Now you just stop rolling your eyes right now, pal. The Simpsons was and is one of the most intelligent, best-written shows on TV, as well as being one of the funniest. I personally dont see the drop-off in quality that most people perceive, and I keep remembering lines from the Poochie episode when I hear people complain about it. Really, the mere fact that the show has been on the air longer than many of this sites readers have been alive says something good about it. That it continues to churn out episodes that are at least decent-to-great during every single season, with very rare stinkers, says something even better.