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Seen It:
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1: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

2: Bart the Genius

3: Homer's Odyssey

4: There's No Disgrace Like Home

5: Bart the General

6: Moaning Lisa

7: The Call of the Simpsons

8: The Telltale Head

9: Life on the Fast Lane

10: Homer's Night Out

11: The Crepes of Wrath

12: Krusty Gets Busted

13: Some Enchanted Evening

Animation, Comedy

USA / English

Doris Grau	Lunch Lady Doris
Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Dan Castellaneta	Homer Simpson/Barney Gumbel/Krusty
Julie Kavner	Marge Simpson/Patty & Selma Bouvier
Nancy Cartwright	Bart Simpson/Nelson/Kearney
Yeardley Smith	Lisa Simpson
Hank Azaria	Apu Nahasapeemapetilon/Chief Wiggum
Harry Shearer	Monty Burns/Smithers/Skinner/Tim Lovejoy
Tress MacNeille	Jimbo Jones/Agnes Skinner
Pamela Hayden	Milhouse Van Houten/Dolph
Marcia Wallace	Mrs. Edna Krabappel
Russi Taylor	Martin Prince/Sherri & Terri
N/A
Maggie Roswell	Maude Flanders/Miss Hoover/Mrs. Lovejoy
Susan Blu	Weasel

Director	David Silverman; Mark Kirkland; Dominic Polcino; N/A; Steven Dean Moore
Producer	Larry Doyle; Tom Gammill; Richard Sakai; George Meyer
Writer	Matt Groening; James L. Brooks; John Swartzwelder; Sam Simon
Musician	Danny Elfman; Richard Gibbs; Alf Clausen; Arthur B. Rubinstein; Patrick Williams
User Credit 1	Ric Eisman; Brian K. Roberts; Don Barrozo; Michael Bridge; Kurtis Kunsak; Mark McJimsey; Samuel C. Crutcher; Tim Long

America's first family of dysfunction, the Simpsons, appear in all their depraved glory in this wonderful DVD compilation of their show's premiere season. Fans accustomed to the slick appearance of the later episodes will be delighted by the rougher nature of these earlier episodes, when the characters weren't as well defined (Homer isn't quite as dumb as he is in later seasons) and the animation was still evolving. This only adds to the charm of these 13 episodes, which begin with "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," the December 1989 Christmas special in which a down-and-out Simpson family adopt Santa's Little Helper. Throughout the season, familiar faces are introduced, as we catch first glimpses of Smithers, Mr. Burns, the Flanderses, and Patty and Selma. Highlights of the season include "The Crepes of Wrath," in which Bart is sent to France as an exchange student ("Don't mess up France the way you messed up your room"); "Bart the Genius," in which Bart ends up in a school for the gifted; and "Krusty Gets Busted," in which Bart's lifelong animosity with Sideshow Bob begins. --Jenny Brown

Edition Details
Series	The Simpsons
Distributor	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition	REGION 1
Barcode	024543009009
Region	1
Chapters	78
Release Date	9/25/2001
Packaging	Custom Case
Screen Ratio	1.33:1
Subtitles	Spanish
Audio Tracks	English Dolby Digital 5.1 French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	3

Personal Details
Purchase Price	$39.98
User Text 2	On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh!
Links	Amazon US Amazon UK DVD Empire Atlantic DVD Internet Movie Database IMDB Amazon US

Disc 1:

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 Enchated 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!

Trivia: In the episode "Homer3" (TreeHouse of Horror) where Homer enters the third dimension at the back of the bookcase, you can see the numbers and letters 46 72 69 6E 6B 20 72 75 6C 65 73 21 float by. This is actually hexidecimal code for "Frink rules!" (you can check by putting this code in your browser bar (only works in IE): 'about:Frink rules!'). (more)

Goofs: Continuity: Louis, Bart's black friend, appears yellow in one frame in "The Crepes Of Wrath" when Principal Skinner is introducing his mother to Bart and his friends. (more)

Quotes:
Homer: Marge there's something that I want to ask you but I'm afraid because if you say no it will destroy me and make me a criminal.
Marge: Well, I haven't said no to you yet have I?
Homer: Marge... Oh dammit.
Marge: What's wrong?
Homer: Oh I wrote down what I wanted to say on a card. The stupid thing must have fallen out of my pocket.
[horn honking]
Marge: Is this it?
Homer: Yeah what does it say?
Marge: Marge, from the moment I met you I never wanted to be with anyone else. I have nothing to offer you except all of my love. Will you marry me?
Homer: That's it. Give it here.
[...]
(more)

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 86 wins & 94 nominations (more)