Spring Break is too long: I'm reduced to posting about TV

I am currently watching episodes of "The Critic" and it's puzzling how the guys responsible for this funny show could go on to run "The Simpsons" into the ground. Maybe it was a case where studio executives kept Jean and Reiss in line at their old jobs, but were afraid to tamper with them once they helmed a more successful show. Or maybe it was Brad Bird and Judd Apatow making everything funny and Jean and Reiss taking all the credit.