30 years later, we look back to a record-breaking series that, with over 670 episodes, has cemented itself in TV culture.
"Almost always one of the three installments on a ‘Treehouse of Horror’ is not so good. ... That was the first time I thought they went three for three, three really amazing segments."
"Treehouse XXV" in 2013 may have one-upped the earlier installment with a dazzling opening salute to fantasy and horror by renowned directorMore than 400 episodes ago, when “The Simpsons” cracked 250, Groening already was answering speculative questions about the show’s eventual conclusion."I thought we would start and then live forever. But that's how I feel about life, which obviously is untrue.
The cartoon, which showcased boy rebel Bart early on, had long shifted to a Homeric focus."There's a lot more you can do with a grown man than you can with a 10-year-old boy," said Mike Scully, then overseeing the show.As the odometer hit 300, USA TODAY published a two-page report – “300 reasons to love ‘The Simpsons’” – that listed, among other things, 35 couch gags and 50 of Bart’s chalkboard declarations.
Longtime executive producer Al Jean was pleasantly surprised by the food quality."On the show, Krusty Burger is literally the worst restaurant of all time."Seeking to stretch, an episode featured a few minutes of Homer answering viewer phone calls live with the help of motion-capture technology.
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