I was watching an episode from back when The Simpsons was in its prime (before it jumped the shark) and I saw a quick, surprising, and rare human-like (though still animated) rendition of the Simpsons children. It happens during season 5 episode 21. The episode is called "Lade Bouvier's Lover" and its about the possibility of a love connection between Homers father Abe Simpson and Marges mother Jacqueline Bouvier.
Its really interersting to see how the Simpsons animators draw the children in a more humanlike fashion (or has Homer puts it, "horrible freaks with pink skin, no overbites, and five fingers on each hand!").
Heres are a few screens of the childrens transformation:
And heres a short clip of the scene where this occurs:
If the above clip isn't working you can try this youtube link.
BTW,
Yeah, in my opinion The Simpsons has jumped the shark... its sad but true (what is this jumping the shark you speak of?). 80% (18708/23395) of votes on jumptheshark.com agree that the show has at one point peaked and since declined (though to be fair, I don't see it as likely for someone to log on and vote at jumptheshark.com just to contend that a show HASN'T jumped the shark). I hope that the success of the movie convinces the studios to step in and revitalizes the writing on the show in an attempt to draw a larger audience. This is obviously not likely, its just that I have been unsatisfied with the Simpsons for a few seasons now (I can't speak for the film as, like I said eariler, I have not yet seen it). It seems to me that the show is targeted at a younger demographic and has less intelligent and mature humor than before. If you disagree I suggest that you rewatch some episodes from the mid-ninties. They are full of the clever wit and irony that the most recent seasons are lacking. What do you think? Comments are welcome, feedback is encouraged.
-m
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