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This week: the Mambo King, Mount Washington, the Grammys, two Tinsel Town lawsuits, and a Maine radio station, all connected to one record. In the world of recorded music Decca Records was a relative latecomer to the party. Founded in 1929 in England, the U.S. label wasn’t established until 1934. ... (original story)
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This is one of the most highly regarded seasons. What do you guys think of it? These are the episodes, by the way: 1. Bart Gets an "F" 2. Simpson and Delilah 3. Treehouse of Horror 4. Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish 5. Dancin' Homer 6. Dead Putting Society 7. Ba... (original story)
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In the classic, pre-death of The Simpsons, figures and companies would often be lampooned. WalMart was known as the Try 'n' Save. The Mike Tyson-esque character was named Dredrick Tatum (with his Don King inspired manager, Lucius Sweet). My point is, the parodies of celebrities were always given com... (original story)
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I re-listened to the second audiocommentary of Stark Raving Dad and it was mentioned that it was Michael Jackson's personal request to let his character stay up all night with Bart in the episode. Ok, we all know about Jackson's Peter Pan-complex, but to push it even into animated fiction is... wel... (original story)
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Everyone knows how everyone reacted when they put Swarzenegger in the Simpsons Movie. How dare post-classic Simpsons do that when McBain excists? But Swarzenegger was set to appear a few times in the classic era, as himself in $pringfield and as a joke in Treehouse of Horror V (The Shinning) H... (original story)
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By Judy Berman Irreverent underachiever Bart Simpson and his Duff-beer guzzling Dad, Homer, would love this: a contest to watch The Simpsons’ shows and break an old Guinness World Record. It’s a call this couch potato finds hard to resist. A chance to win $10,500. Starting Feb. 8th, in Los Ange... (original story)
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(originally aired May 5, 1996) Now look at this; a scant two episodes after “22 Short Films” showed us the potential of our supporting cast, we have an episode further examining our favorite jovial price-gouging convenience store clerk. Who doesn’t love Apu? Starting as basically a... (original story)
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Whoho! The Simpsons take on airport security and luggage jokes. After 23 seasons, it was time. “The hot dogs spin counter clockwise in fear whenever Homer is here” (there). – nice line. This episodes starts with an airport and continues with a Glenn Beck kind of thing. Homer beco... (original story)
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has picked up the support of one Springfield resident. Homer Simpson. In the episode of Fox’s “The Simpsons” that ran this weekend, Homer becomes a political pundit with his own bombastic television show. Simpson is later... (original story)
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I grew up watching The Simpsons and was introduced to so much history and popular information that way, for better or for worse. Music, fairy tales, world events… I’ve had several occasions where, when asked if I recognize a particular name or fact will instantly brighten up with “... (original story)