Maude Flanders' death was one of the most jarring and shocking moments in all The Simpsons. Here's the story behind the ...

We've seen Ned Flanders (Harry Shearer) upbeat more often than not, but it doesn't mean he's a one-note character. Far from it. He is the most well-rounded character in the history of The Simpsons, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

At the time of “Behind the Laughter”‘s release, The Simpsons‘ golden age may have been a recent memory, but many consider season 11 the first to see a drop in quality. The episode itself takes a meta ...

"The Simpsons" is a show that's usually a slave to its status quo. Almost nobody in the series grows older and almost nobody's allowed to make major life changes that stick. This is part of why the ...

Tudum, meet Tud’oh! “The Simpsons” has gone “Simpflix” with the two-part episode “A Serious Flanders,” which executive producer Matt Selman calls a “dark, twisted ‘Fargo’ story.” Variety has an ...

"The Simpsons" is one of the best TV shows in history, and certainly one of the most influential. It's an American institution that changed both animated comedy and animation on TV forever. It also ...