
For the past three decades, there has been one constant in America’s comedy landscape: The Simpsons. With that animated sitcom now approaching the start of its 30th season, on September 30, it’s a good time to reflect on how The Simpsons has evolved during its unparalleled run, and how each era in that evolution has reflected — or failed to reflect — the state of comedy, and of the culture, as a whole.
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