire of the Manatees is where I know I've gone way too far and I turn it the hell off.

I get about halfway through season 9 when I start it over

Every episode. There are a lot of great episodes in later seasons, and the bad ones are still totally watchable.

The worst episodes are all in seasons 11-18 during the sober Barney era. They start getting way better after switching to HD.

So the "golden era" ends around season 13.

Those first 13 seasons are also what I watched the most growing up.

However I still want the show week to week (usually batch up a few and watch a couple of weeks together).

While the show isn't as great as its golden era, it's still solid.

A few friends and I made a goal a few years back to watch every episode. It took many years, and we jumped around at random. There are plenty of great episodes in the "bad" era.

I haven't watched it on TV in over a decade. I did find a partial box set of seasons 5-9 at a yard sale for $2 and snatched those up. Basically binged them

I wouldn't dismiss any episode I haven't seen before if it came up on its own; but I haven't sought to watch the show since maybe season 10 or 11. Like, a year or two before the movie came out I was already kinda over watching it every week.