This had to be the funniest shit I've seen on the simpsons in years. the dead unicorn was great.

To those of you who thought the opening was terrible, or had no point, it got you to think didn't it? The producer had the balls to show the world what the majority of you are so blissfully ignorant to. All the cheap crap that you buy that's made in China and other slave labor countries that Walmart and most other retailers thrive on and you people don't read the tags or don't give a damn. This is where all of our jobs are going. The next time you buy a toy or that baby outfit with the cute animals and messages on it, think about the person who toiled for 16 hours a day for 20 cents per making it. This is the reality of globalization.

***ATTENTION OVERLY-RADICAL PERSONS***
I understand that this can be offending to some people but listen to this. There is a secret that very few people know about, a secret that could change the opinions of almost every single person. Are u ready for this? The Simpsons is... a cartoon. I watched that episode and even though I knew it was wrong it got my attention. And you need to realize that any good show isn't a show with good morals. It is something that people will talk about for awhile. And it looks like they got what they were looking for

It was EXCELLENT. the "dark side" of art as it were. After all these years the Simpsons still can hit it out of the park.

Ok ,besides the unicorn what part of the opening isnt the truth ? There are Chinese sweatshops working 24/7 to put out cheap products for the American market . A good example is Apple products . They are made in a walled compound where the workers are only allowed to spend thier money ( THE GLORIOUS SUM OF %2.50 A DAY ) to pay for meals and clothing . But fear not Mr. Jobs the CEO was outraged when he found out that workers were commiting suicide at an alarming rate . He told them to make sure this kind of news didnt get out anymore .
The thing about all this is we Americans have soldout our country to buy this crap and turn a blindeye to it .

Am I the only one who thought that opening sequence was kinda beautiful?

Missed the episode and just watched the opening. It does make you think, and I believe that is the point of all the Simpson episodes. This was just less funny, more brutal, and maybe more realistic (minus the fantasy) than we want to know in America.

What does that have to do with the Simpsons?

Will you people please stop spewing unrelated political garbage into every post ever?

That was a beautifully, twisted intro to a brilliant cartoon series. I would love to buy a Cd of only the openings to the Simpson episodes. That is probably my favorite opening now. It portrays in a dark way the sad reality of many of our consumer products. Remember this is satire. It's exaggerated, but only a little. We all know Wamart gets about 95% of it's products from other countries. Many of these nations use the equivalent of slave labor. And their standards and regulations are not the same as our own. Most products made overseas pretend to be from America by only listing the distributing agent, often in America, and not the manufacturers location. Also, even when the raw material is from America, it is almost always assembled in a cheap third world sweat shop. Check the labels on your own products to see the truth for yourself. I used to work for Walmart Distribution by the way. They are way dirty. And so are others. I love the Simpsons!