The Simpsons Forever! A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Continued (Paperback)

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Viewers who acknowledge The Simpsons as one of the best shows ever to hit television are doubtless already proud owners of The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family. But since the show is still in production, that guide is no longer complete. And can you really live a second longer without a full list of last season's blackboard inscriptions? Simpsons creator Matt Groening and editor Scott M. Gimple come to the rescue with The Simpsons Forever! A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family--Continued. It's an exhaustive list of all the episodes of the ninth and tenth seasons, including screen shots, dialogue highlights (Moe, packing for Hawaii: "Ukulele, pineapples, beach pistol, scandalously revealing thong"), and "Stuff You May Have Missed," such as the fact that the motto of In 'n' Out Ear Piercing is "If It Dangles, We'll Punch a Hole in It." There are also brief bios of guest characters (Señor Ding Dong hates Chevy vans), song lyrics (Marge and Homer's version of "Those Were the Days"), and a fond-without-being-icky tribute to Troy McClure. The truly obsessed will welcome the lists: every couch gag of the past two seasons, which actors do which voices, and every single time Homer has said "D'Oh!" for the past two years. The Simpsons Forever does a terrific job of catching the humor and spirit of a truly great show. --Ali Davis

Product Description

You Get More of Everything:
Couch Gags! Chalkboards! Guest stars! Stuff you may have missed! Homeris-mmms! All from the most recent episodes of "The Simpsons!" Plus! An all new salute to the Simpsons' musical moments, and a special tribute to Troy Mclure! No true simpsonologist's education will be complete without this splendorous well of Springfieldian knowledge!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; 1 edition (November 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060987634
• ISBN-13: 978-0060987633
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #265,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A necessary companion piece., January 2, 2000

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If The Simpsons Forever! isn't crammed as full of information as its predecessor, A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, it remains a must-have book for any fan of The Simpsons. The Simpsons Forever! picks up where that book left off, covering the ninth and tenth seasons of the show, as well as filling in a few holes that surprisingly did exist in the first book. It really is helpful only if you own the first book as well--though the style is essentially identical, and the book is of incredibly high quality, this book isn't the exhaustive compilation of Simpsons information that the first one was. If you already own the first book, you need to own this one as well. If you don't, you should still buy this one, but buy the other first.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hot Simpsons Injection!, December 30, 2000

By	"zakvta" (home reading.) - See all my reviews

The Simpsons is an incredible merchandise machine. Though some people say the animated sitcom hit it's peak popularity in the early 1990's I still find the show to be utterly hilarious. It is almost surprising not to see a Simpsons "spin-off" like you do with so many other popular sitcoms. Although it is a given that those aren't animated but on the other hand those aren't usually as popular as long as The Simpsons have been.

This book, is a small but excellent continuation of the previous book, "The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family." The original book contained an amazing amount of details, facts, and humorous quips that define The Simpsons. The quotes and lines they select are classic. This sequel to that book delivers the same kind of material with more characters, couch gags, and guest stars. There is even a wonderful tribute to Troy McClure, voiced by the late great Phil Hartman.

If you or anyone you know enjoys The Simpsons then this book and it's predecessor are "MUST-HAVES." You learn many hilarious things that you may have missed while watching the episodes on TV. This is money well-spent!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Continuation, July 29, 2000

By	"skapunkbluesjazzrock" (Houston) - See all my reviews

This book is an excellent continuation of The Simpsons: A Complete Guide To Our Favorite Family. The Simpsons Forever! begins exactly where its predecessor left off by covering the ninth and tenth seasons of this famous show. Each episode has a synopsis, a list of things you might have missed, and a list of some of the highlights from the episode. Included in this book is a list of the different beginning sequences of the show, a list of the times Homer says D'oh, and of course there are bios on many of the side characters that pop up on the show. There are many other things included that are too numerous to mention. Any Simpsons fanatic needs to buy this book and its predecessor for their unlimited wealth of information about the show.