Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Hey fans, well Halloween is over but Burger King is still dishing out the Creepy Classics toys. With that in mind, Burger King has officially released word that they will be doing a promotion this month with the 'Homer Simpson X-Treme Bacon and Cheese Whopper'. Commercials have already been made as Homer Simpson winning the “Springfield Cook-off” with his favorite burger, the X-Treme Bacon and Cheese Whopper. The press release also states that "there’s more Springfield-inspired excitement in the weeks and months to come." so stay tuned. You can read the full Press Release Here.
Tony Blair is being lined up to be the next guest voice on the Simpsons. Nothing complete yet but "The Prime Minister, who has confessed the US cartoon programme is often watched at No10, has been asked by its executive producers to be the next guest voice." as the story goes. Read the official word Here.
Finally a really cool story about bridging the age gaps with the Simpsons. Most adults usually look at cartoons and try to remember those that they grew up with. This is not the fact with the Simpsons. Whether it be that most adults remember watching the show when they were younger or the actual fresh comedy satire to fit all age groups, the show is one to be HAILED. The article also talks about the upcoming episodes of when Homer goes to Rock n Roll camp and the upcoming Halloween Episode. Read the full story and get all the info by Clicking Here.
Hey fans, we've got some news on a few minor new releases and some rumors going around the collector community. First off a series of new T-shirts have been released. There are ones with the Bubblebee Man, Homer Choking Bart, a new Burns shirt and a couple more. Look for these to hit your local stores soon.
The rumors are always fun to hear and we've got a couple for you. First off there is news about Burger King doing a November promotion releasing the Homer Burger and you will be able to purchase 1 of 4 collectible talking watches. There is news of Rocket USA planning on releasing the 7 Duffs for Series 2 of the die-casts sets; Series 1 are currenly in stores now. We'll keep you informed as more information comes out and remember since these are only rumors the items may not be released.
Hey collectors, a huge update for you exclusively from the UK-based company, Wesco. Even the company is in the UK the products do reach the US eventually. The newest one of the talking refrigerator alarm clock. Some of the new things are very cool and you may see hitting the US shortly. As seen in the picture there will be new Room Guards, Radio that look like drinks, new hanging wall clocks and alarm clocks (we personally love the wall glow of Homer at the SNPP that glows in the dark neon green - radioactive). You can actually see ALL the items which are released or planned to be released by Wesco by Clicking Here. As usual we at Simpson Crazy will keep you updated as these products as well as other Wesco products start hitting your local stores.
We kid you not fans, the official Chia Homer is now out in stores. Now you can help Homer grow hair (green grassy hair) with the help of Chia seeds. Just soak it in water over night, apply the seeds and within days Homer starts to grow a beautiful head of green hair, woohoo! Well we guess green hair is better than no hair. We've seen these sell out fast in stores and you can easily find them on eBay. No reports of any other Simpson family member Chia pets but we'll keep you updated. Have fun.
Hey fans, well with Halloween coming up fast, the Christmas products are already rolling out. This new item is a really interesting one we found, it's a blow-up 8 foot Santa Homer! That's right, show your Christmas spirit by placing this huge Santa Homer in your front lawn. It's actually pretty cool since this happens to be one of the biggest Simpsons items you can buy in a store.
Some product updates for you as well. The Simpsons Boxed Book set of Simpsons Beyond is out in stores now. You can buy it at your local bookstore or places like Amazon.com. Also, Series 10 toys are slowly being released so watch for those as well.
Something for the fans going on at Hot Topic. They are holding a contest for a Halloween Sericel (Retail Value $2500). No purchase is necessary so enter today.
Hey Simpson fans, Canada.com has posted two news articles which are related to the Simpsons. The really interesting one is an interview with Ian Boothy, the pre-eminent writer of Simpsons Comics. This guy has won an Eisner Award for his work in 2000 and has already written 17 of the Simpsons Comics for Bongo. You can read about this real-life "Comic Book Guy" by Clicking Here.
The other story covered by the site is about the Halloween Special once again. The race continues as to which Halloween Special will get the most ratings, according to this article Disney and The Simpsons are the top two. Click here to read the story.
Hey fans, something quick and fun for you coming from Los Angeles' 106.7 KROQ (woohoo! our favorite station). Recently morning jocks Kevin and Bean had Dan Castellaneta on the show and now on the website they have a sound bit Dan did with the voice of Homer to be used on answering machines. You can view the sound by going here or click here to hear the sound:
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/kroq/kbaudio/homer_greeting.asx.
Hey all you music fans, ever wish you could get the notes and lyrics to your favorite Simpson songs from the past 13 season. Well, soon you will be able to! Warner Brothers Publications is officially releasing The Simpsons Song Book. Carefully compiled by The Simpsons' musical mavin Alf Clausen and Simpsons creator Matt Groening, the book, whose pages are full of original Simpsons art, features piano arrangements, guitar chords, and lyrics for 26 original numbers such as Emmy award-winning "We Put the Spring in Springfield", "Happy Just the Way We Are", "You're Checkin' In", "Canyonero Theme", "We're Talkin' Softball", "Baby on Board" and "Do the Bartman" and "Happy Birthday Lisa"—the two songs written by Michael Jackson under a pseudonym. Watch for this book in your local book and music notes stores as it will be released soon.
