1. Switching The Shows Focus From Bart To Homer And The Rest Of The Family
During the first three or so seasons of the show, a majority of the episodes were created with Bart as the central focus. It was quite successful and this initial period produced numerous fan favourite episodes such as 'Bart The Daredevil' and 'Bart Gets Hit By A Car', but the fact is that The Simpsons could've been renamed 'The Bart Simpson Show' and it wouldn't have changed anything. Realising that the well of Bart-centric stories will dry up quickly and that there was greater scope in jokes and stories with Homer at the helm, the producers shifted the focus of the show from Bart to Homer and the rest of the cast. And everything changed for the better. By opening up the world beyond Bart and putting more focus on Homer, Marge, Lisa, and other characters, the writers were able to develop their large roster of characters much further whilst telling some great stories that just wouldn't have been possible had they been developed through Bart's point of view. In fact, had The Simpsons stuck with Bart as the central focus, every great supporting character would've been regulated to being no more than background extras and everyone would've missed out on great non-Bart-centric episodes such as 'Marge vs. The Monorail', 'Rosebud', and 'A Fish Called Selma'.
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