This week on an over-stuffed "Worst Episode Ever," it's Season 24's "Penny-Wiseguys" starring Steve Carrell, the Thanksgiving of actors. Carrell plays a mafia accountant who gets put in charge, an okay story idea that makes a fairly terrible Simpsons episode. We examine the fanboy-ization of modern era jokes, tackle the disturbing over-sexualization of Marge, and prove how little we know about TV professionals by reverse-engineering the modern Simpsons episode writing process. Why does the Simpson family barely appear on their own show? When did Bart become an actual criminal and not a mischievous scamp? And did they really bring Alex Trebek into the studio for this? All that, plus insectivorians, bogons, and a brand new feature where Dan reads his old Simpsons fan fiction. Either listen to WEE or enjoy getting coffee for Roy Disney III...

NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE: Season 18's Rome-Old and Juli-Eh

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Last week’s episode: Pokey Mom.

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Our sixth episode is a perfect introdoockshun for new "Worst Episode Ever" fans. We jump into Season 12 for an episode that the hosts actually saw back in the pre-9/11 days of "The Simpsons." Jack, Dan, and returning guest Nick Noga dig into "Pokey Mom," the episode where Michael Keaton, a recently released criminal, moves in with the Simpsons. So, the whole town has lived with the Simpsons at some point, right? We look at the differences in the opening animation over the years, the glory of Charles Napier's voice over work, and Jack continues his unending love of Marge. What was this episode trying to say about chiropractors? How does Snake not make a single appearance in an episode about prison? And can someone please make us a re-cut trailer about Marge slowly losing her mind? Plus, we add "Pokey Mom" to our ever-expanding list of the worst episodes ever and where it ends up may shock you. But probably not. Check it out in the latest and greatest "Worst Episode Ever" and please don't mind the sirens and the honking... 

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Last week’s episode: Treehouse of Horror XX.

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We're back with the hit "Simpsons" podcast that our mother's have attempted to listen to! And what kind of "Simpsons" show would we be without a Halloween episode airing well into November? So today we watch and dissect "Treehouse of Horror XX" with our guest, Mr. Nick Noga. Three chilling tales of references to better material that almost kind of work if you ignore the holes. We'll discuss the lazy trope of the nagging wife, whether Groundskeeper Willie has been immune to change in later years, and the intricacies of the "got your nose" game for children. Are quality jokes about religion the only constant on the show? Was the world clamoring for the two most nasal and gravelly characters to share a song? Do vampires even have their own blood? We figure it all out and make it to the safe zone in the latest "Worst Episode Ever."

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Last week’s episode: Bart-Mangled Banner.

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Jack and Dan look out the window at the old cemetery, then watch "Bart-Mangled Banner," a season 15 episode that skewers post-9/11 patriotism in George W. Bush's America. Surely mid-series "Simpsons" does political satire with deftness and subtlety, right? We discuss the show's reliance on episode-ending musical numbers, how dark is too dark for a Moe joke, and start writing an episode called "Bart Goes Deaf at the Talent Show." Why did we not cut out a lot of crazy nonsense about "ALF" from this episode? Does anyone else measure American history by the Harold and Kumar films? And was suspending civil liberties in a charged post-9/11 world a necessary evil to protect the American citizenship? (Why would they put a real one in with the joke ones?) Enjoy our latest "Worst Episode Ever" and see if you agree with our assessment of "Bart-Mangled Banner."

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Last week’s episode: That 90's Show.

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And here's a link to an episode of the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show about Simpsons Trivia featuring Dan and John Ortved, author of "The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History," as mentioned in this episode.

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