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Some needfull Facts about The Simpsons
What is the Simpsons home address?
That depends.
In Blood Feud 94 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, USA
In Mr Lisa Goes to Washington 59 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, TA
In Bart the Lover 94 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, USA
In Kamp Krusty 430 Spalding Way, Springfield, USA
In New Kid on the Block 1094 Evergreen Terrace
In Marge In Chains 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield
In Homer the Vigilante 723 Evergreen Terrace
In Bart vs. Australia 742 Evergreen Terrace
In Sunday, Cruddy Sunday 742 Evergreen Terrace
In the Oprah Winfrey Interview 742 Evergreen Terrace
The LISA currently acknowledges 742 Evergreen Terrace at being official, as it appears to be the only address currently in use no variations have appeared since Season Five .
It has been suggested that the address used in Kamp Krusty hints to monologist and actor Spalding Gray, whose humor is also considered subtle, poignant, and yes, generally irritating to Republicans. The Evergreen Terrace address is in honor of the street MG lived on as a boy. The others were undoubtedly inspired by MG s alma mater.
What is the Simpsons home phone number?
According to Principal Skinner s rolodex card at Springfield Elementary:
Before Simpson and Delilah After
Home: 555-6528 555-6832
Work: 555-7334 555-6754
In Season Three, their home number was 555-8707.
And the phone numbers from Homer s television debut in Mr. Plow are:
Home: KL5-3223
Business: KL5-3226
In The Canine Mutiny, Bart fills out a credit card application form with the phone number 555-3126. And in Dog of Death, the phone number on the lost dog poster is listed as KL5-3457.
The letters "KL" are in reference to the outdated practice of using letters in telephone prefixes, which was a common practice up to the 1960s. "Klondike" is a code name given to the letters to use as a mnemonic device. The song "Pennsylvania 6-5000" and the movie "Butterfield-8" are both named for telephone exchanges PE6, or 736, and BU8, or 288, respectively . Other examples are NEptune and SYcamore.
Anyone with an alphanumeric phone can easily see that KL5 is the same as 555, which is the stereotypical phone prefix used on just about every television show ever produced.
How come the characters don t age?
The general reason given by the producers is that the nature of the series might change dramatically otherwise. One of the things that plagues long-running sitcoms is that child actors inevitably grow up and become too old for the characters they play. Often the cuteness and precociousness of those child characters is then lost.
As long as The Simpsons has the freedom to keep its characters the same age forever, it will take advantage of its ability to do that.
How much does Maggie cost in the opening titles?
Maggie is listed as costing 847.63, a figure once given as the amount of money required to raise a baby for one month in the US.
But the trivia question in The 138th Episode Spectacular said that the cash register read "NRA4EVER". What s going on here?
The trivia questions in The 138th Episode Spectacular are gags made to troll the audience, just like the images of Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon in the episode are not what those people really look like. The cash register question is a gag referring to the people who have labeled the show as "the most liberal on television" by portraying it as having an ultra-conservative slant.
Is it me or do older episodes have a different opening? I seem to recall Bart stealing the "Bus Stop" sign, for example.
Good memory. The original opening sequence had a scene where a number of people were waiting at the bus stop. Bart swipes the "BUS" sign as he skates through the crowd, causing the bus to skip the stop and the crowd to run after it.
There is also a scene with Lisa on her bike. She is wearing a helmet and she has books tied to her bike basket.
At the beginning of Season Two, the title sequence was completely redone, producing a more polished look. Bart just skates through the crowd, and the Lisa bike scene is removed. Also, the strangers at the bus stop and nuclear plant were replaced with familiar supporting characters, such as Chief Wiggum, for example.
This redone second opening has been used ever since, and is the basis for the severely-shortened syndicated opening. The original long opening can be seen on the uncut versions found with the video tape sets and the Season One DVD set.
Is it me or does Lisa s sax solo in the opening always change? Does she play any particular songs?
Yes they do change. For the most part, the solos themselves are not from any one song in particular, though on occasion viewers have claimed to have heard pieces of music from Donovan, Frank Zappa, James Brown, and Charlie Parker.
In an October 1998 post to alt.tv.simpsons, Music Editor Bob Beecher came out of the woodwork to offer this:
"We recorded four different solos for the 1:08 version and the :49 version of the Main Title. The choice of which one to use is left up to the Music Editor for that episode. My particular favorite is the random, squeaky, wild one. The funky one is good too."
For a complete guide to Lisa s sax solos, please visit Lisa s Saxophone Solo List.
How old is Homer, exactly?
According to Lisa the Beauty Queen, Homer is 36. And since characters don t age in the series, the LISA chooses to acknowledge his age as being 36, despite those references in later episodes to him being 38 or 39.
What does Homer say? Doh? Dough? Where does it come from?
The correct way to spell it is "D oh". Homer s trademark "D oh" manifested out of a general exclamation to indicate anger, and therefore was and has always been referred to in scripts as "Annoyed Grunt." Therefore most titles that feature "D oh" in them have the "D oh" replaced with Annoyed Grunt , e.g. E-I-E-I- Annoyed Grunt .
The origins of "D oh" can be traced to Jim Finlayson, who played support in many Laurel and Hardy films. His trademark was to yell "D oooooooohhh" whenever Laurel and Hardy would do something to agitate him.
When coming across the "annoyed grunt" phrase in early scripts, Dan Castellaneta had thought of the Laurel and Hardy character and begun using the elongated version of the phrase. Matt Groening thought it would have more effect if it was shortened, so it was. A national catch phrase was born.
In fact, "D oh" has become so ingrained in popular culture that it has actually been included in the Oxford English Dictionary, listed as "Doh". "D oh" is given as an alternate spelling. Special thanks to Bruce Gomes for this information .
What do the J s stand for in Homer J. and Bartholomew J. Simpson?
In D oh-in in the Wind, it was revealed that Homer s "J" stands for "Jay."
According to MG, Bart s middle name is Jo-Jo, and not Jebediah as stated previously in the Rainy Day Fun Book. One can only guess that some facts got lost when the RDFB was made. The name was given to him by none other than Nancy Cartwright.
MG says that Homer and Abraham s middle initials are a token of admiration for Rocky and Bullwinkle Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose , whose initials were in honor of their creator, Jay Ward.
Why is Bart s shirt sometimes orange and sometimes blue?
On the show, Bart s shirt is almost always orange. Yet, on most Simpsons merchandise and memorabilia, Bart s shirt is light blue in color. There are also products featuring Bart in a red shirt, though these seem to be less common.
The exact reason for this is not known. The most popular explanation is that it may be a trick used for picking out counterfeit or bootlegged merchandise.
Another possible explanation is that Bart s shirt color changed during the Tracey Ullman era. The very first batches of Simpsons merchandise were produced before the half-hour series even started, so the shirt color may have simply reflected this, with further merchandise being made to follow that original standard.
What type of saxophone does Lisa play?
The accepted answer is a baritone saxophone, though sometimes the way it is drawn more closely resembles an alto or tenor. The sound of the sax is definitely a baritone, though.
The saxophone given to her by Bleeding Gums Murphy is most likely an alto, based on a higher-pitched sound and a simpler mouthpiece.
What is the name of the song played in episode ?
Sung by Lisa with Bleeding Gums Murphy in Round Springfield?
"Jazzman", originally recorded by singer/songwriter Carole King in 1974, for her album Wrap Around Joy.
At the end of Lisa s Sax?
"Baker Street", recorded by Scottish-born singer Gerry Rafferty and found on his album City to City, which topped the US and British album charts in 1978. The memorable saxophone hook was performed by Raphael Ravenscroft. Two cover versions have been released, one by the UK group Undercover which went to #2 on the UK charts in 1992 and one by the Foo Fighters in 1997.
When the Simpsons go to Canada?
"Take Off", a novelty hit single in 1981 for SCTV characters Bob & Doug McKenzie, with assistance from Geddy Lee, of Canadian progressive rock band Rush.
When Fat Tony goes looking for Homer in Poppa s Got a Brand New Badge?
"Woke Up This Morning", by A3, from the 1997 album Exile on Coldharbour Lane. Better known as the theme song from The Sopranos.
For a comprehensive list of all the music ever played, performed, parodied, or referenced on the show excluding original compositions , please visit Music Featured on the Simpsons.
What happened to Snowball I?
Snowball I was killed in an automobile accident. Lisa s poetic words may explain it better:
Meditations on Turning Eight, by Lisa Simpson
I had a cat named Snowball --
She died! She died!
Mom said she was sleeping --
She lied! She lied!
Why oh why is my cat dead?
Couldn t that Chrysler hit me instead?
