People considering a tandem skydive would trust cartoon character Homer Simpson over US President George Bush, according to research. The public voted the daft dad of hit TV show The Simpsons as their number one choice if they were participating in the daredevil stunt. Homer got 20% of the overall vote in the survey carried out on behalf of disability charity Leonard Cheshire, while President Bush got just 8%. More than 1,000 adults were asked to rank personalities in order of who they felt was most trustworthy. Weakest Link host Anne Robinson got 16% of the overall vote, while Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell got 13%. Homer was most trusted by people in the North West (31%) but least by those living in the North East (16%). Cowell was most trusted in Scotland (15%), but Londoners preferred Robinson (22%).
Author: Adam
Merry Christmas From The Channel
The staff of The Simpsons Channel would like to wish all our regular and first-time visitors a safe and Happy Christmas and all the best in 2004! May all your Christmas wishes come true, and be sure to take care on this very special day tomorrow. We’ll of course be taking the day off, as should the media, but we’ll be back with any new headlines by Saturday.
AskMen.com’s Favorite Episodes
AskMen.com columnist Rich Weir has posted his top ten episodes of The Simpsons in his bi-weekly entertainment article. There’s a couple of strange additions but then we all have different tastes. “Having recently celebrated its 300th show, there’s no better time to honor the ultimate Simpsons episodes of all time. And no, it wasn’t easy; how do you narrow down a plethora of historic installments from what is arguably one of the greatest comedies in television’s history? And since every die-hard fan has his favorites, some classic moments inevitably had to fall through the cracks (the unforgettable visit from Shary Bobbins, Bart and Lisa’s hellish stay at Kamp Krusty, and the climactic answer to “Who Shot Mr. Burns?,” to name a few). Read More >>>
A Little Slice Of Web News
The media seems to have taken the week off, but the websites are delivering changes before the year’s end. Four redesigns have occured in the past week, of course, one of them being us. Thanks for all the positive feedback. Other changes have occured at Just D’oh It, which has redesigned to celebrate its second birthday. D’oheth has turned four, and has also been given a makeover. Finally, the compact A Little Slice Of Springfield has changed to a single-page format and has adopted a little more ‘festive’ color. Great improvements all around.
More Kudos For “Hit & Run”
Praise continues to roll in for arguably the best Simpsons video game of all time. CNN has named “Simpsons: Hit & Run” one of the four best console games of 2003, alongside “SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALS,” “SSX 3,” and “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.”
Shrugging off the resemblance to Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto” titles, CNN’s Marc Saltzman has nothing bad to say about this “incredibly fun and silly” Simpsons game. Read More >>>
The All New Simpsons Channel
Welcome to The Simpsons Channel version 8. Today is our sixth birthday and we thought we’d commemorate it with a change in design. We’ve pretty much stuck with what’s worked for us in terms of features and colour scheme, and are still very much committed to bringing you the latest Simpsons news first. Basically I wanted to do something that wasn’t put together in two days, as our last design was. We’ve renewed our domain until December 2004 and intend to be in business until then and possibly beyond.
‘Tis The Ratings Report
Against extremely tough competition, NBC got a solid performance out of “Secret Santa,” but it wasn’t nearly enough. The finale of “Survivor” helped CBS run the table on Sunday night. Overall, CBS averaged a 12.6 rating/19 share for a comfortable advantage over second place NBC. FOX was well back in third at 6.1/9. Among adults 18-49, CBS maintained its margin of victory in the coveted demographic. FOX finished second for the night at 4.4. At 8pm, the first hour of the “Survivor: Pearl Islands” finale earned a 13.2/20, more than doubling up FOX’s new Simpsons episode ‘Tis The Fifteenth Season (6.6/10) and “The Bernie Mac Show” (5.5/8).
‘Tis The Fifteenth Season
Christmas is coming early in Springfield. Tonight’s new episode titled ‘Tis The Fifteenth Season’ is another Christmas-themed episode and will be repeated on Monday December 22nd. Here’s a description thanks to snpp.com. “Homer is given a Joe DiMaggio rookie card by Mr. Burns, so he sells it for a lot of money. After spending most of it on himself, Homer comes to realize his greedy ways when he sees “A Christmas Carol” on TV. So he reverses course and starts to do favors for everyone he can, making Flanders jealous by becoming Springfield’s new king of nice. He and Flanders then engage in a head-to-head “nice-off”. Catch it tonight!
Animated Disclosure
“You’re sitting down to watch TV. One channel’s showing a presidential debate, another a cartoon. Which do you watch? If you want entertainment, you’ll pick the cartoon. But if you want a smart take on current events – well, you still might want to pick the cartoon. Ever since The Simpsons launched the current boom in adult animation, we’ve been more likely to hear pointed social commentary from animated cells than from anyone running for office.” The Simpsons, South Park, and King Of The Hill are discussed as examples in this article from sunspot.net. Read More >>>
Simpsons Test Fans Attention
In a joke on “The Simpsons” Sunday night, cartoon character Lisa consulted a real-life book about the show’s episode-by-episode history to check whether they had already done that night’s story before. They hadn’t. But if she’d checked further, she would have found another apparent error in the script. In an episode focusing on Krusty the Clown’s long-delayed bar mitzvah, the clown stated his given name as Herschel Pinchas Yoracham Krustofsky. And as anyone who remembers the Wanted poster that was issued after Mr. Burns was shot in 1995 knows only too well, Krusty’s name is Herschel Shmoikel Krustofsky. Did the producers goof? No, says Fox spokeswoman Jill Hudson: “They just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention.”
David Beckham.. Re-Rejected?
After Hello magazine published a tidbit on David Beckham scoring a role in The Simpsons, we were quick to follow and so did countless other British media sources. It was inevitable that the creators of The Simpsons would hear this eventually, and Al Jean was just as shocked to hear the news as we were. David Beckham WILL NOT appear in The Simpsons. The producer took time out to personally inform snpp.com contributor Jonah Flynn that Beckham had not scored a cameo and any information saying otherwise is 100% untrue. A week’s worth of chatter is probably enough to keep the rumor alive for years, so be sure to spread the word, and hopefully this’ll be the last time you see Beckham’s head on our front page.
Reiss To Speak Tonight
Duff Beer, d’oh and the delinquent acts of a yellow boy named Bart will be the topics of discussion tonight as a writer for “The Simpsons” speaks about the animated television classic. Mike Reiss, who has won four Emmy awards for his work on The Simpsons, will speak in Meacham Auditorium in Oklahoma Memorial Union at 7:30 p.m. The “Simpsons Symposium” is free and organized by the Campus Activities Council Speakers Bureau. “We’ve never put on anything like this before,” said Rebecca Johnson, CAC chairwoman. “So many students love The Simpsons, it’s just a cool thing to do that will draw a lot of students.” In addition to spilling the secrets of Springfield residents, Reiss will also share clips from The Simpsons that never aired on the show, said Nathanial Scott, CAC Speakers Bureau chairman. Read More >>>