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Published on: 9/25/2008
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BY PHIL DZIKIY AND PAUL LANE
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And who better to say it than Night & Day's resident "Simpsons" experts, Phil Dzikiy and Paul Lane?
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PAUL: I am really not sure why "The Simpsons" has lasted.The show has remained quality for the vast majority of its 20 years on the air, and it still posts solid, if not spectacular ratings.
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PAUL: Has any other show invented multiple words put into the dictionary, delivered a hit movie, offered more quotable lines than every movie you saw in college combined, been more recognizable or made more money?
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PAUL: "Cheers" immediately comes to mind when I think of the best series ever.
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Night & Day's "Simpsons" buffs, Phil Dzikiy and Paul Lane, go through some of their bests - and worsts — from the series here.
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PAUL: Season 12's "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes," during which Homer was abducted by a secret group after spreading too much gossip over the Internet.He and the entire family end up on some island after the dog spews poisonous gas (don't ask), where they end the episode in a blissful trance and chanting about the benefits of "The Island."Why an island?
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PAUL: This is a tough call, but I'd have to go with season four, which featured the excellent "Mr.Plow" and "Brother from the Same Planet" episodes as well as the sweetly funny "Lisa's First Word."
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PAUL: I initially thought of simpleton second-grader Ralph Wiggum, but the more I pondered it the more I liked Moe Szyslak.
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PAUL: Homer had a "demovitvational plaque" put up at work after he quit but had to come back, so he used pictures of Maggie to spell out a different message on the sign — "Do it for her."A picture of my daughter and me on my desk says the same thing.
If we're going for funniest quote, I'll nominate the drunken native Homer was sent to help save when he became a missionary to avoid the ruthless people and puppets of PBS.