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 Eric
Harshbarger has made two characters from The
Simpsons using Lego bricks - Bart Simpson and his friend
Milhouse Van Houten. Bart model stands about
three and a half feet tall. Lego Bart probably weighs
about 30 pounds. It proved quite tricky to
translate the two dimensional picture (right) to three
dimensions. The eyes and head, especially, took
some ingenuity in order to look correct from all angles
(not just the angle profiled in the 2D sketch). In television
land reality, Eric realized that Milhouse's
shirt is not really white, but the more accurate
light blue just wasn't gonna happen with Lego bricks.
Milhouse stands thirty-seven inches tall and weighs
about twenty-five to thirty pounds. Photos used with
permission of Eric Harshbarger.
Source photo, Same
but in Lego, Bart's
feet, Bart's head, Bart's head in front, Milhouse in Lego, Milhouse's head, Bart and Milhouse, Bart and Milhouse
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This model of Homer Simpson is 4 feet tall and contains about 10,000
pieces. Sean Kenney spent over 2 weeks designing
and building him. It was his first time he had ever
built a large-scale LEGO sculpture,
and I learned a lot in the process. (A duplicate copy
of this model is for sale, $4500).
Photos used with permission of Sean
Kenney.
The full sculpture, Head-on, The
details of his fingers, Set-up
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 The
electric hammer devised by a team at the University
of Bath, UK, uses a motor that is mounted so that
it rocks about on a point in the middle of its handle
to drive the head of the hammer rapidly back and forth,
delivering a rapid succession of blows to its target.
To give credit where it is due, Homer
Simpson invented the electric hammer in episode 205 of The Simpsons, "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace",
first aired in 1998. Even then, it was apparently very similar to an invention
seen in the 1984 film Gremlins.
From issue 2524 of New Scientist magazine, 05
November 2005, page 21
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VARIOUS
Here is collection of miscallenous
photos. First there is photo from Finland, Oulu: Simpsons
street sign, Homerwalking on the beach, Simpsons mural at Oregon,
framegrab from the movie Three Kings and Bart graffiti -Graffiti
Web Museum of Leghorn.
Simpsons truck
Sky Mobile truck
Simpsons hippie vw bus
Simpsons non-hippie vw bus
Bus advertisement
Watch it Man! -sticker on the car
Smart-car 1
Smart-car 2
Flanders sq sign
Ned Flanders st.
Real Kwik-e-mart?
Fox Homer ad on street
Simpsons truck
Sky Mobile truck
Simpsons hippie vw bus
Simpsons non-hippie vw bus
Simpson street
Homer beach
Bart graffiti
Bart Cow
Volvo Ocean Race 2001
Central Park
Jerome Ave. Bronx
Mural at Oregon
Three Kings
EDI Beach, BAJA California rock
Former First Familymeets future
First Family
ata Pediatric
AIDS foundation fundraiser
First Bank of Springfield -sign
METALLICA SESSION
Metallica were in the studio September 20, 2005
to record their voices for an episode of The Simpsons!
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TORONTO UNION STATION
In Toronto Union Station
(a Subway station), there are some Simpsons ads and hardcore Simpsons
called Simon took some pictures of them. Pretty sweet material!
Homer
on floor, Walls
and floor, Homer
on the roof Homer
on the roof 2 Homer
on the floor, again Granpa,
Marge and the kids on the wall Homer
quote: "i'm a white male, aged..." Close-up
of Homer's head Bart,
Lisa, Maggie and Marge Clean
shot of wall without people Clean
shot of wall without people 2
ICED SIMPS
The Simpsons have spent so long chilling
in front of the telly they have frozen on the couch. Ice artists
Zac Piatt and DJ Hornacek created this wintry image of Homer’s
famous cartoon family. They took eight hours to carve the sculpture
from a block of snow. Family is only on display in Omaha, Nebraska,
until they melt.
Photo 1 Photo
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LIVE SCRIPT READING
There's more to The Simpsons' than
meets the eye - as the cast of the animated show is proving with
sold-out live script-readings in Britain. The “Simpsons Mania”
tour has proved to be just that, as it adds flesh and blood to Homer,
Marge, Bart, Lisa and the dozens of other residents of Springfield.
Photos contains Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith
and Tress Macneille and of course Matt Groening with his digital
camera.
Dan Castellaneta, Wholle crew, Nancy
Cartwright, Voicecast, Matt Groening, Matt
Groening 2, Dan Castellaneta, Writers -set
THE SIMPSONS PLANE
In 1995, Western Pacific Airlines,
Boeing 737. The Simpsons Archive (website) had a campaign for saving
this jet many many years ago but we all know what happened... plane
has been repainted. In March 2001 The aircraft has been removed
from the fleet.
In the air, In
the ground, In the air 2, Yeardleý
Smith, Yeardley Smith 2, Marge
Simpson, Homer and Bart
SAND HOMER, UK
From the UK's National Sandcastle competition comes
this huge sand homer and sofa.
Sand Homer
THE SIMPSONS COMICS 100TH CELEBRATION
Celebration of the Simpsons Comics 100 issue. Photographs
feature deitor Paul Terry posing and some others. Not to mention
The Simpsons cake!
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GREENPEACE RALLY
Homer Simpson & Tony Blair join in Greenpeace
rally in England. Once inside the fence, volunteers dressed as Tony
Blair and Homer Simpson wave flags in peaceful protest. Why? Well,
to emphasise the utter cartoon-like stupidity of the UK Government's
plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations...
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BART ON SIDEWALK
Matt Groening (creator of the Simpsons) grew up
in Portland. He went to Lincoln High, where you can find Bart in
the sidewalk (check west of the football field, along 18th).
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THE LISA SIMPSONS
A group called "The Lisa Simpsons" proudly
and openly claims the credit for altering large numbers of Don Brash
billboards overnight and says it plans to keep doing so throughout
the country. The Lisa Simpsons were out last night "repackaging"
Don Brash to an image that will be more familiar and also more informative
for many New Zealanders: the big business, pro-nuclear face of Montgomery
Burns from TV’s The Simpsons.
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JET BLUE
On July 17 in Burbank JetBlue unveiled a special Simpsons-themed A320 -- named "Woo-Hoo! JetBlue" as part of film sponsorship. The plane features a special Simpsons graphic next to the plane name.  Lots of Simpsons creators and characters. Courtesy Mark Greenberg/JetBlue.
Family on the stairs
Family on the stairs 2
Family on the plane
Bart waving hand
Sticker on the side of the plane
Everyone outside of the plane
Homer Simpson
Family outside again
Family on yellow carpet
Woo-hoo/Jet Blue logo
Family on the wing
350TH EPISODE PARTIES
Fox rolled out the yellow
carpet for guests and glitterati at The Simpsons 350th Episode Block
Party at the Fox Studio lot in Los Angeles, California which was
held April 25, 2005. In the milestone 350th episode, "Don't
Fear the Roofer," Stephen Hawking, playing himself, and Ray
Romano guest-voice.
Atmosphere
James L. Brooks
Brooks,
Groenings and Fox CEO's
Brooks,
Groening, Smith and FoxCEO's
Pamela
Hayden
Homer
and Groening Matt
Groening Matt,
James and Chernin Matt
Groening and Pamela Hayden Matt,
Yeardley and Bart Michael
York Nichelle
Nichols Ray
Romano 1 Ray
Romano 2 Ray
Romano 3 Ray
Romano and Matt Groening The
Simpsons Weird
Al Yankovic Yeardley
Smith Yeardley
Smith 2 Yeardley
and Lisa Yeardley
and Matt Yeardley
and Matt 2
FOX'S SIMPSONS LOT
Fox's Simpsons lot in Hollywood
is very colorful containing large Simpsons wall graffiti. It's rumoured
that other side of the lot contains Shelbyville mural... <g>
In year 2003, The Simpsons celebrated its 300th episode by decorating
the Lot with 300th sign. Photography by Ben Goretsky.
Wall
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Wall 2
Wall 3
Wall 4
Wall 1
Wall 2
Wall 3
Simpsons
golf art
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THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
Photos from Finnish movie theater Finnkino Plaza, Oulu, on the opening day of The Simpsons Movie.
Lobby 1
Lobby 2
Lobby 3
Lobby 4
Lobby 5
Lobby 6
BOUNCY CASTLE, 2007
Apparently unlicensed Simpsons Bouncy Castle. As seen in Tossa de Mar, Spain, June 2007.
El Homer 1
El Homer 2
El Homer 3
El Homer 4
AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS, 2004
Yet more (apparently unlicensed) Simpsons amusement park attractions. As seen in Benalmadena, Spain, June 2004.
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Two
MARDI GRAS, 2000
Right side
Front
1
Front 2
Front
3 / side 2
Kid / Homer &
Marge
Front 4 heads
Close
up
Closer up
TV
anchor and Homer
CC LEMON CAMPAIGN IN JAPAN
Take a look at these magnificent C.C.
Lemon campaign photos from Japan. Photos are from Japan Railway
Company's Yamanote Line which is local line in Tokyo area. C.C.
Lemon is a soft drink. The company of that drink uses The Simpsons
characters on their advertisement campaign year 2000. Used with
permission of Bartron.
C.C. Homer
C.C.
Bart
C.C. Lisa
C.C. Maggie
C.C.
Marge and Lisa
Family
Family 2
THE SIMPSONS GLOBAL FANFEST
The Simpsons
Global Fanfest, an amazing year-long celebration honoring the tenth
anniversary started in year 2000. The Simpsons Global Fanfest kicks
off on Jan. 14th, 2000 as The Simpsons receive their long-awaited
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There was other special events,
TV programs, merchandise, and promotions throughout the year, culminating
in The Simpsons Global Fanfest Weekend Celebration on Oct. 27th
through 29th, 2000, a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of Simpsons fans
and creators in Hollywood, CA. Mark Tarses, hard-core fan of The
Simpsons we're invited to the main event: “If anything was
surprising about the FanFest, it was how ordinary the people who
produce The Simpsons look, talk, and act. You would never guess
by looking at them that they are such an astonishing collection
of incredibly talented people.” Read rest of the story here and see more of the photographs.
Entrance Moe's Tavern sign Moe's Tavern Museum of Stuff Hurl-A-Thon Ride Simpsons lot Matt Groening Krusty Korn The Ferris Wheel Fan Mark Tarses Panel discussion Brad Ableson
Fan called Youri took more photos from the same event...
January 28th, 2001:
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January 29th, 2001:
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HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
Our Favorite Family received
star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1999. It was a big event. The
Simpsons crew was celebrating it with fans and press. More photos
from the same event: Hank Black, fan who was with his camera ready
to roll says “It was very hard to get any good pictures with
such a large crowd; I had to hold my camera high over my head to
get the few shots I did. You might be interested to know that about
1/3 of the audience were rowdy, noisy, fun animators. Groening asked
them why they weren't at work on the show!”.
Whole gang
Bart walking
Homer Simpson
Lisa and young fan
Cover of star
Whole Family
Fan and Lisa cover
Matt signing seri-cel
Whole gang
Walk of Fame star
2
Walk of Fame star
3
Nancy and Yeardley
George Meyer
Matt signing seri-cel
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Photo from the away
Simpson star with
others
JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL
Date: July 19, 8:00PM - 9:30PM / July 20, 4:00 & 8:00PM. Location: Montreal, Places des Arts, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Synopsis: Direct from Springfield,
a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a LIVE script-reading by actors
behind the voices of television's longest-running comedy! Homer,
Bart, Apu, Mr. Burns, Milhouse and the rest of the Springfield clan
will come to life before your very eyes as their real-life counterparts
- Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria,
Tress MacNeille and Pamela Hayden - switch between characters at
lightning speed. Following the script-reading, audience members will have the opportunity
to get a more in-depth, behind-the-scenes perspective of the show
through a "Q&A" session with the actors and The Simpsons'
creator Matt Groening! Photos by Simon Lau.
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LONDON TAXI CAP
Taxi Media has teamed up with 20th Century Fox and
radio station Xfm for a special month-long road show in London,
to plug the release of The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season,
on DVD. Bright yellow London cabs will feature the face of Homer
Simpson and branded receipts will also display Homer's face with
the strapline "Get inside Homer's head. There's plenty of room".
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