Disney+: 10 Original Movies We Want To See
7. The Longest Daycare 2/More Simpsons Shorts
The Longest Daycare is an Oscar nominated animated short from The Simpsons featuring Maggie Simpson. It was in shown in theatres with Ice Age: Continental Drift, and became an easy reference point for most critics wanting to bash the Ice Age feature.
The Longest Daycare’s four minutes had more charm, development and humour than Ice Age could muster in eighty eight, despite Peter Dinklage’s entertaining turn as a pirate ape. Being better than Ice Age 4 is hardly high praise though, and despite the Oscar nomination The Longest Daycare seems to have been swept aside.
It was released between Seasons 23 & 24 of the show - typically thought of as two of the weakest - and should have been a bright spot. The decline in quality plus the sheer length of time it’s been on has caused interest to wane in The Simpsons over the years; but with Disney+ offering all 30 seasons, it might have a revival.
The Longest Daycare definitely has a Golden Era sensibility, back when The Simpsons was a simple show about simple people. Disney+ might offer the show as platform to make more mini down to earth stories again.