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The Simpsons Gets Dark

Radley Balko | 10.11.2010 1:25 PM

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Here's last night's grim intro to the The Simpsons, directed by the graffiti artist Banksy. It's not unusual for the show to take shots at its parent company, but Banksy's couch gag also takes aim at the show itself. Pretty incredible that it made it on the air.

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Radley Balko is a journalist at The Washington Post.

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