No "D'oh's" here

As the legendary Fox series wraps up its 16th season, creators of Springfield are wading in some uncharted prime-time waters. When executive producer Al Jean boasts that "The Simpsons just enjoyed the best 16th season of any comedy ever," that's because no other comedy has ever made it this far. With this Sunday's episode coming up, the Simpsons will have a remarkable 350 under their belt. How many episodes is 350? More than the combined total of "Seinfeld" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." "The Simpsons" will pass "Dallas" (357 episodes) on the all-time series list before 2005 is out. The only two that it has not taken down yet have been "My Three Sons" at 380 episodes and "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" at a somewhat astounding 435. To be on track and to surpass 435, "The Simpsons" will have to have a 20th season. This is not that unfathomable because the entire cast just signed atleast until a 19th season. And with the way ratings are going, and an ever growing cleverness in writting, this goal can be reached and they should renew future contracts. This makes me very happy. This is, as Mr. Burns would put it "Exxxxcelent."
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/27/television.simpsons.reut/index.html