What is your favourite season of The Simpsons? If you’re a diehard fan of the series, chances are your answer lies somewhere between Season 5 or 6 and maybe even Season 8. No doubt the golden age of the series is from the first 10 seasons, and after a slow start, the show delivered some incredibly well-written and hilarious episodes that still stand the test of time.

But I want to offer you an alternative suggestion or question: Which season of the Simpsons moved you the most? While I have no argument against Season 5 or 6, which I agree are probably the Simpsons at their peak, no other season has moved me or has been as remarkably different than Season 2. Let me explain.

When it comes to Season 2, there is something so strange about the episodes that make it stand out compared to the genuinely creative and hilarious episodes in the following seasons. I’m not saying they’re not funny here in Season 2, but the broader picture of Season 2 deals with more serious dramatic themes, issues, or even more down-to-earth scenarios. It’s almost like after a quiet, small but comical pilot season, Season 2 marks the first few steps into still finding what this show’s identity is all about. It’s the beginning of something that will become a giant comedic icon, but it’s still finding its feet. As such, I feel like before it gets to the constant hilarity of seasons 3, 4 and so forth, Season 2 is stuck between these two periods of establishing the characters and world against the wonderfully hilarious premises that would soon come after.
Here, we see a world of early comedic drama truly develop into something that is both seriously emotional and seriously fun.

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What is The Simpsons Season 2?

The second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between October 11, 1990, and July 11, 1991, and contained 22 episodes, beginning with "Bart Gets an "F". Another episode, "Blood Feud", aired during the summer after the official season finale. The executive producers for the second production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon, who had also been executive producers for the previous season. It was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The DVD box set was released on August 6, 2002, in Region 1, July 8, 2002 in Region 2 and in September 2002 in Region 4. The episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), and was also nominated in the "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special" category.

"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" was the first episode produced for the season, but "Bart Gets an 'F'" aired first because Bart was popular at the time and the producers had wanted to premiere with a Bart-themed episode. The second season featured a new opening sequence, which was shortened from its original length of roughly 90 seconds. The opening sequence for the first season showed Bart stealing a "Bus Stop" sign; whilst the new sequence featured him skateboarding past several characters who had been introduced during the previous season. Starting with this season, there were three versions of the opening: a full roughly 75-second version, a 45-second version and a 25-second version. This gave the show's editors more leeway. This sequence would remain in use until the show's transfer to high definition midway through the twentieth season.
Mark Kirkland and Jim Reardon received their first directorial credits on the show while Jeff Martin and David M. Stern joined the writing staff.

The season saw the introduction of several new recurring characters, including Mayor Quimby, Kang and Kodos, Maude Flanders, Bill and Marty, Dr. Hibbert, Roger Meyers, Jr., Sideshow Mel, Lionel Hutz, Dr. Nick Riviera, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Rainier Wolfcastle, Troy McClure, Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman, Professor Frink, Snake and Comic Book Guy.

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