The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family

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It s hard to believe that the Simpsons have been around for more than a decade. Today, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series of all time (dethroning The Flintstones in February 1997), and an intrinsic part of pop culture.

The Simpsons Complete Guide to your Favourite Show is a celebration of this family s phenomenal decade. Arranged by season, the book covers each episode of the television show, with the special episodes (the annual Halloween show, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled") receiving eyeball-busting two-page spreads. In addition, special sidebars are sprinkled throughout, showing:

• Simpsons firsts
• Bart s chalkboard lines
• Top Homerisms
• An Itchy & Scratchy filmography
• A Springfield timeline
• Things the audience may have missed

Highlighting the best of every show, The Simpsons is the ultimate celebration of the cartoon family that has kept the world in stitches. It is the ultimate must-have for all Simpsons aficionados.

Nearly a decade into their run, it s clear that The Simpsons is one of the best-loved and most influential television shows to come down the pike in a long while. If the show s attitude was a little less pervasive, this encyclopedic book would be aimed solely at Simpsons addicts. But that s not entirely true--Matt Groening and Ray Richmond have created a book that is essential for anyone interested in where TV is today. That s not to suggest that the book is serious, though--it s not. The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (that s debatable, but who cares?) is a collection of everything related to the show, from all the "couch gags" during the end of the opening credits, to the complete words to the theme song from The Itchy and Scratchy Show. There are broadcast dates, credits, and hidden jokes for every episode. You ll even find a list of things that make Homer go "Mmm..."

If you re a fan of the show, you ll be hard-pressed to find fault with Ray Richmond s collection. The only glaring one is that the stills often look a little blurry. Oh, and couldn t they have come up with a funnier title? But that s nitpicking. Simpsons fans, you know what to do.