The Simpsons
Warning : This clause contain SPOILERS for The Simpsons season 35 , episode 10 .
Summary
WhileThe Simpsonsseason 35 , installment 10 was not flawless , the outing did manage to solve a trouble that plagued recent seasons of the long - run animated series . As a satiric TV funniness , The Simpsonshas always poked merriment at relevant news stories . However , the show ’s extended production process and crime syndicate - friendly quality mean thatThe Simpsonsfocuses less on well timed political irony than its competitors , likeSouth Park . It can take between six and nine calendar month to produce an episode ofThe Mrs. Simpson , while mostSouth Parkoutings are create in only five day , giving the R - rated series a better opportunity to satirize history as they unfold .
The Simpsonsseason 36may return to topical satire , but season 35 has wisely affect away from this focal point . Some of the sapless jape inThe Simpsonsseasons 30 to 33 , like a bizarrely misjudged cutaway about " Bernie Babies " that last viral due to its outdated liquid body substance , which relied intemperately on news program stories that were forgotten by the sentence their respective episodes were released . By contrast , The Simpsonsseason 34 gained critical plaudits for largely avoiding these extremely specific , topical jokes . Although season 35 , episode 10 , “ Do the incorrect Thing , ” did integrate some timely satire , these gags were subtle enough to succeed .
The Simpsonsseason 35 is streaming on Hulu , while the other 34 junket are useable on Disney+ .
The Simpsons Season 35 Pulled Off Topical Gags
In “ Do the Wrong affair , ” Lisa was horrified to discover that Marge PhotoShopped Lisa ’s head into pic of Olympic oarsman to guarantee her girl a place in a prestigious summertime camp . However , the dean of the camp ’s college waxed lyrical about the merits of cheating , secern Lisa that the institution had a storied tradition of celebrating scammers and grifters . As he said this , Dean Belichick offered Homer a role as a prof while gesturing toward a model of the college ’s Sam Bankman - Fried Hall . Althoughseason 35 ’s weakest episodesleaned too heavily on pop culture references design to make the serial feel more relevant , this gag work .
Why This Timely Satire Worked But Earlier Gags Fell Flat
former attempts to put in topical irony into late seasons ofThe Simpsonsfell flatbecause they were n’t link to the storylines of the episode . In season 34 , Homer read from a tilt of fearful people and awkwardly mumbled about how there were many Russian generals included , a tasteless last - minute reference work to the Ukraine invasion that added nothing to the outing . Much likeThe Simpsonsseason 35 ’s risky celebrity cameosfelt force and unnecessary , the show ’s weaker satire feel like a command for relevancy rather than an constitutive part of the plot of land . By contrast , episode 10 ’s muzzle provedThe Simpsonscan slickly integrate timely jokes into its stories .
