The Simpsons

This Fan Edit Mashes Up The Simpsons With Classic Anime

I spend a lot of time on the internet, and I’m going to level with you: I have no idea how “Steamed Hams” became a meme. But a meme it is—the classic goof about cheeseburgers from the brilliant vignette-centered episode of The Simpsons, “22 Short Stories About Springfield”, has become a bonafide internet sensation, with…

Television Julie Muncy Jan 6

A Tattoo Artist Inked 19 Different People to Create This Bart Simpson Flipbook

Getting a tattoo is (mostly) a lifelong commitment. So what’s more impressive than this Bart Simpson kickflip animation is that tattoo artist Phil Berge somehow convinced 19 different people that The Simpsons was still cool and relevant enough to get random frames of this flipbook inked on various body parts. Given the long-running animated series…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Aug 8

UnReal Estate Brings Popular Culture Locations to Life Through Art

The places that characters frequent in movies or TV often become characters themselves. Homes, hideouts, workplaces, these locations can often be as important to your love of something as the fictional people who dwell in them. Which is why, in 2012, Austin artist Tim Doyle started a series called UnReal Estate. He drew and printed…

io9 Germain Lussier May 12

There are a Lot of Reasons That So Many Cartoon Characters are Yellow

Why are so many iconic animated characters yellow? The answer lies in random personal choices, scientific and marketing theory, as well as the color of the sky. Minions are yellow because the animators thought their shape resembled Kinder eggs. Winnie the Pooh was based on a World War 1 veterans real pet bear and author…

Sploid Rhett Jones Apr 23

Which Supporting Character on The Simpsons Has Spoken the Most Words?

If you include the main cast, it’s fairly obvious who has the most lines: It’s Homer, by hundreds of thousand of words, followed by Marge, Bart, and Lisa all bunched up pretty close together. But what if you just count the words spoken by the supporting cast from season one to twenty six? Which supporting…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 28

The Simpsons Parodies Adventure Time in Its Latest Couch Gag Opening

One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening, airing before the first episode of season 28. It’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Sep 23

After Almost Three Decades, The Simpsons Is Finally Doing An Hour Long Episode

After 27 seasons and almost 600 episodes, you’d think The Simpsons had done everything. But in its upcoming 28th season, the iconic animated show is doing something for the first time ever: an episode that’s a full hour long. At the TCA Summer Press Tour, Fox announced that the upcoming season will include a one-hour…

Television Germain Lussier Aug 8

Astronaut Homer Simpson Deserves a Place on Your Wall

While not everyone continues to watch The Simpsons into its 27th season, most people remember the old episodes. Classics like “Deep Space Homer,” which aired in season five, over 20 years ago. Today, artist Mark Englert has taken that memorable episode and turned it into a stunning poster. The poster is called Deep Space Homer,…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 3

That Excellent Simpsons Quote Search Engine Now Makes Gifs as Well

Frinkiac, the delightful timewaster that lets Simpsons fans search for their favorite quote and instantly find the matching screencap, just got even better: now it lets you create gifs, too. The world’s productivity just took a serious hit. https://gizmodo.com/this-amazing-simpsons-search-engine-matches-the-perfect-1756956164 The gif option, currently in beta, is pretty simple—you just search by quote, and then select…

io9 James Whitbrook May 12

The True Identities of a Hundred Pop Culture Icons Revealed

Originality is difficult. Try to come up with an original concept and odds are, you’re just taking bits and pieces from your previous experiences to give something old a new spin. That’s the theme of Icons Unmasked, an amazing new art show by artist Alex Solis. Solis has taken over 100 popular pop culture characters…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 18

How the Best Rides at Universal Studios Work

Universal Studios is a bizarre theme park that welcomes over seven million people a year. Lately, the big draw is a sprawling replica of Harry Potter’s world, though it’s long been famous for making tourists feel like they’re characters in one of Universal’s many hit movies. The technology involved in these spectacles, however, has remained…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Apr 14

I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Watching 500 Simpsons Episodes at Once in VR

Will the return of virtual reality be as big a flop as the return of 3D movies and TV was? Not when you can strap an Oculus Rift or a Google Cardboard to your face and watch 500 episodes of The Simpsons in a 360-degree VR experience. It’s not every last episode of the show…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Feb 18

The Simpsons’ Family Car Is Now Immortalized as a Hot Wheels

Everything from exotic super cars, to blue collar pickup trucks, to even the Goodyear blimp has gotten the Hot Wheels treatment. And now, after over a quarter century on TV, so has the nondescript pink sedan that the Simpson family drives all over Springfield. It’s not the first vehicle connected to The Simpsons that Hot…

Television Andrew Liszewski Oct 14

Travel Into the Future With The Simpsons To See Their 75th Anniversary Special

The Simpsons has never been afraid to travel into the future to see what’s in store for Springfield’s favorite family. They’re taking that a step further next week, premiering the 75th anniversary special during the premiere of Minority Report. Above, you can see a trailer for the tongue-in-cheek special with lots of archival footage of…

Television Germain Lussier Sep 18

The Ladies of Indiana Jones Get Artistic At Acme Comic-Con Booth

Every year at San Diego Comic-Con, I make a point to head to the Acme Archives booth. Then again, it’s hard to miss considering it’s 5 times the size of every other booth and filled with beautiful art. This year is no exception and three pieces in particular jumped out: the ladies of Indiana Jones.…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 10

Lard Lad Donuts should be the next Lego Simpsons set

The Kwik-E-Mart and the Simpsons’ house are two of the most detailed sets Lego has ever produced. But which Springfield locale should the company consider next? Moe’s Tavern? The nuclear plant? Neither. It should definitely be Lard Lad Donuts, as recreated by Matt De Lanoy here. That Lego donut doesn’t just look edible, it looks…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 8

Watch this guy perfectly recreate Homer Simpson eating in real life

It takes a lot of hard work, a considerable amount of natural talent and a little bit of luck to be able to eat like Homer Simpson in real life. Caolan McArthur and CinemaRaven managed to accomplish the Herculean feat (with the help of a sped up camera) and basically created a live action version…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 31

We Like This Theory About The Simpsons, But We Don’t 100 Percent Agree

On his Bad Astronomy blog, Phil Plait puts forth a novel theory about the mysterious location of Springfield, hometown of the Simpsons. His come-to-Homer moment springs from the recent episode that featured Elon Musk (“The Musk Who Fell to Earth“), specifically a scene, pictured below, in which the SpaceX CEO is staring up at the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Feb 22

Last Night’s Jetsons Parody on The Simpsons Was Pretty Weird

The Simpsons and The Jetsons are two of the greatest American cartoons ever created. So it was exciting to see those two worlds collide in last night’s new episode of The Simpsons. Too bad it was so uncomfortable. The whole thing plays out as you might expect, with Bart skipping school for a Spaceball game,…

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 16

Watch Bolivians Protest A Change In The Simpsons‘ Broadcast Time Slot

Protests aren’t always symbolic. Sometimes they bring about real change … like the recent outcry in Bolivia over network Unitel’s decision to change the time slot for its daily Simpsons broadcast. Nearly 2,000 protestors (mostly youthful, some in costume) convinced the channel to re-think its decision. The below video (from Unitel, as it happens) is…

Television Cheryl Eddy Feb 12

This Fan Edit Mashes Up The Simpsons With Classic Anime

A Tattoo Artist Inked 19 Different People to Create This Bart Simpson Flipbook

UnReal Estate Brings Popular Culture Locations to Life Through Art

There are a Lot of Reasons That So Many Cartoon Characters are Yellow

Which Supporting Character on The Simpsons Has Spoken the Most Words?

The Simpsons Parodies Adventure Time in Its Latest Couch Gag Opening

After Almost Three Decades, The Simpsons Is Finally Doing An Hour Long Episode

Astronaut Homer Simpson Deserves a Place on Your Wall

That Excellent Simpsons Quote Search Engine Now Makes Gifs as Well

The True Identities of a Hundred Pop Culture Icons Revealed

How the Best Rides at Universal Studios Work

I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Watching 500 Simpsons Episodes at Once in VR

The Simpsons’ Family Car Is Now Immortalized as a Hot Wheels

Travel Into the Future With The Simpsons To See Their 75th Anniversary Special

The Ladies of Indiana Jones Get Artistic At Acme Comic-Con Booth

Lard Lad Donuts should be the next Lego Simpsons set

Watch this guy perfectly recreate Homer Simpson eating in real life

We Like This Theory About The Simpsons, But We Don’t 100 Percent Agree

Last Night’s Jetsons Parody on The Simpsons Was Pretty Weird

Watch Bolivians Protest A Change In The Simpsons‘ Broadcast Time Slot

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