There is no such thing as a “bad” version of The Simpsons‘ “Steamed Hams.” Principal Seymour Skinner’s infamous meal with Superintendent Chalmers, which first aired on April 14, 1996 in the season ...
The Simpsons is two things. It’s a 30-year-old TV show, complete with a film, merchandise and video games. It’s also an online hydra; a many-headed beast of steamed hams, GIFs of Homer disappearing ...
What does that look like in practice? Well, it means subreddits dedicated to preserving idiosyncratic Simpsons facial expressions, most of them captured as single frames through meticulous pausing and ...
Hank Azaria, Al Jean, Bill Oakley and more retrace the 1996 episode, revealing why "22 Short Films About Springfield" was groundbreaking, how it nearly led to a spinoff called 'Springfield' and boggle ...
The creators of 'The Simpsons' couldn't have known how influential this scene would become. The Simpsons might be past its glory days, but the show is still shuffling along, currently on its 32nd ...
For a show people have written off as “it used to be better” for over two decades, The Simpsons still inspires a fiercely loyal fanbase. It’s inspired recipes, countless memes, and an absurd number of ...
The one downside of the undying Steamed Hams meme—aside from the worry that one good Simpsons scene from a long time ago is occupying the creative energies of our generation’s best and brightest—is ...