What song plays over the closing credits in the last episode of The Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by miriam on Nov 24, 2009 - 3 answers

Is the Simpsons Screensaver I remember from my youth still available? [more inside]
posted by Pope Guilty on Nov 22, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I find more goofy, archaic terms? I'm writing a comic book where one of the characters is an upper-class fellow from the 1800s, and I want to put some outdated slang in his mouth, along the lines of the phrases Mr. Burns sometimes spouts on the Simpsons: flimshaw, goldbrickers, slug-a-beds, aeromail, autogyro, petroleum distillate... [more inside]
posted by gern on Oct 23, 2009 - 17 answers

What happened to The Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by schmichael on Oct 19, 2009 - 51 answers

When, exactly, did Halloween become so frickin' popular? [more inside]
posted by Diablevert on Oct 13, 2009 - 26 answers

Help me figure out how to make a Flaming Moe (Flaming Homer) for a Simpsons Costume Party tonight, please! [more inside]
posted by willie11 on Oct 3, 2009 - 15 answers

Could you please explain this joke from The Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by therubettes on Sep 23, 2009 - 33 answers

Everybody who knows the origin of this gag, take one step forward... Not so fast, internet. [more inside]
posted by StopMakingSense on Aug 17, 2009 - 16 answers

Need some Homer Simpson quotes that somehow relates to men being pregnant, birthing children, or men dealing with childbirth. [more inside]
posted by Octoparrot on Jun 8, 2009 - 12 answers

Looking for scenes with dialogue in G-rated movies, shows or cartoons that have hidden references for adults. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Oct 19, 2008 - 43 answers

In a very old episode (The Last Temptation of Homer), Milhouse watches Bart be Bart and mourns, I fear to watch, yet I cannot turn away. [more inside]
posted by unsliced on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

SimpsonsFilter: help me find this five-second clip of Homer singing a patriotic song. [more inside]
posted by cebailey on Apr 25, 2008 - 4 answers

Trying to find an episode of the Simpsons wherein Homer attends a job interview, and answers the "What is your greatest weakness?" question with an explanation of his kleptomaniac tendencies. [more inside]
posted by Tzarius on Mar 24, 2008 - 4 answers

I haven't watched The Simpsons regularly since about season 12 or 13, but in those episodes I did happen to catch on TV, I have never seen them directly attack President Bush. I do remember back in the 'golden age' they used to regularly poke fun at Clinton (to name but one example, Clinton playing the sax and Moe telling him to "get back to work"). I'm wondering if regular watchers of The Simpsons can point me to episodes from season 13 onwards where they did directly parody or attack Bush.
posted by Effigy2000 on Feb 14, 2008 - 19 answers

spider pig, spider pig: where can I get the sheet music for piano and the choir libretto for this simpsons movie song? [more inside]
posted by meijusa on Sep 30, 2007 - 13 answers

We have connecting flights through Chicago O'Hare this month and would like to visit the Kwik-E-Mart. Is that feasible? [more inside]
posted by trixie_bee on Jul 17, 2007 - 23 answers

A question for talented lip-readers: What did Homer and Lisa really say at the end of the Simpsons season finale? [more inside]
posted by jbickers on May 23, 2007 - 11 answers

Help me with a Homer Simpson-esque quote for a keynote speech! (Please.) [more inside]
posted by typewriter on May 17, 2007 - 31 answers

Where can I find comprehensive ratings information for The Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by aftermarketradio on Apr 30, 2007 - 5 answers

Pray ... for ... Mojo - wav/mp3 sample needed! [more inside]
posted by saintsguy on Dec 21, 2006 - 6 answers

What'sThatFromFilter: "Stop, stop, he's already dead!" [more inside]
posted by oats on Nov 21, 2006 - 6 answers

Help me find what version of the song "Gloomy Sunday" this is. But course there's [more inside]
posted by crypticgeek on Nov 7, 2006 - 9 answers

How do syndication fees for TV shows like The Simpsons work? Does every episode cost the same to show? Or is it priced by season? Or by episode? Do the good ones cost more to show than the bad ones? Or the new ones more than the old ones?
posted by hoverboards don't work on water on Nov 5, 2006 - 6 answers

What's with that awful, seemingly random series of electronic notes played over the Fox logo at the end of the credits on the Simpsons? [more inside]
posted by I EAT TAPAS on Sep 28, 2006 - 5 answers

What are the rules for using company logos in creative works? Specifically, why was Marge able to refer to Chanel many times in that one Simpsons episode while the logo was never fully visible? [more inside]
posted by benrodian on Jul 9, 2006 - 3 answers

What is the circus music played in the "Homie the Clown" episode of the Simpsons, wherein Homer goes to clown college? [more inside]
posted by team lowkey on Mar 31, 2006 - 6 answers

I was recently was watching an episode of the Simpsons, which had me reflecting on the fact that the show is quoted all the time by everyone, to some people's great annoyance. My question is, was there ever a show before it that was so widely quoted? [more inside]
posted by Sangermaine on Dec 20, 2005 - 25 answers

Please help me identify the apotheosis of Simpsons episodes. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Dec 14, 2005 - 81 answers

On tonight's Simpsons, what was the song that Homer played on the trombone?
posted by exhilaration on Jan 30, 2005 - 12 answers

How would you transcribe Homer's drooling sound into the written (or typed) word?
posted by thirdparty on Dec 17, 2004 - 27 answers

A recent viewing of the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror with the segment "Genesis Tub" reminds me of (what I assume) is the original short story that inspired it.... but I just... cannot... think of it....

I almost certainly have the nuances wrong, but in the story, a scientist creates microscopic life that begins to worship him as God. At one point, he has them create a forcefield which completely blocks them off from the outside world, but they soon shut it down, because they can no longer stand being isolated from their God. Anyone remember who and what this story is?
posted by John Kenneth Fisher on Sep 18, 2004 - 10 answers

Is there a way to gently steer someone away from constant Simpsons or Monty Python quoting? [MI] [more inside]
posted by milovoo on Sep 8, 2004 - 33 answers

Why are the Halloween episodes of The Simpsons so often repeated in syndication? [more inside]
posted by anathema on Aug 26, 2004 - 8 answers

You know Snake? The criminal character from The Simpsons? What is his accent - where's it from? It seems pretty highbrow for a lowbrow kind of guy. [more inside]
posted by ssmith on Jun 23, 2004 - 20 answers

Che Guevara wearing a Bart Simpson T-shirt. I know I've seen that image but I can't find it again and I want to put it on my wall.
posted by Tlogmer on May 6, 2004 - 6 answers

What episodes of "The Simpsons" reflect an aspect of US culture the best? Do you find that "The Simpsons" is a good reflection of US culture, or do you think its ideologically distorting?
posted by rschram on Dec 20, 2003 - 13 answers