“Insane Clown Poppy” arrived in the 12th season of “The Simpsons,” in late 2000, when questions about the decline of “The Simpsons” cultural significance began in earnest. The show’s sense of humor and classic sitcom tropes (presented, as it were, by yellow-skinned, bug-eyed weirdos), helped define the 1990s and the trend of television. era towards a conscious deconstruction of itself. did By 2000, however, some of us were beginning to wonder whether “The Simpsons” would still be necessary.
In 2009, Colin Jacobsen, writing for DVD Movie Guide, reviewed the DVD release of the 12th season of “The Simpsons” and found “Insane Clown Poppy” missing. Jacobsen wrote: “After two pretty good shows, Season 12 reaches mediocrity with ‘Poppy.’ » At no point does the show go bad, but it lacks many genuine laughs aside from a few amusing cameos in the book fair, while failing to achieve much. splash. And it continued to drag on. (At least King was spared this criticism.) Other critics noted that the references to writers like Tan and Updike at least confirmed that “The Simpsons” was still often associated with high art.
“Human Clown Poppy” has over 2,000 user reviews on IMDB, and around 700 of them still give “Poppy” a rating of seven out of 10, although many also give it a rating of 1. One review noted that “The teaching could have been better. The father storyline was used too often in “The Simpsons” with Homer and Lisa, and nothing was gained by moving it to Krusty and Sophie. Overall, the consensus is that the series is, in short, mediocre and uninteresting progress. Nothing “poppy” to note.
Except for his Stephen King cameo (which, to be honest, is legitimately cute and hilarious).
