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Elmo Asked the Internet How It’s Doing, and the Answer Is Not Great, Elmo

I suppose it’s natural in the year 2024 that beloved Sesame Street character Elmo would have a Twitter account. Even children’s programming is not exempt from self-promotion. Elmo’s gotta get on those crowdwork reels! The problem, however, is attempting to cultivate a kind, relentlessly positive persona on Twitter, a rotting, cavernous patchwork of conversational tunnels from which cries for help constantly echo. 

So when Elmo innocently and cheerily asked how everyone was doing, they let him know: Not great, Elmo

Seven ‘Simpsons’ Superfans on the Exact Moment the Show Should Have Ended

Despite the fact that The Simpsons is still turning out bangers like “A Serious Flanders” and “Lisa the Boy Scout,” as well as the narrative that the show has been hitting a new stride the last few years, there is still a sizable portion of the Simpson fandom that says the series has overstayed its welcome. From complaints about “Jerkass Homer” beginning around Season Nine to the notion that The Simpsons Movie was the last worthwhile venture to come out of Springfield, the opinions on when exactly The Simpsons went sour is a matter of intense debate. Along with that, the question of when (or if) the series should have ended is equally open to interpretation.

Which is why I reached out to a handful of Simpsons superfans to see when they thought the show should have called it quits. This is what they told me…

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