Springfield: The Later Years

“Summer of 4f Ft. 2” (Season 7, Episode 25) The title says it all for this minisode. Hosted by Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Featuring audio clips from The Simpsons episode “Summer of 4 Ft. 2” Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“The Cad and the Hat” (Season 28, Episode 15) It might be a weird one but this week’s episode was definitely watchable, and that’s something we can all be happy about. Plus Craig unearths some choice trivia about Michael Richards’ failed solo sitcom. Win-win! Hosted by Patrick Brennan & Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Featuring audio clips from The Simpsons episode “Cad and the Hat”, and the song “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys. Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Lisa’s Pony” (Season 3, Episode 8) Pat continues his trend of getting overly personal about his personal favorite Simpsons episodes, with this week’s victim being the classic “Lisa’s Pony”. He also makes a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT about his life that he technically already made in an early episode but whatever. Hosted by Patrick Brennan Research by Patrick Brennan Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles” (Season 27, Episode 11) This week, Pat and Craig talk about one of the most mindbogglingly strange Simpsons episode they’ve ever come across. Hosted by Patrick Brennan & Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Featuring audio from The Simpsons episode, “Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles” Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Bart Gets An F” (Season 2, Episode 1) For this week’s minisode, Pat dives into one of his first ever Simpsons viewings and talks about why he thinks Bart is more than just a slingshot and skateboard.  Hosted by Patrick Brennan Research by Patrick Brennan Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“What To Expect When Bart’s Expecting” (Season 25, Episode 19) Remember last week when Pat said there was no way this episode would be about Bart getting someone pregnant? Remember how preposterous that sounded!?! Hosted by Patrick Brennan & Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Homer Goes To College” (Season 26, Episode 19) Time for a new minisode! Today Professor Craig talks about the classic “Homer Goes To College” and specifically how the episode might have turned out if it had been written today. Tune in!   Hosted by Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“The Kids Are All Fight” (Season 26, Episode 19) New guest alert! Steve Belyea (co-host of The Dust Off podcast, fearless leader of the Station Zed network, and creator of the Frinktron 5000) joins Craig and Pat on today’s episode. Hosted by Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Itchy and Scratchy Land” (Season 6, Episode 4) Welcome to our first minisode! Every Wednesday Pat or Craig (or maybe even a past guest host) will take a few minutes to talk about an episode of the Simpsons that they consider to be a classic. Today, Craig talks about one of his all-time favorites, “Itchy and Scratchy Land”. Hosted by Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Let’s Go Fly A Coot” (Season 26, Episodes 20) Last week’s Simpsons episode was a surprise hit with Craig and Pat, but if we’ve learned anything so far on our journey together it’s that what comes up must come down. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Halloween of Horror” (Season 27, Episodes 4) Long-time friend and fellow Springfield-head Dusty Green joins the guys as they approach with optimistic caution (is that a thing?) the very first canonical Simpsons Halloween special! Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Pulpit Friction” (Season 24, Episodes 18) Timothy Lovejoy: Reverend. Family man. Train aficionado. Seller of hot tubs. Join Craig and Pat this week as they discover a new layer to Springfield’s favorite holy man. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“The Winter of His Content” (Season 25, Episodes 14) Today’s installment gets completely derailed by Pat’s cat (and his bad Borat impressions), but on the upside we’ve stumbled across another good episode! So it all balances out, right? Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Steal This Episode” (Season 25, Episodes 9) Who doesn’t want an episode of the Simpsons that talks about internet piracy? Well? WELL!?!?! Craig and Pat…do their best. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Kamp Krustier” (Season 28, Episodes 16) Pat and Craig attempt to keep their hearts and minds open as they return to everyone’s favorite child neglecting summer camp. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Dangers on a Train” (Season 24, Episodes 22) In this week’s episode there’s trouble in paradise as Marge and Homer’s marriage experiences yet another valley. Craig and Pat watch on, aghast. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“The Great Phatsby” (Season 28, Episodes 12 & 13) All hope is lost as Craig and Pat struggle to make it through this Great Gatsby/Empire inspired trainwreck of a two-part episode. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Barthood” (Season 27, Episode 9) Sights and wonders! Four episodes in and the Dynamic Duo have somehow managed to stumble upon a possible later-year Simpsons classic. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

“Gone Abie Gone” (Season 24, Episode 4) Much like the onion he used to wear on his belt, Abe Simpson’s life has many layers. Pat and Craig explore them on today’s episode. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly

”Moonshine River” (Season 24, Episode 1) The journey continues as Pat and Craig wade through the murky waters of Bart Simpson’s dating life. Hosted by Patrick Brennan and Craig Mazerolle Research by Craig Mazerolle Produced by Patrick Brennan Logo by Stephen Belyea Theme – “Children’s TV 2” by Dorian Kelly