Product Details

• Directors: Neil Affleck, Bob Anderson (VIII), Mikel B. Anderson, Wesley Archer, Carlos Baeza
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: Albanian, Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: September 16, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304561849
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,030 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This tape contains two solid, uncut Simpsons episodes. In "There's No Disgrace Like Home," Homer gets upset that his family isn't as happy and contented as the other families he sees at the company picnic. So he takes the advice of a TV commercial and brings the family to see media psychotherapist Dr. Marvin Monroe, who winds up wiring the family to devices that allow them to shock each other, only to see them zap each other at will--hilariously so--and take down the entire Springfield power grid. In "Life on the Fast Lane," Marge gets upset when Homer gives her a bowling ball for her birthday (something he wanted), but then she takes bowling lessons. Before she knows what's happening, she's been swept off her feet by French bowling pro Jacques (voiced by Albert Brooks). --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two solid episodes from the first season., August 13, 2002

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Beth Cholette "doctor_beth" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 1 - No Disgrace Like Home/ Life On The Fast Lane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm sort of a Simpsons fan by default; my boyfriend is a fanatic, which means I've seen every episode multiple times. These are two of the best episodes from Season 1. The first, "No Disgrace Like Home," is the first regular episode to be shown (following the original Christmas special). After a disasterous family outing, the Simpsons visit a family therapist for "shock" treatment. True Simpsons fans will notice that Homer acts quite out of character in this episode: he is the one who is embarrassed by his family's behavior and who decides to hock the TV in order to afford therapy. However, there are definitely some laughs in this first show. In "Life on the Fast Lane," Homer buys Marge a bowling ball for her birthday--the fact that this is really a gift for himself is even more obvious given that he's already had the ball engraved with his name! Hurt and angry, Marge takes the ball and decides she will learn to bowl after all. At the local lanes, she meets up with a french bowling instructor and is tempted to have an affair--you have to watch the episode to see how it turns out! When my boyfriend and I made a list of our top 25 episodes, this one was #5, so you're guarenteed to enjoy these two classic shows.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Simpsons give nostalgia, but can't outshine the new, January 31, 1999

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Carl Gentry "cronoclone" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 1 - No Disgrace Like Home/ Life On The Fast Lane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When I saw Season I of theSimpsons for sale, I bought it immediately. The first episode, "There's No Disgrace Like Home" was absolutely hilarious, and had me rolling on the floor. However, the second episode, "Life on the Fast Lane," seemed more like a cliched daytime soap opera than a comedy animated show. I still recommend it, however.

5.0 out of 5 stars An 11 year old simpsons mania fan, April 19, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 1 - No Disgrace Like Home/ Life On The Fast Lane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There's no disgrace like home: After an embarrassing experience at his company picnic, Homer begins to wonder if his family is too dysfunctional. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie attend family therapy sessions with Dr. Marvin Monroe, an unorthodox psychotherapist who uses shock therapy to "cure" them.
Life on the fast lane: Homer buys Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, prompting her to take up bowling lessons with a suave, French bowling instructor named Jacques. As her game improves, Marge and Jacques grow closer and closer until they're spending every night of the week at the bowling alley and sharing brunch. Realizing that he may be losing Marge, Homer tries to tell her how he feels and remind her of her loyalty to the family