Simpsons, The: The Complete First Season (US)

A 3-Disc Collector`s Edition
Certificate: none
Running Time: 298 mins
Retail Price: $39.98
Release Date:
Content Type: TV Series

Synopsis:
What we have here are thirteen crudely animated episodes, first aired in 1989 and 1990, all spiffed up, cleaned off, and augmented with bells and whistles, bonus materials, and self-pitying audio commentaries. If Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie look weirdly off model, if their voices sound spooky and different, and if the animation seems particularly glitch-filled, just remember this: we didn`t know what the hell we were doing back then.

What`s fun for me in looking back at all these old episodes is how many jokes and characters have stayed vivid for more than a decade. I love Santa`s Little Helper leaping into Homer`s arms at Christmas; the debut of Blinky, the three-eyed fish; Bart`s game-winning Scrabble word "KWYJIBO" ("a fat, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin"); the Simpsons giving each other electroshock therapy courtesy of Dr. Marvin Monroe; Lisa playing Saxophone with Bleeding Gums Murphy; Homer being mistaken for Bigfoot; and Marge`s bowling instructor Jacques strangely losing his French accent when yelling for onion rings.

I also dig Grandpa Simpson`s letter to TV advertisers: "I am disgusted with the way old people are depicted on television. We are not all vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs. Many of us are bitter, resentful individuals, who remember the gold old days when entertainment was bland and inoffensive."

So enjoy. We`ve got more Simpsons episodes to make, then broadcast, then re-run, then chop up for syndication, then sell to you on DVD. But you know something? We wouldn`t have it any other way!

Your pal,
Matt Groening

Episodes Include:
Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire
Bart The Genius
Homer`s Odyssey
There`s No Disgrace Like Home
Bart The General
Moaning Lisa
Call Of The Simpsons
The Telltale Head
Life On The Fast Lane
Homer`s Night Out
The Crepes Of Wrath
Krusty Gets Busted
Some Enchanted Evening

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Contains The Complete First Season with all 13 Episodes
Commentary by Matt Groening on All 13 Episodes
Original Scripts For: "Bart the Genius," "Bart the General," "Moaning Lisa," "and "Some Enchanted Evening"
Outtakes From: "Life on the Fast Lane"
Outtakes From Unaired Version Of "Some Enchanted Evening
Tracy Ullman Short: "Goodnight Simpsons"
Early Sketches by Matt Groening and Much Much More!