Join your friends Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert for a chronological and cromulent exploration of the greatest show ever made! Each week we're joined by funny guests to tackle a different episode of The Simpsons, breaking down every 22 minutes of animated entertainment into an embiggening discussion about Our Favorite Family. Support us directly at https://Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons
507 episodes transcribedWe close out the third season with the return of Homer’s half-brother, just as the Simpsons win a big award and meets a boxer in this week’s podcast…
Inexplicably, Milhouse actually gets a girlfriend and Bart doesn’t take it very well. Meanwhile, Homer learns new words when he’s supposed to lose wei...
The legendary Spinal Tap appear on this week’s episode, inspiring Bart to try guitar and eventually leading to Otto moving in with the Simpsons in thi...
Sideshow Bob returns for the first time ever, and he just wants to move on and start a new life with Selma. Or DOES HE?!?! Find out in this podcast…
Homer just wants to help a struggling country music star, but Marge is worried she’s losing her husband. Plus Big Shirtless Ron all on this week’s pod...
After failing to win the lottery, the family comes together to save their dog, but at what price? Find out in this week’s doggone podcast…
Bart and Lisa’s futures are in flux as they find new careers as a cop and nogoodnick (respectively) in this anti-authoritarian episode of our lovable...
Erik Nagel of It’s Erik Nagel on SiriusXM fame is our special guest for one of his all-time favorite episodes. Homer, Ozzie, and the Straw (and many m...
Marcia Wallace deserved her Emmy for this classic episode, Gordie Howe gets a unique tribute, plus Homer is fighting his urge to swear in this week’s...
Marge can’t take the drudgery of motherhood any longer, leaving the rest of the family to fend for themselves in this Rancho Relaxo of podcasts…
Homer and Lisa connect over a love of football/gambling, thanks to Lisa’s predicting powers that even crossed over into the real world! All in this we...
Bart turns 10 for the first time, and gets a couple crummy birthday gifts that he then uses to turn Springfield upside-down in a media circuit with th...
We travel back to 1980 for some very dated humor as we see Homer and Marge get married, Homer search for a stable job, and Bart enter the world in thi...
The very friendly Germans take over the plant, Homer is proven unworthy of his job, the family suffers economically, the LAND OF CHOCOLATE SEQUENCE IS...
Homer gets screwed over by Moe in this all-time alcoholic classic, Aerosmith comes to town, and we delve into a secret fan theory about this episode’s...
Homer tries to improve his fatherhood quotient via soapbox derby racers, plus we talk all about how this aired alongside Michael Jackson’s world premi...
Lisa stops loving Homer, so he does the only thing he can: buy a pony and then get a new job at the Kwik-E Mart in this week’s podcast…
Halloween is here once more in one of the greatest episodes of all time. And it’s good that Bart does that, it’s very, very good…
We dig into Krusty’s Jewish heritage and riff on The Jazz Singer in another season 3 classic podcast…
Homer saves Springfield from destruction for the first time ever and Bart loses his best friend in this series-defining episode…
