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Summary: The Simpsons as they were meant to be!
Review: I have watched the Simpsons from day one but have only ever seen what a certain Australian commercial television network has wanted me to see. The Simpsons on DVD is untouched, unblemished, unbutchered. I watched these episodes on DVD for the first time and was amazed to see footage that has never, ever been shown on Australian TV. Series two was one of the very best, presented here in its entirety. Well worth it!!
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Summary: It's The Simpsons...
Review: Of course it's a great DVD set!!! :)
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Summary: At the beginning
Review: I loved these dvd's, it's so great to see how the episodes were at the beginning, with the different voices to Barney being a different color. the first season shows great special features, this dvd set is a must have for anyone!
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Summary: Mmmm...Free Goo (otherwise known as director's comments)
Review: I guess my only problem with the Simpsons complete season DVD sets is that I spent a lot of time making twenty-five video tapes of all the episodes the first time they were on. At least now I will have them all on a medium that is a lot more durable than a video tape. By the way, if you think you've seen them all, and can just see the shows in syndication, you need to realize that the shows are up to two minutes shorter in syndication. They cut them up to fit in more commercials. (Damn FOX affiliates!) For example, when Homer asked his brain to help him get Marge to forgive him, his brain responded "eat the pudding, eat the pudding, eat the pudding, eat the pudding" because there was a bowl of pudding in front of him. Homer agreed, but told his brain that after that, they had to get to work. That whole sequence is gone when I see that episode in syndication. It's just sad. Maybe if the people who cut up the episodes had a sense of humor.... Here are the episodes and a quick hit of the first thing I remember about each one:
Bart Gets an F- John Hancock "writes" his name in the snow.
Simpson and Delilah - We find out that family doctor Hibbert is perfectly willing to cheat the health insurance company. A very early shot at the medical profession, which The Simpsons repeatedly smacked around for years.
Tree House of Horror- In the first appearance of the Kang and Kodos, the tractor beam they use to lift Homer into the spaceship isn't strong enough for his 239 pounds so they need to use two. Once they have Homer off of the ground, Homer goes back to eating the hamburger he was eating before the rest of his family had been abducted by the aliens.
Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish - See Blinky! See the epsisode which inspired billionaire Mike Bloomberg to run for Mayor of New York City!
Dancin' Homer - Homer orders a beer the size of a fish tank and then he and Mr. Burns taunt the minor league ballplayers. Dead Putting Society - Lots of good Flanders bashing from Homer in this one. If you can't stand Charlie Church, this is a good one for you.
Bart vs. Thanksgiving - After Homer unsuccessfully tries to light the fireplace, the family sits down for dinner. Lisa's centerpiece becomes the centerpiece of a sibling rivalry fight between Lisa and Bart, and it eventually flies into the fireplace and goes up in flames. Everyone is horrified except Grampa Simpson who comments. "Ooh! That got 'er going!"
Bart the Daredevil - Lance Murdoch congratulates Bart on his choice of a daredevil career. Later, when Homer tries, and fails, to jump the Springfield Gorge, see him hit his head on many, many pointy rocks. Thank God the ambulance showed up to ease his pain....Oh, wait...nevermind.
Marge vs. Itchy & Scratchy - Grampa Simpson takes his underware off without removing his pants. I'm curious to hear the commentary track on this one to see if this episode was done in response to crack-pots like Marge writing in to FOX complaining about The Simpsons.
Bart Gets Hit By A Car - Dr. Nick takes a look at Bart's X-ray and says, "Do you see this black mark that looks like my thumb-print, that's trauma". (What did I say about The Simpsons taking shots at the medical profession?)
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue fish - Fugu Me! (This is one of my very favorite episodes.) "Master, we need your skilled hands in the kitchen." Master, "My skilled hands are busy!" In addition to many great moments, (like Dr. Hibbert giving Homer a pamplet titled "So you are going to die") this is one of those episodes where the syndication version cut out some great moments. I'll finally get to see Homer tell-off Mr. Burns again.
The Way We Was - "Sure, 55 miles per hour will save lives, but millions will be late!"
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment - TV announcer doing a promotional commercial for the upcoming heavyweight fight: "Drederick Tatum is ready after a 3 year stay Springfield Penetentiary." Barney Gumble [watching the commercial at Moes]: "Allright! A local boy!" (I'm not sure about the quote on the TV announcer, but that was the general idea of it.)
Principal Charming - Skinner falls for Patty when Homer was trying to set him up with Selma. "D'oh!!!".
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou- Grampa Simpson, "Ooh, I knew I kept the wrong one."
Bart's Dog Gets an F - "We've never had a problem with a family member we could give away before."
Old Money - The lions in the Springfield Safari kill and eat a zebra on the hood of the Simpson's car.
Brush With Greatness- "WooHoo!! 239 and feeling fine!!" A personal note, in this episode Smithers brings Mr. Burns some tea, which Mr. Burns sips, says "Bah! Too Hot!" and throws it on Smithers. It is now over ten years later and every single time I eat or drink something that is too hot, I say to myself, "Bah! Too Hot!". Fortunately, I don't throw it. Unfortunately, it is a leading indicator that I am clearly not right in the head.
Lisa's Substitute - For your information, there were lots of Jewish cowboys.
The War of the Simpsons - Mmmm...Giant Catfish. In the early years, Marge used to worry about her relationship with Homer. These days, she just nurtures his needs and tries to keep him from doing anything too stupid. (Homer, why don't you start and emu farm?)
Three Men and a Comic Book- One Muttonchop Yastremski coming up.
Blood Feud- No Maggie, not Aztec. Olmec. O-L-M-E-C. (Hey man, don't bad mouth the head! The head later appears in the Simpson's basement in several episodes. God knows how they got it down there, but hey, cartoons don't have to be 100% realistic.)
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Summary: Getting There....
Review: Though most people think that the turning point for The Simpsons was early in the seconed season, I think it hit it LATER in the seconed season. I bought the first DVD despite how bad season one was, to, and I have to say this season was not the best, but better than the first. The extras are similar to the first DVD's, but I mainly bought them for show anyways. I think the last two episodes were the funniest, but the others were okay, too. The charectors are developing more and more. Homer's getting stupider, Barts...well, Barts Bart, but he doesnt really change till later, Lisa's more laid-back, and Marge is more quirky. Over-all, it's a pretty good season, but there are better....
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Summary: must have collector's item
Review: There are a lot of DVDs out there, but very few of them would u want to keep for a lifetime. The Simpsons are unquestionably a classic and if you want to test your French, this one's got it. That's the great thing about DVDs -- you can do that when they have multiple languages encoded. This is an extremeley successful cartoon because it appeals to people of all ages, of many faiths and beliefs, across a wide political spectrum, and many different races. It's a classic that will last a lifetime.
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Summary: Simpsons, Enjoy
Review: The Simpsons, a typical american family, an icon for america. A family that can make cry, and to laugh the rest of the time. The Simpsons have been able to combine The Jokes of Jay Leno of the tonight show, with a unique cartoon family in a odd little town, where who what will happen. If you don't laugh while watching the Simpsons, I don't know what will. Even the most avide anti-simpson fanatics would laugh at one time or another. Even though they hate it, it can make them laugh. The simpsons have been able to bring a country together, race doesn't matter, and nothing else does either. The Simpsons can bring people together to laugh at societies feebles, and people can even come to laugh at them selves. I could not imagine a world without the Simpsons. Well, enjoy your latest Simpsons purchase, and remember, if you look at all the clues you can figure out what state the Simpsons live in. Good Luck, And when you are laughing at one of those jokes, remember there are millions of other Simpsons fans laughing with you.
Sincerly, Simpsons fan forever, Chris Hearns
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Summary: The Suspense!
Review: I have been a fan of The Simpsons for years now. I have the The Simpsons: The Complete First Season DVD and cannot stop watching it. It is great. I have waited months and months for season 2 and now it is here! I have seen every episode in season 2 and can assure you that you will never stop laughing. Season 2 is one of the best seasons. Buy this item and you will not regret it!
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Summary: Fabulous, amazing, better than the first season.
Review: Today the 22nd of July 'The Simpsons: complete second season' was released in Australia, and I can tell you this box set is twice as good as the first, which was amazing. Features are top notch and the box sets are completely the same aesthetically aside from different color-coding. The first thing that strikes you about the set is now 4 DVD's rather than the three in the first season. Each episode is digitally mastered, looking prettier than ever and the sound has been completely overhauled and mixed into an amazing Dolby digital 5.1 mix. There are 22 episodes overall, each with the fine commentary seen in the first season DVD's as well as language subtitles etc. The features on the DVD collection are great, 2 music videos 'Do the Bartman' and 'Deep, deep trouble' as well as a series of 'making of' featurettes. Added to this are some excerpts from the Grammy awards, and American music awards presented by the Simpsons. While these are all great features they are fairly novel and really wont dictate continual watching. But that's not why you buy the set, you buy it for the episodes, which are top notch. The second series was slightly more polished than the first. Groening, Simon and L Brooks had the formula for the Simpsons down and this is evident in episode like 'Dead putting society' and 'Blood Feud' and whilst these episodes do not exude the same blatant comedy of the later series the gags are more subtle, slightly political and very funny. The only downside of this DVD is that 20th century Fox has adapted a menu style akin to the Harry Potter DVD and Memento special edition. In both these cases features were a chore to get to and while games were at first fun, became very tiresome. Each disc begins with a wheel of fortune like game of heads and bodies. Through this there will be no menu until you spin the wheel three times. This is a very amusing feature at first but soon becomes annoying having to continually spin the wheel before you watch the episodes. This was a mistake, but it doesn't matter the DVD set is great. In this review I have opted to talk more about the DVD set's construction rather than the episodes themselves. I am a true fan of the Simpsons, I own all the episodes on tape from season 1-14 and I simply have to update to DVD. Everything that has to be said about the quality of the episodes already has by people getting in early reviews, trying to second guess what the set will be like. But take it from me, the DVD complete second season is amazing, this is the greatest way to compile the whole collection of the greatest TV show ever and this DVD set is of the highest quality, just as the first was. Bring on season three!
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Summary: Getting Better,but still not the best...
Review: Though it's no first season, this collection still lacks that typical Simpsons cynicism. Most of the episodes end with a large amount of sap, that tends to make you sick. Though it has it's moments, there's much to be desired.
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