The Simpsons S36 adapted a real-life tragedy.

From launching with an inexplicable Christmas show to wowing the public – and then being widely derided, the meta-cartoon changed TV for ever. Now, some say it’s back to its best

Thirty-five years ago, The Simpsons’s breakout underachiever became a controversy, and Matt Groening is still proud of it, man.

“‘The Simpsons’ has shattered so many television records, I’m surprised we’re still counting them,” said Bill Morrison, creative director of the now-defunct Bongo Comics, which published “The Simps…