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Simpsons News & Products

Simpsons in August's Harper's Bazaar

Simpsons News — Posted 20 Jul, 2007 by Scott

Send Marge Simpson to Paris and she really lets her hair down!

Marge and her family take France and the fashion world by storm in the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar in a cartoon spread that transforms the less-than-chic suburban family into pictures of urban sophistication.

Supermodel Linda Evangelista — or at least her Simpsonized alter ego with wide eyes and a dark angular haircut — serves as their tour guide, taking the Simpsons into the ateliers of Donatella Versace, Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel, Alber Elbaz of Lanvin, among others.

After all, they do need to ramp up their glam factor at Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa and the gang get ready for their big-screen debut in “The Simpsons Movie,” which opens July 27.

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10in QEE D.I.Y. Project: Bart Simpson Exhibit

Simpsons News — Posted 19 Jul, 2007 by Scott

Toy2R and Diamond Comics are proud to announce the 10" QEE D.I.Y. Project: Bart Simpson Exhibit - August 1st at Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles

Celebrating the opening of the first Simpsons Movie and on the heels of the San Deigo Comic Con, you're invited to head down to Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles to Meltdown Comics (Melt Gallery) to see the 10" Qee Custom D.I.Y. Exhibit on August 1st from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. This will be the first gallery stop on the worldwide tour which includes stops in New York, Paris, Chicago, Florence, and Hong Kong. More than 50 different custom Bart Simpson Qees will be on display from artists including:

Matt Groening, Attaboy, Tyson Summers, adidas, Moody, Sam Fout, Jim Koch, Nicoles Chevallier, David Lanham, DYZLA, Lounge Kat, Triclops, Matt Sharp, Mark Nagata,
Doink, Veggie Something, Baby 168, Inu Art, Sasha Huber, Vincent Skoglund, ODM, Sarah Sa, KW, ColorWeekly, Thick Magazine, Nada One, Joey Potts, DGPH, Akira Yamaguchi, B, Wing, October Toys, Alan Yip, Bernhardt Geyer, Chad Carothers, Toy2R and many more!!

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Toy2R Announces Bart 2.5in. Line

Simpsons News — Posted 09 Jul, 2007 by Scott

Toy2R fans, Simpson fans and vinyl toy collectors will be happy to hear that the Hong Kong based toy company, Toy2R, has announced that they will soon be releasing 2.5 inch Bart Qee's with different designs. As usual these items will be blond box so you dont know which one you get one when you the box and usually go for $5-7. This release will come soon after the already announced 8 inch version of the regular Bart Qee. The company has already said they will be making other characters in the near future and have more announcements during ComicCon. These toys as well as other Toy2R and vinyl toys will be available at our Store.

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Sababa Toys Releases New Games

Simpsons News — Posted 09 Jul, 2007 by Scott

Game night just got a little better with the newest Simpsons Games just released by Sababa Toys. The new games include the Simpsons version of Othello and a new version of Simpsons Dominos where instead of dots you match up character faces. Both games go for under $20 and can be found at your local Border stores as well as other stores which carry board games.

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Cover Your Walls with Fathead

Simpsons News — Posted 09 Jul, 2007 by Scott

Hey fans, feeling that your walls are a little bland? Well now you want to decorate your room in a new cool way by placing Homer or Bart and a few other items right on your wall. Fathead has made in the past sports figures but have turned to the Simpsons to fans like us. You can visit them on their website and buy the packages for around $65.

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Simpson Crazy nominated for award(s)

Simpsons News — Posted 07 Jun, 2007 by Scott

Simpsons ZipFan-site Simpsons Zip, one of the most original Simpsons sites on the net, has opened up its Choice '07 awards. Simpson Crazy has been nominated in three categories: Choice Website, Choice Owner, and Choice Activity.

To see all the awards, view the sites (which are all worthy nominees) and find out how to vote, simply head on over to the voting page.


Season 10 DVD box art released

Simpsons News — Posted 26 May, 2007 by Scott

The official art for the Simpsons: Complete Tenth Season on DVD has been revealed by Amazon. As we reported previosuly, the set features Bart.

The 'alternate' box has Bart driving a buggy into a movie studio lot. The head box is, well, just Bart's head.

Simpsons Season 10 - regular box Simpsons Season 10 - head box, chock full of heady goodness!
The two set designs. Click each image to
see a bigger version.

The DVD will be released on August 7th in the US. No word yet on other release dates.


400th episode promo clips

Simpsons News — Posted 19 May, 2007 by Scott

Fox have released several promo clips for the upcoming Season finale double-bill. They are available at fox.com but since that page is unbelievably slow to load, we have direct links for you below.

UPDATE: Fox has removed the videos from their web site, sorry.


Official Simpsons site redesigns

Simpsons News — Posted 18 May, 2007 by Scott

If you have visited the official Simpsons site at TheSimpsons.com recently you will have noticed that it's been specially redesigned for the 400th episode!

The top of the design features 400 thumbnails, each representing a Simpsons episode (this takes ages to load though). Clicking on one will bring up a mini episode guide, with a link to their main episode guide.

Below this are several nicely laid out links to the various sections. Overall it is a very nice design, much better than the previous.

There is also now a trivia competition - see if you can answer 75 questions about The Simpsons quickly!

And finally there is a sweepstake to win a trip for 4 to the Simpsons Movie premiere! All you need to do is pay attention to the trailer airing in the ad breaks of the episodes on Sunday.


The Simpsons hits 400 episodes!

Simpsons News — Posted 16 May, 2007 by Scott

The Simpsons reach 400 episodes!This Sunday, The Simpsons reaches yet another milestone - 400 episodes! The final two episodes of Season 18 will be aired in a double bill. The 400th episode stars Keifer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub in a parody of the hit TV show '24'.



24 Minutes (JABF14)
With the help of Jack Bauer and Chloe O’Brian, Bart and Lisa, agents of the Counter Truancy Unit (CTU), must stop bullies Dolph, Kearney and Jimbo from releasing the ultimate stink bomb at the school’s annual bake sale. Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub guest star.

You Kent Always Say What You Want
Promo for the 400th episode

You Kent Always Say What You Want (JABF15) - 400th episode!
Homer saves the day from Ned and his anti-indecency campaign after anchorman Kent Brockman utters a swear word on live television. Ludacris guest stars.

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