The Simpsons - Essential Television

Almost everyone laughs. Indeed, one survey suggests that the average four year old laughs as much as four hundred times a day. By the time that child has grown to the age of forty that number has dwindled to a mere forty laughs per day. For me, the best way to insure that I get my forty chuckles is to watch the animated program, The Simpsons.
Although Homer, Marge and the rest of the Simpson family are the series' focus, I prefer the secondary characters. One of my favorites is the actor, Troy McClure who has appeared in such movies as "Dial M for Murderousness" and such television shows a…