The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
by Matt Groening, Ray Richmond
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Author: Matt Groening, Ray RichmondEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-10-04
ISBN: 0060952520
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: It Books
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- Humor, Comics
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Book Review: The Best Seasons
Summary: 5 Stars
Nowadays, the long-lasting show, The Simpsons is coming to an end in the imagination department. They're slowly running out of ideas. That does not means Simpsons stinks. The Simpsons is one of the best TV shows ever made, right up there with Futurama. This book has a detailed guide to every episode from Season 1 to 8. Here's some of these season's highlights:
Simpsons Roasting Over An Open Fire: Marge has to use all of the Christmas money to remove a tattoo Bart got. She depends on Homer to get bonuses at work. He has none and Homer gets a job as a mall Santa. When he gets a puny $13, he bets at a dog race. The dog he bets on gets last and his owner kicks him out. Homer and Bart keep him. The first episode.
Treehouse of Horror 1-7: Great parodies from (just to name a few) The Shining, The Raven, King Kong and many from The Twilight Zone.
Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish: Bart and Lisa find a three-eyed fish and name it Blinky.
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?: The episode that introduces Herb Powell, Homer's long lost brother.
Radio Bart: Bart tosses a radio in a well and with a microphone he got, pretends to be Timmy O'Toole.
Kamp Krusty: Bart and Lisa go to a crummy camp.
Mr. Plow: Barney and Homer both get snow plows during a snowstorm and compete for business.
Marge vs. The Monorail: Lyle Lanley convinces Springfield to get a monorail.
Krusty Gets Kancelled: The Krusty the Clown Show goes out of business because of a puppet named Gabbo.
Deep Space Homer: Homer goes into space and makes an inanimate carbon rod famous.
Itchy and Scratchy Land: A theme park called Itchy and Scratchy Land opens.
Lisa on Ice: Lisa and Bart play for different hockey teams and play each other.
Homer the Great: Homer joins a club called the Stonecutters.
Bart vs. Australia: After a $900 prank call to Australia, the family goes to Australia.
Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Mr. Burns gets shot and people try to figure out the mystery of how and who did it. 2 episodes.
King-Size Homer: Homer becomes 300 pounds so he's considered disabled and can work at home.
Team Homer: Homer joins a bowling team with Moe, Apu and Mr. Burns.
22 Short Films About Springfield: 22 short films about Springfield.
A Milhouse Divided: Milhouse's mom and dad get divorced.
El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer): After eating peppers from Quetzlzacatenango, Homer has a strange dream.
The Springfield Files: Homer thinks he saw an alien.
Supercalifragilisticexpiala(d'oh)cious: Marge gets stressed and hires a babysitter named Shary Bobbins.
The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show: Homer voices a dog named Poochie in The Itchy and Scratchy Show.
In Marge We Trus: Homer finds a box of Mr. Sparkle soap that has his face on it.
Homer's Enemy: A new person named Frank Grimes works at the power plant. One of the best episodes ever.
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase: Spin-offs with your favorite Springfield characters.
Also, included in the book are Homer's D'ohs! and Mmms!, lists of the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, Itchy and Scratchy Filmography, cast lists, signs around Springfield, Krusty merchandise and the couch gags. All of the episodes above and more are detailed like no one can imagine and have a list of Stuff You May Have Missed. Perfect for any Simpsons fan.
Summary of The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
It's hard to believe that the Simpsons have been around for more than a decade. Today, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series of all time (dethroning The Flintstones in February 1997), and an intrinsic part of pop culture.
The Simpsons Complete Guide to your Favourite Show is a celebration of this family's phenomenal decade. Arranged by season, the book covers each episode of the television show, with the special episodes (the annual Halloween show, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled") receiving eyeball-busting two-page spreads. In addition, special sidebars are sprinkled throughout, showing:
- Simpsons firsts
- Bart's chalkboard lines
- Top Homerisms
- An Itchy & Scratchy filmography
- A Springfield timeline
- Things the audience may have missed
Highlighting the best of every show, The Simpsons is the ultimate celebration of the cartoon family that has kept the world in stitches. It is the ultimate must-have for all Simpsons aficionados.
Nearly a decade into their run, it's clear that The Simpsons is one of the best-loved and most influential television shows to come down the pike in a long while. If the show's attitude was a little less pervasive, this encyclopedic book would be aimed solely at Simpsons addicts. But that's not entirely true--Matt Groening and Ray Richmond have created a book that is essential for anyone interested in where TV is today. That's not to suggest that the book is serious, though--it's not. The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (that's debatable, but who cares?) is a collection of everything related to the show, from all the "couch gags" during the end of the opening credits, to the complete words to the theme song from The Itchy and Scratchy Show. There are broadcast dates, credits, and hidden jokes for every episode. You'll even find a list of things that make Homer go "Mmm..."
If you're a fan of the show, you'll be hard-pressed to find fault with Ray Richmond's collection. The only glaring one is that the stills often look a little blurry. Oh, and couldn't they have come up with a funnier title? But that's nitpicking. Simpsons fans, you know what to do.
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