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1: Bart Gets an F

2: Simpson and Delilah

3: Treehouse of Horror

4: Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish

5: Dancin' Homer

6: Dead Putting Society

7: Bart vs. Thanksgiving

8: Bart the Daredevil

9: Itchy and Scratchy and Marge

10: Bart Gets Hit by a Car

11: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish

12: The Way We Was

13: Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment

14: Principal Charming

15: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

16: Bart's Dog Gets an F

17: Old Money

18: Brush with Greatness

19: Lisa's Substitute

20: The War of the Simpsons

21: Three Men and a Comic Book

22: Blood Feud

Animation, Comedy

USA / English

Doris Grau
Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Dan Castellaneta	Homer Simpson/Grampa/Barney Gumble/Krusty
Hank Azaria	Moe Szyslak/Chief Wiggum/Apu
Julie Kavner	Marge Simpson/Patty & Selma Bouvier
Nancy Cartwright	Bart Simpson/Nelson Muntz/Todd Flanders/
Yeardley Smith	Lisa Simpson
Harry Shearer	Montgomery Burns/Waylon Smithers/Ned Flanders
Marcia Wallace	Edna Krabappel
Phil Hartman	Lionel Hutz/Troy McClure
Maggie Roswell	Maude Flanders/Helen Lovejoy
Pamela Hayden	Milhouse Van Houten/Rod Flanders
Russi Taylor	Martin Prince/Terri/Sherri
Tress MacNeille	Jimbo Jones/Agnes Skinner

Director	David Silverman; Mark Kirkland; Steven Dean Moore
Producer	Larina Adamson; 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

"A Simpson on a T-shirt. I never thought I'd see the day." So remarks Marge Simpson in "Dancin' Homer," just one of 22 mostly classic episodes that comprise this series' brilliant second season. The Simpsons by that time was already a pop culture phenomenon, but instead of suffering a sophomore slump, this iconoclastic animated series was just hitting its stride. Series milestones include: first Oscar®-winning guest voice (an unbilled Dustin Hoffman in "Lisa's Substitute"), first Beatle guest voice (Ringo in "Brush with Greatness"), first "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween episode, first flashback episode ("The Way We Was," in which Homer meets Marge), and the first episode to make me cry (Bart's last frolic with obedience school washout Santa's Little Helper in "Bart's Dog Gets an F"). It's in this season the The Simpsons really finds its voice. The writing is sharper, and the upending of sitcom convention more subversive. "Perhaps there is no moral to this story," observes Lisa at the end of "Blood Feud." "Exactly," agrees Homer. "Just a bunch of stuff that happens."

In the first season, Bart was the series' breakout star, but in the second, The Simpsons established itself as a true ensemble series. Each character came into their own with career-best episodes. Marge, the family's long-suffering voice of reason, crusades against cartoon violence in "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge." Lisa, the heart and tortured soul of the series, develops an ill-fated crush on her new teacher in "Lisa's Substitute." Bart desperately tries to raise the money to buy Radioactive Man No. 1 in "Three Men and a Comic Book." Homer's stock rises when he grows hair in "Simpson and Delilah." Joining the Simpsons roster of scene-stealing supporting characters are Dr. Hibbert ("Bart the Daredevil"), shyster lawyer Lionel Hutz (voiced by the late, great Phil Hartman in "Bart Gets Hit by a Car"), the Ahnold-esque action hero McBain ("The Way We Was"), slobbering aliens Kang and Kodos ("Treehouse of Horror"), and "nutty professor" Frink ("Old Money"). This essential, extras-laden DVD set is illustrative of why The Simpsons is, in the parlance of Comic Book Guy, funniest show ever. --Donald Liebenson

Edition Details
Series	The Simpsons
Distributor	20th Century Fox
Edition	Special Edition
Barcode	024543037156
Region	Region 1
Chapters	22
Release Date	8/6/2002
Packaging	Custom Case
Screen Ratio	1.33:1
Subtitles	English; Spanish
Audio Tracks	English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	4

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

Disc 1:

Commentary on all 22 Episodes by Creator Matt Groening, joined by writers, directors and Executive Producer James L. Brooks on selected episodes
Early interview with James L. Brooks and Matt Groening
Bart's American Music Awards Appearance
The Simpsons Presenting at the Emmy Awards
Music Videos with Optional Commentary: "Deep Deep Trouble" and "Do the Bartman" (Director's Cut)
"Creations of an Episode" Featurette
Foreign Language Clips, Butterfinger Commercials, Early Sketches and 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.
[...]
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Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 86 wins & 94 nominations (more)