This week hopefully is a bit of a palate cleanser after the heaviness of the first episode.
My guest Andrew and I discuss The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 2 The Principle and the Pauper--oft cited as the moment the once might Simpsons began to go downhill. We discuss whether we think this is accurate, the concept of jumping the shark, animated television, responsibility of a program to its audience, hot and cold media and a whole array of other topics.
Check out Andrew on twitter @winemovienerd also his Riverdale Podcast Milkshakes and Mimosas.
Some references:
Study on expectations in hospitals from viewers of medical dramas: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19699021/
Super Eyepatch Wolf's episode on The Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqFNbCcyFkk
The Tichborne trials: https://archive.org/details/famoustrialstich00morsiala; McWilliam, Rohan (2007). The Tichborne Claimant: A Victorian Sensation. London: Hambledon Continuum. ISBN 1-85285-478-2.
