
How The Simpsons Embraced—And Passionately Skewered—Its Fervent Fan Base
If ever there were an episode that perfectly encapsulates the passionate, joyful, absurd, and at times toxic fandom of The Simpsons, it would be Season 8’s “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show.” In the acclaimed 1997 episode, Krusty the Clown …