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As you may have guessed by now, we are huge fans of "The Simpsons" here at Mandatory. I personally am in the minority that has seen every episode, no matter how hit-and-miss the show has become. And until a whole season goes by without one great episode, I simply can't give up hope. Therefore, in honor of the series having reached the end of its 24th season (the finale is Sunday, May 19), we've decided to compile a list of the best episodes from each season to date. Feel free to weigh in on our comments board below with your thoughts. Here are the best episodes from each season of "The Simpsons" (and a ...

As children, we were lively, resilient little humans who enjoyed getting up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday in order to get our cartoon fix, showing true dedication and potential for strong adulthood commitments. Those days are long gone, but we can still look back to the good old days of pure enjoyment from the animated world. Here are the greatest cartoons from our childhood days. The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour Dating back as early as the 1930s, every guy can get behind some classic Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. The Warner Bros. classic has been done and redone from black and white to color, ...

As I sit in a dark, deserted hotel with a leaf-filled pool and the certainty that a murder has been committed here recently, it only seems fitting to write about woeful and depressing talk shows, the biggest travesties of television. Despite their entertainment factor of hair-pulling and filthy secrets revealed by every meth addict, baby mama and gang member on the block, most talk shows are simply the fabric of bad television. Here are the most pathetic talk shows of all time, some of which still manage to find viewers. Last Call with Carson Daly Music’s biggest ‘90s alternative groupie, Carson Daly is ...