An in 2009, the writers began intentionally sabotaging the show in a desperate bid for cancellation

Well, as long as I'm on a The Simpsons kick this week, here's the show's new intro. It's a little depressing. Still, we get some insight into a Springfield chock-full of atrocious computer animation, unnecessary sound effects and gratuitous gags. Hopefully this will go down in history with other unasked-for retoolings: the changed ending to Return of the Jedi and the planned The Land Before Time/Ice Age crossover.