That '90s Show

This episode is about Marge and Homer telling the kids about their life back in the 1990's, it also uses culture pop references for example Sonic The Hedgehog with Amy Rose which didn't debut until 1998, Marge in this episode was very unlikable because of her snobbish attitude towards Homer Simpson, it also tries to hard to make a homage to the 90's and of course the Tracey Ullman show, Marge's professor is even more worse than her because she encourages Marge to cheat on with Homer and not only that, it even destroyed the continuity from their movie and the 19th season from 2007-2008, it even uses the sign of jumping the shark, but at least Weird Al Yankovic's cameo was decent even though he also voiced Milo (Milo Murphy's Law) which i find him a better version Milo (Mars Needs Moms) aka the worst Disney movie from 2011 that killed Imagemovers Digital's sign with Disney after they were planning to make the Yellow Submarine Remake and of course the Roger Rabbit sequel, but no this episode is poorly written, lame, lousy and very cliché.

I admit this episode contradicted the Simpsons history, but come on, the show is set in a floating timeline, you don't seriously believe that Bart would still be 10 years old, when the show started in 1989?

OK, maybe the writers should have scrapped this idea, but in my opinion, the episode turned out pretty well. Their was some hilarious references and parodies (such as Homer's parody of 'Nirvana - Rape Me', with a song called 'Shave Me', which Weird Al parodied in the episode), the Back To The Future reference with Marvin Cobain, a parody of Marvin Berry.

This was criticized an awful lot by fans and critics alike, I am a passionate fan of The Simpsons, I have watched nearly every episode, and I can honestly say I enjoyed this episode, it wasn't great, but it was a lot of fun.

8/10.

This truly is the "Worst Episode Ever". If, in the end, we had found that Homer had been hit in the head with a brick, or had drunk some bad eggnog, and hallucinated this whole thing, all would be forgiven. Previous episodes have gone far off the reservation, and all have been redeemed by over-the-top, far fetched explanations (the "real" Principal Skinner being run out of town on a rail comes to mind). However, this apparent attempt to "update" the history of the family without, ultimately, returning us to the traditional timeline is unprecedented. Anyone who DOESN'T understand what a big deal this departure is cannot claim to be a true Simpsons fan. I believe The Simpsons was a on a rather short list of shows that had never Jumped the Shark. I fear that the streak has ended. Hopefully this does not signal a desire to "modernize" the show in a broader sense.

That '90's Show was a terrible episode. I'm halfway through Season 19, and this season has been lots of ups and downs. There are some really bad episodes, but then there are some really good episodes. For now. I would give Season 19 a 6.1 out of 10. Now, let talk about this episode. This episode shouldn't even exist. The past if Homer and Marge has been revealed in many other episodes. Basically in this episode the Simpsons are saying that Artie Ziff isn't a real person, that Homer never sang in the Be Sharps, and that Homer and Marge gone to college. In other episodes this is clearly proven wrong. I just don't understand why they even made this. This just lacks heart and comedy. The best part about it was obviously Weird Al. This isn't the worst Season 19 episode, but it is one of the worst. In all, I give this a 4.5 out of 10. It just barely rounds up to 5.

We are living in 2008, not 1989 or 1995. It used to be that Homer and Marge were these 37 year old parents with a family of three that often reminisced about their days as teenagers and young adults in the 70s. But as we live in real time, the 37 year olds of today were 18 in 1989 and college aged 21 or 22 year olds in 1993. It's bizarre beyond belief to see Homer and Marge being "grunge kids", when the heyday of The Simpsons was IN the 1990s, where Bart and Lisa grew up in that youth culture. Heck, technically Bart Simpson is a complete product of the late 80s, his "don't have a cow", buzz hair cut and skateboard obsession is all 80s. We can stretch Homer and Marge into the early 80s, possibly even 1984 or 1985, and see them listening to stuff like Asia, The Police or other early early 80s stuff instead of their usual 60s or 70s flair. But I'm sorry the 90s? Doesn't work. Will NEVER work. This is like doing a Growing Pains reunion where the Seaver parents remember being college kids in the 80s, or a Leave it to Beaver episode where the Cleaver parents remember how they were the youth in the 1950s. The Simpsons have officially jumped the shark with this episode. This was the nail in the coffin, it's over. I don't care if real 37 year olds were kids back in the 90s. Plus this episode just makes everyone feel too damn old.