Well I'm not a communist but I completely agree that comedy is a tricky genre. What some might find laugh out loud hilarious, other might find it stupid or boring.
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In regards to Seinfeld (don't worry no bashing) I think it's a show where you either find it funny or just plain stupid. I will admit one thing (actually two) Kramer is actually a pretty funny character at times & if I was locked in a room & had the choice between watch Seinfeld, Friends or Everybody Love Raymond I would pick Seinfeld in a second based on the fact that at least it adverts from the standard sitcom premise.

I like sitcoms (alot of em') but some are just not my cup of Tea.

I promise no more Seinfeld Bashing!

Interesting that this thread has gone 4 pages and no one really answered my question. I have NEVER found it funny, past a chuckle or smile, regardless of which season it was in. Obviously most people here like the show quite a bit, and I knew I was in the minority but at the same time it was interesting to see how the thread devolved into something completely different. Not being a fan I was certainly not aware of the "decline" but as this thread has shown there obviously has been one.

A few decent eps in S9 and S10 and then it became unwatchable for me.

The Simpsons may not always get a laugh out of me, but it keeps me entertained during the running time. I somehow always stop on the show when channel surfing, even if I'm watching something on a different channel.

I've never laughed my ass off to the show except for the Episode where Homer and Marge have sex all over town. That glass church bit had me laughing till I teared up.

Out of the animated shows I have/currently watch, only "Family Guy" brought out the laughs big time. Peter "singing" Axel F gets me every single time I see it.

But funny (witty) writing doesn't always have to equate to bursting out into laughter.

The problem I had with the decline of "The Simpsons" is that it went from "chuckle & smile funny" to "doesn't bring the funny at all". When I have to say to myself "maybe next episode will be funnier" for an entire season it is time to call it quits.

For me, "The Simpsons" ceased to be of good quality after the eighth season. For the ninth season, Mike Scully took over as show runner and the decline in quality was VERY apparent. The few classic episodes of the ninth season, "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson," "Lisa the Simpson," were holdovers from the period that Bill Oakley and Josh Weinsten were showrunners (seasons 7 and 8.) The fact that these episodes were the few brightspots in the ninth season make it clear to me that Scully's influence is what lead to the decline in quality that began in the ninth season and lasted through his leaving the position in the twelfth, and has persisted today.

When Simpsons is bad, it's very bad. When Simpsons is good, though, it's so funny it makes me laugh very hard, very out loud. I'm talking tears in the eyes, stomach-ache, completely out of breath funny. These perfect little moments in comedy time make all the rest worth it. The Spider-pig sequence in the trailer makes me think I have got to see this, for whatever other laughs are in there, and out of thanks for the years and years of pleasure I've gotten from Simpsons past. Unfortunately, my wife is one of the "it's animated, so it's supposed to be for kids, but that's adult humor, wtf?" people. I'll eventually get her indoctrinated.

Homer is a hero to many, including me.

^^^ I can't stand when people say it's a cartoon so it has to be written for children, either. The Simpsons is an adult comedy & it's not ment for kids at all really, it just happens that alot of kids do like to watch The Simpsons.
Homer is indeed my hero, but going back abit to the people who find Family Guy & South Park better/funnier. I don't think they are better or funnier at all. You see The Simpsons out of the "cartoon" comedies that is funny but it doesn't go into the lets try & insult every race & just be plain out crude every episode. Futurama did they same thing but to me it's just not as good or memorable as The Simpsons.
I think what makes The Simpsons funny is that sure they do some stupid things sometimes but it still has Class.
Anyways going back to the if it's a cartoon it's for kids, Remember that The Flintstones, which is pretty much referred to as a childrens cartoon wasn't originally intended to be. The Flintstones was written by adults for adults.

Hah! this thread was a test. Now the mods all know who doesn't have a sense of humor an you all will get banned.

When he whips the dogs and says rest in the preview, i almost pee'd my pants.....that is classic homer simpson!

I have never seen more than an episode of Simpsons, but its not cause I don't like them its more the fact I just never got around to it.

I've never found the Simpsons to be funny at all.
I find it pretty much excruciating to watch, in fact.
I also hate Seinfeld, contrary to the OPs theory.

I love King of the Hill though.

I never found the simpsons that great
I'd watch from time to time, and laughed at some stuff, but overall I was never impressed
futurama and family guy are superior

I've never liked the Simpsons. I find that branch of humor to be crude, boring and predictable.

However, I do love The Far Side.

Please explain.
Because, good or bad, Simpsons has always been about every kind of humor: satirical, crude, erudite, post-modern, slap-stick, non-sequitur, and much much more - all kinds of humor. And anyone who pigeonholes it into one singular peg is speaking out of ignorance. Also, Simpsons has many jokes and situations that any self-respecting Far Side fan would greatly appreciate.

Not really. More like Homer Simpson from Seasons 12-18

You're just gonna have to chalk it up to Kitty has weird tastes.