The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3D on Ice, presented by Morgan Spurlock, was an hour long retrospective showcasing 20 years and 450 episodes of the show. Viewers old and new were treated to a rare brief history of the show, through the words of its producers, writers, stars, and guest stars. 13.46 million viewers tuned in to the first half hour of the special, and 11.171 million stayed watching for the second half.
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Promo: Once Upon a Time in Springfield
Fox have released a promotional image for Sunday January 10th’s premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Springfield”, the milestone 450th episode of The Simpsons. Krusty the Clown is forced to hire an actress named Princess Penelope for The Krusty the Clown Show to generate more young, female viewers. Krusty and Princess Penelope end up in a relationship.
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The Simpsons Desktop App
Coming soon from the official Simpsons website is a new desktop application celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Simpsons. The app allows users to send “virtual pranks” to one another’s computers.
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Simpsons Renewed Til Season 22
Fox has ordered two more seasons of The Simpsons that will make the animated hit the longest-running series in primetime TV history. The 44-episode pickup will bring the show to a whopping 493 episodes. “Gunsmoke” has held the record as the longest-running series and was on the air for 20 years. With this renewal, “The Simpsons” will easily take the lead.
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Still A Riot At.. 302? D’oh!
“Yes, tonight’s thoroughly manic Simpsons episode, “Barting Over” is neither the 300th to be produced nor the 300th to be aired, as it has been widely promoted on Fox and in publications such as this. That honour actually belongs to “The Strong Arms Of The Ma,” which aired on Feb 2. It’s difficult to find a straight answer why milestone status has been bestowed on tonight’s episode. Some say that the 300 figure doesn’t account for two early holiday specials, while Fox maintains that there was some discrepancy between the original, scheduled broadcast date and the number of episodes that were eventually aired leading up to it. Conspiracy theories abound in online Simpsons discussion groups as to why this is so.
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The Simpsons Always Score
“As Fox’s pop culture-obsessed show The Simpsons celebrates its 300th episode tonight, we couldn’t help but notice how often this irreverent yellow-tinted family aims its best barbs at the world of sports. Join us as we salute the 15 most outrageous potshots from Homer, Bart and company, while also noting the athletes who gave voice to their own animated alter egos.” Read More >>>
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An All-American Family
“The 90’s produced two great TV comedies that acquired a near-cult following: ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘The Simpsons.’ One satirized life in New York; the other satirized life in Springfield, a mythical Anytown, U.S.A. ‘Seinfeld’ is no longer in production, but ‘The Simpsons,’ an animated cartoon unburdened by actors who grow out of their parts or decide to explore their career options, is going strong in its 14th season. Tonight Fox will show the 300th episode, and next season ‘The Simpsons’ will surpass ‘Ozzie and Harriet’ as the longest-running comedy in TV history.” Read More >>>
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It’s 300th Episode Eve
There have been a lot of Simpsons articles celebrating 300 episodes this week. Where we’ve seen fit, we posted most of these but they have become a bit repetitive. You wont miss out though. On the eve of the event, here’s some we’ve missed:
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OFF Remains Fresh & Funny
“Perhaps a loving, joke-filled romp down memory lane, complete with insider references and best-of bits, would be the finest way to immortalize The Simpsons as it approaches its landmark 300th episode on Sunday. After all, it’s only a cartoon, right? But no, a jokey tribute wouldn’t do justice to The Simpsons, which is — how to phrase this with the proper amount of gravitas? — the best television series ever made. Period.” Read More >>>
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300th Not Up To Standards
“Sunday night marks a television milestone worth celebrating. The Simpsons airs its 300th episode, a powerful rebuttal to the plague of nightmarish reality shows which are collectively leading some to believe the future for scripted programming is dim. It’s too bad, then, that episode 300 is not a great one (opinionated spoilers follow).
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Comedy Giant Celebrates
“Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons titled “Barting Over” is far from ordinary. It’s the 300th episode, a remarkable landmark for what’s become nothing short of a phenomenon. “After 300 episodes, we’re not overstating to mention it in the same sentence as (Charlie) Chaplin and (Buster) Keaton and Mark Twain,” said Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University. “It’s among the pantheon of the best American comic art in our nation’s history.”
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Dysfunction Rules, Man!
“Ozzie and Harriet have nothing on Homer and Marge. That is why The Simpsons is poised to replace “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” as the longest-running sitcom in history. In any contest between a family that is so pretentiously functional and a family that is so ostentatiously dysfunctional, the latter must prevail. Not just because dysfunctionals fight dirty. They win because they are more real, even if they are cartoon characters.
Of television’s 10 most durable sitcoms, eight are about families. But apart from The Simpsons and the crass “Married With Children” (10 seasons), every other show featured nuclear units that were unnaturally wholesome. Remember “Make Room for Daddy” and “My Three Sons”? When, even once in 14 seasons, did Ozzie have to impose real discipline? The boys got rambunctious occasionally. But it amounted to nothing against the subversions of Bart and Lisa Simpson.” Read More >>>