The Simpsons - The Complete First Season

The first season of The Simpsons was groundbreaking, honestly changing the landscape of television. An animated show with adult-level satirical commentary while still remaining humorous was something that tv had never seen before. People couldn't get enough of it, and The Simpsons became a craze. Bart Simpson was an instant cultural icon. All of this wild popularity was well deserved as the show was well-written and went places that other shows were too afraid to touch. Even when the show was pushing boundaries, it was always smart and funny. It didn't push the envelope with trash; it pushed it with brains.

These episodes did have some rough animation. The show really didn't finish the major revisions to its style until the end of the 2nd season. The background layouts were often very simple without much detail, and the actual movement was often awkward an off model. It didn't matter at the time because the content was so fresh and original.

No doubt that these shows deserve a 5-star rating, but I still feel they are not as good as what came in season 3-6. Season 1 episodes are often a little depressing in retrospect. Lisa feeling blue, Homer blowing Christmas, Homer getting fired, Marge contemplating an affair--these shows are big time downers compared to later episodes that still dealt with serious issues without being depressing (Homer's mother returning, Bleeding Gums Murphy Dying, Milhouse's parents getting divorced). The amount of jokes per minute is also a little lean in season one compared to the pace of later seasons. To me episodes 3-6 outshine 1-2 in quality. Seasons 1-2 are both great; I'm just saying I enjoy watching 3-6 much more.

I got this without even thinking about it because I knew that I had to have this season in my Simpsons collection. The packaging of these DVDs is fun (like all the other Simpsons seasons) and has colorful drawing of the famous family.
When I watch the first episodes from 1989, I feel overwhelmed by the hilarious Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie, and of course my favorite character, Bart. The picture and audio are not the best quality but that's what makes it more enjoyable for it being old and a part of pop culture history.
The Simpsons go on out of this world silly adventures. With Homer and Bart finding Santa's Little Helper, the Simpsons go camping but somethings goes wrong, Bart taking a stand for him and the other kids being bullied, and Homer beginning to recognize safety.
This season is fabulous even if the technology is dated. I love this unique family and like the little lessons that the show puts in. The Simpsons have been a big part in the past 2 decades and I wouldn't have them any other way.

It was fun seeing how the Simpson's have "evolved" over the last 20 years. My son wanted the 20th Season set of DVD's and I thought it would be fun for him to see how they have changed so I bought him Season 1 also. Season 1 was 7 years before he was even born! He loved them.

I bought this so I could hit play all and watch the entire season on my ps3 without having to change discs.

great product! they not only cleared up the picture, and make it look more smooth as if it was animated this year, they changed the format, and added sides to the regular 'box' picture, so that when watching it on the widescreen tv, it uses the 16:9 format! just amazing! the audio seems to have also been touched up a bit, as it works perfectly on a 5.1 surround sound system. cant wait for season 2 on bluray!