110 - Bart's Girlfriend (S6 E7)
Bart falls for Reverend Lovejoy's daughter Jessica, but is not prepared for what comes next.
Andrew and Tim discuss infuriating grammar mistakes, gender politics and the merits of Scotchtober.
Wed, 09 Nov 2022
109 - Treehouse of Horror V (S6 E6)
Happy Halloween to all ghosts, skellingtons and draculas!
Annoyingly, it's the fifth Halloween special of The Simpsons, despite being part of Season 6.
WARNING. This episode contains descriptions of axe murder, cannibalism and dinosaur murder.
OH MY GOD! DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU!!
Mon, 31 Oct 2022
108 - Sideshow Bob Roberts (S6 E5)
Sideshow Bob is released from prison, thanks to radio personality and staunch Republican Birch T Barlow.
Andrew and Tim re-live and review the most overtly political episode of the Simpsons.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
107 - Itchy & Scratchy Land (S6 E4)
The family take a trip to 'the violentest place on Earth' - a theme park tribute to the work of a quasi-fascist who's definitely not based on Walt Disney.
DIE, BAD ROBOTS!
Wed, 05 Oct 2022
106 - Another Simpsons Clip Show (S6 E3)
The Simpsons family 'riff' on the theme of love, through the medium of clips from old episodes.
Andrew and Tim 'jam' on the details and share their transient joys with listeners.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
105 - Lisa's Rival (S6 E2)
Lisa's academic superiority is threatened by a clever classmate who sounds like Winona Ryder. Homer is The Sugarman. Millhouse is a wanted man. Ralph's cat's name is Mittens.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
104 - Bart of Darkness (S6 E1)
An incapacitated Bart believes he's witnessed a murder, just like in the film Rear Window. Andrew and Tim reflect on a hot summer and bemoan Britain's lack of democracy.
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
103 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage (S5 E22)
Homer accidentally becomes a teacher after he's accused of being slow by his friends. But he reveals marital secrets to gain respect from the class, to Marge's annoyance.
Andrew and Tim review the finale, and share their favourite episodes from Season 5.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022
102 - Lady Bouvier's Lover (S5 E21)
Homer's dad falls for Marge's mum, but Monty Burns threatens to steal her away - to Smithers' chagrin.
Elsewhere - an update on the torturous Episode 100 NFT fiasco, and exciting news about Pete Doherty from 2011.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022
101 - The Boy Who Knew Too Much (S5 E20)
Bart is the only witness to an alleged assault. But he can't testify, as it would mean confessing to playing truant from school.
Meanwhile, Tim struggles with NFT technology, while Andrew is appalled by a Simpsons make-up tie-in.
Wed, 18 May 2022
100 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song (S5 E19)
Santa's Little Helper gets stuck in the school vents. Principal Skinner gets fired and Ned takes over.
It's the hundredth episode of The Simpsons!
And it's not very good.
Wed, 11 May 2022
99 - Burns' Heir (S5 E18)
Bart becomes the sole heir to Monty's vast fortune. But he must pay the terrible price of rejecting his family forever. That sounds dark, but it's actually very funny.
Andrew and Tim discuss a timely feature in GQ and mumble about NFTs some more.
Wed, 04 May 2022
98 - Bart Gets an Elephant (S5 E17)
Bart wins a full-grown African elephant in a radio competition. Homer entirely fails to capitalise on this development.
Elsewhere, we go on about Danny Elfman's torso.
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
97 - Homer Loves Flanders (S5 E16)
Ned Flanders treats Homer to a football game, kick-starting an unlikely bromance between the two neighbours. But Flanders' nerves start to fray when he realises how annoying Homer can be.
Andrew and Tim discuss friendship, food politics, religion and the rise of NFTs.
Wed, 20 Apr 2022
96 - Deep Space Homer (S5 E15)
The one where Homer goes into space, as a token blue collar chair moistener.
But the mission goes wrong, due to potato chips and ants. Luckily, an inanimate carbon rod is at hand to spare humanity's insectoid enslavement.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022
95 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (S5 E14)
Lisa has high expectations for the talking Malibu Stacy doll. But rather than inspiring rhetoric, her new toy delivers a stream of sexist drivel, and she resolves to create a better role model for young girls.
Andrew and Tim return refreshed from their break and get their ugly pie hooks into a new season.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
94 - Homer and Apu (S5 E13)
Apu poisons Homer twice with rancid food, leading to his dismissal from the Kwik-E-Mart. They work together to help him recover from his trauma.
Andrew and Tim negotiate a minefield of sensitivity around the representation of Indian culture in the Simpsons.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021
93 - Bart Gets Famous (S5 E12)
After a tiresome trip to the box factory, Bart accidentally becomes famous.
But, according to John Updike, celebrity is a mask that eats into the face...
Also - exciting news about a trainer that looks a bit like Snowball 2.
Wed, 01 Dec 2021
92 - Homer the Vigilante (S5 E11)
A cat burglar terrorises Springfield, stealing everything that's dear to them.
Homer forms a vigilante group to apprehend the villain, but they're soon seeking world domination.
Andrew and Tim avoid important current events stories by mulling over amusing Simpsons-related news items.
Wed, 24 Nov 2021
91 - $pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (S5 E10)
Marge gets the hots for the slots. Not in that way.
Mr Burns boosts the town economy by opening a casino. But it drives him insane so he bins it.
Andrew and Tim continue their halting re-entry into post-lockdown UK society. But we cut all that because the episode came in too long.
Wed, 17 Nov 2021
90 - The Last Temptation of Homer (S5 E9)
Homer falls for new employee Mindy Simmons, who shares his love of doughnuts and napping in the afternoons.
Andrew and Tim indulge in further distractions from pressing global catastrophes.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
89 - Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood (S5 E8)
Bart and Millhouse party hard on sugar and join the Junior Campers.
Homer joins Bart on the JC father-son rafting trip. It doesn't go well.
Andrew and Tim do their usual recap and review, with a bit too much laughing and wheezing.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021
88 - Bart's Inner Child (S5 E7)
Marge tries to cure her 'nagging complex' by attending a workshop with self-help 'guru' Brad Goodman.
Andrew and Tim spend a joyous forty-nine minutes exploring a work of prescient genius.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021
87 - Marge on the Lam (S5 E6)
In which the tall-haired Mrs Simpson is drawn into a decidedly Thelma & Louise-esque escapade with bad-girl neighbour Ruth.
This episode also features an under-edited aside on the delights of the Devil's Coach Horse beetle.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021
86 - Treehouse of Horror IV (S5 E5)
The Simpsons 'celebrate' Halloween with three segments of non-canon stories, with varied results.
Tim and Andrew struggle to understand current UK petrol shortages and obscure US movie references.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021
85 - Rosebud (S5 E4)
Burns pines for his childhood bear Bobo. Getting it back will be like taking a cuddly toy from a baby.
Andrew and Tim find themselves in mellow mood, pondering the coming of Autumn and the tedious but terrifying UK supply chain crisis.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021
84 - Homer Goes to College (S5 E3)
Homer's gross incompetence as safety inspector at a nuclear power plant leads to him having to attend university, where his distorted view of college life leads to a string of increasingly dangerous pranks.
Andrew and Tim revel in the majesty of one of their all-time favourite episodes.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021
83 - Cape Feare (S5 E2)
Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart again, but he's thwarted by a child's guile and a lot of rakes.
Andrew and Tim briefly debrief their summers and settle in for an autumn of Omega Variant.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021
82 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet (S5 E1)
Homer tells the kids about his time with the Be Sharps, a vocal group with more than a passing resemblance to a certain popular beat combo.
This week Andrew and Tim form a fab four with Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell to discuss the episode.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021
81 - Krusty Gets Kancelled (S4 E22)
Krusty tries to get his career back on track after the ventriloquist dummy Gabbo appears out of nowhere.
Andrew and Tim assess the season 4 finale, and choose their favourite episode from the entire season.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021
80 - Marge in Chains (S4 E21)
A pandemic sneaks into Springfield via dubious juice-loosening machines, and Marge is sent to prison for shoplifting. Andrew and Tim reminisce about May 1993 and give cautious cheer to the slight flattening of UK virus numbers.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021
79 - Whacking Day (S4 E20)
Bart gets expelled from school, while an unethical holiday involving violence against snakes grips the Springfield community. Plus Barry White!
Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim struggle to cool down during Britain's heat wave, and marvel at the staggering stupidity of this fair Isle's politicians.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021
78 - The Front (S4 E19)
Bart and Lisa write an episode of Itchy & Scratchy, but Abe gets the credit. Homer and Marge attend their high school reunion. Tim and Andrew prepare for the fifth series and the third wave.
Mon, 19 Jul 2021
77 - So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (S4 E18)
Bart's April Fool prank nearly kills Homer, prompting the Simpsons to reminisce over past episodes.
Meanwhile, Tim grits his teeth through the last minutes of his self isolation, while Andrew bemoans the British government's lockdown exit plan.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021
76 - Last Exit to Springfield (S4 E17)
Homer battles with Burns to retain the power plant workers' DENTAL PLAN because LISA NEEDS BRACES. Andrew suffers an attack of Rush, while Tim goes outside to eat food.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021
75 - Duffless (S4 E16)
Homer takes a sneaky day trip to the Duff brewery. But after getting caught drunk driving, he must give up booze for 30 days.
Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim navigate the confusing interim summer lockdown continuum.
Mon, 21 Jun 2021
74 - I Love Lisa (S4 E15)
Lisa choo-choo-chooses Ralph Wiggum as her pity valentine, but he takes it as a pledge of lifelong devotion. We've all been there.
Also - Andrew and Tim peer nervously out of the window at all the new vaccinated people.
Mon, 07 Jun 2021
73 - Brother from the Same Planet (S4 E14)
Bart gets a surrogate father to compensate for Homer's neglect. Andrew and Tim continue to walk the tightrope of loosening coronavirus restrictions.
Mon, 24 May 2021
72 - Selma's Choice (S4 E13)
Marge's sister aspires to motherhood, but then she endures a disastrous day out with Bart and Lisa. Andrew and Tim embark on The Great Covid Unlocking in the UK, and stress about variants.
Mon, 17 May 2021
71 - Marge vs. the Monorail (S4 E12)
The town of Springfield opts to spend a $3m fine on a monorail transport system, with disastrous and hilarious results. Andrew and Tim discuss the best way to use utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham's effigy.
Tue, 11 May 2021
70 - Homer's Triple Bypass (S4 E11)
Homer goes under the knife, with tonally problematic results. Andrew and Tim refuse to embrace the current air of COVID-vaccinated smugness in the UK.
Mon, 03 May 2021
69 - Lisa's First Word (S4 E10)
While trying to prompt baby Maggie to speak, the Simpsons go back to the early '80s and the story of how Lisa came to say her first word. Andrew and Tim marvel at one of the most perfectly structured and warm-hearted episodes of their favourite show.
Mon, 26 Apr 2021
68 - Mr Plow (S4 E9)
Homer wars with Barney over a snow plow business in Springfield. Andrew and Tim are joined by Jacob Balcom, co-host of the Werewolf by Night Podcast, to discuss one of the all-time greatest Simpsons episodes.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021
67 - New Kid on the Block (S4 E8)
Bart falls for a cool new neighbour. Homer eats a lot of shrimp. Andrew and Tim catch another tantalising glimpse of the end of UK lockdown.
Mon, 22 Mar 2021
66 - Marge Gets a Job (S4 E7)
Monty Burns kidnaps Tom Jones to impress Marge. Tim and Andrew inhale coffee and stare at things for slightly too long.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021
65 - Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (S4 E6)
Bart's bad behaviour gets him banned from the defining event of his generation. Andrew and Tim look forward to emerging from lockdown. Again.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021
64 - Treehouse of Horror III (S4 E5)
Tim and Andrew appraise the third Simpsons Halloween special, while simultaneously tackling a vaccination scandal, the music of the Electric Light Orchestra and dodgy Whoopi Goldberg gags.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021
63 - Lisa the Beauty Queen (S4 E4)
Homer enters a selfconscious Lisa into the Little Miss Springfield contest. Andrew and Tim pass the time by staring at tennis and walking differently.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021
62 - Homer the Heretic (S4 E3)
Homer skips church, with consequences that rock the Simpson family to its very core. Tim and Andrew wrestle with issues of religion, community and earlobes.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021
61 - A Streetcar Named Marge (S4 E2)
Marge takes a role in an am-dram musical, leading to a deeper bond with Homer. Tim and Andrew talk self-monitoring and micro-behavioural adjustments, while swearing quite a lot.
Mon, 08 Feb 2021
60 - Kamp Krusty (S4 E1)
Bart and Lisa go through hell at the bafflingly evil Kamp Krusty summer camp. Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim find joy wherever they can during these 'unprecedented times'.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021
59 - Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? (S3 E24)
The Season 3 finale. Homer's brother Herb returns, and Andy keeps calling him 'Abe'. Also features our two essential episodes of Season 3.
Mon, 25 Jan 2021
58 - Bart's Friend Falls in Love (S3 E23)
Miilhouse falls in love with new girl Samantha Stinky, sorry, Stanky. Andrew and Tim try to banish the real world for a precious 40 minutes of talking about the Simpsons.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021
57 - The Otto Show (S3 E22)
School bus driver Otto stays with the Simpsons. Andrew and Tim stay at home.
Tue, 12 Jan 2021
56 - Black Widower (S3 E21)
Sideshow Bob returns and he has evil intentions. Meanwhile, Andrew and Tim consider improvements to the local tier restrictions in the UK.
Mon, 21 Dec 2020
55 - Colonel Homer (S3 E20)
Homer takes on the management of a C&W singer. Andrew and Tim ponder the third coming of COVID.
Mon, 14 Dec 2020
54 - Dog of Death (S3 E19)
1990s Springfield experiences lottery fever. Meanwhile, in present-day UK, Andrew and Tim battle lockdown fatigue.
Mon, 07 Dec 2020
53 - Separate Vocations (S3 E18)
Bart and Lisa feel the effects of a botched career aptitude test. Andrew and Tim continue their descent into lockdown-induced psychosis.
Mon, 30 Nov 2020
52 - Homer at the Bat (S3 E17)
Homer plays softball, or baseball, we're not sure which. Andrew and Tim try to figure out whether or not the country is in lockdown.
Mon, 23 Nov 2020
51 - Bart the Lover (S3 E16)
Bart adopts a lothario alias to catfish his teacher. (Sort of.) Homer builds a doghouse. Andrew and Tim stare into the existential maw.
Sat, 14 Nov 2020
50 - Homer Alone (S3 E15)
Marge takes a much-needed break at Rancho Relaxo. Andy and Tim gird themselves for the second wave of lockdown.
Tue, 06 Oct 2020
49 - Lisa the Greek (S3 E14)
Homer exploits Lisa's talent for predicting the outcome of football games. Andrew and Tim get their nails done, then go bowling and skating.
Mon, 17 Aug 2020
48 - Radio Bart (S3 E13)
Andrew and Tim are joined by Jayden Libran, the voice actor creating waves around the world with his Simpsons voices.
Mon, 03 Aug 2020
47 - I Married Marge (S3 E12)
As the world tries to go on summer holiday with a deadly virus still flying around, we flash back to Homer and Marge's marriage.
Mon, 27 Jul 2020
46 - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (S3 E11)
Burns sells the powerplant. Tim and Andrew wallow in the land of chocolate.
Mon, 20 Jul 2020
45 - Flaming Moe's (S3 E10)
Moe almost gets rich from stealing Homer's idea for a new cocktail. Andrew and Tim feel uncomfortable with the new situation which nobody is calling Unlockdown.
Mon, 13 Jul 2020
44 - Saturdays of Thunder (S3 E9)
Homer learns what it takes to be a father. Andrew and Tim consider the fate of their country after lockdown eases.
Mon, 06 Jul 2020
43 - Lisa's Pony (S3 E8)
Homer tries to fix some shoddy parenting with an extravagant gift. Andrew and Tim remain socially distanced but mentally bemused.
Mon, 29 Jun 2020
42 - Treehouse of Horror II (S3 E7)
Andrew and Tim re-live Halloween 1991 via the Simpsons, in which Homer fails to make the most of the monkey's paw, and Moe falls for the worst prank call ever.
Fri, 26 Jun 2020
41 - Like Father, Like Clown (S3 E6)
Krusty suffers an existential crisis. Andrew and Tim develop a Stockholm Syndrome relationship with lockdown.
Wed, 24 Jun 2020
40 - Homer Defined (S3 E5)
Through sheer luck, Homer avoids a nuclear powerplant meltdown. Tim and Andrew manage their own personal meltdowns by living another episode of the Simpsons.
Mon, 22 Jun 2020
39 - Bart the Murderer (S3 E4)
Bart falls in with some dubious legitimate businessmen. Andrew and Tim lockdown something something nobody reads this bit anyway.
Fri, 19 Jun 2020
38 - When Flanders Failed (S3 E3)
Homer acts like a total jerk when Flanders' business fails. Andrew and Tim revel in a bit of good news at last.
Wed, 17 Jun 2020
37 - Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (S3 E2)
Lisa smashes the system. Andrew and Tim question the realness of lockdown reality.
Mon, 15 Jun 2020
36 - Stark Raving Dad (S3 E1)
Andrew and Tim dissect everything that's wrong with the official worst episode ever, and talk about the current prevalence of cancel culture.
Fri, 12 Jun 2020
35 - Blood Feud (S2 E22)
Burns needs a blood transfusion. Andrew and Tim reach the end of both Season 2 and their tethers.
Wed, 10 Jun 2020
34 - Three Men and a Comic Book (S2 E21)
Andrew and Tim contend with the imminent arrival of an asteroid. Bart covets a rare comic book.
Mon, 08 Jun 2020
33 - The War of the Simpsons (S2 E20)
Homer and Marge get marriage counselling. Andrew and Tim ponder the pleasures of ice-cream and retweets.
Fri, 05 Jun 2020
32 - Lisa's Substitute (S2 E19)
While the world around them dissolves into chaos, Andrew and Tim rewatch an episode of the Simpsons in which Lisa meets an inspirational substitute teacher.
Wed, 03 Jun 2020
31 - Brush With Greatness (S2 E18)
Burns commissions Marge to create a portrait. Andrew and Tim keep their distance.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
30 - Old Money (S2 E17)
Grandpa Simpson finds and loses a new love. Tim and Andrew try to make sense of their lives.
Fri, 29 May 2020
29 - Bart's Dog Gets an 'F' (S2 E16)
Santa's Little Helper's behaviour puts him at risk of expulsion from the family. Andrew and Tim fail to stop watching the news.
Wed, 27 May 2020
28 - Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (S2 E15)
Homer finds a long lost brother. Andy and Tim are learning how to cope with prolonged lockdown.
Mon, 25 May 2020
27 - Principal Charming (S2 E14)
Selma needs a man. Skinner needs a woman. Andrew and Tim need to leave their homes.
Fri, 22 May 2020
26 - Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment (S2 E13)
Homer steals cable TV in one of the all-time great episodes of the Simpsons.
Wed, 20 May 2020
25 - The Way we Was (S2 E12)
The TV packs up, so Homer and Marge tell the kids the story of how they met and fell in love. Andrew and Tim experience isolation-related depersonalisation.
Mon, 18 May 2020
24 - One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (S2 E11)
Homer learns he has 24 hours before his heart explodes. Andrew and Tim use the Simpsons to mitigate more depressing news about coronavirus lockdown.
Fri, 15 May 2020
23 - Bart Gets Hit by a Car (S2 E10)
Homer pursues an injury claim against Burns. Andrew and Tim stay alert or safe or home or something.
Wed, 13 May 2020
22 - Itchy & Scratchy & Marge (S2 E9)
Andrew and Tim are asked to 'stay alert'. Marge forms SNUH to combat cartoon violence.
Mon, 11 May 2020
21 - Bart the Daredevil (S2 E8)
Bart risks all with a death-defying jump over Springfield Gorge. Andrew and Tim silently rock backwards and forwards.
Fri, 08 May 2020
20 - Bart vs. Thanksgiving (S2 E7)
Andrew does some historical research on Thanksgiving, while Mrs Bouvier wins the episode.
Wed, 06 May 2020
19 - Dead Putting Society (S2 E6)
Homer wields Bart's golf skills as a weapon against Ned Flanders. Andrew and Tim sightlessly gaze into the abyss.
Mon, 04 May 2020
18 - Dancin' Homer (S2 E5)
Andrew and Tim grapple with American cultural values, while Homer becomes a mascot for the Springfield Isotopes baseball team.
Fri, 01 May 2020
17 - Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish (S2 E4)
'Hi ho, faceless employees...' Burns runs for political office. Andrew and Tim remain socially distant and emotionally bereft.
Wed, 29 Apr 2020
16 - Treehouse of Horror (S2 E3)
Andrew and Tim endure Coronavirus lockdown by going back to October 1990 and re-living the first ever Simpsons Halloween special.
Mon, 27 Apr 2020
15 - Simpson and Delilah (S2 E2)
'Let the fools have their tartar sauce...' Homer gets hair - and unwarranted respect. Andrew and Tim consider ordering new loungewear.
Fri, 24 Apr 2020
14 - Bart Gets an 'F' (S2 E1)
Bart fails spectacularly at school. Andrew goes on about how this is the first episode you should show to someone who's never seen The Simpsons before.
Wed, 22 Apr 2020
13 - Some Enchanted Evening (S1 E13)
The first season of The Simpsons comes to a close with a faintly flat episode. Andrew and Tim continue to go nowhere.
Mon, 20 Apr 2020
12 - Krusty Gets Busted (S1 E12)
Tim and Andrew relive the moment the Simpsons introduce the glory that is Krusty the Clown to the world.
Fri, 17 Apr 2020
11 - The Crepes of Wrath (S1 E11)
Bart heads to France on a cultural exchange trip. Andrew and Tim stay at home.
Thu, 16 Apr 2020