FALSE. And really, seasons 3-8. i'm good with any non jerk ass homer season, but you're right, show really hit it's stride starting season 3. earlier ones are good but not on that level. Lots of good horsefeathers in those first 2 seasons to enjoy after the fact, but, yeah, if I'm selling it (rightly) as maybe the funniest show of all time, I'm not gonna have someone watch it from the beginning.