The Simpsons is certainly past its peak, but every now and then an episode comes along that reminds me of its former glory. This season it was the episode where Bart took the family on a cruise. It wasn't about guest stars, gimmicks, or Homer doing some idiot thing, just The Simpsons plopped into an amusing situation that they can't seem to get out of. Some of their greatest episodes (including Itchy and Scratchy Land--my favorite episode) were about just that.