There’s a repetitive and unoriginal game for the iPhone which happens to feature the Simpsons. Here’s the nut of it: In The Simpsons Arcade, you play as Homer, who is on a quest to chase down a mysterious doughnut which also happens to be host to a USB flash drive that holds some kind of secret information that nearly the entire population of Springfield seems to be in on. […] The gameplay in The Simpsons Arcade isn’t anything to write home about. There are much better arcade-style beat-em-ups on the platform with better animations and more depth such as the…
Year: 2009
Quote of the Day
“Take care, Snake. May the next time we meet be under more felicitous circumstances.” – Sideshow Bob “Guh?” – Snake “Take care.” – Sideshow Bob “Buh.” – Snake
Quote of the Day
“And once a man is in your home, anything you do to him is nice and legal.” – Chief Wiggum “Is that so? . . . Oh Flanders, won’t you join me in my kitchen? Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh . . . ” – Homer Simpson “Uh, it doesn’t work if you invite him.” – Chief Wiggum “Hi-dily hey!” – Ned Flanders “Go home.” – Homer Simpson “Too-dily do!” – Ned Flanders
Sistine Simpsons
I saw this on the NoHomers 20th Anniversary thread and while more people will likely see it there than here it simply needs to be given as wide an audience as possible. Behold: How much more cool could this be? None. None more cool. This was drawn by Bill Mudron and his Flickr page has a version of the image that tells you who each guy is. I only knew like four without clicking (including Groening and O’Brien, which are pretty easy.)
Quote of the Day
“Gah! Save me from the wee turtles! They were too quick for me!” – Groundskeeper Willie
Reading Digest: Quarter Assed Edition
“Bart, did you read the book?” – Mrs. Krabappel “Mrs. Krabappel, I am insulted. Is this a book report or a witch hunt?” – Bart Simpson This week’s Reading Digest is extremely abbreviated. 20th Anniversary stuff ate up a lot of time and the internet slows for no man, event or excuse. Uh, enjoy. 25 Homer Simpson quotes to guide you to a successful career – Most of these are good. Howdy Doodily Readerinos – Sweet Ned Flanders costume (via My Disguises). Homer Simpson speed painting – Neat video of someone drawing a detailed Homer head. I could’ve done without…
Lost in Translation
“I must have phrased that badly. My English is, how you say, inelegant…” – Hoarst My job requires a bit of travel, so I often have the chance to watch The Simpsons in foreign languauges. This last month I spent time in both Mexico and Germany, and may I say that modernization isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. The German episodes I watched included such ‘gems’ as season 19’s “Dial ‘N’ for Nerder” and season 20’s “Lost Verizon”. I only know the titles because I was able to find their descriptions on SNPP.com. I know Lost Verizon was…
Quote of the Day
“Whoever did this is in very deep trouble.” – Principal Skinner “And a sloppy speller too, the preferred spelling of ‘weiner’ is W-I-E-N-E-R. Although E-I is an acceptable ethnic variant.” – Martin Prince “Good point.” – Principal Skinner
One Bad Episode
“Aw, come on Dad. This can be the miracle that saves the Simpsons’ Christmas. If TV has taught me anything it’s that miracles always happen to poor kids at Christmas. It happened to Tiny Tim, it happened to Charlie Brown, it happened to the Smurfs, and it’s gonna happen to us.” – Bart Simpson The Dead Homer Society Manifesto lists Season 7 as having “One Bad Episode”. That episode is “Marge Be Not Proud”. Please understand that we only consider “Marge Be Not Proud” a ‘bad’ episode by the towering standards of early season Simpsons. Compared with the wretched dreck…
How Far We’ve Come
Because I can’t get enough vintage twenty year old YouTube today here’s a promo for the FOX network in what looks like the fall of 1990. The Simpsons are featured heavily: Here’s a random block of commercials from Christmas of 1989. Skip to the :30 mark for the Simpsons promo: Amusingly, the Simpsons promo is followed by a “Married with Children” promo, which is followed by a commercial for an easy listening compilation, $19.99 for 3 records or 2 cassettes, $24.99 for 2 CDs. Hey music industry, want to know why no one feels bad about stealing your music? …
Crazy Noises: Marge Be Not Proud
“I don’t think we should hang out together anymore. You’re turning me into a criminal when all I want to be is a petty thug.” – Bart Simpson As part of our efforts to bring you only the finest in low class, low brow, and low tech internet Simpsons commentary we’re applying our “Crazy Noises” series to “Marge Be Not Proud”, the “One Bad Episode” our Manifesto has in Season 7. Because doing a podcast smacks of effort we’re still using this “chatroom” thing that all the middle schoolers and undercover cops seem to think is so cool. This text…
“Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” Promos
“They’re coming to save the 90s!” How prescient: This is the promo clip Letterman showed in his interview with Groening: Then as now once people got a taste of good Simpsons they just wanted to watch it over and over: And, the aftermath:
Groening on Letterman in 1989 & NBC News in 1990
Matt Groening was a guest on David Letterman’s 12:30 show (the one Conan O’Brien would be taking over just a few years later) in 1989 to help promote “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”: You can really see how Groening hasn’t yet got the hang of being interviewed. He’s not uncomfortable exactly, but he’s very unpolished. His stories are too long and Letterman has to bail him out a couple of times to keep things going. This was a week before the special when nobody had any real idea of how it was going to go. He’s nervous enough that…
Quote of the Day
“Okay kids, prepare to be dazzled. Marge, turn on the juice! . . . What do you think kids?” – Homer Simpson “Nice try dad.” – Lisa Simpson “Ugh.” – Bart Simpson “Now just hold your horses, son. Hey, Simpson!” – Ned Flanders “What is it Flanders?” – Homer Simpson “Oh, uh, do you think this looks okay?” – Ned Flanders “Whoa.” – Lisa Simpson “Neato.” – Bart Simpson “It’s too bright.” – Homer Simpson Happy Simpsons Day Everybody!
December 16th, 1989
“All in favor of skipping the poem? . . . Thank you.” – Homer Simpson Twas the night before Simpsons, and all through the land Not a creature suspected the earthquake at hand The premier had been set, the ads had been bought ‘Tho even the cast knew all might be for naught Writers, directors, and, yes, the execs Even the artists had stuck out their necks Cartoons were for kids, not serious fare Drawings weren’t worthy of prime network air But the fox was unfazed, it had nothing to lose Barely begun, there was no great ego to bruise…
Synergy Enjoys the Nostalgia Firehose
“What’s the matter boy? Don’t you know me? I’m your buddy! I love you boy.” – Bart Simpson It’s always heartwarming to see a lapdog and its owner reconciled, especially when the rekindled love comes about because they remembered the good times. This week’s IGN review was a fawning love letter, not so much for any of this episode’s original content but just because Zombie Simpsons opened the nostalgia valve all the way. As Dave said in our chat, the Plow King was “fan service” and, lo and behold, the mere appearance of the Plow King, however jokeless it may…
Quote of the Day
“Bart, in this ward are the children who have been hurt by imitating stunts they saw on television, movies and the legitimate stage.” – Dr. Hibbert
Crazy noises: O Brother Where Bart Thou?
“If you don’t watch the violence you’ll never get desensitized to it.” – Bart Simpson “Just tell me when the scary part’s over.” – Lisa Simpson “It’s over.” – Bart Simpson “Ahhhhhhhh!” – Lisa Simpson In our continuing mission to bring you only the finest in low class, low brow, and low tech internet Simpsons commentary we’re bringing back our “Crazy Noises” series and applying it to Season 21. Because doing a podcast smacks of effort we’re still using this “chatroom” thing that all the middle schoolers and undercover cops seem to think is so cool. This text has been…
Quote of the Day
“So he’s going to prison?” – Homer Simpson “No, we’ve arranged an exchange for one of our own men caught in Albania.” – Government Official “So Sparrow, we meet again.” – American Kid “Yes. Sometimes I think I am getting too old for this game.” – Adil
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…