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65-475: " The Principal and the Pauper " is the second episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 180th episode overall. It first aired on Fox in the United States on September 28, 1997. In the episode, Seymour Skinner begins to celebrate his twentieth anniversary as principal of Springfield Elementary School , when a man arrives claiming that Skinner has assumed his identity. Principal Skinner admits that his real name

130-546: A Chinese sweatshop for two decades until it was shut down by the United Nations . Following these revelations, the people of Springfield begin to distrust Armin, who decides that there is no longer any place for him in Springfield and leaves for Capital City, sadly breaking up with Edna Krabappel in the process. Having planned to resume his old persona as a no-good street thug, Armin still retains his mannerisms from when he

195-467: A Vietnam veteran. Keeler borrowed the name Armin Tamzarian from a claims adjuster who had assisted him after a car accident when he moved to Los Angeles. However, the real Armen Tamzarian (now a California Superior Court Judge) was unaware his name was being used until after the episode aired. Keeler said he later received a "curtly phrased" letter from Tamzarian, who wanted to know why his name appeared in

260-497: A chair on a flatcar of a freight train (literally running him out of town on a rail ). Judge Snyder declares that Armin will again be referred to as Seymour Skinner, that he will return to his job as school principal , and that no one shall ever again refer to Skinner or the fallout from his visit, under penalty of torture. "The Principal and the Pauper" was the last episode of The Simpsons written by Ken Keeler , who also pitched

325-442: A landslide. Initially, Homer is able is keep his promise, but he uses an entire year's budget in a month, causing the workers to go on strike, fearing they will not be paid. Homer makes a deal with neighboring towns to dump their trash in Springfield's abandoned mines to make money, but when the mines are filled, trash starts to burst out of the ground. The town is then forced to completely move five miles away. In terms of households,

390-543: A longitudinal I-beam , often in the form of a Vierendeel truss , sometimes reinforced by diagonal members, but originally in the form of stressed panels perforated by panel-lightening "opera windows", either oval-shaped (seen above) or egg-shaped. These flatcars must be loaded symmetrically , with half of the payload on one side of the centerbeam and half on the other, to avoid tipping over. Heavy capacity flatcars are cars designed to carry more than 100 short tons (90.72  t ; 89.29 long tons ). They often have more than

455-447: A recurring character since the first season and, after years of development, his backstory had suddenly been changed . Bill Oakley considers "The Principal and the Pauper" the most controversial episode from his tenure as executive producer. In his 2004 book Planet Simpson , Chris Turner describes "The Principal and the Pauper" as the "broadcast that marked [the] abrupt plunge" from The Simpsons ' "Golden Age", which he says began in

520-673: A standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Lisa with a backstage pass to a show at a club. The menus continue the same format from the previous four seasons, and the overall theme is various characters waiting in line at a club. Flatcar Flatcars are used for loads that are too large or cumbersome to load in enclosed cars such as boxcars . They are also often used to transport intermodal containers ( shipping containers ) or trailers as part of intermodal freight transport shipping. Aircraft parts were hauled via conventional freight cars beginning in World War II . However, given

585-655: A train puts it at a speed restriction to go no more than 50 mph (80 km/h). Since bulkheads are lightweight when empty, hunting can occur when the car is above 50 mph (80 km/h). Hunting is the wobbling movement of the trucks on a freight car or a locomotive. If the wheels hunt against the rails for a period of time, there is a high risk of a derailment . Centerbeam flatcars, centerbeams, center partition railcar, or "lumber racks" are specialty cars designed for carrying bundled building supplies such as dimensional lumber , wallboard , and fence posts. They are essentially bulkhead flatcars that have been reinforced by

650-557: Is Armin Tamzarian, and that he had thought the true Seymour Skinner, a friend from the Army, had died in the Vietnam War . Armin leaves Springfield, but is later persuaded to return as principal. "The Principal and the Pauper" was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Steven Dean Moore . It guest-starred Martin Sheen as the real Seymour Skinner. Although it aired during the show's ninth season, it

715-850: Is a modern method of conveyance for circus troupes. One of the larger users of circus trains was the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (RBBX), a famous American circus formed when the Ringling Brothers Circus purchased the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907, merged in 1919, and closed permanently as a merged company in May 2017. Some companies, such as CSX Transportation , have former wood-carrying flatcars rebuilt into platforms which mount remote control equipment for use in operating locomotives. Such platforms are fitted with appropriate headlights, horns , and air brake appliances to operate in

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780-407: Is more of a real son to her than the real Skinner is, Homer persuades Mayor Quimby and all the other citizens to allow Armin to resume his assumed identity as Principal Skinner. The real Skinner is unhappy about this and refuses to give up his job and his dignity just because the people of Springfield prefer Armin to him. In response, the townspeople banish the real Skinner from town by tying him to

845-442: Is not really the way things are', and they run the messenger out of town on the rail. When the episode aired, lo and behold, a community of people who like things just the way they are got mad. It never seems to have occurred to anyone that this episode is about the people who hate it." — Ken Keeler Ken Keeler, Bill Oakley, and Josh Weinstein all defend the episode in its DVD commentary. Keeler asserts, "I am very, very proud of

910-519: Is picked to be the designated driver for that night at Moe's Tavern . However, Barney disappears for two months with the car, and returns without it. Homer searches for his car, and eventually receives a letter from the City of New York . The family is excited to go there to obtain the car, but Homer, who had had a bad experience in New York when he was younger, is reluctant. After reaching New York City, Homer sees

975-446: Is revealed to be an impostor when the real Principal, Sgt. Principal Skinner, shows up. The principal's real name is revealed to be Armin Tamzarian, an orphan from Capital City . Armin soon leaves to return to Capital City, and Sgt. Principal Skinner takes over as principal. However, many, including Agnes Skinner , soon decide they preferred the old Seymour. After persuading him to come back from Capital City to be Principal Skinner again,

1040-700: Is the 50-foot (15.24 m) car (which usually carries one large container as a load); these are actually re-built old boxcars . Common reporting marks are FEC, CP, SOO and KTTX. The ATTX cars, which feature non-sparking grips and sides, are built for hauling dangerous goods (ammunition, flammable fluids, etc.). A spine car is a car with only center and side sills and lateral arms to support intermodal containers . A Trailer-on-flat-car , or piggy-back car allows two 28.5-foot (8.69 m) trailer pups or one semi-trailer up to 57 feet (17.37 m) to be carried. Like well cars, these usually come in articulated sets of five or three. A longer TOFC (trailer on flat car)

1105-514: Is usually an 89 ft (27.13 m) car. In the past, these carried three 30 ft (9.14 m) trailers which are, as of 2007, almost obsolete, or one large, 53 ft (16.15 m), two 40-foot (12.19 m) or 45-foot (13.72 m) trailers. As intermodal traffic grows, these dedicated flats are in decline. Most have been modified to also carry containers as well. One notable type is Canadian Pacific Railway's XTRX service—dedicated five-unit flats that only carry trailers . Similar to

1170-422: Is usually the lightest car available) is used as a bridge between the locomotive on the dock and the cars on the ferry or barge. Idler flatcars are also used in oversize freight service, as loads such as pipe often overhang the ends of most standard-sized flatcars. Empty flatcars will be placed on both ends of the loaded car. This protects the cargo ends from damage and ensures that the loads don't bind and damage

1235-468: The Boeing Renton Factory for final assembly. Bulkhead flatcars are designed with sturdy end-walls ( bulkheads ) to prevent loads from shifting past the ends of the car. Loads typically carried are pipe , steel slabs , utility poles and lumber , though lumber and utility poles are increasingly being hauled by skeleton cars. Bulkheads are typically lightweight when empty. An empty bulkhead on

1300-428: The first episode who had undergone much character development , was an impostor. The episode has been criticized by series creator Matt Groening , and by Skinner's voice actor Harry Shearer . In his 2004 book Planet Simpson , Chris Turner describes the episode as the "broadcast that marked [the] abrupt plunge" from The Simpsons ' "Golden Age", which he says began in the middle of the show's third season . He calls

1365-455: The strike plates ). With the rise of intermodal-freight-transport – specific cars , and given the age of most of these flats, numbers will decline over the next several years. Indeed, when the first well cars appeared, allowing double stacking, many container flats were re-built as autoracks . The few "new build" container flats are identifiable by their lack of decking, welded steel frame, and standard 89-foot (27.13 m) length. One variant

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1430-625: The "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" award. Clausen was also nominated for "Outstanding Music Direction" and "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for " Treehouse of Horror VIII ". Season nine was also nominated for a "Best Network Television Series" award by the Saturn Awards and "Best Sound Editing" for a Golden Reel Award . The Simpsons 9th Season DVD was released on December 19, 2006, in Region 1 , January 29, 2007, in Region 2 and March 21, 2007, in Region 4 . The DVD

1495-548: The "show became stupid" in 1997, pointing to "The Principal and the Pauper" as the bellwether. "Come again? A major character in a long-running series gets unmasked as a fraud? It was cheap, idle storytelling", he remarks. In a February 2006 article in The Star-Ledger , Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz cite the episode when asserting that the quality of The Simpsons "gets much spottier" in season nine . Alan Sepinwall observes in another Star-Ledger article, "[The episode]

1560-473: The "show became stupid" in 1997, pointing to the episode as the bellwether. "Come again? A major character in a long-running series gets unmasked as a fraud? It was cheap, idle storytelling", he remarks. In a February 2006 article in The Star-Ledger , Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz cite the episode when asserting that the quality of The Simpsons "gets much spottier" in season nine. Alan Sepinwall observes in another Star-Ledger article, "[The episode]

1625-518: The Hill . The Fox network's ratings average for the week was 6.4. The revelation that Principal Skinner was an impostor and the self-referential deus ex machina / reset button ending were negatively received by many fans and critics, with many seeing this episode responsible for the series as a whole jumping the shark . Additionally, it is advised by many Simpsons fans to disregard the episode in its entirety and thoroughly deny its existence. Skinner had been

1690-565: The Pauper by Mark Twain . Producers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein were excited about the episode because Principal Skinner was one of their favorite characters. The pair had already written the season five episode " Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song ", which was an in-depth study of the character. Oakley said he and Weinstein "spent a month immersed in the mind of Seymour Skinner" to prepare that episode, and from that point forward, took every opportunity to "tinker with [Skinner's] personality and his backstory and his homelife". Describing

1755-535: The United States and Canada on December 19, 2006, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes , animatics , and commentaries for every episode. As with the two preceding seasons, the set was released in two different packagings: A "Collector's Edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Lisa's head, and

1820-415: The audience." In a December 2006 interview, Shearer added, "Now, [the writers] refuse to talk about it. They realize it was a horrible mistake. They never mention it. It's like they're punishing [the audience] for paying attention." In the introduction to the ninth season DVD boxset, series creator Matt Groening describes "The Principal and the Pauper" as "one of [his] least favorite episodes". He also called

1885-418: The boundaries of the series while working as show-runners, and advise viewers to treat "The Principal and the Pauper" as an "experiment". They surmise that the negative reception was partly due to the fact that it was not immediately apparent to viewers that this was such an episode (as opposed to, for example, " The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase "). They also describe the ending of the episode as an attempt to reset

1950-404: The bribe Chief Wiggum was asking for. Homer decides to allow the two carnies to stay at his home. The next day, the family goes to a glass bottom boat ride with the tickets Cooder gave them, only to discover their house has been taken over by the two carnies when they return. After brainstorming on how to get the house back, Homer decides to make Cooder a deal: If Homer can get a hula hoop around

2015-470: The car parked near the World Trade Center , where he must wait by so that an officer can remove the wheel clamp . He is distracted from standing watch for the police when he has to go the bathroom, and causes him to miss the police officer. Homer gets angry and leaves the city with the clamp on. When a celebration is held at Springfield Elementary to honor his 20 years as principal, Principal Skinner

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2080-602: The continuity and allow fans to consider the episode as non-canonical , divorced from the larger series. Later episodes of The Simpsons contain references to "The Principal and the Pauper". A clip from the episode was used in season eleven 's " Behind the Laughter " as an example of the show's increasingly "gimmicky and nonsensical plots". In the season fifteen episode " I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot ", Lisa addresses Principal Skinner as "Principal Tamzarian " when Skinner chides her for naming her new cat Snowball II , after their cat of

2145-411: The drop-off actually was." On Rotten Tomatoes, the ninth season of The Simpsons has a 67% approval rating based on 6 critical reviews. The second episode of the ninth season, " The Principal and the Pauper " is often regarded as one of the most controversial episodes of the entire series. Many fans and critics reacted negatively to the revelation that Principal Skinner , a recurring character since

2210-475: The ending of the episode inadvertently made you complicit in its viciousness. Ultimately, the citizens of Springfield decide to force things back to normal by tying the real Skinner to a departing train and legally declaring that Tamzarian's theft of an entire life is fine. And, well, yeah we as the viewers wanted things to go back to normal once the episode was over, but … this was just heartless." Other figures associated with The Simpsons have publicly criticized

2275-453: The ending of the episode inadvertently made you complicit in its viciousness. Ultimately, the citizens of Springfield decide to force things back to normal by tying the real Skinner to a departing train and legally declaring that Tamzarian's theft of an entire life is fine. And, well, yeah we as the viewers wanted things to go back to normal once the episode was over, but…this was just heartless." Homer allows Barney to use his car when Barney

2340-622: The episode "[one of] the weakest episodes in Simpsons history", and adds, "A blatant, continuity-scrambling plot twist of this sort might've been forgivable if the result had been as funny or sharply satirical as the classics of the Golden Age, but alas it's emphatically not." Turner notes that the episode "still sports a couple of virtuoso gags", but says that such moments are limited. In July 2007, in an article in The Guardian , Ian Jones argues that

2405-443: The episode "a mistake" in an interview with Rolling Stone . In contrast, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide , praised the episode, calling it "one of the series' all-time best episodes, mainly because it shows us a human side, not just of Principal Skinner, but of his hectorish [ sic ] Mom as well." They add that "Martin Sheen steals

2470-448: The episode fifth on his list "Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark", calling it a "nonsensical meta-comedy" and arguing that it "seemed to betray the reality of the show itself". On the 25th anniversary of the episode airing, Fatherly looked back negatively at the episode, described the plot twist as the moment the show stopped being perfect, saying: "It wasn't funny, it was just mean, and

2535-408: The episode fifth on his list "Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark", calling it a "nonsensical meta-comedy" and arguing that it "seemed to betray the reality of the show itself". In 2022, on the 25th anniversary of the episode airing, Fatherly looked back negatively at the episode, described the plot twist as the moment the show stopped being perfect, saying: "It wasn't funny, it was just mean, and

2600-412: The episode that ended the show's "Golden Age" . On the eve of his 20th anniversary as school principal, Seymour Skinner is lured by his mother to Springfield Elementary School for a surprise party. The celebration goes well until a strange man arrives, claiming to be the real Seymour Skinner. Principal Skinner admits that he is an impostor, and that his real name is Armin Tamzarian. Armin then tells

2665-435: The episode. In an April 2001 interview, Harry Shearer , the voice of Principal Skinner, recalled that after reading the script, he told the writers, "That's so wrong. You're taking something that an audience has built eight years or nine years of investment in and just tossed it in the trash can for no good reason, for a story we've done before with other characters. It's so arbitrary and gratuitous, and it's disrespectful to

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2730-452: The episode. Keeler feared he would face legal troubles, but afterwards, Tamzarian explained that he was simply curious and did not intend to scare anyone. "The Principal and the Pauper" finished 41st in the United States in the ratings for the week of September 22–28, 1997, with a Nielsen rating of 9.2. The episode was the second highest rated show on the Fox network that week, following King of

2795-674: The ever-increasing size of aircraft assemblies, the "Sky Box" method of shipping parts was developed in the late 1960s specifically to transport parts for the Boeing 747 and other "jumbo" jets of the time. The "Sky Box" consists of a two-piece metal shell that is placed atop a standard flatcar to support and protect wing and tail assemblies and fuselage sections in transit (originally, depressed-center or "fish belly" cars were utilized). Boeing 737 aircraft fuselages constructed by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas are hauled as special loads to

2860-452: The first broadcast season to include holdover episodes from two previous production seasons. Season nine won three Emmy Awards : " Trash of the Titans " for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) in 1998, Hank Azaria won "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" for the voice of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon , and Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won

2925-443: The house collects a huge amount of trash, Marge writes an apology letter to the sanitary commission, signing with Homer's name. However, Homer finds out and goes to city hall to rescind it. Following an angry meeting with the commissioner, Homer decides to run for his position. Homer's campaigning fails to win much support, until he promises the town that they will no longer need to do any garbage-related work. This causes Homer to win in

2990-423: The house's chimney, he can have his house back, but if he does not, he will sign the deed of the house to Cooder. However, the family fool the two carnies, and rush back into the house before the two can do anything. When Homer is unable to take all of his trash to the curb, barely missing the garbage truck , Homer insults the garbage men, leading the family to have their garbage collection service cut off. After

3055-461: The job I did on this episode. This is the best episode of television I feel I ever wrote." He describes the episode as a commentary on "people who like things just the way they are", and remarks, "It never seems to have occurred to anyone that this episode is about the people who hate it." However, Keeler says that some of the dialogue was changed from his original draft, making this point less obvious. Oakley and Weinstein explain that they wanted to push

3120-425: The leading position on a cut of cars (i.e. coupled ahead of the locomotive). COFC (container on flat car) cars are typically 89 feet (27.13 m) long and carry four 20-foot (6.10 m) intermodal containers or two 40-foot (12.19 m)/45-foot (13.72 m) shipping containers (the two 45-foot or 13.72-metre containers are carryable due to the fact that the car is actually 92 ft or 28.04 m long, over

3185-515: The middle of the show's third season . He calls the episode "[one of] the weakest episodes in Simpsons history", and adds, "A blatant, continuity-scrambling plot twist of this sort might've been forgivable if the result had been as funny or sharply satirical as the classics of the Golden Age, but alas it's emphatically not." Turner notes that the episode "still sports a couple of virtuoso gags", but says that such moments are limited. In July 2007, in an article in The Guardian , Ian Jones argues that

3250-518: The original idea for the episode. Many fans believe the episode is based on the story of Martin Guerre or the 1993 film Sommersby . According to animation director Steve Moore, one of the working titles for the episode was "Skinnersby". However, Keeler has said he was inspired by the Tichborne Case of nineteenth-century England. The episode's official title is a reference to the book The Prince and

3315-522: The real Seymour Skinner, Keeler remarked, "It would have been easy to make him a really horrible, nasty, dislikeable guy, but we didn't do that. We made him just not quite right, not quite Skinner, and a little bit off." Bill Oakley said the idea behind the character was that he "just lacked pizzazz". The producers selected Martin Sheen to voice the character because they admired his performance in Apocalypse Now and felt his voice would be appropriate for

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3380-852: The same name that had died earlier in the episode. The Simpsons season 9 The ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between September 21, 1997 and May 17, 1998, beginning on Sunday, September 21, 1997, with " The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson ". Mike Scully served as showrunner for the ninth production season. The ninth broadcast season contained three episodes with 4F-series production codes, indicating that they were hold-over episodes from production season eight , and two episodes with 3G-series production codes, which are not explicitly confirmed to be part of any production season but are speculated to be relabeled 3F-series ( seventh production season ) episodes. This makes it

3445-420: The show ... in a brief but important slice of Simpsons history." Total Film ' s Nathan Ditum named Martin Sheen's performance in the episode the 20th best guest appearance on The Simpsons . "This [episode] is about a community of people who like things just the way they are. Skinner's not really close to these people—you know, he's a minor character—but they get upset when someone comes in and says, 'This

3510-450: The show ranked just outside the Top 30, coming in at No. 32 with a 9.3 household rating and a 15 percent audience share. However, in terms of total viewers, the show ranked within the Top 20, coming in at No. 18 for the season, (tying with Dateline Tuesday ) and being watched by an average of 15.3 million viewers per episode. The DVD boxset for season nine was released by 20th Century Fox in

3575-470: The spine car except that it is designed to carry lumber or utility poles , a skeleton car is composed of a center sill and lateral arms only. No deck, sometimes no side sills and sometimes no end sills. The arms can include pockets for Side stakes or tie-down points to secure loads. In some marine services, the linkspan between a ferry or barge and its dock is very weak. In order to avoid loss of cargo or heavy locomotives, an old flatcar (which

3640-458: The story of the events that led him to steal Seymour Skinner's identity. Armin was once a troubled young man and an orphan from Capital City who enlisted in the Army in order to avoid a jail sentence for petty crimes. There, he met and befriended the real Sergeant Seymour Skinner, who became his mentor and helped him find meaning in his troubled life. Seymour told Armin that his dream was to become an elementary school principal in Springfield after

3705-401: The townspeople send Sgt. Skinner out of town on a railroad. While the family is at a traveling carnival , Bart accidentally crashes Adolf Hitler 's car. To pay off the debts, Homer and Bart get jobs at the carnival by helping with the booths and exhibits, where they befriend Cooder and Spud, a father-and-son carny team. Homer causes their booth to get shut down, when he does not recognize

3770-410: The typical North American standard of four axles (one two-axle truck at each end), and may have a depressed center to handle excess-height loads as well as two trucks of three axles each (one at each end) or four trucks (two at each end) of two axles each, connected by span bolsters . Loads typically handled include electrical power equipment and large industrial production machinery. A circus train

3835-401: The war. Later, Seymour was declared missing and presumed dead. Armin took the news of the apparent death to Seymour's mother, Agnes. Upon meeting him, however, Agnes mistook him for her son, and Armin could not bear to deliver the message. He instead allowed Agnes to call him Seymour, and took over Seymour's life. Meanwhile, the real Seymour Skinner spent five years in a POW camp, then worked in

3900-559: Was Skinner. The real Skinner is then offered the chance to realize his dream and take over as school principal. He takes the job, but finds himself isolated by the townspeople, who realize they prefer Armin to him. With the real Skinner refusing to take up Armin's old hobbies and leading a more independent life away from home, Agnes realizes she misses having Armin as a son. The Simpson family heads to Capital City with Edna and Agnes (and Grampa and Jasper) to find Armin at his apartment. After Agnes orders Armin to return home, expressing that he

3965-488: Was a holdover from season eight . Since its initial airing, the episode is often regarded as one of the most controversial episodes of the entire series. Many fans and critics reacted negatively to the revelation that Principal Skinner, a recurring character since the first episode who had undergone much character development , was an impostor. The episode has been criticized by series creator Matt Groening , and by Skinner's voice actor Harry Shearer , and many regard it as

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4030-457: Was released in two different forms: a Lisa -shaped head, to match the Maggie , Homer and Marge shaped heads from the three previous DVD sets, and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the previous DVD sets, both versions are available for sale separately. This is the last season to feature the character Lionel Hutz , voiced by Phil Hartman . Following Hartman's death on May 28, 1998, Hutz

4095-551: Was retired along with Hartman's other recurring character Troy McClure ; his final speaking role as Hutz was five months earlier, in the episode " Realty Bites ", and has since occasionally appeared as a background character. The ninth season is considered by some fans and critics to be the end of the Golden Age of The Simpsons . Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club said: "From here on out, we're in The Simpsons' decline phase, though there's plenty of room to disagree just how stark

4160-509: Was so implausible that even the characters were disavowing it by the end of the episode." Jon Hein , who coined the term " jumping the shark " to refer to negative changes in television series, writes in Jump the Shark: TV Edition , "We finally spotted a fin at the start of the ninth season when Principal Skinner's true identity was revealed as Armin Tamzarian." James Greene of Nerve.com put

4225-401: Was so implausible that even the characters were disavowing it by the end of the episode." Jon Hein , who coined the term " jumping the shark " to refer to negative changes in television series, writes in Jump the Shark: TV Edition , "We finally spotted a fin at the start of the ninth season when Principal Skinner's true identity was revealed as Armin Tamzarian." James Greene of Nerve.com put

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