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More than 6 million DVD copies of various “Simpsons” releases have been purchased so far, according to Fox. Consumers have already spent more than $35 million on the fourth-season set released in June, according to Daily Variety sister publication DVD Exclusive.
Tourism bureau of Rio de Janeiro threatened to sue because of the episode “Blame It On Lisa”. OFF goes to Brazil and Homer is abducted, Bart is swallowed by a snake and monkeys attack the Simpsons family. Producers of the show apologised to the city.
I’m a big Simpsons fan and ive been looking for a sound byte for my cell phone answering machine. When i thought of this i instantly thought of episode [3F05] King Size Homer. When homer realizes there is a problem at the nuclear power plant he tries to call…
Here’s first easter eggs on the season 5 set:
Disc 1: Select the Grammy Award, and the lever next to Bobo.
Disc 2: Select the portable TV and the Bart’s Casino sign.
Disc 3: Select Malibu Stacy.
The “couch gag” sequence is frequently used to help show staff make the show longer or shorter, depending on the length of the episode itself. Most couch gags last only about five seconds, but the longest one on record lasted 46 seconds.
An Adelaide brewery got into big trouble when it started manufacturing Duff beer, Homer’s brew of choice. Fox, owners of The Simpsons, took the brewery to court in 1996 and forced them to stop making it. Unopened cartons of Duff Beer now sell for thousands.
I’m a big Simpsons fan and ive been looking for a sound byte for my cell phone answering machine. When i thought of this i instantly thought of episode [3F05] King Size Homer. When homer realizes there is a problem at the nuclear power plant he tries to call…
12/19 – ‘Tis the Fifteenth Season (FABF02)
When Homer is given a rookie Joe DiMaggio baseball card by Mr. Burns, he sells it and tells everybody to buy gifts for each other, but when Homer spends most of the money on a gift for himself…
Here’s few more eggs on the season 5 set:
Disc 4: Select the geode on Mrs. Krabapple’s desk, and the Marge plant in the corner.
In Extras, Art & Animation, select the 100th episode ribbon to hear an alternate commentary about the 1994 earthquake.
ROME (Reuters) – An Internet site set up by an Italian schoolboy, and previously dedicated to “The Simpsons,” is helping people track down loved ones missing since the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
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Season 17 is in progress. The 2005-2006 season includes an episode where in which Moe, with the aid of Lisa, becomes a Charles Bukowski-like poet. Also, Bart will start spending more time with Marge, until bullies accuse him of being a mama’s boy, and…
The Simpsons was the first true TV series hit for Fox; it was the first Fox show to appear in the top twenty highest-rated shows of the time. It also sparked controversy, as Bart Simpson was portrayed as a rebellious troublemaker who caused trouble and got away with it.
In the third season of The Simpsons , Smithers says to Mr. Burns, “Sir, there may never be another time to say … I love you, sir.” Mr. Burns responds, “Oh, hot dog! Thank you for making my last few moments on earth socially awkward.”
The character of Krusty the Clown on The Simpsons was partially inspired by a real-life clown named ?Rusty Nails? whom ?The Simpsons? creator Matt Groening watched as a child growing up in Portland, Oregon, United States of America.
Around 2,000 people took part in the survey which decided that rather than having an incompetent in charge of the USA, they would like Homer Simpson to take the role. In second place came West Wing’s fictional president, Josiah Bartlett.
The hometown of The Simpsons has long been the most geographically indistinct place on TV. Through 15 seasons, The Simpsons creators have kept Springfield’s location a mystery That means Springfield is nowhere and everywhere at once.
Springfield was founded in 1796 by settlers who were trying to find a passage to Maryland after mis-interpreting a passage in the bible. In its early days, The city was the target of many Indian raids, and to this day many forts and trading posts remain.
In its 1998 issue celebrating the greatest achievements in arts and entertainment of the 20th Century, TIME magazine named The Simpsons the century’s best television series. In that same issue, Bart Simpson was named to the Time 100.
The Bee Gees ‘Stayin’ alive’ has been played in two episodes of The Simpsons : ‘Bart’s Girlfriend’ and ‘The Two Mrs Nahasapeem-apelitons’. In another episode, ‘Two Bad Neighbors,’ Homer sings ‘Stayin alive’ with different words.
Where’s Herman? He’s been in the background a bunch of times, but he hasn’t had a speaking line since “Treehouse of Horror VIII”. How weird is that? Over seven years. Herman’s not the only character who has seemingly vanished without trace.
Did you know that characters in The Simpsons are named after creator Matt Groening’s own relatives. His father and son are both named Homer, another son is named Abraham, his mother is named Marge and his two sisters are named Lisa and Maggie. Bart’s name.
When Flanders Failed title comes from poem ?In Flanders Field?, by Canadian poet John McCrae, an officer in World War I & the Boer Wars. A year into the latter war he published in Punch magazine, on December 8, 1915, the sole work by which he would be remembered.
If so many people are watching The Simpsons around the world then the increasingly political messages about equality and tolerance, integrated so brilliantly into the much-needed politically-incorrect stuff, must have an effect.
The Simpsons managed to upset Fox when an episode showed a bus with an ad on the side for Mad About You, the sitcom screening on NBC at the same time as The Simpsons. As Matt explains, “They said it was Fox policy not to promote competing shows.”
There’s never been a shortage of animated programs for kids, but after The Simpsons hit our screens in 1989 a new genre emerged: animation for adults. But it’s not as if these animators and writers weren’t out there beforehand.
The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean says the show?s writers decided early on it would be funny to drop hints that Smithers was gay but never make a big deal about it. Most of the hints have come in the form of Smithers? lavish devotion to Mr. Burns.
When Ralph originally appeared on the Simpsons, he wasn’t associated with the Wiggum family (He also had a different voice & personality). It was later on in the series that the writers decided that he would be perfect as the son of Police Chief Wiggum…
When Sideshow Bob is in jail, his prisoner number is: 24601. This is also Jean Valjean’s number in the movie titled as Les Miserables where a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, It can be found on the episode 8F20…
The Simpsons has been animated by many different studios over the past 18 years. . Throughout the run of the animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, the animation was solely produced domestically at Klasky Csupo.
On the Movie “Day of the Locust,” Donald Sutherland played the character Homer Simpson, an accountant who is driven to a nasty, desperate act because of his unrequited love for the character played by Karen Black.
Near the end of the episode, when everyone is in Flander’s bomb shelter arguing, if you look extremely closely, during one clip (about 2-3 sec. long) Waldo from the “Where’s Waldo” line of books appears, complete with glasses and stripped hat.
Our favorite family, The Simpsons currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records titles for “Longest-running Primetime Animated Series” and “Most Celebrities Featured in an Animation Series.”
More and more at our big big Scrapbook …
The episode Kamp Krusty was originally going to be a Simpsons movie. However, it became a regular episode in the end. Rumors have circulated on the internet about a movie already being in development
James L Brooks is the man who ensured the cartoon went on air. As executive producer of The Tracey Ullman Show, he invited Groening to develop The Simpsons as a regular five-minute short, then shepherded the show into its own series.
The people of New Orleans protested about the opening song in “A Streetcar Named Marge”, which went, “New Orleans! Home of pirates, drunks, and whores.” A later episode had Bart writing on the blackboard, “I will not defame New Orleans.”
UPCOMING: Alls Fair In Oven War. When Bart fishes Homer?s vintage ?Playdude? magazines out of the trash, he decides to adopt the ring-a-ding-ding lifestyle of the 1970s, as interpreted by a 10-year-old. It?s an all new episode of The Simpsons Sunday Nov 14 8/7c
The website Homer accesses in this episode Fat Man and Little Boy (FABF21) www.nuclear-secrets.com, is currently (approx. 3 minutes after the show ended) under construction. MG registered the domain before this episode aired. Go to Scrapboo…
UPCOMING: November 21 ? Sleeping With the Enemy (FABF19) Bart has a new roommate – Nelson, who is taken in by Marge when she feels her own kids are ignoring her; Lisa lets schoolyard teasing get to her physically.
How many toilets does Simpsons have in their house? According to episode where Van Houten’s divorce, Marge has four or five toilet covers on the washing machine.
Each episode takes six to eight months to produce. In Sept. 2002, The Simpsons received its 38th Emmy nomination to date. The show has won 18 times, including seven Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program. Check out more at Did You Know.
Like most of his crew, Mike Scully (executive producer) was pulling for Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election. “I don’t want to speak for everyone,” he declared, “but there are many people on the writing staff who can’t believe that this election is as close as it is.”
Worst Episode Ever: At the point where Milhouse says “I marked down all the Poochie stuff”, the CC reads ” I marked down all the South Park stuff”. A post production audio edit, or a CC shot at
Comedy Central?
…Homer’s car is shown to have electric windows in at least two episodes; “Lady Bouvier’s Lover” and “Daredevil Bart”, but there’s a window crank visible on the passenger door?
In the episode where Homer is arrested for driving impaired, that one of the other students in the driver’s education class was the next door neighbour that Marge had the girl’s night out with?
4F18: Kirk and Luanne Van Houten are sitting together at the Church, even though they divorced earlier in the season.
Did anyone notice the label on the door behind Barney while he was being inter-viewed in the unemployment line on TV? It said “Room 1”. What the hell’s _that_ supposed to mean?
Deep Space Homer: At the end, when they’re back sitting on the couch, the painting of the sailboat behind them is different.. the sails are billowing out and are out of place
On Tuesday, March 13, 1987, Cartwright climbed into her ’84 Prelude, popped Rick James’ “She’s A Super Freak” into the tape deck. She cruised through the Hollywood Hills for an audition. She had received a call from her agent. Fox was looking for voice actors.
Bart and Homer Simpson will flick the switch on the Telford town festive fairy lights on November 4. It wiill also see the launch of the town centre’s late night shopping – which is being extended by an hour until 9pm this year.
What does forthcoming Simpsons season 5 DVD set feature? Who’s voice is it when Maggie Simpson speaks? Find out this and more at our new document called Frequently Asked Questions. You can leave your own question to be answered on there also.
The Simpsons’ epic 16th Season kicks off with the annual Tree House of Horror! (an intergalactic oven opens up to reveal OFF roasting inside). You can now listen low quality audio file from the fourth transcript on the Simpsons season 16 Page.
“The best part of all this,” “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening once remarked of his fame, “is seeing Bart Simpson graffiti on freeway underpasses.” And the worst part? “Seeing Bart Simpson graffiti on the side of my house!”
What does forthcoming Simpsons season 5 DVD set feature? Who’s voice is it when Maggie Simpson speaks? Find out this and more at our new document called Frequently Asked Questions. You can leave your own question to be answered on there also.
Bart and Homer Simpson will flick the switch on the Telford town festive fairy lights on November 4. It wiill also see the launch of the town centre’s late night shopping – which is being extended by an hour until 9pm this year.
In Radio Bart, during the commercial for the microphone at the boardroom scene, the head of the board meeting is “Quimby” that is, the character is drawn as Quimby. Obviously a different, one-time character that looks just like Quimby. Voice is different.
This year’s alternative Christmas message is going to be done by The Simpsons in UK. Channel 4 take over the rights to the long running comedy show later this year and are planning a four minute special to run at the same time as the Queen’s speech.
Rick Miller performs “MacHomer” on Friday and Saturday at the DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. “MacHomer” combines the voices of “The Simpsons” with the text of “MacBeth.”
All 48 Shorts on 1 DVD, thats over 60 mins of rare footage of the Simpsons form the early days. Most people never caught the Simpsons shorts when it first aired on The Tracey
Ullman show back in the 1980s, and they have never repeat the shorts since…
When they did episode where Homer was going to die and he is getting ready for the death, he listens Bible on tape, originally they we’re going to get William Shatner to read the Bible.
Am I the only one who gets annoyed about celebrity guests on the Simpsons? it seems to me the Simpsons has turned into a mini show-case for celebrities rather than a programme which takes the piss out of them. Bring back the days of satire.
Near the end of the episode, when everyone is in Flander’s bomb shelter arguing, if you look extremely closely, during one clip (about 2-3 sec. long) Waldo from the “Where’s Waldo” line of books appears, complete with glasses and stripped hat.
In the first story, “The Ned Zone,” Ned Flanders, after a brain operation, develops the gift of seeing people’s futures merely by touching them. “Lord,” asks the religious Flanders, “why have you given me these unholy visions of doom?”
In episode 7F19, Dustin Hoffman supplied the voice for Lisa’s substitute teacher, but was not credited on screen. Instead, they used the phony name Sam Etic which refers to refers to “semitic” as in Jewish, which the teacher he voiced in the episode is.
In episode 7F19, Dustin Hoffman supplied the voice for Lisa’s substitute teacher, but was not credited on screen. Instead, they used the phony name Sam Etic which refers to refers to “semitic” as in Jewish, which the teacher he voiced in the episode is.
About half The Simpsons writing staff is Jewish. Three of the performers ? Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner and Hank Azaria ? are Jewish as well. Since each performer voices a number of animated characters, many of the show’s regulars have Jewish voices.
In an episode where Sideshow Bob is in prison, his inmate number is 24601, which is Jean Valjean’s number from the Hugo novel Les Miserables. It is prominent in the musical as well and is important to the plot. There are lots of things like this in the Simpsons.
Homer’s stumpin’ for votes in Florida! Or at least one of his cardboard stand-up figures is. Someone had propped one up alongside the road with “Vote Homer” written in a speech balloon next to his head. I wonder how many write-in votes he’ll get…
Grandpa Simpson won the house (in which Homer grew up in) on a crooked 50’s gameshow. Grandpa said he “ratted on everyone and got off scot free.”
Grandpa was voted the handsomest boy in Albany, NY.
In its 1998 issue celebrating the greatest achievements in arts and entertainment of the 20th Century, TIME magazine named The Simpsons the century’s best television series. In that same issue, Bart Simpson was named to the Time 100.
Wild Bill?s must have based its burgers-of-all-variations menu on a Simpsons episode. You can, if you really want to, get your burger with guac, sprouts, pineapple, blue cheese, japs, and just about any kind of cheese made in America.
I think the funniest thing in that episode is when Homer is in the land of chocolate and then he sees the sign saying ?Chocolate half price!? and that excites him the most even though every single thing around him is made of chocolate says Al Jean.
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