If you're like me, you never even thought about The Simpsons facing forward. You just assumed you've seen it since the show has been on since the beginning of time. BUT, it's actually pretty rare to see them facing forward.
Think about it.
I'll wait.
Yeah, they are almost always drawn from the side!
Now, we have a clue as to why. It seems the Simpsons' illustrators are crappy front face drawers.
Ew.
Look, we all have things we suck at. Credit the The Simpsons staff with knowing what they suck at and keeping it to the side view.
Our friends at The AV Club have more horrific front facing Simpsons screenshots.