The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
by Matt Groening (Introduction), Antonia Coffman (Editor), Ray Richmond (Editor)
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A guide to every episode of the "Simpsons" from the early shorts to the full episodes from 1987 to 1997, includes show highlights, notable lines, a synopsis of the episodes, and hints to find possible missed references.Tags
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The first in a series of awesome guides to the classic episodes of the Simpsons. The Simpsons has been one of my favorite shows for twenty years. I love having background information on the show and cast listings, music tracks, and more. My favorite sections for each episode are the "things you might have missed" which cover little known facts and witty tidbits that are hard to spot when watching the show. If you're a fan of the show, you will enjoy this collection.
Awesome re-cap of some of the best lines and plot moments from the first few seasons. Just fun to look at all colorful illustrations of everyone's favorite Springfield characters. I LOVED this book when it came out, before any of the season's were released on DVD and the show was aired 3x a day on repeats on Fox. But still a great catalog of the best show in history.
Actually a really funny book. A well done episodic catalog simpsons fans will enjoy.
The definitive guide to America's favorite family in Springfield,? Every state has a Springfield & their occaissonly clues, but no one has yet to figure out which state. That's the level of minutia found in the guide!
A list of episodes, quotes, cast members, allusions, and hidden gems. For any serious Simpsons fan.
Play-by-plays for the first few seasons of The Simpsons along with lots of trivia and character bios. I enjoyed it.
A Christmas gift from my mom a few years back (2001, I think). I love The Simpsons.
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Matt Groening, 1954 - Matt Groening was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He moved to Los Angeles in 1980 to start writing the comic strip "Life in Hell" for the newspaper he worked for. The strip had premiered in 1977 and appears in over 250 newspapers worldwide. Groening got his big break when the Fox television network was looking for a show more filler for "The Tracy Ullman Show." James L. Brooks had seen some of the "Life in Hell" strips and offered Groening a chance to create 30 second skits for the show. The skits were so well received that the newly titled "The Simpsons" for which Groening was now creator and executive producer of, debuted on Fox as a half hour Christmas special on December 17, 1989 and as a regular series on January 14, 1990. In 1993, Groening formed "Bongo Comics Group" which publishes "Simpsons Comics," "Itchy and Scratchy Comics," "Bartman," "Radioactive Man," "Lisa Comics" and "Krusty Comics." In 1995, he founded and published "Zongo Comics," which included "Jimbo" and "Fleener" Groening oversees all of the licensing and merchandising of the "The Simpsons." He is also a best selling author, publishing books such as "Life in Hell," "Work is Hell" and "School is Hell," based on his "Life in Hell" comic strip, and "Bart Simpson's Guide to Life" based on "The Simpsons" animation. Groening is also creator and Executive Producer of "Futurama," another animated prime time television show. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
- Original title
- The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Homer Simpson; Marge Simpson; Lisa Simpson; Bart Simpson; Maggie Simpson; Abe Simpson (Grandpa)
- Important places
- Springfield, USA
- Dedication
- To the loving memory of Snowball I:
We hope that they change your catbox in kitty heaven more often than we did down here. - First words
- If "The Simpsons" is a show that rewards you for paying attention (as I've blathered in countless interviews), then this book is for that exalted and/or sorry bunch of you who just can't seem to stop paying attention.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In the English class at Rommelwood, the blackboard reads, "John Keats (Civilian)—'Ode on a Grecian Urn.'"
- Original language
- English
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- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 791.4572 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Television Programs; television plays Single programs
- LCC
- PN1992.77 .S58 .G76 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Broadcasting Television broadcasts
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