Marge spies to catch Bart in a Lie on an all-new episode this April!

Information about the plot for the episode “Peeping Mom“, which will air on April 19, 2015, has been released on The Futon Critic.com.

In the episode …
Bart lies about being involved in a bulldozer crash, so Marge decides to follow him everywhere until he confesses. Meanwhile, Homer ignores Santa’s Little Helper when Flanders gets a new dog.”

If you want to read the original listing from The Futon Critic.com, visit this page.

If you want to know further info about the episode, check our Wiki article on it. We’re always keeping it up-to-date.

If you want to know more about Season 26, visit our page for it in our Wiki!

Stay tuned for more!

Mothers’ and monkeys’ prerogatives and crystal balling, this Throwback Thursday

> You started all this, Susan Sarandon (who guest stars as herself)!
So, The Simpsons lose at a toy duck race and Ned Flanders gives them the prize of the FeMac, the female-orientated computer, in turn for Marge babysitting Rod and Todd, where it begins. We find Ned having the realization he smothers his kids, and that Marge is too busy caring for someone else’s she doesn’t realize that Bart has started to live at the zoo after Mr. Teeny’s imprisoned mother kidnaps Bart (with no ransom – if there was one, it’ll have been a banana). That was 2006’s “Bart Has Two Mommies”, which also saw a brief cameo from the late Maude Flanders.

Oh, welcome to Throwback Thursday!

Breaking news…the new President of the USA has yet to pay for the destruction of her brother’s frisbee. Oh, and the country’s debts.
Prior to that though, 6 years, in fact, another Bart-centred episode aired, in which Lisa also takes centre stage as the brother-hindered controversy-struck President of the USA, thanks to a strange Indian telling the story of Bart’s bleak, debtful (debtful, is that even a word?) future, in what is called one of the worst ever episodes of the show. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge try to find treasure from a former President.

Another 5 years prior, we endeavored into another Lisa story, and more future-telling as we saw Lisa’s Wedding And we go even further back in time (unlike the episodes featured in this post) to the Tracey Ullman era of most of 1989 as Bart’s Bathtime turned into a house insurance disaster.

2010 has come and gone…and Homer still hasn’t taken advantage of the extra screen space to add the extensions.
Attention, all officers, we have been apparently captured by a large yellow, amorphous creature who appears to have some sort of bubble-cannon ability.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And now, we’ll go back in time even further, but then forwards again. It was on this date the late Patrick McGoohan, who voiced the mysterious Number 6 in “The Computer Wore Menace Shoes“, was born. And later in 1947, Glenn Close, famous for voicing (partly) the late Mona Simpson, was born. Additionally, in 2002, the comic compilation Simpsons Comics Unchained was published on this date.

And that’s it for a Throwback Thursday, which I’m pretty sure beats last week in length, but, looking at next week, won’t beat that. See you next time for a birthday and sadness-fuelled Throwback Thursday.

Simpsons Comics #219 now available!

Simpsons Comics #219 is the latest comic in the Simpsons Comics series.

After a run-in with the paparazzi, Krusty the Clown hires Homer to stand in for him, or rather, stand next to him — because Homer makes Krusty look good by comparison. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes a stand-in studio musician for Bleeding Gums Murphy‘s sister, Flossy Murphy. But Homer and Lisa soon discover that the life of a second-hand, stopgap, stand-in celebrity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Lisa Simpson’s Guide to Geek Chic now available!

Lisa Simpson’s Guide to Geek Chic, the fourth book in the series of Vault of Simpsonology is out in store.

In Lisa Simpson’s Guide to Geek Chic, Springfield’s most sensitive student reveals the secrets of being a misunderstood geek goddess. The geeks have inherited the earth . . . And Springfield’s most outspoken and overlooked middle child, Lisa Simpson, is here to tell you why! So what does it matter that you don’t run with the popular crowd? You control the trends and tastes of popular culture. Who cares if you aren’t part of a clique? Your idiosyncratic style is now très chic. So what if you’re not very social? You’re tech savvy drives all social media. There’s no need to lay low in nerd anonymity. You are the smartest person in the room, and it’s time to fulfill your dork destiny!

Donuts and clovers are rainin’, but Cletus’ not happy for the leprechaunin’

St. Patrick’s Day has arrived in Springfield, with Cletus angry at his moonshine tasting off! Several old items have returned, including O’Flanagan’s Pub with Tom O’Flanagan for 1900 Cash, the Wishing Well and Leprechaun for 150 Donuts and the Sham Rock Cafe with the Yupprechaun for 120. There’s also the new Green Bear Fountain for 5000 Cash, and the Stack of Beer for 35 donuts (there’s also one free in the questline)

After setting O’Flanagan’s to build, Gil is back again with the Blarney Castle for 115 Donuts.

Will Bart’s bottom be subjected to terror again?

Check it out over on Wikisimpsons to get the full deets.

That’s it for now! Oh, and keep your eyes peeled for a special circley-with-sprinkles gift!

Simpsons down 6% in 18-49s to third most-watched

Nothing can ease Duffman’s pain…. apart from a cool, fresh 18-49.
The newest episode of The Simpsons saw a 200,000 drop from last week’s official ratings to 3.59m (adjusted down from the overnight of 3.61m), and also scored a 1.5 and 5 share in the 18-49s, down 6%, the third and second most watched programme in its slot, respectively. The only other FOX show rating higher in total numbers was The Last Man on Earth, which logged a 3.76m figure, getting a 1.6 in the 18-49s, and a share of 4. Family Guy notched the biggest FOX 18-49 of the night, a 1.7 (down 19% from 2.1) and 5 share with a 3.45m in total viewers. Family Guy won FOX’s night in the 18-49 rating, tied with The Simpsons in terms of share, and The Last Man on Earth won in total viewers.

In the UK, the new “Bart’s New Friend” garnered 359,000 viewers when it aired on Sky1 on March 8, down from the previous week’s new ep’s 530,000 official viewers, the lowest-rated episode of this season and is the lowest-rated new episode to air since last June. The episode was the most watched episode of the week on the channel, and placed eighth in the channel’s most-watched programmes of that week. (BARB)

It’s the Seemingly Never-Ending Story, and the Seemingly Never-Ending Throwback Thursday!

How is it never-ending when it’s around 20 minutes, like every one is?
We’ve got a big one today, as we’re celebrating a lot of birthdays, including the episode wherein the family get stuck in a cave and Mr. Burns does something with a goat.

“The Seemingly Never-Ending Story, the thirteenth episode in Season 17 and interestingly the ninth episode of the show to be rated TV-14DL in the US, focuses on the family visiting Carl’s Dad Caverns (although, didn’t we find out his adoptive father, who Carl is named after, was Icelandic? Hmm…) and Homer tries to take a piece of a stalactite as a souvenir, but ends up falling through the cave floor and the family being trapped. To pass the time, Lisa tells Homer a long-winded story about Mr. Burns, a sheep, the Rich Texan, a scavenger hunt, and some treasure. Oh, and Moe.

Second on the episodic birthdays, it was this day in 1992 that a cat got sick and somebody shot a duck, as Santa’s Little Helper’s life was on the cliff-edge. And even further back in 1989, Bart’s reverberations causes the Simpsons’ car to nearly plummet into Echo Canyon.

And now, for the other birthdays!

Frank Welker, the recurring guest star well-known for his animal-portraying, was born on this day in 1946. As was James Taylor on this date in 1948, singer and guest starring as himself in “Deep Space Homer”. Kipp Lennon was then born on this date in 1960, known for the singing voice of Leon Kompowsky, who was voiced by Michael Jackson (and Hank Azaria) in “Stark Raving Dad”, but due to contractual reasons (and the fact Jackson wanted to play a joke on his brothers), didn’t sing, so Lennon was used instead. And last, but not least, Darryl Strawberry, the baseball player who guest starred as himself in “Homer at the Bat” was born on this date in 1962.

And that’s it for a lengthy Throwback Thursday (well, in editing it was). See you next week! Unless I make more posts in-between.

EA Giveth and EA Taketh – The Homer

The Homer deal is back now after a small update today!


Yesterday, a new The Simpsons: Tapped Out update happened in-game for The Homer, the car that Homer designed. It was available for 82 donuts and was supposed to last for 5 days.

Gil popped up in Springfield again to offer the car. If you purchased it, it came with a small quest line, teasing the addition of Herb Powell, Homer’s half brother. However, a few hours later, another update hit and the Gil deal was taken away. The end date was shifted back to 2014 meaning the offer was “over”.

However, if you didn’t get the car, don’t fear. It should be returning again very soon. The offer was a teaser to the addition of Powell Motors and Herb Powell. However, the theory is that EA accidentally released the update early, somehow.

I asked J. Stewart Burns, one of the writers of Tapped Out about it and he said this:

“we moved the update with herb back a bit. the homer was supposed to be a teaser to it. so my guess is… mistake.”

So, The Homer will be making a return at some point. And Herb Powell and Powell Motors will also be coming after that. For more details about the short update and future spoilers for the Herb Powell update, read this page.

RIP Sam Simon


The Simpsons developer, executive producer, character designer and writer Sam Simon passed away today from Colorectal cancer.

Simon was diagnosed in late 2012 and was given 3-6 months left to live. However, he defied the odds and continued to fight long after that time frame. As well as working on The Simpsons, which he left after season 4 due to creative difficulties, Simon is well known as a member of PETA and his involvement with The Sam Simon Foundation.

Sayonara, Sam Simon! You will be missed!