I have reviewed the last four seasons of "The Simpsons" on DVD and it is astonishing to know that there are several more seasons to come, but I will say that season eight is easily my favorite season so far. Watching these episodes once again I realized I had seen all of them before, but on top of that I enjoyed just about every single one of them, none of them had that played out feeling I tend to get with the majority of the episodes I have reviewed before.
Let's see, the Simpsons move to Cypress Creek and Homer begins working for an international mastermind, Homer becomes a prize-winning boxer, Rodney Dangerfield stars as Mr. Burns' long lost son Larry, Bart works at an after-club, Millhouse's parents get divorced and Lisa dates Nelson Muntz. These episodes take up the first disc and I know that anyone that has seen "The Simpsons" knows every single one of those episodes.
On top of these we learn the origins of Ned Flanders' odd behavior, Mr. Burns is mistaken as an alien, an avalanche traps Mr. Burns and Homer, Homer voices Poochie, John Waters stars in an episode and Homer does his best to make sure Bart doesn't turn out gay, prohibition comes to Springfield and Homer is Mr. Sparkle. I have never remembered and enjoyed so many episodes in a single "Simpsons" season ever.
On top of all this the 4-disc set includes all the special features you have come to expect including deleted scenes, animatics, audio commentaries, a "Simpson House" featurette showing you the real Simpson house that was made in Las Vegas, original sketches and so on and so on… These discs always come packed to the brim. You know the procedure.
If you are a Simpsons fan I don't have to convince you to buy this set, but if you are on the fence about buying a Simpsons season and want one that is sure to be a good one I whole-heartedly recommend this season eight. The episodes are "The Simpsons" at their best and the special features included are always an added bonus.
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