The Simpsons

Simpsons publications

Comics

Numerous different Simpsons-related comic book series have been published by Bongo Comics since 1993.

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Comic book - Bongo Comics - 1993

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• Simpsons Comics and Stories (1993)
• Simpsons Comics (1993–present)
• Bartman (1993–1995)
• Itchy and Scratchy Comics (1993–1994)
• Radioactive Man (1994–present)
• Krusty Comics (1995)
• Lisa Comics (1995)
• Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror (1995)
• Bart Simpson Comics (2000–present)
• Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis (2002)

The Simpsons, Futurama, and Bart Simpson comics are also reprinted in the UK, under the same titles, with various stories from the other Bongo series reprinted in the main Simpsons comic.

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Music

Music has been a recurring theme in The Simpsons with virtually all members of the cast breaking into song at least once during the course of the series. Perhaps the best known song is "Do the Bartman," which was released as a single and became an international success.

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• The Simpsons Sing the Blues (1990)
• Songs in the Key of Springfield (1997)
• The Yellow Album (1998)
• Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons (1999)

DVDs and videos

Many episodes of the show have been released on DVD and VHS over the years. When the first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history (although it would later be overtaken by the first season of Chappelle's Show) http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2338. The six DVD volumes rank as the best-selling television DVD series of all time. In particular, these DVDs have been released in North America (Region 1), Europe (Region 2) and Australia/New Zealand/Brazil (Region 4):.

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DVD - VHS - Chappelle's Show - North America - Europe - Australia - New Zealand - Brazil

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(Note that Brazilian versions of fifth and sixth seasons are yet to be released.)

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Box sets

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• The Complete First Season (Region 1: September 25 2001 / Region 2: September 24 2001 / Region 4: October 3 2001)
• The Complete Second Season (Region 1: August 6 2002 / Region 2: July 8 2002 / Region 4: July 23 2002)
• The Complete Third Season (Region 1: August 26 2003 / Region 2: October 6 2003 / Region 4: November 11 2003)
• The Complete Fourth Season (Region 1: June 15 2004 / Region 2: August 2 2004 / Region 4: August 24 2004)
• The Complete Fifth Season (Region 1: December 21 2004 / Region 2: March 21 2005 / Region 4: March 21 2005)
• The Complete Sixth Season (Region 1: August 16 2005 / Region 2: October 17 2005 / Region 4: September 28 2005)

Individual DVDs

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• The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror (September 2003) (Regions 1, 2 and 4)
• Christmas with the Simpsons (October 2003) (Regions 1, 2 and 4)
• The Simpsons Gone Wild (September 2004) (Regions 1, 2 and 4)
• The Simpsons Christmas 2 (November 2004) (Regions 1, 2 and 4)
• Bart Wars (May 2005) (Region 1 only)
• Around the World in 80 D'Oh's (May 2005) (Regions 2 and 4 only)

The Simpsons—Classics (Region 2 (IE/UK) and Region 4 (Australia) only. DVD versions of original VHS releases)

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• Bart Wars (September 2003)
• Dark Secrets of The Simpsons (September 2003)
• Greatest Hits (September 2003)
• Too Hot for TV (September 2003)
• The Simpsons Go to Hollywood (September 2003)
• Heaven and Hell (August 2004)
• On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh! (August 2004)
• Sex, Lies and The Simpsons (August 2004)
• The Simpsons Against the World (August 2004)
• The Simpsons.com (August 2004)
• Crime and Punishment (April 2005)
• The Last Temptation of Homer (April 2005)
• Raiders of the Lost Fridge (April 2005)
• Springfield Murder Mysteries (April 2005)
• Viva Los Simpsons (April 2005)

Video games

With the incredible popularity of the Simpsons, especially amongst children, it was only natural for the video game industry to turn to the characters and world of Springfield. While there have always been flops, the vast majority of the Simpsons games did very well in the market and some, namely The Simpsons: The Arcade Game and Bart vs. the Space Mutants, are considered minor video game classics in their own right.

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• The Simpsons Pinball—Data East (1990)
• Bart vs. the World—Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System (1991–1993)
• Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly—Game Boy (1991)
• '—Arcade, IBM PC and Commodore 64 (1991)
• Bart vs. the Space Mutants—NES, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad, and PC (1991—1992)
• Bart's House of Weirdness—PC (1992)
• Bart vs. the Juggernauts—Game Boy (1992)
• Krusty's Fun House—NES, Game Boy, PC, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore Amiga (1992–1993)
• Bartman Meets Radioactive Man—NES, Game Gear (1992–1993)
• Bart's Nightmare—Sega Genesis and Super NES (1993)
• The Itchy and Scratchy Game—Sega Genesis, Super NES and Game Gear (1994)
• Virtual Bart—Sega Genesis and Super NES (1994)
• Bart and the Beanstalk—Game Boy (1994)
• The Simpsons Cartoon Studio—PC (1996)
• Virtual Springfield—PC (1997)
• Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror—Game Boy Color (2001)
• The Simpsons Wrestling—PlayStation (2001)
• The Simpsons Road Rage—PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube (2001)
• Simpsons Skateboarding—PlayStation 2 (2002)
• The Simpsons Road Rage—Game Boy Advance (2003)
• The Simpsons Hit & Run—PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and PC (2003)
• The Simpsons Pinball Party—Stern Pinball (2003)

Books

• The Simpsons Xmas Book (a comic-book style adaptation of the episode Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire)
• Bart Simpson's Guide to Life
• ' (episode guide for the shorts and seasons 1?8)
• ' (episode guide for seasons 9 and 10)
• ' (episode guide for seasons 11 and 12)
• Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson
• The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
• The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album
• Planet Springfield
• The Homer Book
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• The Bart Book
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And the next "Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family," along with The Ralph Wiggum Book, and Comic Book Guys Guide to Pop Culture will be released on October 31, 2005; it will be called '. It will be an episode guide for seasons 13 and 14.

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October 31 - 2005

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Movie

Talk about a possible feature-length Simpsons movie has been going on since the early days of the series. The episode "Kamp Krusty" was originally going to be a movie, but became a regular episode after difficulties were encountered in trying to expand the script to feature-length.

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Rumors were circulated on the Internet about a movie already being in development, but it was not until 2004 that any were confirmed. In that year, producers announced a theatrical movie is in the very early stages of development, and that it will not be released until after the series ends. With the series being renewed for a twentieth season, an estimated premiere date was set for the summer of 2008. This was confirmed by 20th Century Fox June 6, 2005. Just like the series, the movie will be animated (Matt Groening recently turned down a proposal to make a live action film based on the characters, as this would likely ruin the franchise and anger fans) and will star the six main voice actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, and most likely Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, and Tress MacNeille. It is speculated that there will also be guest stars appearing in large roles or cameos. IMDb has also created a page for The Simpsons movie, and claims a release date of November 2008.

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Internet - 2004 - 2008 - 20th Century Fox - June 6 - 2005 - Live action - Dan Castellaneta - Julie Kavner - Nancy Cartwright - Yeardley Smith - Hank Azaria - Harry Shearer - Marcia Wallace - Maggie Roswell - Pamela Hayden - Tress MacNeille - Cameo - IMDb - The Simpsons

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News website Corona posted a popular April Fool's Day hoax describing fictional plans for a live action movie.

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April Fool's Day - Hoax

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