The only documented time in history where The Simpsons didn’t do it first.
Japan gets a new island after undersea volcano erupts, Hollywood actors reach deal with studios to end strike, Man crushed to death by robot that mistook him for a box, ‘The Simpsons’ no longer includes gag of Homer strangling Bart, and MPs shrug off scathing UCT report.
A UK casino is putting ‘The Simpsons’ fortune-telling capabilities to the test by hiring a Simpsons Series Analyst who will be paid to watch all the episodes and provide feedback.
As part of the live-streamed YouTube Originals event, ‘Dear Class of 2020’, Bart, Homer, Lisa, and Marge decided to send their best wishes. Well, sort of.
Pop artist aleXsandro Palombo has animated the Royals in the style of the Simpsons, and he’s done it pretty damn well.
The Simpsons’ Apu is about as stereotypical a character as one can get, but what effect did that have on many watching the much-loved TV show?
For some reason the first 100 days in office is lauded as a benchmark in a president’s term, and the Simpsons don’t seem to think it’s going well for the Orange Menace.
Homer Simpson hasn’t exactly been a beacon of decent decision making over the years, but maybe Marge can talk a little sense into him?
The latest in an ever-increasing line of people to take pot shots at Donald Trump are the creators of The Simpsons, who have outdone themselves with this gem.
What would happen if the world’s favourite yellow-skinned family had to fall apart? Would it signify the end of the world? And how would little Maggie cope??
I’ve been watching The Simpsons since I was probably too young to be watching the show, and I have loved it since day one. Which means I am tempted to believe this…
Look! It’s Bigfoot. He has been spotted once again, and this time with a whole family of little Bigfoots.
Our favourite Springfield-based family have shown their support for those in Paris, as evident from the ending of their latest episode.
The Simpsons and Family Guy crossover episode features a joke which has rustled the feathers of The Parents Television Council, among others.
Hundreds of celebrities have seen themselves be turned into a yellow The Simpsons character. I’ll bet Kate Middleton wasn’t expecting her face to appear next in a shade of yellow…
The mother of Simpson’s creator, Matt Groening passed away recently. Groening is an American cartoonist, producer, animator, author, musician, voice actor and he wrote the popular TV show, The Simpsons, and his mother’s obituary shows exactly where most of the character names for his signature come from.
Watch as two of TV’s hottest properties mash up in a glorious homage of one opening sequence to another!
Just in time to co-incide with the 500th episode of “The Simpsons,” Matt Groening, the show’s creator, has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Simpsons aired its first episode on 19 December, 1989, so I’d say it was a long enough wait. There was also doughnuts.
Hot off the press in Iran this morning comes a report that the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran has added any and all toys derived from The Simpsons to a nationwide ban list, which includes Barbie dolls and assorted products.
The Simpsons are known for having the greatest variety in the people that guest star in their episodes. They can range from celebrities, political figures, even scientists such as Prof Stephen Hawking. As they approach their 500th episode, their special guest will be Julian Assange – founder of Wikileaks, and the first guest to appear on the show while still under house arrest.
To celebrate 500 episodes with Springfield’s most famous family, the producers of ‘The Simpsons’ are also preparing to break a Guinness World Record by challenging the show’s biggest fans to sit down and watch all 500 episodes of the show, back to back.
One can understand the anger of Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson), Julia Kavner (Marge) and Nancy Cartwright (Bart) when Fox Television explained that they would be receiving a 45% pay cut. The broadcasting network claims they can’t afford production costs and, if the actors won’t budge, they’ll pull the plug. I think I speak for everyone when I say: Fox you, Fox.
By which I mean, Banksy has been hitting various billboards and street-corners in Los Angeles with culture-bending graffiti. As ever. I mean it’s a little weird that the anti-establishment dude has been promoting his Oscar nomination, but on the up-side, we get some pretty cool art out of it.
The Simpsons have been hiding a religious agenda, apparently. Sunday’s edition of L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s daily broadsheet, declared that ”Not many people know it, and he does everything he can to hide it. But it’s true, Homer J. Simpson is Catholic.” I guess drawing conclusions from nonexistent evidence isn’t entirely new to the region.