News: Willie's Dream and Isotopes Hit Big with Simpson Fans

Simpsons News — Posted 29 Jun, 2003 by MrBurns

Hey fans, some news for you all to use for the start of the new work week. First off our favorite groundskeeper actually has some fans from none other than his homeland of Scotland. The Scotsman that the Aberdeen Football Club acknowledges the fact that Willie is a fan of theirs. "Groundskeeper Willie, the bad-tempered, ginger-haired Scottish janitor from TV cartoon The Simpsons, revealed his allegiance in the latest episode - Scuse Me When I Miss the Sky - when he woke from a deep sleep to bawl: "Go Aberdeen." The club said they are delighted with the mention on the show, which is watched by millions around the world."

Hey baseball fans, Albuquerque Isotopes, a baseball team which was originally only fictional in Simpsons episodes and now a real team, is still making news. " Al Jean, head writer and executive producer of the show, thought it was amusing that the Isotopes had come to life in Albuquerque and told the Albuquerque Tribune that he hoped "we got a Duff beer concession for the new team." That's not going to happen. Apparently, "Simpsons" officials draw the line at their suds. An Australian company tried making Duff beer but got the word from Fox attorneys to cease and desist. But they have not stood in the way of the Isotopes name." Read it all Here.