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I've been debating with my friends about the Simpsons vs Family Guy/South Park. And while Family Guy/South Park definitely have their merits, the Simpsons is ju

I've been debating with my friends about the Simpsons vs Family Guy/South Park. And while Family Guy/South Park definitely have their merits, the Simpsons is just in a different league. There's a great roundtable^[1] of Simpsons writers hosted by Conan O'Brien (who also was a writer). They talk about how with the Simpsons, no matter what, the family fundamentally cares about each other. Whereas with more modern animation and comedy as a whole, there's this extremely misanthropic feel. Bob's Burgers is probably one of the few shows that actively bucks this trend. Of course The Simpsons is also just really funny. Family Guy/South Park are too, although I find that Family Guy resorts to shock humor far too much and South Park often repeats the same joke for the entire episode ad nauseum. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtJ28qOEG1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtJ28qOEG1g

flobosg 5y ago
> no matter what, the family fundamentally cares about each other (...) Bob's Burgers is probably one of the few shows that actively bucks this trend. King Of The Hill comes to mind as well.
- spacemansam 5y ago
  For some reason, KOTH never caught my eye when it was on regularly. Saw it again a few years ago and loved it.
cogman10 5y ago
The golden era simpsons is some of the best comedy ever written. Sometime after season 10 or 11, quality dropped. I'd argue that golden era simpsons is definitely in a different league than southpark/family guy. However, after the golden era they are pretty comparable with, frankly, the simpsons being on the lower end of humor.
- codyb 5y ago
  The newer seasons, while not as good as the golden era, are fairly decent in my opinion. I stilly try to catch a new episode when it comes on on Sundays and they seem to have picked up some steam. The newer episodes feature all sorts of characters as the main plot runners.

flobosg 5y ago

> no matter what, the family fundamentally cares about each other (...) Bob's Burgers is probably one of the few shows that actively bucks this trend. King Of The Hill comes to mind as well.

spacemansam 5y ago
For some reason, KOTH never caught my eye when it was on regularly. Saw it again a few years ago and loved it.

cogman10 5y ago

The golden era simpsons is some of the best comedy ever written. Sometime after season 10 or 11, quality dropped. I'd argue that golden era simpsons is definitely in a different league than southpark/family guy. However, after the golden era they are pretty comparable with, frankly, the simpsons being on the lower end of humor.

codyb 5y ago
The newer seasons, while not as good as the golden era, are fairly decent in my opinion. I stilly try to catch a new episode when it comes on on Sundays and they seem to have picked up some steam. The newer episodes feature all sorts of characters as the main plot runners.