10 Little Known Facts About The Simpsons

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1. Every Simpson family member’s middle name begins with “J”

2. On the opening of every episode Maggie is listed to cost $847.63 at the cash register. It’s the same amount that raising a baby costs in a year in the US.


3. It takes 6 – 8 months to make each episode.

4. Even the Simpsons have email, apparently. Lisa has said her email address is “smartgirl63_\@yahoo.com”, and Homer’s is “chunkylover53@aol.com”.

5. There are 121 Springfields in the US. – Matt Groening picked the name for the city because it was so common and well-known.

6. The “couch gag” sequence is frequently used to help show staff make the show longer or shorter, depending on the length of the episode itself. Most couch gags last only about five seconds, but the longest one on record lasted 46 seconds.

7. The aliens, Kang and Kodos, are named after characters from Star Trek. Kodos was a mass murderer, similar to Adolf Hitler, and Kang was a Klingon.

8. Comic Book Guy’s Real name is Jeff Albertson, Bumblebee guy’s real name is Pedro.

9. Lisa has celebrated her 8th birthday on two separate episodes.

10. 764-84377 is the phone number for Moe’s Tavern. It spells out SMITHERS.


 
6. The “couch gag” sequence is frequently used to help show staff make the show longer or shorter, depending on the length of the episode itself. Most couch gags last only about five seconds, but the longest one on record lasted 46 seconds.

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Classic show. May have fallen off a bit, but some of the earlier stuff was gold Jerry, Gold!
 
Only one I knew was the email address for Homer. That shit was funny when I heard it.

I also noticed all of the haloween episodes were copies of Twilight Zone episodes.
 
6 to 8 month a ep? Them southpark guys had a michael jackson episodes just 2 weeks after his death. To me the simpsons are like archie comics, its not reallly funny but you dont mind watching
 
This season of the Simpsons is better than they have been in 6 or 7 years. I don't know if the writing team is new or what.

But 6 months? Daaaamn. I hope that is really outdated.

South Park had the Obama "CHAAAAANGE" episode the DAY after Election Day, complete with his acceptance speech.

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Also, after the whole Elian Gonzalez thing in Florida, South Park had a parody out, 3 days later.

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But 6 months? Daaaamn. I hope that is really outdated.

The Simpsons are one of the last shows to animate the old school way. drawing by hand frame by frame. South Park uses the software program Maya and other computer animated software. South Park can put together a show in less then a week. That's why they can add the latest news and events so quickly.
 
2. On the opening of every episode Maggie is listed to cost $847.63 at the cash register. It’s the same amount that raising a baby costs in a year in the US.

This "fact" right here makes me question the validity of the entire list. I just had a baby and I probably spend closer to 10 Xs that amount. :smh:
 
This "fact" right here makes me question the validity of the entire list. I just had a baby and I probably spend closer to 10 Xs that amount. :smh:

The simpsons have been using the same opening for over 20 years. Inflation is a bitch.
 
6 to 8 months to make each episode...still? ..damn.
i want to believe that there is more than one team working....

and several episodes can be made at the same time......different parts at different times
 
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Barney was inspired by Barney Rubble, Fred Flintstone's best friend and next-door neighbor from the animated series The Flintstones.[11] The writers originally wanted the character to be Homer Simpson's sidekick and next-door neighbor, but instead, they decided to make him a drunkard.[11] "Barney was taking the standard sitcom sidekick and just making him as pathetic as possible," said Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons.[12] The writers drew further inspiration from Crazy Guggenheim, a character played by comedian Frank Fontaine on The Jackie Gleason Show.[12] Part of the reason the writers went in that direction, according to Groening, was because of "a sort of unspoken rule about not having drinking on television as a source of comedy. So, of course, we went right for it."[12] The writers also patterned the character after Norm Peterson (George Wendt), a character from the sitcom Cheers.[13]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Gumble
 
Springfield is in Kentucky as well as Shelbyville. It mentions it in the behind the music episode. A couple of years ago I was driving through KY and saw Both Springfield and Shelbyville
 
'Simpsons' voice actors reach deal

Top actors will get nearly $400,000 per episode

By Nellie Andreeva
June 2, 2008, 12:59 PM ET
Updated: June 2, 2008, 07:30 PM ET

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The standoff between "The Simpsons" voice cast and series producer 20th Century Fox TV is over.

After months of negotiations, the cast of Fox's long-running animated series reached a new four-year deal with the studio during the weekend.

Under the pact, the top actors will be paid nearly $400,000 per episode. While this is lower than the reported $500,000 the cast originally sought, it remains a significant increase from their current paychecks of about $300,000 an episode.

Additionally, Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer Simpson and has penned several "Simpsons" episodes over the years, is being named a consulting producer.

Castellaneta and most of the other key "Simpsons" voice players -- Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa) and Hank Azaria (Moe) -- are slated to begin work on the upcoming 20th season today with a table read.

As of Monday, the status of Harry Shearer, who voices Mr. Burns and Ned Flanders, among other characters, was unclear. Because of a last-minute snag, his deal did not close with the other cast members', and it was not clear if he would show up for today's table read.

As a result from the drawn-out contract negotiations, the upcoming season of "The Simpsons" has been reduced from 22 to 20 episodes. While the deal makes the voice cast available for four more seasons, Fox has yet to order the animated comedy beyond season No. 20.

The "Simpsons" cast and 20th TV have been down this road before. Most recently in 2004, the actors held up production of the 16th season by skipping two table reads during the renegotiations that ultimately resulted in the cast members more than doubling their previous salary.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i1c16b1977c35ad0b31663be7bc2fcef7
 
Why they ain't trying to get that syndication money? Adult Swim says they wanted to add The Simpsons to their line-up too.
 
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