Matt Groening has defended a controversial storyline in the episode “Mypods and Boomsticks” which saw Homer Simpson accuse his Muslim neighbors of terrorism. A spokesperson for Britain’s The Islamic Cultural Centre & The London Central Mosque slammed the episode, telling UK newspaper the Daily Star, “I hope Muslims take no notice of the show.” But Groening has come out in defence of the episode, saying, “Cartoons deal in stereotypes. We try to be sensitive.”
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News
The Simpsons Now Available On iTunes
It’s taken 3 years since the TUAW reader’s poll confirmed that you, the fans, wanted to see The Simspons available on iTunes, but this week, season 20 has finally made an appearance on the website.
Ratings
Ratings: The Burns And The Bees
Last nights episode ‘The Burns And The Bees’ had 6.19 million viewers, which places it as the least watched episode of Season 20. The episode is now the fourth least watched episode of all time, just narrowing out last seasons ‘Any Given Sundance’ (6.18 million), while long standing positionee ‘The Way We Weren’t’ which had 6.20 million viewers back in 2004, sits at #5.
Episodes
New Episode: The Burns And The Bees
The final episode of Season 20 for 2008, ‘The Burns & The Bees’ airs tonight. Mr. Burns wants to build a new sports arena for his new NBA team, the former Boston Celtics (which he won in a poker game), but Lisa is against it because it would destroy the last bee colony in Springfield; Homer tries to solve the problem by mating the bees – with “killer” Africanized bees .
Ratings
Ratings: Mypods & Boomsticks
A total of 8.0 million viewers tuned in to Sunday night’s episode ‘Mypods & Boomsticks’. This makes it the second least watched episode of the season, edging out ‘Lost Verizon’ which had 7.43 million. FOX was a distant fourth overall for the night both overall and in the target 18 – 49 demographic. The Simpsons/King Of The Hill came in fourth place at 8:00.
Episodes
New Episode: Mypods & Boomsticks
Mypods And Boomsticks airs tonight in North America. The Simpsons take a trip to the Springfield Mall where Lisa gets her very own Mypod. Meanwhile, Homer offends Bart’s new friend Bashir but when he goes to his home to apologize, he instead snoops around their house, uncovering what he believes to be a terrorist plot to blow up the Springfield Mall.
Promos
Promo: The Burns And The Bees
FOX have released a new promotional image for December 7 episode ‘The Burns And The Bees’. Mr. Burns wants to build a new sports arena for his new NBA team, the former Boston Celtics (which he won in a poker game), but Lisa is against it because it would destroy the last bee colony in Springfield; Homer tries to solve the problem by mating the bees – with “killer” Africanized bees .
Ratings
Ratings: Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words
The ratings are in, and last night’s episode ‘Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words’ received a total of 8.52 million viewers. This is slightly up on last week’s episode, which is good news. The show also became most watched show on FOX all night, sharing the honor with Family Guy which also had 8.52 million viewers.
There is no episode next week, but ‘Mypods and Broomsticks’ airs November 30. Episode details are now available in the right column.
Episodes
New Episode: Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words
Airs tonight at 8.00pm! Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer, short on cash after abandoning his ‘Sweet Conclusions’ professional break-up artist business, goes to cheer Lisa on at her tournament and discovers an underground crossword puzzle betting ring.
Ratings
Ratings: Dangerous Curves
Last night’s episode Dangerous Curves had 8.16 million viewers — over a third less less than last week’s Treehouse Of Horror figures. The figures place Dangerous Curves at the bottom of Season 20 as far as viewer counts go, but it is still early days in terms of the whole season and still two million more than the show’s lowest numbers.
Episodes
New Episode: Dangerous Curves
A new episode airs tonight on FOX. The Simpson family visits a cabin in the woods where a series of flashbacks depict Homer and Marge during their early married years while Bart and Lisa also remember times from their early childhood. One flashback takes place when a pre-married Marge and Homer first meet Ned and Maude Flanders.
Promos
Promo: Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words
A new promo has been released for the November 16 episode. Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer goes to cheer Lisa on at her tournament and discovers an underground crossword puzzle betting ring.