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| − | Over the long run of the [[Simpsons]] there have been several episodes which feature 3 mini-stories that are held togeather by a base plot. The Halloween episodes are the most well known but there have been many others, after season five the backbone story was removed from the halloween episodes but the 3 mini-stories still remained. What follows is a list of these episodes. The seventh season episode [[22 Short Films About Springfield]] does not follow the same pattern as the others but it can be considered an anthology, the episode inspired Simpsons creator Matt Groening to come up with a concept of a possible spin-off series called Tales from Springfield, about the recurring characters of Springfield. The twelfth season episode [[Trilogy of Error]] is another that almost does not fit the pattern, it uses a story telling techneque which has been use | + | Over the long run of the [[Simpsons]] there have been several episodes which feature 3 mini-stories that are held togeather by a base plot. The Halloween episodes are the most well known but there have been many others, after season five the backbone story was removed from the halloween episodes but the 3 mini-stories still remained. What follows is a list of these episodes. The seventh season episode [[22 Short Films About Springfield]] does not follow the same pattern as the others but it can be considered an anthology, the episode inspired Simpsons creator Matt Groening to come up with a concept of a possible spin-off series called Tales from Springfield, about the recurring characters of Springfield. The twelfth season episode [[Trilogy of Error]] is another that almost does not fit the pattern, it uses a story telling techneque which has been use by several shows including [[Malcolm in the Middle]] and [[Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles]]. in this format the same story line is told from several differnt prespectives, in Trilogy of Error the story is told from Homer's POV then Lisa's, then finally Bart's. |
Revision as of 17:03, November 19, 2008
Over the long run of the Simpsons there have been several episodes which feature 3 mini-stories that are held togeather by a base plot. The Halloween episodes are the most well known but there have been many others, after season five the backbone story was removed from the halloween episodes but the 3 mini-stories still remained. What follows is a list of these episodes. The seventh season episode 22 Short Films About Springfield does not follow the same pattern as the others but it can be considered an anthology, the episode inspired Simpsons creator Matt Groening to come up with a concept of a possible spin-off series called Tales from Springfield, about the recurring characters of Springfield. The twelfth season episode Trilogy of Error is another that almost does not fit the pattern, it uses a story telling techneque which has been use by several shows including Malcolm in the Middle and Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles. in this format the same story line is told from several differnt prespectives, in Trilogy of Error the story is told from Homer's POV then Lisa's, then finally Bart's.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
