“Twenty-six-year-old Travis McNall spent literally half his life surrounded by an imaginary family. Last Sunday was a milestone for McNall, who spent the night watching the 300th and 301st episodes of The Simpsons, the dysfunctional but fun animated family which has been beamed out to America by the Fox television network in one form or another since 1987, when they first appeared in short intermission films on The Tracey Ullman Show. McNall said his older brother told him one day that The Simpsons were going to have their own show, and after they sat down to watch an early episode in 1990, that was it.
McNall’s passion for all things Simpson was firmly in place. Asked how much money he’s spent on Simpsons memorabilia, McNall was at a loss to come up with a specific number. “It’s been 13 years of collecting, and I think I’ve lost track,” he said. “I can tell you I’ve invested about $700 on just the playsets alone. I buy one box to keep and one to open.” Read More >>>