At 809 episodes and counting, The Simpsons has parodied nearly each popular culture phenomenon conceivable, a truism greatest summed up within the South Park episode “Simpsons Already Did It.” One of many present’s longest-running traditions is the “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween specials, spooky one-offs that closely reference Rod Serling’s well-known horror anthologies like The Twilight Zone.
Whereas The Simpsons’ newest particular isn’t technically a part of the “Treehouse of Horror,” it could as effectively be. “Yellow Mirror” is a Black Mirror parody that has made an enormous splash on Disney Plus, changing into the most-watched program on the streaming platform. It’s a two-part, 26-minute episode that begins with Bart doing a Twilight Zone-style monologue, as he introduces “two tales of the curious and weird.”
The primary half, “The Approach He Wasn’t,” facilities on Homer having a dialog with a lamp concerning the nature of actuality. The second, “I Have No Pill However I Should Stream” (a reference to a well-known Harlan Ellison brief story), focuses on the horrors of iPad children as an AI-powered pill manipulates Maggie.
On high of producing a powerful quantity of buzz for a TV present in its thirty seventh season, “Yellow Mirror” is sitting at a stable 7.5 score on IMDB, effectively over this season’s 6.9 common. Whereas that’s nowhere close to the present’s highest-rated episodes, like “Treehouse of Horror V” with its 9.2 score, that’s nonetheless a stable rating for a contemporary episode of The Simpsons.
When Was The Simpsons’ Golden Age?
Many years later, The Simpsons followers proceed to debate when the present’s “Golden Age” actually passed off. Whereas it’s just one measure, a handy Reddit graphic breaks down the present’s IMDB scores over time, displaying how after peaking in seasons three by eight, the present’s common episode rating begins to say no after season 9. After which the sequence aired virtually 30 extra seasons.
The sequence’ thirty eighth season is ready to premiere on Fox on Sept. 27, 2026. Like “Yellow Mirror,” a number of episodes will stream completely on Disney Plus. The aptly titled The New Simpsons Film can be launched on Sept. 3, 2027, greater than 20 years after the primary movie within the sequence.