The Simpsons Beat South Park for Emmy

The Simpsons is television's longest running sitcom in history, but has never won an Emmy for Best Comedy. However, as of last night The Simpsons have won nine Emmy awards for Best Animated Series. Number nine was especially interesting as the show was poised against South Park's controversial Scientology episode that made fun of Tom Cruise.

The episode that earned The Simpsons their Emmy award was The Seemingly Never-Ending Story, an innovative episode that featured flashbacks within flashbacks within flashbacks. The episode featured the kind of intricate development that you don't get in shows such as Friends, Will & Grace, Ally McBeal or Everybody Loves Raymond. Each of which won a Best Comedy Emmy award the same year that The Simpsons was aired, but was never even nominated.