The Simpsons - The Complete First Season

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Summary: Worst Episodes Ever!
Review: Don't get me wrong. I bought the DVD set, and I'm glad to have it. But that doesn't change the fact that these are some of the weakest "Simpsons" episodes ever made.

Of course, it's important to remember two things:
- Even a bad "Simpsons' episode is better than the best episode of, say, "The Family Guy."
- It's easy to diss "The Simpsons"' season 1 in hindsight, having seen the great things that were to come. On its own, season 1's not bad at all.

Of the episodes on this disk, my favorites are "Bart the Genius," "Bart the General," and "Moaning Lisa." Other than audio commentary by Matt Groening and others involved in the production of "The Simpsons," the special features aren't particularly exciting. The purported "unaired episode" is just an unaired version of "Some Enchanted Evening" (the one with the Babysitter Bandit).

I'm still giving this DVD 4 stars. Why? As a sign of things to come -- I'm *really* looking forward to the Seasons 2-10 DVDs -- and because it's nice to have the episodes available uncut after so many years of watching them in syndication.

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Summary: Simpsons Season One Superb
Review: This first edition of many Simpsons DVDs to come features the first thirteen classic episodes from season one. "The Simpsons Christmas Special", the first episode to air (1989) perfectly introduces the family, and also features the firts apperances of Patty, Selma, Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Todd, and Santa's Little Helper. Besides the hillarious other episodes with introductions to Mr. Smithers, Grandpa, Krusty, and Bart's arch-nemesis Sideshow Bob, there comes some spectacular extra features: Original scripts to a few episodes, Outtakes from Albert Brooks in "Life on the Fast Lane", the making of the Simpsons, the first Tracy Ullman Simpsons Short, and an original pilot episode of Some Enchanted Evening. It is interesting to the see the evolution of the characters, animation, and storylines. I recommend this outstanding DVD for any Simpsons fan who appreciates the first season.

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Summary: 1st season [was not any good]
Review: I LOVE the Simpsons, but the 1st season [was not any good]. Save your money for "Complete Season" DVD's of any other season. Okay, maybe the first season is still better than most animated series, but is trash compared to every other season. Crude animation, and just not really funny. Mostly because the focus was still mostly on Bart. But as the seasons progressed, Homer evolved (if you can even use that word on him) from an angry, abusive, hot-tempered dad to a stupid, bumbling idiot. The focus of the show shifted from Bart to Homer, and everything has been all good since.

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Summary: 1st season SUCKED
Review: I LOVE the Simpsons, but the 1st season BLEW. Save your money for "Complete Season" DVD's of any other season. Okay, maybe the first season is still better than most animated series, but is trash compared to every other season. Crude animation, and just not really funny. Mostly because the focus was still mostly on Bart. But as the seasons progressed, Homer evolved (if you can even use that word on him) from an angry, abusive, hot-tempered dad to a stupid, bumbling idiot. The focus of the show shifted from Bart to Homer, and everything has been all good since.

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Summary: Dreams do come true
Review: Yes! That's pretty much all I can say about 'The Simpsons DVD' set. The entire first season has come to DVD and it is good. Plenty of extras (like they were even needed) make this set a must have. Keep 'em coming!

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Summary: Great but...
Review: Alrigth, everyone knows the Simpsons is the best cartoon show on television and that the idea of a DVD of the first season is amazing, but why did the french translation of the episodes had to be the one made in France? The voices of the characters don't sound at all like in the original version and are so anoying it's not even funny anymore. I'm sorry they did'nt use the translation made in Québec. Here, to many people, watching the Simpsons is like going to church : it's a religious thing. And now, our gods have deceived us for the first time...

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Summary: Simpsons forever!
Review: Now I have them to watch FOREVER!! Ha ha ha. How much better can you get? You will be happy with this DVD if you ever liked anything Simpsons.

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Summary: A Win-diddly-iner!
Review: After having been shuffled around by Fox, at last we fans can see The Simpsons when we want, and without the hassle of commercials. Of course, the whole first season's there, even better than we remember it. But what makes it so worthwhile is the commentary from Matt Groening and the rest concerning things such as why something was done as it was done, and upon whom certain characters are based. I'm anxiously waiting for the second season to become available. Will I have to go to Amazon.co.uk as I did for the Futurama set (which I also highly recommend), or will it actually be available in the US? We shall see!

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Summary: A DVD with lasting playback value.
Review: This is The Simpsons in its formative year. The drawings are a bit crude and inconsistent. The characters voices haven't yet settled. And the writing isn't the strongest of the series by a long shot. You'd think that with all of these flaws, this collection of 3 DVDs ought to stay on the store shelf or, if purchased, would gather dust on your shelf like your copy of the Best of Benny Hill that sounded like such a good idea at the time. Neither, in fact, is true. This is a DVD collection that you'll watch again and again. Just today, my daughter asked to watch these shows and the whole family gathered on the couch and watched the entire set. If we had additional volumes of the series on DVD, we would have watched them, too, and probably never made it to work or school on Monday. Highlights? How about Bart put into slave labor by grotesque French winemakers? No need to go on. You know them all. Invest in the best show on television. Ever.

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Summary: The best Simpsons product ever!
Review: The Simpsons - The Complete First Season is great. Everyone loves The Simpsons, and this is all of the episodes from the first season on DVD with commentries from Creator, Matt Groening and many other excellent bonuses. When you watch The Simpsons Season 1, you realise how different it is to the later seasons, like the colours, the animations, the voices, and the charecters are even a little different. I would reccomend this to anyone who loves The Simpsons because this is the best Simpsons product ever!