The Simpsons - The Complete Second Season (1990) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Simpsons second season is where the writers and producers really began to test their mettle and delve away from the standard "reality" that grips most sitcoms. In short, they realized this was animation and they would be able to do more and push the characters farther. The focus in the 2nd season was still primarily on Bart, but there were other great moments.
Bart Gets An F -- Bart is in danger of being held back in the 4th grade, so me makes a deal with the class brainiac Martin Prince.
Simpson and Delilah -- Homer finds a miracle hair tonic and scams the nuclear power plant medical insurance into paying it. He discovers that a full head of hair leads to success. (Guest voice: Harvey Fierstein)
Treehouse of Horror -- the show that started a grand tradition of The Simpsons Halloween specials. James Earl Jones lends his voice to read Poe's "The Raven."
Two Cars In Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish -- Bart catches a 3-eyed mutant fish in a pond near the nuclear plant, prompting Mr. Burns to run for governor to get the EPA off his back.
Dancin' Homer -- Homer becomes the new mascot of the Springfield Isotopes.
Dead Putting Society -- Bart and Todd Flanders end up as rivals on the mini-golf circuit.
Bart vs. Thanksgiving -- Bart ruins Lisa's Thanksgiving diorama and runs away when he's punished.
Bart the Daredevil -- Bart is enamored with being a daredevil after the family witnesses the Truckasaurus show. For his greatest trick he decides to jump Springfield Gorge on his skateboard. (Best episode ever!)
Itchy & Scratchy & Marge -- After Homer becomes a victim of cartoon violence, Marge takes on the creators of the ultra-violent Itchy & Scratchy cartoon.
Bart Gets Hit By a Car -- When Mr. Burns runs over Bart with his car, Homer hires Lionel Hutz (voiced by the late, great Phil Hartman) who hires the phonier Dr. Nick Rivera.
One Fish, Two Fish, Blow Fish, Blue Fish -- Homer eats the wrong part of a blowfish and believes he has 24 hours to live. (Guest voice: George Takei)
The Way We Was -- Homer and Marge tell the story of their prom night. (Jon Lovitz guests as Artie Ziff.)
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment -- Homer steals cable and gets into hot water with Lisa, who believes he'll be going to hell for his actions.
Principal Charming -- Principal Skinner begins romancing Marge's sister, Patty, much to the chagrin of her other sister, Selma.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou? -- Homer discovers he has a half brother who happens to own a successful auto manufacturing company. (Guest voice: Danny DeVito as Herb Powell)
Bart's Dog Gets an F -- Santa's Little Helper begins chewing up everything in the house, so it's off to obedience school. (Guest voice: Tracey Ulman.)
Old Money -- when Grampa Simpson's love, Beatrice, dies, she leaves her fortune to him and a vision of her asks him to do some good with it.
A Brush With Greatness -- Mr. Burns hires Marge to paint his portrait for the local art museum.
Lisa's Substitute -- Lisa falls in love with the new substitute teacher.
The War of the Simpsons -- Homer's bad behavior forces Marge to enlist them in a martital retreat, but Homer would rather spend his time trying to catch General Sherman, the revered and legendary 500-pound catfish.
Three Men and a Comic Book -- Martin, Milhouse and Bart all pitch in to buy a copy of Radioactive Man #1. The problem arises when they can't decide how to share the comic book.
Blood Feud -- Bart donates his rare blood to save Mr. Burns, who shows no gratitude to the Simpson family.
So, those are the episodes. Special Features on Season 1 included commentary tracks on every episode, and we can only hope this will continue. Even if it doesn't, let's face it, it's The Simpsons at their best and that deserves 5 stars.

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The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season (Collectible Marge Head Pack) (1989) Review

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(More customer reviews)The seventh season of the Simpsons saw Matt Groening's prime time, brilliantly hilarious animated series not missing a single step. As this season opens, we learn who shot Mr. Burns (and honestly, who didn't see it coming?), and everything from that point forward is nothing but memorable, whimsical, and often insane humor that only the Simpsons could bring. Also in this season, Hollywood comes to Springfield to film a Radioactive Man movie, and Millhouse ends up getting cast as sidekick Fallout Boy ("Radioactive Man"), Homer and Marge get accused of being negligent parents and Bart, Lisa, and Maggie get sent to live with the Flanders' ("Home Sweet Home-Dum-Diddly Doodly"), Bart sells his soul for five dollars ("Bart Sells His Soul"), Lisa becomes a vegetarian after attending a petting zoo ("Lisa the Vegetarian", which also features Paul and the late Linda McCartney as themselves), Homer becomes morbidly obese so he doesn't have to go to work ("King-Size Homer"), Homer is re-united with his long lost mother (voiced by Glenn Close in "Mother Simpson"), Sideshow Bob returns with a vendetta against television ("Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"), former President George Bush moves next door (the hilarious and unpredictable "Two Bad Neighbors"), Bart meets the real creator of Itchy & Scratchy (voiced by Kirk Douglas in "The Day the Violence Died"), Pulp Fiction gets hilariously spoofed ("22 Short Films About Springfield"), and Homer becomes a sideshow freak after going to Lolapalooza ("Homerpalooza", which also features the Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, and Peter Frampton). The "Treehouse of Horror" special this season was also a memorable smash, climaxing with Homer's unforgettable journey into the 3-D world. "The Simpsons 138th Show Spectacular" is a real gem, hosted by Troy McClure (voiced by the late, great Phil Hartman) as we the viewer are treated to rarely seen early takes of the characters, alternate endings, and deleted scenes that never saw the light of day, as well as some hidden messages and trivia as well. All in all, just like all the early seasons of the Simpsons, you can't go wrong with the seventh season, and it's pure animated lunacy at it's very best. Let's just hope that the packaging is much better than the incredibly poorly designed Homer head shaped package that contained season six.

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The entire seventh season of this smash hit is available packaged in a mold the shape of Marge Simpson's head. This is the next in aline of collectible molded character packages that began with Homer Simpson in Season 6. Season 7 includes the famous "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" episode and Tree House of Horror VI.

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