By its fourth series, The Simpsons had come far enough for Lisa to make a self-referential joke about Dustin Hoffman's and Michael Jackson's pseudonymous guest voice appearances in series 2 and 3, respectively. In this series, no less than Elizabeth Taylor (in two episodes), Bette Midler and even the reclusive Johnny Carson blessed The Simpsons with their iconic presences. Awhile back, US magazine Entertainment Weekly ranked the top 25 Simpsons episodes. Five gems from series 4 cracked the top 12, including the (debatable) choice for No. 1, "Last Exit to Springfield". Other episodes that loom large in the Simpsons legend are "Mr Plow" (you know the jingle: "Call Mr Plow / That's my name / That name again is Mr Plow"), "Marge vs. the Monorail", featuring a Music-Man-style extravaganza, and "A Streetcar Named Marge", the episode that outraged New Orleans residents, who heard their fair metropolis referred to as "a city that the damned call home".

The Simpsons smartly subverts traditional family sitcom convention, but anyone who thinks the show doesn't have a heart is advised to watch "I Love Lisa" and "New Kid on the Block", two fourth-series gems that absolutely nail the agony and ecstasy of unrequited crushes ("You won't be needing this", a heartbroken Bart fantasises his babysitter saying while dropkicking his heart into a wastebasket in "New Kid"). While the Simpsons' celebrated ensemble gets all the glory, we must pause now to praise the peerless writing staff, among them George Meyer, Al Jean, Jon Vitti, John Swartzwelder, David Silverman and Conan O'Brien. One can only marvel in astonishment at the alchemy that went into creating, week after week, such essential episodes as "Kamp Krusty", "Streetcar", the profane and profound "Homer the Heretic" and "Lisa the Beauty Queen" (and that's just disc 1!). The animators, too, rose to the occasion, particularly in "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie", with its dead-on, ultra-violent sinking of the seminal Disney cartoon "Steamboat Willie". Another benchmark in The Simpsons' rise to the TV pantheon is its very first clip show. What Homer says about donuts in "Monorail" holds true as well for The Simpsons itself: is there anything this show can't do? --Donald Liebenson

This contains some of the best episodes from this great show. It really is The Simpsons at its best - strongly recommended.

I can't recommened this DVD boxset enough, it is a superb package for all Simpsons fans.
The fourth season really was without a doubt, one of the best in Simpsons history, episodes like "Mr. Plow", "Lisa's First Word", and "Last Exit to Springfield" and "Marge in Chains" are just laugh out loud hilarious! When you watch these DVDs, there really is little wonder why the Simpsons is still going and as a popular today as it was back when it started. The whole package of the DVD sets are truely fantastic and with so many bonus features chucked in, you'll be entertained for hours.
I recommened this to everyone who has a passion for the greatest cartoon series of all time but be warned, this is a package of which you find yourself playing in your DVD player over and over, again and again.

This Is The 4th Season With All 22 Epidsodes! And Of Course Loads And Loads Of Extras!!! Including Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentaries, Animatics And Lots More! So Sit Back And Enjoy The Fourth Season Of The Simpsons!!!!

This is by far my favourite Simpsons Season. It might be because it was the first one I bought or the episode quality. I think it was a number of things. I can remember clearly a number of scenes: Bart's chalkboard gag in the infamous 'A Streetcar Named Marge' episode, Homer's coma (caused by an exploding April Fools joke) and Bart's romance with the girl next door. And another thing, I can't believe that my favourite episode was 'So Its Come To This, A Simpsons Clip Show'-a show put together with bits borrowed from previous seasons! But there you have it- Genius.
Buy it- trust me- you won't be disappointed!

Many people consider this to be the best season ever. I consider this to be te season were things ot silly, that's not to say I don't like this season (see rating) there are so many episodes here that I'd be quite happy to see on number one of top Simpsons episodes, this season also saw Homer (instead of Bart) being the centre of more episodes. Here are my favourites from this series:

1. Marge vs The Monorail
2. Duffless
3. Krusty Gets Kancelled
5. A Streetcar Named Marge
6. Whacking Day
7. Homer The Heretic
8. Mr Plow
9. New Kid On The Block
10. I Love Lisa