Simpsons - TFM vs QTGMC

[Selur]

I would probably use:

# Deinterlacing using TIVTC
clip = core.tivtc.TFM(clip=clip)
clip = core.tivtc.TDecimate(clip=clip, blockx=8, blocky=8)# new fps: 23.976
# Making sure content is preceived as frame based
clip = core.std.SetFrameProps(clip=clip, _FieldBased=vs.FIELD_PROGRESSIVE) # progressive
# DEBUG: vsTIVTC changed scanorder to: progressive
clip = residual.Vinverse2(clp=clip)
clip = core.std.Crop(clip=clip, left=6, right=6, top=0, bottom=2)# cropping to 708x478
# Fix bright and dark line artifacts near the border of an image using EdgeFixer
clip = core.edgefixer.Continuity(clip=clip,left=2)
# Fix bright and dark line artifacts near the border of an image using BalanceBorders
clip = edge.bbmod(c=clip,cLeft=0,cTop=0,cRight=0,cBottom=4)
# applying dehalo using YAHR
clip = dehalo.YAHR(clip)
clip = dehalo.YAHR(clip)
clip = dehalo.YAHR(clip)
# applying anti aliasing using santiag
clip = antiAliasing.santiag(c=clip, pscrn=2)
clip = core.std.AddBorders(clip=clip, left=2, right=2, top=0, bottom=2) # add borders to archive mod 8 (vsBasicVSRPPFilter) - 712x480
# adjusting color space from YUV420P8 to RGBS for vsBasicVSRPPFilter
clip = core.resize.Bicubic(clip=clip, format=vs.RGBS, matrix_in_s="470bg", range_s="limited")
# clip, new color sampling: RGBS, new bit depth: 32
# Quality enhancement using BasicVSR++
from vsbasicvsrpp import basicvsrpp as BasicVSRPP
clip = BasicVSRPP(clip=clip, model=4)
clip = core.std.Crop(clip=clip, left=2, right=2, top=0, bottom=2) # removing borders (vsBasicVSRPPFilter) -  708x478

the BasicVSR++ at the end is optional and could probably be replaced with some conventional cleaning or applied with a mask since it will remove some fine details otherwise.
with BasivVSR++

without BasicVSR++:


Cu Selur