5/5 Why Do They Bring Kids To The Commentary Sessions??!!
  by Richiemagoo (Rural Kentucky)
O-K, season 8 is a GREAT season- and although I was never one to care much about DVD extras, I have to say that I LOVE the commentaries on all Simpsons episodes. With other shows, if you listen to a commentary, you listen once and that's more than enough- but with the Simpsons, I enjoy the commentaries as much as the episodes, and, I can unashamedly say that I have listened to every commentary twice now, and will continue to listen to them every time I go through the series!. My one complaint is that on a few of this season's commentaries, one of the crew members brought his young children to the recording session.
Now come on, who the heck wants to listen to some 5 year-old asking childish questions during a commentary which I'm sure is made for adults? Lets hope they never do that again. I love the commentaries, and I love the fact that there is a commentary for every episode....but please, keep the kids at home, guys. They may be cute to you, if you're their parent, but to viewers such as myself, they're just annoying and a waste of valuable time. Season 8 is one of the best seasons, in my opinions...but it is one of the worst as far as the commentaries go- between the kids at the commentary sessions, and Yeardley Smith on a lot of the commentaries (Hate to say it, but she is isn't very bright- and asks a lot of stupid questions) these commentaries just aren't of the same quality as are the ones on the other seasons. (Someone even had the gall to bring in a BABY while recording a commentary- luckily, they had the sense to remove it from the room early on.) I just don't know what some people are thinking. But despite these little annoyances, this is a great season and overall, I am still grateful for having commentaries on every episode! These Simpson DVD sets are SO worth the money.

5/5 The Simpsons 8th Season
  by Jennifer G. Casoli Vant (Boston, Massachusetts United States)
Great. Got these for my brother-in-law as a Christmas gift. He loves watching them with his four sons who are now into them.

5/5 The Simpsons Season 8....is great!
  by M. Overly (Asheboro, NC USA)
Another worthwhile season of The Simpsons on DVD. Don't hesitate to buy it, especially if you are a big fan of the Mr. Sparkle episode!

5/5 Find your soulmate, homer. Find your soulmate.
  by Bryan J. Peterson (Twin Falls, Idaho United States)
This season is almost the last of the really great ones. It features some of the funniest episodes I've ever sat through, not the least being a hillarious Treehouse of Horror. Particular favorites of mine include Lisa's Date with Density, wherein Lisa develops an unwanted crush on local bully Nelson Muntz, Hurricane Neddie, wherein the normally unflappable Ned Flanders loses his temper to a degree that makes his outburst in Homer loves Flanders seem quite tame, and The Springfield Files, featuring guest appearances by Leonard Nemoy as well as Molder and Skully from the X Files. And of course we can't forget The Mysterious Voyage of R. Homer, wherein Homer eats Guatemalan isanity peppers, has a fight with Marge and meets a strange coyote, voiced by the late Johnny Cash, who urges him to find his soulmate. Another favorite of mine is The Secret War of Lisa Simpson, where Bart pulls a majr prank on a tour of the police station and as punishment is sent to military school. Lisa, however, sees the potential challenges offered by such a life and decides to stay behind. All in all this season is one of my favorites. Aside from great episodes it features the usual audio commentary which, apart from being very insightful, is also more often than not quite funny. About the only down side is the fact that one of the writers occasionally felt the need to bring his kids into the studio with him. But since they didn't really disrupt things it's only a minor gripe of mine. But this season is definitely one of my absolute favorites and a must-have for any collector, even if he's just a casual one.

5/5 The Simpsons Complete 8th season
  by Lotus Flower (New Philadelphia Ohio)
Ah..animation...and The Simpsons to boot!! What CAN I say! I haven't really ever watched an episode that I have not liked. I think it is still as funny and comic as it always was. I think the episodes in this season were funny and the characters were as comical as always. If you are a true Simpsons fan, buy it!! I think kids love them too, and I also believe it is not to offensive for todays children.