From which season did The Simpson´s quality episodes began to

8th.

>>91635454
Season 9 and onward is downhill.

The moment they hit double digits.

Season 7 was the last good season.

As soon as Phil Hartman died, so 10

>>91635454
I'm a minority here, but I'll say seasons 10-17ish were comfy. Most episodes decent and had its share of his. It wasn't till 2007 they stopped caring. I gave up with boys of bummer.

What's the point in having this conversation for the millionth time?

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>>91635454

The Simpsons hit their high point in Season 4 which then continued all throughout Seasons 5 and 6 (which ended with Who Shot Mr Burns Part One).

Season 7 is still some of the best television of all time but it also had the first subtle cracks of decline.

Only half the episodes in season 8 were up to the quality of seasons 4-6. By season 9 the magic was gone.

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Hard mode.
What was the final good episode?
What was the exact episode where the sow hit the point of no return?

Keep in mind the point of no return has to be after the last good episode.

>>91637018

Using your hard mode rules:
Final good episode is In Marge We Trust mostly because of the fantastic Mr Sparkle segments.
Point of no return was Homer's Enemy (Frank Grimes episode),

This is tough to do with your rules because there are poor episodes prior to Marge we Trust, and there are still a few good episodes after Frank Grimes; Lisa the Skeptic, Bart Carny, The Joy of Sect are all good, season 7 quality episodes, but a lot of the characters had become very one dimensional at that point too.