"The Regina Monologues" is the fourth episode of "The Simpsons"' fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 23, 2003. It was directed by Mark Kirkland and was the final episode written by John Swartzwelder. The episode sees the Simpson family travel to the United Kingdom for vacation. There, they meet several celebrities including Tony Blair, Evan Marriott, Ian McKellen and J. K. Rowling, who all appear as themselves. Later, Homer is arrested and locked in the Tower of London for accidentally crashing into the Queen's carriage. Meanwhile, Abraham Simpson journeys to find Edwina, his long lost love, who is voiced by Jane Leeves.
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The Regina Monologues
The Regina Monologues | Introduction
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"The Regina Monologues" is the fourth episode of "The Simpsons"' fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 23, 2003. It was directed by Mark Kirkland and was the final episode written by John Swartzwelder. The episode sees the Simpson family travel to the United Kingdom for vacation. There, they meet several celebrities including Tony Blair, Evan Marriott, Ian McKellen and J. K. Rowling, who all appear as themselves. Later, Homer is arrested and locked in the Tower of London for accidentally crashing into the Queen's carriage. Meanwhile, Abraham Simpson journeys to find Edwina, his long lost love, who is voiced by Jane Leeves.
The Regina Monologues | Introduction
"The Regina Monologues" is the last episode written by longtime "Simpsons" writer John Swartzwelder (though Swartzwelder was credited for contributing to the script to "The Simpsons Movie"). The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland. The plot of Homer hitting the Queen's carriage was recycled from a spec script that previous "Simpsons" showrunning team Al Jean and Mike Reiss had pitched to "The Golden Girls". In that script, Dorothy Zbornak was injured after a collision with Mother Teresa's car. Tony Blair recorded his part for the episode in April 2003, in ten minutes at Downing Street. Blair was sent the script early on in the writing process, and it took eight months of negotiation between Fox and Blair's director of communications Alastair Campbell before Blair could appear as a guest star.
The Regina Monologues | Production
Mr. Burns withdraws a $1000 bill from an ATM, but he drops it and an updraft carries it away to the Simpsons' house, where it is found by Bart and Milhouse. Marge makes Bart and Homer put up fliers so that the person who lost the bill can reclaim it. No one can describe it correctly so Lisa suggests that they spend the money on something for Marge. Marge desires a dream vacation, but decides against this because Homer always manages to ruin any trip they go on. After realizing he can make money from the bill, Bart displays it in a museum in his tree house.
The Regina Monologues | Plot
Hippo", and mistaking the judge for a woman due to the wig he is wearing. The Queen, highly offended, demands that he be executed. At the Tower of London where he awaits his execution, he is called from outside by his family and Lisa tells him that he can use a secret tunnel that Sir Walter Raleigh built to escape. However, the tunnel leads straight into the Queen's bedroom, and she calls her guards. Homer pleads with the Queen to find it in her heart to forgive him and she allows him to leave the country on the condition that he take Madonna back to America with him.
The Regina Monologues | Plot
Voice actress Yeardley Smith noted that she would like Brown to appear in "The Simpsons", but Brown ruled a guest role out stating: "I think Tony Blair did that, I don't think that is for me". Series creator Matt Groening confirmed that Brown would not be approached for a part. The episode has become study material for sociology courses at University of California Berkeley, where it is used to "examine issues of the production and reception of cultural objects, in this case, a satirical cartoon show", and to figure out what it is "trying to tell audiences about aspects primarily of American society, and, to a lesser extent, about other societies".
The Regina Monologues | Reception
"The Simpsons" portrayed the Queen during the episode "The Regina Monologues" (2003). She was also shown in the "SpongeBob SquarePants" TV movie "Truth or Square".
Personality and image of Elizabeth II | Television
As they prepare to leave, Edwina appears and introduces Abe to her daughter Abbey, who is essentially a British female version of Homer. Realising he is her father, Grampa runs away quickly to the plane, while Homer appears smitten by his half-sister.
The Regina Monologues | Plot
In its original American broadcast on May 16, 1999, "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" received an 8.0 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, translating to approximately 8 million viewers. On May 23, 2005, the episode was released along with the season 12 episode "Simpson Safari", the season 13 episode "Blame It on Lisa" and the season 15 episode "The Regina Monologues", as part of a DVD set called "The Simpsons – Around The World In 80 D'Oh's". On August 7, 2007, the episode was again released as part of "The Simpsons – The Complete Tenth Season" DVD box set. Matt Groening, Mike Scully, Donick Cary, George Meyer, Ron Hauge, Matt Selman and Jim Reardon participated in the DVD's audio commentary of the episode.
Thirty Minutes over Tokyo | Release and reception
On May 23, 2005, it was released along with the season 10 episode "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo", the season 13 episode "Blame It on Lisa" and the season 15 episode "The Regina Monologues" as part of a DVD set called "Simpsons Around The World In 80 D'ohs". On August 18, 2009, the episode was released as part of a DVD set called "The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season". Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Tim Long, Yeardley Smith, Mark Kirkland and Michael Marcantel participated in the audio commentary for the episode. Former "The Simpsons" showrunner Mike Reiss stated, at an April 2007 talk in Bristol, Connecticut, that "Simpson Safari" is one of two of the show's episodes that he dislikes.
Simpson Safari | Release
The set was released in two different forms: a Marge-shaped box and also a standard rectangular-shaped box in which the theme is a movie premiere.
The Simpsons (season 7) | Introduction
Some questions asked in the courses include:
The Regina Monologues | Reception
"To be sure, the show has its moments", wrote Mink, "But there's not much zip here, and the show has, of all things, a warm-and-fuzzy ending... 'The Simpsons' and warm-and-fuzzy is not a healthy combination".
The Parent Rap | Release
This flashback episode uses clips from episodes released during the first three seasons: four are from the first, five from the second, and six from the third season.
So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show | Referenced clips
"The Simpsons Movie", a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, and it was later available on DVD and Blu-ray worldwide on December 3, 2007 and on December 18, 2007 in the U.S. On April 8, 2015, show runner Al Jean announced that there would be no more DVD or Blu-ray releases, shifting focus to digital distribution. Two years later, following fan protest, it was announced on July 22, 2017 that Season 18 would be released on December 5, 2017 on DVD with the possibility of further seasons if sales are strong enough. Another two years later, it was announced on July 20, 2019 that Season 19 would be released on December 3, 2019 on DVD.
List of The Simpsons home video releases | Introduction
The menus continue the same format from the fifth and sixth seasons, and the menus use a Hollywood theme that show various characters at a movie premiere.
The Simpsons (season 7) | DVD release
The full version of the song "Sold Separately" was later released on "The Simpsons" soundtrack album, "". "Homer vs. Dignity" was included on The Simpsons Christmas 2 DVD along with "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", "Skinner's Sense of Snow", and "'Tis the 15th Season".
Homer vs. Dignity | Production
The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 9, 2000. On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set "The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season". Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Carolyn Omine, and Mark Kirkland participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included on the box set. While reviewing the eleventh season of "The Simpsons", DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented: "We’ve seen 'the family goes to crap without Marge around' episodes in the past, so don’t expect any reinvented wheels here.
Little Big Mom | Release and reception
The DVD boxset for season seven was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on December 13, 2005, nine years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. After the criticism of the Season 6 set only being sold in a plastic packaging molded to look like Homer's head, which did not match the plain rectangular cardboard packagings of the first five seasons, Season 7 was offered in two packagings: A plastic packaging molded to look like Marge's head, and a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Marge posing for a photo at a movie premiere.
The Simpsons (season 7) | DVD release
The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 23, 2003, and on January 9, 2004 in the United Kingdom on Sky One. Since airing the episode has received mostly positive reviews from critics. IGN.com named the episode the best of the fifteenth season, saying that "It may not be the best episode ever, but hell if it isn't a lot of fun", as well as calling it "extremely funny" and a "high point for the past few seasons". Tony Blair received criticism from a number of commentators for his appearance in the episode due to the fact that he recorded his part at the height of the war in Iraq.
The Regina Monologues | Reception
"Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder" originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14, 1999. On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set "The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season". Staff members Mike Scully, Al Jean, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, and Mike B. Anderson participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included on the box set. While reviewing the eleventh season of "The Simpsons", DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that "this episode refers to Maggie as 'the forgotten Simpson', and they ain’t kidding.
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder | Release
The American debut of the episode was on March 22.
The Simpsons (season 20) | 20th anniversary
"The Monorail Song" is a song written and performed for the fourth-season episode of "The Simpsons" entitled "Marge vs. the Monorail", which aired in 1993.
The Monorail Song | Introduction
The DVD boxset for season four was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on June 15, 2004, eleven years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The menus are a different format than the previous seasons.
The Simpsons (season 4) | DVD release
It was released on the DVD collection "The Simpsons Film Festival" in 2002, and "The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season" in 2008.
Beyond Blunderdome | Introduction
The episode's debut on the DVD format was as a part of "The Simpsons" season one DVD set, which was released on September 25, 2001. Groening, Jean, and Reiss participated in the DVD's audio commentary. A digital edition of the series' first season was published December 20, 2010 in the United States containing the episode, through Amazon Video and iTunes.
There's No Disgrace Like Home | Home release
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc worldwide on December 3, 2007, and on December 18 in the United States. It contains commentary tracks from both the producers and animators, six short deleted scenes, and a selection of material used to promote the film release. An unfinished deleted scene of the townspeople singing the Springfield Anthem was also included on "The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season" DVD box set. Promotions for the DVD release occurred across the United States. The Empire State Building was illuminated yellow, the first time the building had ever been used as part of a film promotion.
The Simpsons Movie | Home media
The DVD and Blu-ray boxset for season fourteen was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the Blu-ray and DVD releases feature bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The boxart features Kang, and a special limited edition "embossed head case" package was also released.
The Simpsons (season 14) | Blu-ray and DVD release
The episode's début on the DVD format was as a part of "The Simpsons" season one DVD set, which was released on September 25, 2001. Groening, Reiss, Archer, and Jean participated in the DVD's audio commentary. A digital edition of the series' first season was published December 20, 2010 in the United States containing the episode, through Amazon Video and iTunes.
Moaning Lisa | Home release
In the original script, Blair was supposed to welcome the Simpsons to the United Kingdom "with a garland of 'genuine Newcastle coal' and hand [Marge] a complimentary Corgi", but Campbell had them changed, as Blair "made it very clear that he was only interested in doing the show if he could promote tourism in Britain". The show's staff did not know whether Blair would actually record his lines until showrunner Al Jean and his wife were in London promoting the 300th episode of "The Simpsons". They received a call stating: "If you go over to Downing Street tomorrow and can promise to get the recording done in 15 minutes, then the Prime Minister will do it".
The Regina Monologues | Production
All the songs from "A Streetcar Named Marge" were released on Rhino Records' 2000 album "Songs in the Key of Springfield". The episode was included in the 1999 VHS set "The Simpsons Go Hollywood" and released on DVD in 2004 as part of "The Simpsons Complete Fourth Season". Jon Lovitz participated in the DVD's audio commentary, alongside Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin, and Hank Azaria.
A Streetcar Named Marge | Merchandise
A digital edition of the series' first season was published December 20, 2010 in the United States containing the episode, through Amazon Video and iTunes.
Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons) | Home release
K. Rowling and Ian McKellen. Grampa tries to contact Edwina whilst Bart and Lisa go on a "sugar rush" after discovering the joys of British candy. Homer and Marge rent a Mini Cooper and start to drive around London but get stuck on Hyde Park Corner. After literally driving in circles for hours, Homer decides to break out of it, plows straight through the gates of Buckingham Palace and slams into Queen Elizabeth II's horse-drawn carriage. Homer is put on trial for causing harm to the Queen as well as wrecking her carriage. He humiliates himself by calling the Queen an impostor, since her luggage is inscribed "H.R.H." which he believes is short for "Henrietta R.
The Regina Monologues | Plot
The DVD box set was released in Region 1 on December 21, 2004, Region 2 on March 21, 2005, and Region 4 on March 23, 2005.
The Simpsons (season 5) | Introduction
The DVD and Blu-ray boxset for season sixteen was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the Blu-ray and DVD releases feature bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The boxart features Professor Frink, and a special limited edition "embossed head case" package was also released.
The Simpsons (season 16) | Blu-ray and DVD release
The DVD boxset for season ten was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on August 7, 2007, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including audio commentaries for every episode, deleted scenes, and animatics. The set was released in two different packagings: a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Bart on the cover driving through a security checkpoint gate at a movie studio, and a "limited edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Bart's head.
The Simpsons (season 10) | DVD release
On November 2, 2004, the episode was released in the United States on a DVD collection titled "The Simpsons Christmas 2", along with the season twelve episodes "Homer vs. Dignity" and "Skinner's Sense of Snow" and the season fourteen episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?". While reviewing the DVD, Brian James of PopMatters wrote that "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" is "hardly a masterpiece, but it does feature a talking astrolabe and the phrase 'double-bacon genius-burger,' two elements that deserve a spot in Simpson Valhalla. It's a shame that such entries don't come as fast and furious as they did a decade ago, but that "The Simpsons" does offer a few belly laughs now and then, rather than being a complete embarrassment this late in the game is a bigger accomplishment than anyone gives it credit for.
'Tis the Fifteenth Season | Reception
It featured the characters Homer, Marge, Artie, Barney, Grampa, Patty, and Selma, all in their flashback designs. In April 2002, as part of an EB Games exclusive, action figures of Marge and Homer in their prom outfits were released by Playmates Toys. An action figure of Artie was also released in June 2004 as part of the wave sixteen release of the World of Springfield series of action figures by Playmates Toys.
The Way We Was | Production
The DVD boxset for season two was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on August 6, 2002, eleven years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including commentaries for every episode. The commentaries were recorded in late 2001.
The Simpsons (season 2) | DVD release
The DVD boxset for season nine was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2006, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. As with the two preceding seasons, the set was released in two different packagings: A "Collector's Edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Lisa's head, and a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Lisa with a backstage pass to a show at a club. The menus continue the same format from the previous four seasons, and the overall theme is various characters waiting in line at a club.
The Simpsons (season 9) | DVD release
The DVD boxset for season one was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada in September 2001, eleven years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The commentaries were recorded in late 2000. When the first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history, although it was later overtaken by the first season of "Chappelle's Show".
The Simpsons (season 1) | DVD release
The DVD and Blu-ray boxset for season fifteen was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the Blu-ray and DVD releases feature bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The boxart features Otto Mann, and a special limited edition "embossed head case" package was also released.
The Simpsons (season 15) | Blu-ray and DVD release
The DVD boxset for season twelve was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release feature bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The boxart features Comic Book Guy, and a special limited edition "embossed head case" package was also released.
The Simpsons (season 12) | DVD release
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the show (when counting the shorts), the entire opening sequence is replaced with a black screen that reads, "20 Years Ago..." followed by a showing of "The Tracey Ullman Show" Simpsons short "Family Portrait".
You Kent Always Say What You Want | Special opening
Phil, Elvis Stojko, Natalie Portman, Jon Lovitz, Betty White, Eric Idle, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Stephen Sondheim, Ronaldo, Meg Ryan, Andy Dick, Peter Bogdanovich, James Patterson and others.
The Simpsons (season 18) | Introduction
The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2000. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 8.3 and was the second highest-rated show on Fox network that week, following Malcolm in the Middle. On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set "The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season". Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta and Neil Affleck participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included on the box set. While reviewing the eleventh season of "The Simpsons", DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that the episode "manages some good bits but not enough to make it a quality program." He also wrote that "If you thought that 'Alone Again, Natura-Diddly' would be Season 11's sole episode that features a big change for a secondary character, you thought wrong.
Days of Wine and D'oh'ses | Release and reception
The DVD and Blu-ray boxset for season twenty was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on January 12, 2010, eight months after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the Blu-ray and DVD releases feature hand-drawn menus by Matt Groening.
The Simpsons (season 20) | Blu-ray and DVD release
Like the previous DVD sets, both versions are available for sale separately.
The Simpsons (season 9) | Introduction
The episode was released first on home video in the United Kingdom, as part of a VHS release titled "The Simpsons Collection"; the episode was paired with season one episode "Homer's Odyssey". It was released in the US on the VHS release "The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 2" (1997), paired with "Bart the General". In the United States, it was later re released in a collector's edition boxed set of the first three volumes of "The Best of The Simpsons" collections. In the United Kingdom, it was re released as part of VHS boxed set of the complete first season, released in November 1999.
Moaning Lisa | Home release
The DVD boxset for Season 11 was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on October 7, 2008, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television, in the UK on October 6, 2008, and in Australia on November 5, 2008. The special features include deleted scenes, storyboards/animatics, and commentaries. The set was released in two different packagings: a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Krusty the Clown on the cover, and a "limited edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Krusty's head. This is first time that a character-themed packaging doesn't feature a main character from The Simpsons family.
The Simpsons (season 11) | DVD release
The DVD box set for season three was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on August 26, 2003, eleven years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including commentaries for every episode. The commentaries were recorded in early 2003.
The Simpsons (season 3) | DVD release
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The Simpsons (season 31) | Introduction
In 2015, executive producer Al Jean reacted to a hypothesis that Homer is still in a coma and all episodes since this one have been imaginary, hence a perceived surrealism and frequent guest appearances. He said that the hypothesis belongs in the "intriguing but false file".
So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show | Reception
The DVD box set for season eight was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on August 15, 2006, nine years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. As with the previous season, the set was released in two different packagings: a "Collector's Edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Maggie's head, and a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Maggie looking through a photo album while the rest of the Simpsons family are taking a picture.
The Simpsons (season 8) | DVD release
The new opening generally followed the sequence of the original opening with improved graphics, even more characters, and new jokes.
The Simpsons opening sequence | Introduction
This led to some confusion, since one of the shots was from inside the core, making it look as if the security camera was actually inside it. The staff intended to cut the shot, but they later decided to keep it in; Jean explained in the DVD audio commentary for the episode that "Nobody ever notices it". The end of the episode originally had Chad Sexington showing up for his date with Marge, causing Homer to scream uncontrollably again; however, it was cut in favor of Hank Azaria's improvisation as Moe, which, according to "Simpsons" writer Carolyn Omine, was Azaria's "favorite thing [he] had ever done" on "The Simpsons".
The Blunder Years | Production
When the first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history, although it was later overtaken by the first season of "Chappelle's Show". In particular, seasons one through seventeen were released on DVD for 13 years between September 2001 to December 2014 in the U.S./Canada (Region 1), Europe (Region 2) and Australia/New Zealand/Latin America (Region 4). However, on April 19, 2015, Al Jean announced that the Season 17 DVD would be the last one ever produced, leaving the collection from Seasons 1 to 17, Season 20 (released out of order in 2010), with Seasons 18, 19, and 21 onwards unreleased.
The Simpsons | Merchandise
"The Simpsons" began high-definition production in season 20. The first episode in HD, "Take My Life, Please", aired on February 15, 2009. "Take My Life, Please" is also the first to feature the new opening sequence.
The Simpsons (season 20) | Production
The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 27, 2000. On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set "The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season". Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Larry Doyle, Matt Selman, Carolyn Omine, and Mark Kirkland participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included on the box set.
Pygmoelian | Release
Another two years later, on July 20, 2019, it was announced that Season 19 would be released on December 3, 2019 on DVD.
The Simpsons (franchise) | Home releases
And it does! From its thin plot to its uninspired gags, the show never manages to get any legs under it. This is forgettable "Simpsons"." Nancy Basile of About.com wrote in her review that episode "was part touching, part creepy and part hysterical. Homer was his old self: His heart was in the right place, but he screwed up everything. I felt for Ned, but at the same time grimaced when he touched Maude's imprint on the bed. My only real complaint is the very end. The last few episodes [of the twelfth season] have had typical sitcom wrap-up lines."
I'm Goin' to Praiseland | Release
The family then falls asleep.
The Simpsons opening sequence | "Tik Tok"
Unlike the previous seasons, the Collector's Edition packaging is a removable molded face attached to a cardboard sleeve, as opposed to a fully plastic clamshell. Both versions have changed from a digipak style of disc tray in previous seasons, to an accordion-style series of cardboard sleeves into which the discs slide. Following the release of the set, there were a number of complaints regarding the style of packaging due to the fact that the cardboard packaging may scratch the discs; David Lambert of TVShowsOnDVD.com described the set as "functionally defective."
The Simpsons (season 11) | DVD release
Plow". The fourth season was released on DVD in Region 1 on July 15, 2004, Region 2 on August 2, 2004 and in Region 4 on August 25, 2004.
The Simpsons (season 4) | Introduction
The episode itself is standard mid-season "Simpsons", free from the invariably forgettable 'Look at us!' stunt plotting of a lot of recent "Simpsons" season premieres." Tony Sokol of "Den of Geek" rated this episode 3 out of 5 stars.
The Winter of Our Monetized Content | Reception
Michaels released the EP a day earlier than originally planned, having first announced it would be released on January 25, 2019.
Inner Monologue Part 1 | Release
Later, the use of the name McBain returned to the show. "The Way We Was" originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 31, 1991. The episode was, together with "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", selected for release in a video collection titled "The Best of The Simpsons", which was released May 26, 1998. The episode was also included on "The Simpsons" season two DVD set, which was released on August 6, 2002. Jean, Reiss, Silverman, Matt Groening, and James L. Brooks participated in the DVD's audio commentary. An action figure set based on the episode was released by Winning Moves.
The Way We Was | Production
"The Simpsons" fifteenth season aired from Sunday, November 2, 2003 to Sunday, May 23, 2004. The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 14 (EABF) production line. The most watched episode had 16.2 million viewers and the least watched had 6.2 million viewers. Season 15 was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on December 4, 2012, Region 2 on December 3, 2012, and Region 4 on December 12, 2012.
The Simpsons (season 15) | Introduction
The episode was selected for release in a 1999 video collection of selected episodes titled: "The Simpsons – Too Hot For TV". Other episodes included in the collection set were "The Cartridge Family", "Natural Born Kissers", and "Treehouse of Horror IX". It was included in "The Simpsons" season 6 DVD set, which was released August 16, 2005 – "The Simpsons – The Complete Sixth Season". The episode was again included in the 2003 DVD release of the "Too Hot For TV" set.
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy | Merchandise
The episode was released first on home video in the United Kingdom, as part of a VHS release titled "The Simpsons Collection", in which it was paired with the sixth episode of the season, "Moaning Lisa". In the United Kingdom, it was once re released as part of VHS boxed set of the complete first season, released in November 1999. In the United States, the episode would finally see the home video release as a part of "The Simpsons" Season One DVD set, which was released on September 25, 2001. Groening, Archer, Kogen, and Wolodarsky participated in the DVD's audio commentary.
Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons) | Home release
However, Bart, Lisa, and Marge tell Homer that the current date is May 16, that Homer was in a coma for 7 weeks, and that he lost 5% of his brain as a result. The family laughs it off even though Homer's not sure why he is laughing.
So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show | Plot
"Marge in Chains" is also featured on "The Simpsons"' season 4 DVD set, "The Simpsons – The Complete Fourth Season", which was released on June 15, 2004.
Marge in Chains | Production
It has remained in this slot ever since. The sixth season won one Primetime Emmy Award (for the episode "Lisa's Wedding"), and received three additional nominations. It also won the Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production. The Complete Sixth Season DVD was released in the United States on August 16, 2005, September 28, 2005, in Australia, and October 17, 2005, in the United Kingdom. The set featured a plastic "clam-shell" Homer-head design and received many complaints. In the United States, the set contained a slip of paper informing purchasers how to request alternate packaging — which consisted of a case-sleeve in a similar style to the standard box design — for only a shipping and handling fee.
The Simpsons (season 6) | Introduction
"Marge the Lumberjill" is the 6th episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons", and the 668th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 10, 2019. The writer was Ryan Koh, while musician Jill Sobule also wrote and performed an original song for the episode. This episode introduced Grey Griffin as Sherri and Terri and Martin Prince following the death of Russi Taylor on July 26, 2019.
Marge the Lumberjill | Introduction
It is also referenced in The Simpsons episode “The Front” (Season 4, episode 19).
Fair Harvard | Introduction
The episode was released first on home video in the United Kingdom, as part of a VHS release titled "The Simpsons Collection"; the episode was paired with season one episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home". It was released in the US on the VHS release "The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 2" (1997), paired with "Moaning Lisa". It was later re-released in the US in a collector's edition boxed set of the first three volumes of "The Best of The Simpsons" collections. It was re-released in the UK as part of VHS boxed set of the complete first season, released in November 1999.
Bart the General | Home release
Jean also stated that the deleted scenes and commentaries would try to be released to the Simpsons World app, and that they were pushing for Simpsons World to be expanded outside of the U.S. Two years later, however, on July 22, 2017, it was announced that Season 18 would be released on December 5, 2017 on DVD. Another two years later, on July 20, 2019, it was announced that Season 19 would be released on December 3, 2019 on DVD. In 2003, about 500 companies around the world were licensed to use "Simpsons" characters in their advertising. As a promotion for "The Simpsons Movie", twelve 7-Eleven stores were transformed into Kwik-E-Marts and sold "The Simpsons" related products.
The Simpsons | Merchandise
The episode's debut on the DVD format was as a part of "The Simpsons" season one DVD set, which was released on September 25, 2001. Groening, Brooks, and Silverman participated in the DVD's audio commentary. A digital edition of the series' first season was published December 20, 2010 in the United States containing the episode, through Amazon Video and iTunes.
Bart the General | Home release
Series showrunner Al Jean reported in April 2015 that "The Simpsons" would no longer see home media releases after the seventeenth season, claiming an inability for DVD sales to keep up with the rise in streaming and downloads, as well as a boom in FXX reruns, and FOX's on-demand video service, FXNOW. Jean reassured that bonus features commonly featured on the DVDs, such as commentaries for each episode, would still be available, now packaged with the digital format. In 2016, audio commentary for the 18th season was made available exclusively through FXNOW. On Saturday, July 22, 2017, it was announced during the San Diego Comic-Con 2017 panel that, due to fan demand, the eighteenth season DVD would be released after all on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, ten years after it had completed broadcast on television.
The Simpsons (season 18) | DVD release
Finally, after a couple of decades, they've gotten closer to what I had in my mind. Not perfect, but better."
The Simpsons opening sequence | Development and variations
The soundtrack albums "Songs in the Key of Springfield" (1997), "Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons" (1999), "" (2007), and "" (2007) were also released.
History of The Simpsons | Music release and "Do the Bartman"
The menus continue the same format from the previous three seasons, and the overall theme is various characters posing for photographs.
The Simpsons (season 8) | DVD release
The DVD and Blu-ray box set for season thirteen was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the Blu-ray and DVD releases feature bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The boxart features Ralph Wiggum, and a special limited edition "embossed head case" package was also released. The Blu-ray set is also available on Region 4. In Region 2, the set is only available on DVD.
The Simpsons (season 13) | Blu-ray and DVD release
The short is featured on disc 3 of "The Complete First Season" DVD.
Good Night (The Simpsons) | Home release
The episode was put on hold after the show's producers decided to make a short film related to the episode involving Maggie and another baby named Hudson titled "Playdate with Destiny" as well. The short film premiered on February 29, 2020, attached to advanced screenings of the Disney/Pixar release "Onward" with "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" serving as a sequel to it. This season was produced and aired during the COVID-19 pandemic which delayed or canceled the production of many television productions, but as an animated production, this took less of a toll on the show than most live-action ones.
The Simpsons (season 31) | Production
The DVD boxset for season five was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2004, ten years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The menus are a different format than the previous seasons, and that format would be used in every set after. It is the last box set that features the Simpson family on television.
The Simpsons (season 5) | DVD release
The DVD boxset for season six was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on August 16, 2005, ten years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The menus follow the same format as the previous season's set. The packaging was changed from the standard box design, used for the previous five seasons, to a plastic clamshell design shaped like Homer's head. After many fans complained of the format change, a standard box was produced, with a "Who Shot Mr.
The Simpsons (season 6) | DVD release
Frequent guest animator Bill Plympton designed the box art and menu animations, and is given special thanks for doing so in the booklet.
The Simpsons (season 19) | DVD release
The episode was selected for release in a 1999 video collection of selected episodes called, "The Simpsons: Greatest Hits", which also included the episodes "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "Lisa's First Word", "Trash of the Titans", and "Bart Gets an "F"". The episode was again included in the 2003 DVD release of the "Greatest Hits" set, which also included all the other episodes except "Trash of the Titans". "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" was also included in "The Simpsons" season five DVD set, which was released on December 21, 2004.
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song | Production
Note: "The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!", which aired immediately following "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", was assigned production number LABF21 and technically counts as a component of the 20th production season (and of the 21st broadcast season). It does not, however, count towards the series' official animated episode count (i.e., it is not episode 452).
The Simpsons (season 21) | Episodes
Gives you a warm feeling." A review of "The Simpsons" season 9 DVD release in the "Daily Post" notes that it includes "super illustrated colour commentaries" on "All Singing, All Dancing" and "Lost Our Lisa".
Lost Our Lisa | Reception
On the DVD audio commentary, writer Ned Goldreyer stated, "I think this might have been the best episode ever produced."
Lisa the Simpson | Reception
Used as an opening sequence for "Dad Behavior". The sequence opens as usual, until Bart skateboards out of the school and lands on the pile of leaves. He wakes up Barney in process, who then grabs his skateboard and breaks it in half, forcing him to walk home. At work, when Homer drops the tongs, the glowing rod bounces into his mouth, causing him to swallow it, before collapsing. At school, when Largo dismisses Lisa, she hits the door with her saxophone and collapses; the saxophone then falls on her. Next, when Maggie is seen at the steering wheel, when the camera zooms out, it reveals that she is actually driving the car while Marge is sleeping in the backseat.
The Simpsons opening sequence | "Bart Gets the Remote"
Marge rejects Homer's invitation to the prom and goes with Artie Ziff. Artie turns out to be a terrible date and Marge realizes that it is Homer she really wants. The episode was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, and Sam Simon, and directed by David Silverman. It was the first flashback episode of "The Simpsons". Jon Lovitz guest-starred in it as Artie Ziff. The episode features cultural references to songs such as "The Joker" and "(They Long to Be) Close to You", and the television series "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies". Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics.
The Way We Was | Introduction
The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 14, 2000. On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set "The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season". Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Larry Doyle, and Steven Dean Moore participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included on the box set. While reviewing the eleventh season of "The Simpsons", DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that "Unusually, 'Mad' provides a pretty concise focus on only one story.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge | Release
The set was released in two different forms: a Maggie-shaped head to match the Homer and Marge shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.
The Simpsons (season 8) | Introduction
"3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage" is the thirteenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 631st episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 25, 2018. The title is a reference to the 1973 Swedish television miniseries "Scenes from a Marriage".
3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage | Introduction
Season 31 came to Disney+ on October 2, 2020. Hulu streams the latest episodes of Season 31 next day. The season 3 premiere "Stark Raving Dad", which features Michael Jackson as the voice of Leon Kompowsky, was pulled out of rotation in 2019 by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Al Jean after HBO aired the documentary "Leaving Neverland", in which two men share details into how Jackson allegedly abused them as children. It is therefore unavailable on Disney+. However, the episode is still available on "The Complete Third Season" DVD box set released on August 26, 2003. In July 2017, all episodes from seasons 4 to 19 were made available for purchase on the iTunes Store in Canada.
The Simpsons | Streaming and digital sell-through
On November 2, 2004, the episode was released in the United States on a DVD collection titled "The Simpsons Christmas 2", along with the season twelve episodes "Homer vs. Dignity" and "Skinner's Sense of Snow" and the season fifteen episode "'Tis the Fifteenth Season". Reviewing the DVD, Brian James of PopMatters wrote that "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" displays "the series’ nefarious habit of using the first third of the episode as a clearinghouse for disconnected jokes before actually beginning the plot, a blight made that much more glaring here since the only connection to Christmas comes early with the rest not even taking place in winter."
Dude, Where's My Ranch? | Reception
Mr. Burns visits and reclaims his money, forcing Bart to close his museum. However, Bart has made over $3000 from the museum so he reconsiders Lisa's suggestion and decides to spend the money on a vacation for Marge. Grampa suggests they go to Britain, where he hopes to meet his long-lost love Edwina. During World War II, he made love to her the night before he was shipped out to the front lines on D-Day. Upon their arrival in London the family is greeted by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, whom Homer mistakes for Mr. Bean. They visit London's tourist attractions, and later meet J.
The Regina Monologues | Plot
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Lisa Simpson | Voice