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The best Simpsons episodes are usually from the same couple of seasons, and there's a reason for that. While the funniest Simpsons character is debatable, Homer is absolutely a contender. This show was built as a response to the sitcoms of the decade previous to its airing, and its original creators, succeeded in that vision. But Homer Simpson changed somewhere along the way, this is a look at how.

The best Rick and Morty Episodes all have one thing in common, and its one thing the show is doing better than a lot of its contemporaries. Rick and Morty has been one of its networks most successful shows and season 4 continued that ratings trend. But for every funny moment, or even emotional one, there's a writer trying to better understand these characters. Rick and Morty may not be perfect, but its writers are nailing one of the most important tasks in television.

The very best Spongebob episodes are all pretty unique of one another, there’s no formula or exact science. Yet episodes like Squid’s day off and Pizza Delivery have a few things in common. Spongebob and Squidward have combined for some great moments, but there’s a few moments that I think mark the best of the show. This is a look at what a perfect Spongebob Squarepants episode looks like.

Back To The Future is one of the most talked about movies in film history, but most people don’t know that the first Marty McFly is not the one that made it screens. These movies are still being screened across the world to this very day and are still huge talking points for people that love the medium. But Before Back to the Future 2 was even a thought, there was some serious casting changes happening on set. The same goes for another major character who didn’t make it past the first movie. Marty McFly was fired from Back to the Future and the other character walked away from the franchise.

Futurama is one of the greatest animated shows of all time. Bender, Fry and the rest of this universe may also be a great example of what can go wrong with one of modern medias most talked about trends, the retcon. While the best Futurama episodes all stand the test of time, one was changed, and not for the better. If you know anything about a waiting dog, you might be one step ahead. Sometimes the best media can magnify what works and what doesn't within a medium, Futurama is one of those pieces of media.

Interstellar is Christopher Nolan at his most grandiose. The movie, its score, Nolan's direction is a beautiful continuance of everything he accomplished in Inception. Yet, in Interstellar exists a movie inside a movie, a set piece done so perfectly that it could literally exist as its own film. This is the Inception of Interstellar.

Shazam is one of my favorite DC superhero movies. In fact, its a super hero movie that I had more fun with than any in recent memory. Yet, it does one thing that Man of Steel and plenty of other films in this genre do that I don't understand. I couldn't stop thinking one thing. Stop flying while fighting.

Us is the second movie Jordan Peele has written and directed and it is one of the most interesting movies to get the mass hype of hollywood. In Us sits 7 seconds that are borderline perfect. This is a movie that seems to understand exactly what it is, and a director in complete control over that film.

Adventure Time is one of the very greatest animated shows of all time. The best Adventure Time episodes are far more than what their surface presents, and this is part of its charm. Jake, Finn and Princess Bubblegum created a world that was complex, nuanced, and importantly, surprisingly harsh. That is exactly why Adventure Time is so hard to forget, it became a mirror the very things we experience and recognize.

Hey Arnold was one of Nickelodeon’s most recognizable shows. The best Hey Arnold episodes, one’s that focused on Gerald or Mr.Wynn, we’re some of the best that animation had to offer on the network. Yet, one day, the show just kind of disappeared, tossed to the side for seemingly no reason. But there was a reason, Hey Arnold got the short of the stick and this is the story of why.

This is my dream. I've been tossing this film around for two years and I'm hoping to finally make it a reality. For those of you supporting Nerdstalgic, I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. Hope to see you guys in the movies!

The Lion King Remake has a scene in it that I think might put on display everything wrong with Disney's live action remakes. Aladdin and Lion King are two sides of the same coin for Disney. On one hand, the company clearly wants to modernize their animated classics, but on the other, they seem to be confused about what that means. With Mulan switching things up even further, this Lion King scene might be an indication of what's to come.

Danny Phantom was a huge part of Nickelodeon's line up and popularity. The best Danny Phantom episodes are some of the best pieces of animation to come out of Nick. Yet the show did not have an incredibly long life. It did, however, play with cliche in a way that made the show more memorable than a lot of the other shows that saw similar success. This is what made Danny Phantom so hard to forget.

Marvel movies have been a huge part of the medium for over a decade now, but the Hulk was once incredibly different. This is the story about why Marvel fired the original Hulk and why they decided it wasn’t worth making individual Hulk movies moving forward.

Dialogue writing in film is far from a science. From Pulp Fiction and Tarantino to The Social Network, films have a writing style that is sometimes instantly recognizable. Sometimes, movie characters don’t talk the way we think they should, that might be ok.

The best Seinfeld episodes have a few things in common. The Contest might epitomize those things better than any other episode in the Seinfeld catalogue. Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and George participate in what would end up being one of the most famous competitions ever put to TV. It also happens to put on display exactly what makes Seinfeld special.

Marvel has done a great job of creating a cinematic universe in which Thanos and Tony Stark could reasonably lead the same film. When it comes time to kill a super character in film, things get a bit more difficult. Now that Avengers Endgame is well behind us, it's time to take a look at that very challenge.