Default! The two sweetest words in the English language!— Homer
Default! The two sweetest words in the English language!— Homer
The result of Marge's anger against Quimby’s new toll road leads to the discovery of a frozen mailman and his 40-year-old mail. The old mail is delivered to the recipients, including one to Grampa Simpson's deceased wife, and it reveals a secret love affair and who the real father of her baby Homer might be. Confused and emotional, Homer finds Mason Fairbanks (played by actor Micheal York), his wealthy and much improved paternal dad, and happily establishes a father-son relationship with him while rejecting Abe, his surrogate father of 40 years, especially after a DNA test reveals that Mason is indeed his real father. Homer joins Mason on an undersea treasure hunt and when Homer’s life is in mortal danger he reflects upon his childhood and realizes who his true father is. When he confesses that to Abe, Abe has a confession of his own.
Mr. Burns finally decides to get a new car and he orders a Lamborgotti Fasterossa. He sends Homer and his family to the factory in Italy to pick the car up. The family takes a tour of Italy in the new car, but an accident with the car and a cheese truck has the family pushing the car into the town of Salsiccia. They find out that only one person in the town speaks English and also is their mayor. The family goes to meet the mayor and they are surprised to see that it is Sideshow Bob (and he is equally surprised to see them.) Sideshow Bob tells them how he came to be there, become mayor and start a family with his wife (Francesca) and a son (Gino). He hopes that the Simpsons will keep the secret of his criminal past, but Lisa’s first exposure to drinking wine leads to loose lips, which sinks his ship. Sideshow Bob being no longer welcome in his new town swears a vendetta on the Simpson family. Continue...
Many parents and educators alike once abhorred "The Simpsons" for encouraging the underachiever lifestyle, but one Chicago lecturer has turned it into coursework. And other academics now profess that the longest-running sitcom in television history is a fantastic teaching tool.
Even the city is getting behind America's most popular dysfunctional family. On Wednesday night, Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Columbia will present a one-night event, "The Simpsons: Cultural Criticism and America's Favorite TV Family," which will gather faculty from Columbia, Northwestern University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, to discuss the show's social commentary and take on philosophy and politics.
Could a PhD'oh! be that far behind?
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It's that time of year again where one cannot escape the festive preparations around the world. Not one to miss out on the fun, we've spiced up our design with Xmas toys!
And if that wasn't enough, if you head on over to the wallpapers page, you can download an assortment of Simpsons Christmas-themed images to use on your desktop. Cool, huh?
The Simpsons brought their own special brand of havoc to Bromley last week - as producers filmed a new 'human' opening sequence for the hit American TV comedy.
The spectacular scenes were shot throughout the day last Friday (30) in Lansdowne Avenue, Orpington, because one of the properties looked similar to the family's home in make-believe Springfield.
Producers wanted to film an entirely different version of the opening credits scene, which is always slightly altered every episode, and called up a host of look-alikes for the job.
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Victor House Publications, a leader in worker safety awareness and training, have unveiled a new line of workplace safety products for US and Canadian businesses featuring Homer Simpson and the rest of Springfield's finest from The Simpsons in conjunction with the National Safety Council's Orlando Congress.
In a series of entertaining posters designed to reduce workplace injuries, Homer and the rest of the gang illustrate ways to work safely using their unique brand of humor. Based on Victor House's own SAFE product line and produced under license with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising, Victor House will release two posters a month using Simpsons images created specifically to reduce worker accidents.
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Hey fans, if you're one of the lucky ones in the LA area then you can walk outside and get your free issue of LA Weekly and notice the cover is done this week by Matt Groening. Matt does a weekly comic of Akbar for the free magazine and has dedicated sometime for this weeks cover which talks about a "Greener" environment. Take some time as well and see how you can help out by reading this week's article here.
