'Hey, Krusty!” says Bart, surprising his childhood idol while the clown is opening an animal shelter for animals put out of work by Cirque du Soleil. “Wha . . . have you been going to Temple?!” a bewildered Krusty the Clown asks Bart, wondering why this far-from-pious boy is suddenly sporting a black yarmulke. “Yeah!” answers Bart. “And I’ve learned that all religions are equally boring.”
So opened the current season of The Simpsons, not with a whimper but with yet another subversive bang. This television institution recently became the longest-running American sitcom of all time. Now in its 26th season, The Simpsons is still going strong and shows no signs of relenting—not if its season premiere was any indication.
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