Archive | November, 2008

30 November 2008 3 Comments

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.

27 November 2008 4 Comments

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 .

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26 November 2008 2 Comments

Man Jailed For “Spider Pig” Insults

A UK man has been jailed for breaching the peace by singing the Spider Pig song from The Simpsons Movie at police officers. David Mullen was sentenced to three months for the incident and calling an officer “ginger” in a police van. He claimed he was singing the song because it was the ringtone on his mobile phone.

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19 November 2008 18 Comments

‘Meh’ – The Simpsons Make Word History

If you’re a teenager of the naughties, a phrase like “meh” might seem like second nature to you. But the popular expression of indifference or boredom, believed to have derived from an episode of The Simpsons has earned a place in the 30th edition of the Collins English Dictionary.

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17 November 2008 8 Comments

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.

17 November 2008 0 Comments

KABF20: Mypods and Boomsticks

Mypods and Broomsticks November 30, 2008 | 8:00pm 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 [...]

16 November 2008 15 Comments

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.