Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)

Simpsons royalty, Al Jean joined us this week to discuss his storied career working for the show.

We cover a LOT of ground here, including his initial run as showrunner before leaving to create The Critic, (Al also gives us the scoop on The Critic revival), the time The Simpsons was almost cancelled, ignoring the internet criticism's of the show, working with Johnny Carson, the time Conan pitched Marge vs The Monorail and more!

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CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:

Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-park

The Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.com

The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast

Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld

SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-

The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcast

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We're back for another swell shindig of discussing Simpsons news and answering your questions! We cover the latest news on a Simpsons Hit & Run sequel and whether it will happen, Bart and Milhouse's relationship, the key ingredients of an "Aussie" burger, which Simpsons season we think looks the best and more.

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscount

Listen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0
Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3Z

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:

Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-park

The Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.com

The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast

Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld

SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-

The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.

Simpsons kingpin Matt Selman returns to the show this week, except this time he's the one calling ALL the shots! 

We discuss the life of a Simpsons showrunner in 2026, updates on the new Simpsons Movie, the transition with Al Jean, the worst TV finales, upcoming Disney Plus exclusive episodes, why The Simpsons no longer have couch gags and more!

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscount

Listen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0
Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3Z

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:

Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-park

The Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.com

The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast

Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld

SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-

The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.

If you like pizza, bagels, hot dogs with mustard and beer, eggplant, or could even eat a baby dear, well then do we have the review for you!

That's right, Mitch and Dando are back and ready to kick off where they left off, by tackling "Guess Who's Come To Criticize Dinner?", an episode that sees Homer discover a career he's genuinely good at... eating! A lot of fun here, even if there was a lot left on the table with the Lisa/Homer dynamic.

Mitch and Dando also discuss memorable school excursions, swap parenthood stories, as well as do a LIVE taste test of Mitch's homemade chilli sauce. Bon appétit!

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscount

Listen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0
Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3Z

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:

Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-park

The Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.com

The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast

Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld

SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-

The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.

It's The Simpsons vs The Winter Olympics as Marge and Homer set out to become gold medallists in curling. Meanwhile, Lisa gets addicted to collecting Olympic pins.

An overall fun episode that seems to fall off a cliff at the end, but at least Homer is continuing his trend of not being a jerk. Speaking of jerks, boy was Agnes Skinner insufferable here.

We also discuss Arnie's early-90s run of comedies with Ivan Reitman, the tragic story of the boy who used to play the trumpet at Geelong footy games, how much is "too much" to give to a busker and more.

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscount

Listen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0
Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3Z

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:

Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-park

The Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.com

The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast

Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld

SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-

The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.