Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Hey there Simpson fans, time for another small news brief. We start off with something strange coming from the Macomb Daily out of Michigan. We all know how popular the 7 foot air filled Santa Homers were during the Christmas season but would you go as far as steal one from your neighbor's front lawn? Well that's exactly what happened to one family in this small town. "The depiction of the character from the hit television show, "The Simpsons," on the Fox network, was taken from the family's front yard on Hickory Street between 6 and 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23. At the time, the family was in the kitchen in the rear of the home cooking for Christmas, David Large said." Read the full sad story by clicking here.
On a brighter note, creator of the Simpsons, Matt Greoning, is spending some time in curating the upcoming "All Tomorrow's Parties" in Los Angeles this coming June on the 18th-22nd at UCLA's Royce Hall in addition to three downtown-area venues. Up and coming bands such as And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead, the Breeders, the Boredoms, Neko Case, the Fall, and Wire will be attending. Get more information by clicking here.
Hey there fellow collectors, before we get to the product updates we have a new product to announce which is definately for the hardcore collector. It's the Stern "The Simpsons Pinball Party" pinball machine. The design is one of the most complex designs on a pinball machine out there. The pinball machine will begin showing up in showrooms of distributors this month, then is expected to go on sale in February in North America and Europe. Click to visit Stern Pinball's site.
Now some updates for everyone out there. First off the WoS Series 11 Set has been released. You can start to find these at your local toy retail locations. Next up, Hamilton Collectibles has placed their Exclusive Simpsons Christmas Express Train set up on their website for ordering. Keep in mind that you don't get all the parts of this train right away, it's a monthly subscription where every month you get 1 piece. You can Click Here to Order. Finally, for all of you that got in on the Playmates B-Sharps Homer Mail In offer, you should be recieving your figure sometime this week or next week. We'll keep you informed as more information on new products come out.
Hey fans, a pretty big news update heading your way. First off we get a little preview of the 01/05/03 episode of "Special Edna". "In the story, the family wins a free trip to Orlando after son Bart nominates his fourth-grade instructor, Edna Krabappel, for a Teacher of the Year Award — a competition that sounds a lot like Disney's annual American Teacher Awards." The family visits the "EFCOT" center where "Lisa explains to the family that an EFCOT attraction was designed by people in 1965 who imagined what life would be like in 1987". Although like any episode the show is just fun and games, Disney is very upset about the episode. This is not the first time the show has taken a shot at Disney. Ned's Praiseland makes fun of Disney's Holy Land Experience and they did make fun of the Euro-Disney as well. Read the full article by clicking here.
According to the BBC, The Simpsons has ended as the UK's top-rated show on the charts. Friends came in as a close second but no other program topped this chart throughout 2002. Read this article on the BBC website by clicking here.
Lastly, we know that Reebok uses usually big time athletes for their shoe commercials but there is news of none other than our favorite dad, Homer Simpson, sporting the new shoes for the new Reebok ads for the Reebok Classic. "Homer is perfect for Reebok Classic," says Reebok Chief Marketing Officer Micky Pant. "Our Classic products let people take it easy and relax, and as we all know, Homer is the king of kicking back." Read the full article about the promotion by clicking here.
Hey all you collectors out there. We've got some news of a new item featured by the good people at JGP Toys. It's a brand new Homer-in-the-Box made by the NECA company. As many may recall there is already a Krusty-in-the-Box made by the Rocket USA company. Turn the crank on the side and hear The Simpsons theme. As the song plays out pops everyone's favorite TV dad, Homer Simpson! New and funny Homer artwork is printed on all sides of the box. Due out in February, if you'd like one let JGP Toys know. Also, you can look at the "planned" Homer-in-the-Box which is supposed to be released by Rocket USA by going to this old news story.
Hey fans, we just had to get in the mood for after Christmas shopping and along the way we found a few cool thing to tell you about. First off we got some really yummy Simpsons "Cookie D'Ohs!". These shortbread cookies are come in a small box and feature the shapes of Bart, Ralph, Apu and Homer. There are about 24 cookies in a box and the best part about it is they taste great. We found these for $1.99 at our local shop here but we do hear that some places sell them for more. 
Next up we found Simpsons Bendies Keychains, that's right. Made by the same company which made the full sized bendies, these mini-bendies of Bart and Homer are attached to a keychain. We only found Bart and Homer (even though the full sized ones had the whole family) but we hope they release the rest. They are about 2-3 inches tall and made the same way as the original bendies. In the same store we found these in we also found a bunch of new Simpsons stickers and a new line of Simpson pens. Have fun looking for all these great items.
Hey fans, well the New Year is approaching and as it does we all like to look back at the year and see if anything good has come out of it.. pretty sad, eh? Well, in Cedar Falls, Iowa they've released the "Best of 2002" article and what better way to make the list great but by adding our favorite family as #2 on it. Here's what they had to say: "2. It may seem impossible, but "The Simpsons" keep getting better. One of this season's many highlights was when Homer attended Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, and was taught by the likes of Tom Petty and the Rolling Stones." You can get the full list by clicking here.
There's also a great book out now (and on sale) for all you TV fans. The book is called "TV Guide: 50 Years of Television" by Mark Lasswell. The book covers 5 decades of TV Guide covers and stories and they have a full section on The Simpsons as well as the covers they've been on especially the special 24 covers set released a few years ago. A wonderful book to own or to give as a late gift to your favorite couch potato. You can get the book at Amazon.com by clicking here.
Hey fans, hope you had a great Christmas no matter what you did. We have some very quick new items from Hot Topic. Yes! It's underwear, for the girls and the guys. You can now hit Hot Topic for either a girls' two-pack of Maggie underwear or a guy's two-pack boxers with the image of Homer on one pair and a bunch of Simpson characters on the other. Each pack cost $24.00 and can now be found on the site if you search the term "Simpsons".
Hey there collectors, some holiday goodies for you as we get the first looks of Playmates Series 12 from the World of Springfield line. Diamond Comics was actually the first to get these wonderfil preview images of the items. Series 12, as shown, contains, Database, Number 1 (Patrick Stewart), Mr. Largo, Luann Van Houten, Don Vittorio, and Homer as Mr. Plow. These are set to be released in January. 
A nice first look from one of our fellow collectors (thanks for the image Joe). Titled "The Big Duffer" this is the newest figure from the Hamilton Collection's Homer figures. These figures are part of a subscription series from Hamilton. You can sign up for this particle subscription by going to collectiblestoday.com or just by clicking here.
Hey fans, it's another birthday we celebrate as Harry Shearer, the voice of such characters as Smithers and Mr. Burns, turns 59. Harry was born on December 23rd 1949 in Los Angeles, CA. All of us here at Simpson Crazy wish him a very Happy Birthday!
In other news, The Simpsons have made it into the "white man's hip-hop hall of shame" according to the Toronto Star. Here's what the author had to say: "The Simpsons, "Deep Deep Trouble." Look, I love The Simpsons more than life itself, but there've been a couple of mistakes along the way — and perhaps the biggest was the album The Simpsons Sing The Blues. Here, Bart raps about some innocuous naughtiness over an instrumental track penned by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Despite the lack of laughs, it's still better than the Michael Jackson-penned "Do The Bartman." Sample lyric: "I opened up my eyes, to my surprise / There stood Homer and his temperature rised." You can read the full article and get the whole list by Clicking Here.
