The Simpsons - 11x22 - Behind the Laughter

    Formatted to replicate the experience of watching Behind the Music, the episode takes the approach that the family is real people, performing on a sitcom.
    This is a strange episode.  It seems fairly meta, which is a trend that ramped up as the show went on longer.  The narration is a string of mixed metaphors, which are amusing, but I can't help but feel like the episode is a bit empty.  My favorite gag is seeing Homer at the mixing console.
    What's interesting is that I think that the brief section in Treehouse of Horror II with the monkey's paw.  When Bart wishes for the Simpsons to be rich and famous, the short bit that follows covers their fame adequately.  A solid episode of it is funny, but not ha-ha funny.