Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Silly customer. You cannot hurt a Twinkie!— Apu
Just when you thought that the last Playmates Toys updates was big, wait until you see this. SCS and Playmates Toys have debuted the first picture of the Tree House of Horrors 3 Set. The previous 2 sets were sold as TRU Exclusives and the first one is already valued at more than $150. These do fly off the shelf FAST. As you can see, the 3rd set contains Hugo (Bart's evil twin), Donut Head Homer, Nightmare Willie and Witch Marge. The playset is the hell environment in Ironic Punishment Division. We'll keep you updated as we find more news on the product.
Just when you thought that the fans were the biggest ones worried about the show coming to an end soon, think again! Nancy Cartwright, best known for being the voice of Bart, is actually suggesting that the show go on FOREVER! "I just want to say right now we are in season 14, and I am on a personal campaign of 'Simpsons' forever," Cartwright told The Associated Press.
"There's no reason why the show can't go on forever, as long as the writing holds up to what it was that Matt Groening established from the very beginning," Cartwright continued.
You can read the full story by clicking here. Will Cartwright succeed in convincing Fox and Groening to keep the show running forever? and, do fans WANT the show to go on forever? We say.. YES! MAYBE! (you figure it out)
Hey fans, looks like the punching bag Krusty, which we first had a look at during the Toy Fair 2002 (pic here), is set to come out in July. The final promo pic doesn't look much different than the original one from the fair. The product is supposedly 18 inches tall and has sand-filled bottom; made by the people at Rocket USA.
Once again it's time to see what the people at Playmates Toys are up to with the WoS Line. We already had drawings and the list of the upcoming sets and now we finally have the Promo pics for these sets as well as the very popular waited Main Street. 
Let's actually start with the Main Street Set. The set will most likely include Crazy Old Man and Sqeaky Voice Teen. It features the outside of such places as Moes, Lard Lad and the Jazz Hole.
Next on the list is the Series 3 of the Celebs. This is rumored to be the last in the series since all other celebs will be incorporated into the normal series sets. Series 3 includes Albert Brooks as Scorpio, Jim Varney as Cooder and Jon Lovitz as L. Sinclair. 
What would a Playmates update be without the preview of the normal series. Now we know that Series 9 is not even out yet ( but will be soon ) but we still would love to show you the Series 10. Series includes: Stonecutter Homer, Sunday's Best Marge and Maggie, Marvin Monroe, Resort Smithers, Scout Leader Flanders and Wendell.
Last we have the preview of Assortment F environments. These include Dr. Nick with Doctor's Office and Pajama Burns with Burns Manor.
Whew! We think that's it for now.
Hey Simpsons collectors, the May 30th 2002 cover of The Hollywood Reporter featured a VERY COOL cover featuring the main cast of the show. Since Emmy submission is happening, the theme of "For Your Consideration" represents the submission of the Simpsons to the Emmy committee. For a bigger, better view of the picture on the cover just Click Here.
Hey fans, we've got some great news stories to update you on. First one comes to us from Hollywood Variety where The Simpsons have been nomimated for this year's Television Critics Association Heritage Award. Also in this category are SNL, 60 Minutes and Law and Order. Hmmm, weird mix of shows but we say that it's a landslide victory for The Simpsons. Read the full story Here
From the Dialy Herald, Marcia Wallace, who won an Emmy for her role as the voice of Edna Krabapple on the show, was keynote speaker at Cancer Survivors' Day. Wallace survived her breast cancer after being diagnosed in 1985. She is a beacon of hope to those battle with the horrible disease today. You can read the entire story by clicking Here.
Finally a story about little Lisa Simpson, uhm..we mean Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa. Yeardley is also a writer as many may not know. "She jokes that she writes short stories because she has a short attention span. Her latest release is a compilation of women's humor called "Life's a Stitch." Mostly it deals with her funny but very real take on fear of commitment." To read more on this story just go ahead and click Here.
This is Simpson Crazy.com reporting, join us next time for ever more breaking news.
Well it's official, the minor league team in Albuquerque, NM might be named the Isotopes after the Baseball team from the Episode "Hungery, Hungery Homer". In a poll run by the Albuquerque Tribune to pick a name for the new team, Isotopes was the clear favorite, with 57 percent of the vote, beating out names such as Dukes, Roadrunners and 66ers. Team officials, aware of the possible merchandising bonanza, support the offbeat name.Even Mike Scully is behind the idea of the team name.
Read the full story Here.
Hey Fans, an update from the good people at New Force Comics and Simpsons Collector Sector. The biggest of the news is the upcoming Moe's Tavern with exclusive Duffman. As some may remember, Moe's Tavern was cancelled due to the fact that it was a bar (not suitable for kids). But, with the massive requests and petitions, Playmates has decided to bring it back.
Direct from SCS Board:
Mail in Figure series...
Starting with wave 10, customers will have an opportunity to mail in 4 UPC's (note, previous figures' UPCs are not valid) and a questionaire with $5 for shipping and receive a BSharp Homer. Future mail in's will be BSharp Apu, BSharp Skinner and BSharp Barney.
Wave 11 and wave 12 series have been announced (I don't have all the figures names yet, but Blue Haired Lawyer, etc will be part). Once I receive my FedEx package, I can detail.
Wave G and Wave H on Environments (see above)
-Coupon shipping with DVD season 2, good on Playmates figures
300th Episode Gift Box environmental set, with 5 exclusive figures from the 300th Show...this is NOT an exclusive, but mass market.
Moe's Bar environment will be Diamond/EB shared exclusive in 2003
Celebrity series 3 is "end" of individual line...future Celebrity figures will be incorportated in future waves of the WOS line.
9" Series with 5th Panel window box starts (first wave is Krusty, Apu and Grandpa
***NOTE***I might be incorrect in this...to many notes, so I could have mislisted)...described similar to the Playmates Star Trek 9" line (very well done in my opinion).
There will be a Bobble head assortment-Barney and Apu
Soft Body Talking assortment (like Krusty, but smaller scale and sub $10 price point)...
When I get my package, I will detail more.
Thanks
Rick, www.newforcecomics.com
Hey fans, as many of you may have noticed, the site has gone through some minor changes. First off we would like to thank Simpsons100.com for letting us link to their Simpsons Springfield Message Board. We enjoy reading all the posts on the board and hope that you will have as much fun on the board as well. Another addition is the KBBL Radio which is maintained by our friends at NewSpringfield.com. The station plays all types of Simpsons music which you would find on the Simpson soundtrack CD's.
Tell us what you think, good additions? bad additions? We'd love to hear your opinions.
Hello again fellow collectors. While doing the usual browsing on EBay for collectibles we spotted something we have to share with you. Old Tyme Toy Store, an EBay auctioneer, has collected a HUGE collection of Simpson products FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Not only that but the products are dated from the early 90's when the first show surfaced to today. You can pick up items which you would only find in Japan, Israel, Sweden, Finland, Spain and more. Products range from shirts, sweatshirts, shirts, blankets and shoes to plush toys, pins, posters, pencils, soda cans, stickers, mugs and lunchboxes... just to name a few!!! Prices are very fair compared to how much you would pay in a collectors shop.
Check them out: Here.
