The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season
Starring: SimpsonsStudio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, Animated, Box set, NTSC
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Running Time: 506 minutes
DVD Release: June 15th 2004
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DVD Review
By its fourth season, The Simpsons had come far enough where Lisa could make a self-referential joke about Dustin Hoffman and Michael Jackson's pseudonymous guest voice appearances in seasons 2 and 3, respectively. In this season, no less than Elizabeth Taylor (in two episodes), Bette Midler, and even the reclusive Johnny Carson blessed The Simpsons with their iconic presences. Awhile back, Entertainment Weekly ranked The Simpsons' Top 25 best episodes ever. Five gems from season 4 cracked the top 12, including the (debatable) choice for No. 1, "Last Exit to Springfield." Other episodes that loom large in the Simpsons legend are "Mr. Plow" (you know the jingle: "Call Mr. Plow / That's my name / That name again is Mr. Plow"), "Marge vs. the Monorail," featuring a Music Man-style extravaganza, and "A Streetcar Named Marge," the episode that outraged New Orleans residents, who heard their fair metropolis referred to as "a city that the damned call home."
The Simpsons smartly subverts traditional family sitcom convention, but anyone who thinks the show doesn't have a heart is advised to watch "I Love Lisa" and "New Kid on the Block," two fourth-season gems that absolutely nail the agony and ecstasy of unrequited crushes ("You won't be needing this," a heartbroken Bart fantasizes his babysitter saying while dropkicking his heart into a wastebasket in "New Kid"). While the Simpsons' celebrated ensemble gets all the glory, we must pause now to praise the peerless writing staff, among them, George Meyer, Al Jean, Jon Vitti, John Swartzwelder, David Silverman, and Conan O'Brien. One can only marvel in astonishment at the alchemy that went into creating, week after week, such essential episodes as "Kamp Krusty," "Streetcar," the profane and profound "Homer the Heretic," and "Lisa the Beauty Queen" (And that's just disc 1!). The animators, too, rose to the occasion, particularly in "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie," with its dead-on, ultra-violent sinking of the seminal Disney cartoon, "Steamboat Willie." And another benchmark in The Simpsons' rise to the TV pantheon: Its very first clip show. What Homer says about donuts in "Monorail" holds true as well for The Simpsons itself: Is there anything this show can't do? --Donald Liebenson
User Reviews
One of the best Seasons to have. - Rating: 5/5
This season is where the content becomes superb - you will find a large number of classic episodes here. Definitely in the top 3 of the seasons I would recommend to buy if you picked and chose the better sets.
an early best! - Rating: 5/5
The simpsons is probably the most popular show ever to air on t.v season 4 is one of the best,funniest ever with the show keep getting older and more classic so does the dvds.The fourth season ranks in the top 5 best seasons as it show us how great this serie was about to get better and more impressive.it also showed us great episodes and some of the funniest moments of the long running serie
cost;with the sixth season released and others coming it is now under 40 at wal-mart.even if at some places it is very expensive!
highlights;so many ,itchy and scratchy the movie,the great mr.plow wich is among the best,i love lisa,the front,krusty gets cancelled,the price of this set ,the hours you will spend laughing.
lowlights;what are you talking about of course none!
all classics like lisa the beauty queen ,simpson horror show 3,homer the heretic,kamp krusty,(you know i could spend hous saying how these episodes are great!but i wont)lots of episodes (22)all funny,an early season of the show we get to see more characters,more guests like elizabeth taylor.
finnaly there is nothing more to say everithing is great !a great seson!
The Simpsons Season 4 - Rating: 5/5
I like The Streetcar Named Marge,the scene where Maggie and the babies in the Daycare and they try to break out of it,remind me of the episode"The Big House" in the show Rugrats.I also like Kamp Krusty,and I love Lisa.
So many classics, even on one disc - Rating: 5/5
It's funny looking at the reruns that Fox or the Comedy Network runs and notice your favorite Simpson classics. Surprising is when you find out they're actually from one entire season. There's so many classic episodes in Season 4, and many of them are actually on one whole disc. Here's a list of the highlights.
Season opener Kamp Krusty finds Bart and Lisa going to Kamp Krusty for the summer, only it's been taken over by Mr. Black and the Springfield bullies so it's pretty much the camp from hell. Marge enters a production of A Streetcar Named Desire which resembles the actual Simpson house. Meanwhile Maggie has an adventure in Ayn Rand's School for Tots, including a Great Escape scene complete with music. That scene where Homer discovers all the babies sucking on pacifiers still gets me everytime. In Homer the Heretic, Homer skips church and finds he has an awesome day, which upsets many, but surprisingly, Homer has some good(and possibly valid) reasons for skipping.
Bart is his usual destructive self until Maggie's life gets in danger. So usual lenient Homer decides to get serious: Bart can NEVER see the titular Itchy and Scratchy the Movie ever. Classic episode Mr. Plow finds Homer running a snow plowing business, until Barney steals his idea, prompting some revenge from Homer. The followups to the flashback episodes the Way We Was and I Married Marge, Lisa's First Word centers around wanting to get Maggie to talk, only prompting the story of Lisa's first word. Features a guest appearance by Elizabeth Taylor.
Another classic Marge vs. the Monorail finds the town having a surplus of money and deciding what to do so shady Lyle Lanley has an idea: building a monorail. Which is fine until they discover that other monorails met with disaster. Fan favorite Ralph Wiggum misinterprets a valentine from Lisa for the real thing, only she's not the remote bit interested. In Duffless, Homer quits beer for a month and actually losing weight, meanwhile Lisa makes Bart the subject of a science project: is Bart more smarter than a hamster?
Last Exit to Springfield(EW's pick for best episode ever) has Homer being a union president who fights for a dental plan since Lisa needs braces. Has a funny Homer's brain joke about Burns coming on to him and a Grinch spoof. The first but not the last Simpsons Clip Show finds Homer injured after an April Fool's Joke gone awry so they reminisce about past memories. Season finale Krusty Gets Kancelled finds Krusty on the losing side of Gabbo, a ventriloquist's dummy. After exposing Gabbo's um, offscreen attitude, Bart and Lisa decide to do a comeback special featuring many talents. Red Hot Chili Pepers, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, Luke Perry, Hugh Hefner and Elizabeth Taylor provide guest voices.
So many memorable moments are on this from lines("I call the big one Bitey", "I am Evil Homer", "you choo-choo choose me?") to moments: Homer stopping the monorail using a donut, getting a glimpse into Homer's heart during Triple Bypass, the Mr. Plow rivalry(and song), and the catchy, funny and offensive New Orleans song from Streetcar.
It's debatable whether Season 4 or Season 5 is the best but regardless it's still one of their best seasons.
Best Season of the Best Show Ever - Rating: 5/5
This set has my 2 favorite episodes: 'New Kid on the Block' and 'Last Exit to Springfield'. Also contains 19 other classic episodes and one clip show. Watched these when they aired during my senior year of high school and still love them today.
