The Simpsons (TV Series) The Color Yellow (2010) User Reviews

Great Episode with More Simpsons Family History Revealed,

[lesleyharris30 · 8/10 · 7 May 2010]

The Color Yellow is a brlliant Simpsons episode with a very well written storyline and loads of very funny scenes.I liked seeing this episode develop the Simpsons family history even more,it touched on a period of the past that I never thought they would show and I really liked that,as we see more old fashioned versions of the family.I really liked the characters of both Eliza Simpson and Virgil,they were both very likable and,although I doubt it will happen,I would like to see another episode show us their future.The episode also had a pretty unexpected twist that I thought was clever and really appreciated it.The Color Yellow is a very enjoyable Simpsons episode.

While searching for an interesting part of her family's history for a school project,Lisa discovers the diary of Eliza Simpson,who helps a slave named Virgil escape to freedom.

The Color Yellow

[studioAT · 7/10 · 23 July 2021]

You will either love the fact that 'The Simpsons' can make statements about huge issues like Black History Month or dislike the fact that they are shoehorning such things in.

One of their unwatchable PC episodes

[ChurchillTank · 1/10 · 11 June 2020]

Hideous, saccharine-sweet drivel. "So that's why I'm so cool!" - ugh. All I'd ever say to someone who'd somehow never seen The Simpsons is, when they stick to being funny they're unbeatable. When they start the right-on politically correct crap they're unwatchable.

The Simpsons makes a "very special episode" in honor of Black History Month

[joespagg · 1/10 · 2 November 2016]

If I listed my favorite Simpsons episodes, this would be somewhere between #500 and #509. In fact, the whole 21st season has been mostly terrible. It seemed like a sizable percentage of the plot was filler. For instance, why they needed to have Eliza's diary disintegrate in the middle of being read if they were just going to have, oh, I don't know, that guy standing over there can continue with the narrative. Then when that character's contribution to the diary ends, hey! there's somebody sitting on the Simpson's couch who has more of the story! And there were huge plot holes galore. Like why would Lisa (oops, i mean Eliza) have a fancy dress made for her so she could sneak into the ball if all she really wanted to do was sneak out to the barn to look for Virgil? Why would her parents expect that she should be going to the ball anyway if they were poor share-croppers? Finally, the whole episode just seemed to white-wash the whole slavery issue. There's only one slave on the whole of Burn's plantation and he doesn't seem to be doing anything but hanging around in the barn and yet, no other slaves are seen. It felt like all that time-wasting mentioned above was done so the writers wouldn't have to mention the pain and suffering that was endured by slaves.