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Call Of The Simpsons

Overall, Call Of The Simpsons isn't exactly my favourite season 1 episode. But that's not to say it's a bad episode, in fact in some places it's a very good episode.

In terms of characters this is a bit hit-and-miss. Some of them seem a little bit off. Ned Flanders makes his second appearance in The Simpsons and is largely in his embryonic phase. The next two seasons would see him progress into the caring but annoying devout Christian of later seasons, but in his early phase he seems to be much more consumption based as the stereotypical neighbour that Homer envies rather than hates.

Maggie is given quite a bit of air-time in the episode, with her b-story of sorts about her and the bears that does slide slightly into sappiness though it does have it's moments.

Homer also seems to be slightly off character he seems much more responsible than in later seasons and even though much of what he thinks is wrong, there's a confidence to it that fades over the years.

So, in summary, not The Simpsons at their best. But, It's not a bad episode either.

The first season of The Simpsons isn't the best of the series but it is funny in places and helps set the tone of the series. The Call of the Simpsons is an early episode that is in a way groundbreaking- jokes about suicide, murder, envy and hopelessness establish a nice dark comedy. But the episode becomes a bit too silly.

The episode starts out grounded in reality, with Homer being jealous of his neighbour's RV and wanting his own, but it takes a crazier tone in having the Simpsons get lost in the forest, with Maggie joining a family of bears. And the episode becomes sillier still when Homer is mistaken for a sasquatch and scientists are unable to decide whether he is a human or an ape. What exactly was the point of all this? Another thing about this episode is the crude animation, but I don't give that too much importance. Altogether, entertaining and even funny, but this wouldn't make my top 100 favourite Simpsons episodes.

More than just underrated. This early Simpson episode is seriously under appreciated and I'm not really sure why.

An early look at the Simpsons trying to do one of the typical American things in this case a camping vacation. Unfortunately Homer and Bart are not very good at it ( Marge and Lisa do better) Their budget won't allow them a luxury motor home but a beat up one that doesn't make it . But they try and don't lack for an interesting experience.

Bart and Homer get lost trying to get help and have one mishap after another. Marge and Lisa are confronted by the press and curious onlookers who think Homer is Bigfoot and Maggie is cared for by a family or of bears when she gets separated from the rest. She is no worse off and is actually missed by the bears when they run into Bart and Homer.

A little gem that should be a classic.

The Call of the Simpsons pretty much signals to the world that The Simpsons ain't The Flintstone or Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. It's an episode that shows that an animated sitcom can have heart and humor at the same time, and make you feel for The Simpsons family and the story.

Anyway, I can't believe it's take me ages and ages and a day to post an imdb user review of The Call of the Simpsons, so it's about time I do so with the start of the new year. Anyway, The Call of the Simpsons is quite funny with Homer being mistaken for big foot or the yeti or something mythical. Homer is starting to sound less like Walter Matthau.