The entire sixth season of the animated television show, The Simpsons.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 15-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD

The classic to clunker ratio is still extraordinarily high, though The Simpsons' sixth season could give some devoted viewers pause. The show that takes cheeky delight in mooning television convention gives us "Another Simpsons Clip Show" and its first season-ending cliffhanger, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" And, as does Bart in "A Star Is Burns," we should all feel a little dirty at the "cheap cartoon crossover" appearance of Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz), designed to give a boost to the ill-fated animated series The Critic. But this is just beard-stroking tongue-clucking regarding a season that delivered episodes that rank in the hallowed The Simpsons pantheon, among them, "Homer Badman," in which lust for a gummy Venus de Milo, peeled from the behind of an unwitting babysitter, makes Homer the object of feminist protest and tabloid TV fodder, and "Homer the Great," in which Homer is discovered to be the Chosen One to lead the secret society, "The Stonecutters" ("Who holds back the electric car/Who made Steve Guttenberg a star?/We do!"). Several episodes take their inspiration from classic films and books: Hitchcock's Rear Window ("Bart of Darkness"); Michael Crichton's Westworld and Jurassic Park ("Itchy and Scratchy Land"); and Stephen King and Ray Bradbury ("Treehouse of Horror V").

This season's roster of guest voices is also especially impressive, including Winona Ryder as "Lisa's Rival," Meryl Streep as Rev. Lovejoy's bad-seed daughter ("She's like a Milk Dud," a smitten Bart laments. "Sweet on the outside, poison on the inside"), the late Anne Bancroft in "Fear of Flying"; Patrick Stewart in "Homer the Great"; Mel Brooks and Susan Sarandon in "Homer vs. Patty and Selma," and Mandy Patinkin as Lisa's future fiancée in the surprisingly moving "Lisa's Wedding." There has, of late, been a feud a-brewin' between fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy. Which show is funnier? Has The Simpsons lost it? Is Family Guy a Simpsons-wannabe? Hey; Can't we all just laugh along? Best to just marvel at another exemplary Simpsons season that, to quote Homer in "Lisa's Rival," delivers it all: "The terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles." --Donald Liebenson

This is a great continuation for the simpsons series! I love the fun box that it comes in! Its definately worth getting to continue any simpsons collection!

What ever these guys are eating, drinking....I want some of it - they are absolutely amazingly brilliant as creators!!! :)

First of all, the content. The episodes are great and hilarious, maybe the best season ever. The commentary is insightful and the extra features are a good watch.

Next the packaging. I actually think it's pretty cool. It is nicely set up with where the discs and manuals are. I also enjoy the novelty of Homer's head. The only thing is that it doesn't really line up on shelves, but it does sideways.

Overall, this season is a great purchase for $30.

I have bought all the seasons over a period of a couple of years. I have discovered that Season Six, Disc Three is defective--it is simply not recognized by my machine. Do I have any recourse-? I think I bought it at Amazon, but frankly, I have no idea. I've bought some seasons in stores, some on Amazon. Somewhere at Fox there must be stacks of loose DVDs--wouldn't it be reasonable that you could send in a defective DVD for a replacement-?

Whoever designed this package should be fired... It is the worst design DVD case/package I've ever seen ... ever - and I have a lot of DVDs. Anyway, the DVDs played fine despite the packaging. Definitely get the box design package instead of the head package...