The Simpsons has been named by Time as the greatest television series of the 20th century.
The 20th century ended in 1999. The last Simpsons episode from the 20th century was season 11 episode 9. You can see it was already in decline by then. The vast majority of the episodes were released in the 21st century. We’re a quarter of the way to the 22nd century and they’re still releasing them. But, it hasn’t been good since the last century even if Homer’s probably saying “it’s just a little slimy, it’s still good, it’s still good!” (S7E5, 1995)
What a run, though. Almost ten years of knocking it out of the park.
Yeah, it dropped, but. If you were there, you remember it was magic for a long time.
Up yours, children!
Most shows would kill for that kind of run. 10 seasons so good that it has been able to continue on sheer momentum for nearly another 30.
From the Wikipedia page:
The 20th century ended in 1999. The last Simpsons episode from the 20th century was season 11 episode 9. You can see it was already in decline by then. The vast majority of the episodes were released in the 21st century. We’re a quarter of the way to the 22nd century and they’re still releasing them. But, it hasn’t been good since the last century even if Homer’s probably saying “it’s just a little slimy, it’s still good, it’s still good!” (S7E5, 1995)