on november 30
Meet Marcia Wallace (voice of Ms. Krabappel)
December 1st @ 8PM
“What’s My Line? ? Live On Stage”
ACME Comedy Theatre,
135 N. La Brea Ave. , Hollywood
on november 30
Chris Turner chronicles the success of “The Simpsons. But why is it so popular, how does it reflect changes in society and how has it shaped popular culture? Bharati Jagdish finds out more from author Chris Turner who has just written a book that analyses these factors. You can listen the interview at here.on november 29Upcoming episode: ?She Used to Be My Girl?
Marge becomes jealous when Lisa looks up to Marge’s old high school friend, a worldly newscaster. Sex and the City ‘s Kim Cattrall guest voices in an all new episode of The Simpsons Sunday December 5 8/7con november 26First place in a list of most influential US imports show went to The Simpsons.
| on november 25 |
| Scalextric bosses were left saying ?Doh!? today after thousands of Simpsons sets were stolen from the back of a lorry. Some 2,500 Simpsons Micro Scalextrics ? worth about £75,000 ? were raided from the trailer at Farthing Corner services on the M2 in Kent. |
on november 25 |
| The Simpsons Comics #100 is out now. |
on november 24 |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants phenomenon will not last, according to its creator, Stephen Hillenburg. “The Simpsons are a miracle – and nothing else will ever match that,” Hillenburg tells Sun Media in a Los Angeles interview. “SpongeBob could never last that long.” |
| on november 23 |
| New edition of Guinness World Records 2005 includes Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, as the longest running prime-time animated series. |
on november 22 |
| The Simpsons writer George Meyer is heading for Aspen |
| on november 22 |
| Next sunday – The Simpsons are pre-empted for the movie “Ice Age”. 8 p.m. on Fox, Sunday. |
| on november 20 |
| Bart tries desperately to reunite Nelson with his family after Marge takes Nelson in, forcing Bart to share a bedroom with his tormentor. 8 p.m. on Fox, Sunday. |
| on november 20 |
| NYC Fox affiliate viewer’s choice (top 20) |
| on november 20 |
| Another review of Planet Simpsons book by… eh… bookslut. |
| on november 20 |
| The Simpsons Snapshots – new website where you can request a specific framegrab from an episode of the Simpsons. |
| on november 20 |
| On the 16th season of the Simpsons, Lisa participates in an American Idol-esque talent competition. Fantasia Barrino (an AI winner) guest stars as Clarissa, one of the other contestants. Read more about season 16th at our season 16th preview page. |
| on november 20 |
| The complete first five seasons on DVD |
| on november 19 |
| Care to score three new board games from The Simpsons? Read on! |
| on november 19 |
| Ellene Monnes, mother of Rep. Laurie Monnes Anderson, dies at age 82 leaving her own legacy. Ellene Monnes was born June 1, 1922, in Hillsboro, Kan., to Abram and Elizabeth Groening. One of her brothers, the late Homer Groening, was the father of Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons” cartoon characters. |
| on november 19 |
| …”The Simpsons” juggernaut already seems to be regaining steam after the last few years of funny, but not funny-ha ha. A testament to the series is that even at its worst, such as two seasons ago, it still outshines nearly all other television programs…Simpsons back for 16th season |
| on november 18 |
| Chronicling the history of The Simpsons |
| on november 16 |
| How Homer Simpson can enrich philosophy class |
| on november 15 |
| The Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph have joined together to bring you a unique, official Simpsons collectable to celebrate one of the world?s most favourite animated television series. |
| on november 15 |
| Simpsons Radio contains many simpsons songs from episodes and cd’s, up for listening and (or) downloading. Go while you can… |
| on november 15 |
| “The fact that Simpsons creator Matt Groening likes The Office excites me more. Writing a good joke excites me so much more that I can’t sleep at night.” |
| on november 14 |
| Well, well well… after Adam dropped his regular updates at Last Exit to Springfield two months ago I immediately sensed that he is working with new design for the site. And boy he has succeeded on that job (again!).New mainpage continues its predecessor route, but this time even more cleanier, smoother and freshier way. New Last Exit to Springfield is up and running at lardlad.com, check it! |
| on november 14 |
| As The Simpsons opens its 16th season on Sunday, pundits and Internet chat groups are bouncing around a pesky question: Is the show still TV’s most brilliant comedy, or has it long-since passed its prime, degenerating (as a Slate commentary suggested last year) into a cartoon? |
| on november 12 |
| The Entertainment Editor Ian Pugh was going to write a counterpoint saying that The Simpsons should not be taken off the air, but then he saw the most recent Treehouse of Horror: The Simpsons desperately deserves cancellation |
| on november 12 |
| A massive outdoor campaign devised by OMD UK, M&B, 4Creative and Posterscope is supporting the launch of The Simpsons on Channel 4.The campaign started with the Simpson?s appearing on over 4000 six-sheets, including 80% of all six-sheets within seven miles of central London, for 48 hours between posting cycles. |
| on november 11 |
| Canadian Chris Turner doesn’t consider himself to be a Simpsons fanatic – he’s not even the biggest Simpsons fan he knows.Nonetheless, Turner is a big fan of The Simpsons and has written about all things Bart, Lisa, Marge, Homer and Maggie in his book Planet Simpson. |
| on november 11 |
| The final series of Sex and the City and The Simpsons are competing for best international comedy show. |
| on november 11 |
| Apparently Homer Simpson and George Clooney loves Krispy Kreme doughnuts. |
| on november 10 |
| Tom Brady from New England Patriots makes Super appearance on The Simpsons. Tom will appear as himself – only in four-fingered cartoon form – on the post-Super Bowl episode of The Simpsons. |
| on november 10 |
| Mike Reiss was at Northwestern tonight to talk to the Hillel group, Northwestern University. He stated that:They are not going to do any more clip shows; Said the worst moment in The Simpsons history was the fight over A Star is Burns; Just about all of the Jewish material is written by non-Jewish writers; More at NoHomers.net! |
| on november 10 |
| The season opener of The Simpsons averaged 11.3 million viewers, the smallest premiere audience since at least 1991 and a 29% drop from last year.Showtime’s well-promoted drama Huff got no traction. Sunday’s debut averaged a meager 456,000 viewers, with just 3% of Showtime-subscribing homes tuned in. |
| on november 10 |
| Homer’s odyssey |
| on november 10 |
| ‘Simpsons’ meets the subcontinent”I think The Simpsons has the greatest colour combinations. That is why I have been using a lot of lilacs and lemon yellows. If I want to reference any form of colour combination, I will reference those people.” |
| on november 9 |
| Learn about Matt Groening’s Portland by viewing this map with a list of places of characters. |
| on november 9 |
| Just reminding you all that the Simpsons 2005 Fun Calendar is up for grabs at here. |
| on november 9 |
| Actor Hank Azaria plays a shrink (voice of Moe, CBG, Lou…) |
| on november 8 |
| Jammie Americans were introduced to the new season of The Simpsons last night as the show launched its sixteenth season. |
| on november 8 |
| Charles Ragins and Eddie Rosas may live in Los Angeles now, but they really just traded one small town for another: ‘Simpsons’ gets local flair from hometown animators |
| on november 8 |
| The Simpsons Movie Targeted for 2008 |
| on november 7 |
| “Homer makes the halftime show too religious,” Al Jean said. “The halftime show is so inoffensive that people get mad.” |
| on november 7 |
| Tomacco has picked up a copy of Christmas With the Simpsons 2, and he reports there were lots of changes made to “Tis the Fifteenth Season” from the animatic! Check the details in here. |
| on november 7 |
| Some ?Simpsons? fans have started calling for an end to the classic cartoon, but others, like Bassler, see the show staying ahead of the curve. As seasons go by, the show has grown more savvy and even sophisticated, Bassler said. Winchester residents mull how ?Simpsons? relates to life. |
| on november 6 |
| Rick Miller performed magic in his one-man, multimedia show “MacHomer” on Friday night at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts. |
| on november 6 |
Don’t have a cow, man: The Simpsons are back!
The wait is over. The 16th season of The Simpsons starts tomorrow on Global and Fox. |
| on november 6 |
| Learn about Nancy?s (voice of Bart) trip to Edinburgh and the Pixar Animation Studios (some pictures included) and much more! |
| on november 6 |
| ‘Simpsons’ climb up into ‘Horror’ house |
| on november 5 |
| Here’s the list of twelve CD’s Otto the Bus Driver from the Simpsons says you’ve gotta get |
| on november 5 |
| What’s coming up on ‘The Simpsons? Guest stars, a gay marriage, and a movie. Here are six things to know about the new season — and beyond…The show’s writers are working on the long-promised feature film, with a possible 2008 release date. |
| on november 5 |
| It’s not like “D’oh!” is going to replace “Amen!” at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.But a group at the Palo Alto church is meeting Mondays to examine the spiritual side of the Simpsons, America’s favorite yellow family, in a 10-session Bible-study seminar: Christ meets cowabunga!
The Gospel According to the Simpsons” series runs Mondays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. For more information, call (650) 326-3800. |
| on november 5 |
| Matt Groening: “It is a bunch of humans working really hard. It doesn’t get any easier because we’re still faced with the problem of having a history. We are trying not to repeat ourselves and we are also competing with people’s memories of their favourite episode.” |
| on november 5 |
| Mike Reiss, a producer on The Simpsons, was the keynote speaker last Sunday morning, Oct. 31, at the annual event sponsored by the Young Adult Division of the Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. The crowd of approximately 200 seemed packed with “Simpsons” fans, as raucous laughter followed nearly every one of Mr. Reiss’ jokes. |
| on november 5 |
| Brad Bird took a supporting role on The Simpsons, where he was often charged with unpacking the show’s fat suitcase of jokes and turning them into visuals. Bird contributed enormously to Krusty the Clown, says ?Simpsons? creator Matt Groening.Using a state-by-state Mapquest search, we found 53 Springfields in 34 states. In honor of the show’s 16th season, which begins today, we went in search of Homer & Co.’s stomping grounds, choosing three Springfields that would appeal to travelers ? and Bart, Lisa, Marge, etc. |
| on november 4 |
| This summer Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, announced that during the upcoming season a familiar character would come out of the closet. This sparked a frenzy at the Irish betting site PaddyPower.com, which offered odds on a list of popular Simpsons characters. Perhaps predictably, Waylon Smithers?the prissy, doll-collecting assistant to the nuclear-power-plant mogul Montgomery Burns?started off at the front of the pack. But punters soon began placing so much money on Marge Simpson’s sister Patty that in early September the site stopped taking bets. Later that month The Sun, a British tabloid, reported (based on “early scripts”) that she is indeed the one who will be outed. But the show’s producers aren’t confirming this. Fans will discover in January if The Sun was right and Patty’s spinsterhood is due to more than her raspy voice, incessant smoking, and plentiful body hair. When the betting was stopped, these were some of the odds on which Simpsons regular would turn out to be gay. |
| on november 4 |
| A new book series, “The Simpsons Library of Wisdom,” hits shelves this month with the publishing of its first two titles, “The Book of Bart” and “The Book of Homer.” The series intends to “explore the human condition and the meaning of life through the eyes of the show’s characters.” |
| on november 4 |
| Nancy Cartwright started doing voices when she was a child. Her classmates assumed she would be an actress, and so did she, until a perceptive judge at a speech contest told her she should think about going into cartoons.”Some characters take a little bit more effort, upper respiratory control, whatever it is technically. But Bart is easy to do.”Using Bart’s voice, she says, “I can just slip into that without difficulty.” It is weirdly horrifying. |
| on november 4 |
Take a look at new features at official site called character files. There isn’t much info, but each file has nice and funny Flash animation. Quite
entertaining.http://www.thesimpsons.com/characters/ |
| on november 4 |
| The Simpsons set to start 16th season as it is a well-oiled laugh machine |
| on november 4 |
| Animator Brad Bird only has a few projects to his name, but all of them have been exceptional…With the election now over, and Kerry the loser, what happens to Bruce Springsteen, The Simpsons, Michael Moore, The Boondocks, and the rest of us? |
| on november 4 |
| Lack of change also makes it challenging to keep The Simpsons fresh: The writers will never have to deal with Bart hitting puberty, but nor will they be able to use it as a source of material. What keeps Simpsons so fresh?The Simpsons Christmas 2 out now. |
| on november 3 |
What was Fry’s job before he was accidentally cryogenically frozen for 1,000 years?a) Pizza delivery boy
b) Caretaker
c) Computer programmerAnswers for: Futurama DVD competition |
| on november 2 |
| There was a ferocious bidding war but Channel 4 beat both the BBC and 5 in a deal worth an estimated £700,000 per episode. Creator Matt Groening says they needed the cash after the actors went on strike demanding more pay and landed £4m a year contracts each for four years. |
| on november 2 |
| The Simpsons website, Behind the Laughter is having a voting contest of default new look for the site. We prefer Mean Green as it features wonderful “bang”… |
| on november 1 |
| The six Simpsons DVDs, along with a Simpsons Monopoly and a Clue board game that I own, are only a smidgeon of the available Simpsons merchandise.Season 16 kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. on Fox with the ?Treehouse of Horror XV? episode. There were only two other times where ?The Simpsons? Halloween special had a chance to air on Oct. 31: ?Treehouse of Horror II? in 1991 and ?Treehouse of Horror X? in 1999. |
| on november 1 |
Couple of new simpsons sites has arisen:The D’oh Nut
General Simpsons site. Look’s o-kay! :-)Springfield University
It features all kinds of images from promocards to VCD covers. Not bad, not bad at all… although i wouldn’t have never used that horrible “buddiespollinformedia” -font, since SU text itself is what it’s should be.And have you heard what Bryan from the Simpsons Top 100 is planning?And Alicia is Kerry fan! |
