Look at those morons. I paid my taxes over a year ago!— Homer
Look at those morons. I paid my taxes over a year ago!— Homer
When Maggie is showing signs of being ill, the family goes to “the more boisterous house of worship” in town to find Dr. Hibbert, who tells them that Maggie is developing the chicken pox. After Maggie develops the disease, Marge tries to keep Homer away from her, since he has never had them. After Flanders expresses an interest in getting his kids infected, Homer and Marge open up the house for a “pox party.” Milhouse’s divorced parents are both at the party and after some “Margerita’s” are consumed, find themselves getting back together. Meanwhile, Homer has developed the chicken pox and Marge tries to keep him from scratching. Milhouse likes the idea of his parents getting back together, but then begins to hate it when he has trouble getting either of them to pay any attention to him. Conitnue...
The Arab satellite television station MBC will be airing an Arabic version of the American cartoon comedy ‘The Simpsons’ during the holy month of Ramadan, marking the first time such an attempt has been made by an Arabic channel.
‘The Simpsons,’ produced and Arabized by MBC, is a comedy and a family drama. A number of prominent young Egyptian actors like Mohammad Hunaidi and Hannan Turk will play the voices of the cartoon characters. Full Story.
Hey fans, make sure to pick up next months issue of Mad Magazine (out right now) which features the cover of the Family Guy but as The Simpsons. The issue has a great comic where the families go on the Fox show "Trading Spouses" but to the moms' suprise the families are VERY alike.. big surprise. You can now pick up this issue at your local news stands for $3.99 US.
The noise of early morning construction next door is keeping the family awake; there is a new stamp museum under construction. The family successfully leads a protest that gets the stamp museum moved to the site of the old graveyard; the old graveyard in turn is relocated next to the Simpson home. The site of the graveyard outside her window makes Lisa uncomfortable and scared late one night she runs to her parent’s bed for comfort. They try to get her back into her own bed, by showing her that they can sleep in her bed. When that doesn’t work, they resort to the help of a psychiatrist and she offers them some costly advice. Meanwhile Lisa, who has always had to fend for her self, decides to spend the night in the cemetery and conquer her fears. Lisa gets knocked unconscious and has a hallucination helps her to deal with fear. Continue...
The Simpsons did not win an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) this year. South Park, nominated for the episode "Best Friends Forever", took home the accolade instead. Also nominated were Family Guy (episode: "North By North Quahog"); Samuri Jack (episode: "XLIX"); and SpongeBob SquarePants (episode: "Fear of a Krabby Patty"/"Shell of Man"). The Simpsons were nominated from the episode "Future Drama".
The 17th Season of The Simpsons starts tonight, two months earlier than previous Seasons. In the Season Premiere, Bonfire of the Mantees, Homer gets into trouble with the mafia (with Joe Mantegna reprising his role as Fat Tony) and lets them shoot a "gentleman's film" in their living room as payment. Marge, of course, finds out and leaves Homer (yet again!), falling into the arms of a marine biologist (voiced by Alec Baldwin).
Here are some nice articles relating to the premiere:
- Houston Chronocle: Simpsons enters its 17th Season
- DesMoinesRegister.com: Simpsons creek along, with laughs
- Scripps Howard: Simpsons losing its touch
Every fan of The Simpsons has favorite episodes. The more obsessive among them can even rank their favorite seasons. But what of the show's creators? Do they have their favorites (and least favorites) as well, and if so, can they admit even an iconic show like The Simpsons has its ups and downs?
"I really don't have a favorite episode from every season," says David Mirkin, longtime Simpsons writer and producer. "I think we're writing the 17th season now [premiering Sept. 11], so it's hard to remember even when episodes happen. I can certainly remember the seasons I was running and executive producing--I remember those.
"But beyond that time, where and when things happen blur together a little bit. You can only have so many favorites. If you have too many, they can't really be favorites, can they?"
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We've got a brand new episode of our radio show, "The Yellow Impression", today.
This one's called "Store Wars" - the voices have definitely improved from the first episode, but of course they're not perfect. Enjoy!
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A Moscow court ordered a retrial Thursday of a long-running case involving the world's best-known animated family.
The Moscow city court ruled that a case centering on the Simpsons cartoon be returned to the Khamovniki district court, thereby upholding the plaintiff's appeal against the lower court's rejection of his lawsuit against the independent television channel RenTV. He claimed that by running the animated series, the television station was promoting drugs, violence and homosexuality.
Igor Smykov filed the suit against RenTV with the Khamovniki district court three years ago, asking for $10,000 in moral damages. He also demanded that the channel be banned from airing the series or at least be required to show it later in the evening to protect young audiences from its degenerating influence.
It may not be the most popular show on Australian television but it is without doubt the most repeated. The Simpsons has screened in prime time virtually every night of the week for what seems years, and not just in a single dose but often in blocks of multiple episodes.
Only a tiny amount of what is shown is new, and some repeats occur within a few weeks. The show may seem ephemeral to non-fans, but the sheer repeatability of The Simpsons provides a clue to the role played by repetition in popular culture and beyond.
The secret of The Simpsons - and other seemingly inexhaustible cultural franchises such as James Bond and Doctor Who - is devastatingly simple. Unlike real life, in which inevitably we grow older, these characters do not change in any meaningful way even as the world around them changes.
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