Note: This was originally intended to be solely a review of The Simpsons Movie, but instead became a stroll down memory lane, which I suppose is both appropreate and required, given the subject matter.

One December evening two decades ago I sat down in the cool blue glow of the television with my brother to watch The Tracy Ullman Show. During the show, a just-shy-of two minute animated short appeared. I didn’t know it at the time, but I had just met one of the most constant and reliable companions of my life. Read the rest of this post »