Archive | February, 2012

22 February 2012 5 Comments

Update: EA Bringing New Simpsons Game to iOS devices

Get out your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. EA is rolling out a new game for iOS devices called The Simpsons: Tapped Out. The premise? Homer causes a nuclear meltdown which destroys the town.  Players are tasked with rebuilding Springfield to their own design.  As players build homes and businesses, familiar Springfield residents will start [...]

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20 February 2012 6 Comments

Ratings: At Long Last Leave

The Simpsons celebrated 500 episodes last night with ‘At Long Last Leave’, and 5.79 million viewers tuned in to share the moment. The mixed opinions in our post titled ‘What Does The Simpsons 500th Episode Mean To You‘ suggests that viewers are either likely to have a negative response to the show’s increasing episode count [...]

20 February 2012 2 Comments

Matt Groening on Reaching 500 Episodes

The Simpsons aired its 500th episode in North America last night.  Today, the Los Angeles Times posted a Q&A with Matt Groening on reaching 500 episodes. In the interview, Matt talks about the criticism on the internet from fans (something the 500th episode acknowledged at the very end). “I love it, people feeling that they [...]

20 February 2012 1 Comment

The Other Broken Record

The Simpsons has seen its share of record breaking. But the road to 500 episodes clinched another record: the most original musical scores ever composed for a primetime series.  Alf Clausen, the show’s music composer, has openly credited Matt Groening with insisting on real musicians and a real orchestra.  Clausen has composed 483 of the [...]

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19 February 2012 4 Comments

New Episode: At Long Last Leave

In under 24 hours, The Simpsons will celebrate its 500th episode with ‘At Long Last Leave’ The Simpsons sneak into a secret town meeting to which they aren’t invited and discover it’s about whether to ban the family from Springfield. The town decides to evict the family, forcing them to join an off-the-grid community. Homer [...]

17 February 2012 13 Comments

What Does The Simpsons 500th Episode Mean To You?

If it was supper time in our house it meant it was also time to watch The Simpsons.  I remember Homer covered in mud and Dr. Marvin Monroe announcing that the evidence is “inconclusive” as to whether or not Homer was Bigfoot.  The episode called The Call of The Simpsons was the first episode I [...]

16 February 2012 2 Comments

Every Single Bart Simpson Chalkboard Sentence

In honor of The Simpsons 500th episode this Sunday, here is every single sentence Bart has ever written on Mrs. Krabappel’s blackboard.  I don’t know if anyone wants to double check it, but fill your boots.  Do you have a memorable chalkboard sentence? See the full list below:

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