Homer Simpson is set to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight, reading the top ten list. You heard right. An animated Homer will appear on stage and read the list, in what is obviously a pre-filmed situation. You can catch it on CBS tonight! Australians can catch it just after midnight (Saturday morning). The list “Top Ten Reasons I, Homer Simpson, Am Excited To Be On This Show” reads:
Author: Adam
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The World’s Biggest Simpsons Fan?
“Walking into Robert Davidman’s office is like walking into a real, live Springfield. Davidman has figures of most of the town’s residents, including Itchy and Scratchy, Superintendent Chalmers, Homer’s twin Herb Powell and many, many versions of Homer Simpson. He has a Simpsons Rubik’s Cube, a Simpsons Pez dispenser, and a Simpsons chess set. Then there are the Simpsons Shrinky-Dinks, a talking family car, all three editions of the Simpsons issue of Rolling Stone, limited-edition animation cels, an ‘Eye on Springfield’ that plays Simpsons stories when you push a button … The man may have more Simpsons paraphernalia than Bart Simpson has Krusty the Klown merchandise.” Read More >>>
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Comedy Giant Celebrates
“Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons titled “Barting Over” is far from ordinary. It’s the 300th episode, a remarkable landmark for what’s become nothing short of a phenomenon. “After 300 episodes, we’re not overstating to mention it in the same sentence as (Charlie) Chaplin and (Buster) Keaton and Mark Twain,” said Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University. “It’s among the pantheon of the best American comic art in our nation’s history.”
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The Voices Behind OFF
“A busy family, those Simpsons. Who knew that Homer guest-starred on “NYPD Blue” and “Friends,” Lisa appeared in “City Slickers” and “As Good as It Gets,” and Bart won an award for a one-woman play called “In Search of Fellini”? Well, OK, they haven’t, but their alter egos – Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith and Nancy Cartwright, respectively – have done those all those things and more.
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Students Learn From Groening
“The opportunity to watch the creators of a simple cartoon family talk about their jobs brought more than 60 students to Morrill Hall on Wednesday night. “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening joined head writer Al Jean and cast members Yeardley Smith, Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer to speak about the show at the Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles. The panel discussion was carried live through a satellite broadcast inside Mueller Planetarium, Planetarium Coordinator Jack Dunn said.
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Who Turned The Best Show Into A Cartoon?
“At some point during its run, The Simpsons turned into one of the best sitcoms on television – and that’s not a compliment. At one time, to call The Simpsons the best show on Fox would have been a vast understatement; to say it was the best sitcom on television would have been inadequate; and to describe it as the greatest TV show in history would minimize its importance by limiting its cultural impact to the small screen. Who knows when it happened – maybe it was when Homer visited the leprechaun jockeys in Season 11, or when he was raped by a panda in Season 12 — but for several years, watching The Simpsons chase Ozzie & Harriet’s record for the longest-running sitcom has been like watching the late-career Pete Rose: There’s still greatness there, and you get to see a home run now and then, but mostly it’s a halo of reflected glory.” Read More >>>
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Simpsons Dolls Travel World
“Applause and Fox Licensing & Merchandising have joined forces to launch the first ever collection of limited edition “The Simpsons” plush dolls with exclusive international distribution rights. The first launch, which became available in January, featured talking Homer and Bart plush with collectible keychains and stands. The second wave of plush dolls spotlights the Simpsons family including Marge, Lisa and Maggie. It will also include the characters of Bartman, Little Miss Springfield, and Radioactive Man. Additional characters will be released throughout 2003, surrounding key seasonal special days such as Christmas, and will be available at specialty retail outlets.” Read More >>>
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Yellow, But Not Mellow
“The characters may be yellow but The Simpsons hasn’t mellowed as it marks its 300th episode Sunday. If anything, the Fox animated comedy born in 1989 is more boldly iconoclastic in the 21st century. Given that timidity is programmed into television’s very DNA, how does “The Simpsons” thrive? By being very good at being naughty, so much so that Fox simply can’t afford to tinker with success. In its 14th season, the series can still field top 20 episodes and is the heart of a merchandising empire. “There were many reasons the show was successful, one of which was we were in the right place at the right time,” said series creator Matt Groening. “I don’t think ‘The Simpsons’ could be on any other network, even today.” Read More >>>
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TV Guide Grand-Slam Homer
TV Guide is celebrating the 300th episode of The Simpsons by putting Homer on the cover! The “Grand-Slam Homer” picture appears on the cover for the week starting Feb 15th, but only if you are fortunate enough to be a subscriber. The magazine contains three articles on the show. If you are not a subscriber but want the limited edition cover, there are 100 available at the TV Guide Store so be quick!
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“Groundbreaking” Simpsons
UK’s Radio Times magazine has named The Simpsons among a list of 24 other shows as being a show which has changed the face of television. The show was recognized for “comprehensively filleting every family value”. Click Here for the full list.
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Homer’s “First Time”…. On ET
On tonights episode of Entertainment Tonight, Mary Hart revealled that Homer Simpson will appear on her “Stars’ First Time On Entertainment Tonight” special. The hour-long special airs on CBS this Friday night at 8:00pm. Mary said that Homer will tell us about the time he drank a little too much before his first appearance on ET. From what we’ve heard, you can expect him to be in full animated form, rather than Dan Castellaneta talking to Mary. Other stars featured on the show include Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Halle Berry.
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Standing The Test Of Time
Dusty Saunders writes: “I was struggling through AUSA, NBC’s (and Richard Appel’s) new comedy, wondering how many weeks this series will be on the air. Based on the quality of the premiere, AUSA deserves a two-week run. My thoughts then turned to The Simpsons and Frasier, which have had much more than two-week runs. It would be redundant to go on about the success of The Simpsons. Matt Groening recently summed it up, pointing out the characters are blessed with “eternal youth” because of the animated format.