The Simpsons: 10 Best Recent Episodes You Probably Missed

10. Woo-Hoo Dunnit? (Season 30, Episode 22)

It was just a matter of time before The Simpsons took aim at the overabundance of true crime documentaries flooding streaming platforms these days, and season 30's "Woo-Hoo Dunnit?" did it with style and smarts.

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After Lisa's college fund disappears, Dateline: Springfield tries to get to the bottom of the mystery, and the episode clearly relishes making light of the modern true crime doc's stale formula - the overwrought, hyper-glossy style and desire to twist a simple story into a convoluted dramatic pretzel.

It's always fun to see the show deviate from the week-to-week comedic template, and while not a classic on the level of the show's best experimental episodes, for modern Simpsons it's practically miraculous.

Particular commendations go to Liev Schreiber for his fun performance as the Dateline narrator, and writer Brian Kelley for scripting a genuinely enticing mystery with an unexpected solution.

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