# Eye on Springfield Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/eye-on-springfield Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/eye-on-springfield.md Podcast: [The History on Film Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445) Published: 2025-11-10T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-history-on-film-podcast/episodes/eye-on-springfield-with-alan-siegel Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/672795e3c715c55b4a249749/e/68900e0d0bb12601f09ebb98/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/episodes/eye-on-springfield Duration seconds: 3543 ## Resource Ross is joined by Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer and author of Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television -and America- Forever. They discuss the show's early success, influences, production, its place in the culture wars of the early 90s, and much more! Ross and Alan also share their thoughts on "The Naked Gun" (2025) and the "King of the Hill" revival. FURTHER READING: Siegel, Alan. Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television -and America- Forever FURTHER WATCHING: "The Simpsons" Alan's pick: "Mr. Plow" Ross's picks: "The Springfield Files", "Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/episodes/eye-on-springfield/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-on-film-podcast-7080445/eye-on-springfield.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.