Simpsons Script Goes Under the Hammer in Britain

“Hey, you’ve got to be eighteen to sell your blood, let’s see some I.D.” – Nurse
“Here you go doll face.” – Bart Simpson
“Okay Homer, just relax.” – Nurse
“Oww!” – Bart Simpson

This is cool.  Not only is this a production script for Season 2’s excellent “Bart vs. Thanksgiving”, but it’s signed by Maggie Roswell.  Here’s the story (via CDInsight):

The 28 year-old has had the script in his possession for almost 20 years after it was given to him by one of the voice actresses.

Adam used to help his parents at their Aberfoyle B&B in Creag-Ard House and in the summer of 1990 a group of American ladies visited.

His father Andrew said: “The ladies were very taken with him but when he wasn’t helping out, all he did was watch ‘The Simpsons’.

“When they found this out, one of them said she was a friend of one of the people who did the voices.

“And a few weeks later, a script from the show arrived at our home for Adam.”

That last part doesn’t quite make sense because, as you can see below, Roswell listed the voices she does an included “Sharry Bobbins”, who didn’t exist in 1990.  (And wouldn’t be first aired until 1997.)  Also the note asks if he remembers this one, but it wasn’t broadcast in the States until November of 1990, I’ve no idea when it would’ve made it to Britain.  So I think the script may have shown up a little bit later than just a few weeks after the visit, but I don’t think that minor mix up matters in the least. 

I emailed the auction house and they were kind enough to reply with the image of the script.  It sold to an Midlands collector for £340 (plus the 20.13% “buyer’s premium” made the final price £408).  

Image courtesy Dominic Winter Book Auctions, all rights reserved.

Ironically enough none of the characters listed there are actually in this episode.  SNPP has Roswell credited as both the blood donor nurse and “Mrs. Spencer” (who feels slightly less unloved when her family faxes her on Thanksgiving).  Still, that’s very cool. 

Updated: I really should read everything before I push “Publish”.  According to the auction house listing, in addition to the script itself there’s also :

an accompanying letter and airmail envelope (August 1998), plus a colour publicity photo for The Simpsons and a photograph of the young Adam with the sender of the letter and script, Liz Beerman

So they got the script in 1998, which makes sense.  So much for my detective work.