30 Years Ago, The Simpsons Broke Animated Sitcom Rules With 21 Perfect Minutes of TV

As a huge fan of animation, I’ve always loved The Simpsons. But what’s really kept me coming back all these years isn’t just the jokes, it’s the characters. They’re flawed and funny, but you genuinely care about them – the Simpsons and the whole Springfield crew make the show. There was one episode, back in ’95, that really stuck with me. It focused on Maggie, and it wasn’t a laugh-riot, but it was surprisingly touching and really resonated with viewers – it just proved how much we’d grown to love them all.







