okay, this is a heavily debated topic, and i say its time to settle it. theres always a point made that you have to look at simpsons over all 20 seasons, or however old it is. i would ask that this not be mentioned, because who cares? i never watch the new ones, and neither does anyone else who knows whats up. so for our purposes, well just assume its first 9 seasons. here are 3 major points of why the simpsons are better:

1) the writing is phenomenal. there are allusions to classic literature, religion, politics, and movies all the time, and are very well placed and used. its 2 dimensional in that its not just slap stick humor, its also intellectual humor.

2) they have incredible character depth. i mean beyond the family, every character on that show is fucking hilarious. just to name a few: burns, barney, moe, comic book guy, otto, skinner, chief wiggum, ralph wiggum, apu, troy mcclure, lionel hutz, that nerdy scientist guy. there are plenty more, but the point is that they are consistent and have so many different ways to make you laugh.

3) this point was made by a friend of mine and i think its very important. they have much more emotional depth, the characters are more real and more human, not just vessels for telling jokes.