Celebrating Simpsons 400th Episode
As the 400th episode approaches (airs the 20th), many are reflecting on the unusually long-running sitcom and it torrid past. I have found numerous articles/editorials on the 400th episode and thought I share some links to these articles for your reading pleasure.
Article #1
This one is a well-crafted article that tracks the 18 seasons of the most dysfunctional family aired on American television. Check it out. Here’s a blurb.
If Seinfeld had lasted as long as The Simpsons has, its finale would have featured a graying foursome closing in on 55 (60 for Kramer), far nearer, of course, to that much-derided condo in Miami Beach or to those discounted movie tickets than their selfish, or childish, or birdbrained shenanigans would have you believe.
Article #2
This one is more of a news report, but the author speaks a bit with Matt Groening as he talks about his experiences over the years as The Simpsons and anything related to the Simpsons became insanely popular. Here’s a blurb.
It was a few years back, and he was stopped and searched while going through security at Los Angeles International Airport. “Suddenly, this kid walks by and shouts, ‘Heah! Heah!’ just like (schoolyard bully) Nelson Muntz would have,” Groening recalls.
Article #3
This one discusses just what exactly has help keep The Simpsons boat afloat this long. Apparently is has a lot to do with not changing anything about the characters. Interesting. Here’s a blurb.
For an overweight, doughnut-scarfing, beer-swilling, lazy idiot, Homer Simpson sure knows how to run a marathon. Of course, the residents of Springfield USA possess superpowers all their own. They’ve pulled off the unparalleled feat of remaining hip in the fickle world of pop culture with barely a tweak of the brush.
That’s about it. While there were more, they are fairly lackluster and so I did not included them. The 400th episode, a spoof on FOX’s 24, will air May 20th on FOX.
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-Anna
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