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Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!paperboy.osf.org!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!seagoon.newcastle.edu.au!scorch!glencoe!news From: chris@glencoe.apana.org.au (Chris Baird) Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: alt.tv.simpsons Changes to Frequently Asked Questions Summary: Changes to the Simpsons FAQ. Keywords: simpsons faq Simpsons FAQ Message-ID: <atsfaqdiffs0793@glencoe.apana.org.au> Date: Thu, 01 Jul 93 02:52:04 GMT Expires: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 00:00:00 GMT Reply-To: simpsons-faq@glencoe.apana.org.au Followup-To: poster Organization: Honorary Abject Admirers of Lisa Simpson Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Supercedes: <atsfaqdiffs0693@glencoe.apana.org.au> Lines: 513 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.tv.simpsons:19438 alt.answers:489 news.answers:9927 Archive-name: simpsons/diff *** faq0693 Tue Jun 01 10:33:38 1993 --- faq0793 Thu Jun 30 23:56:18 1993 *************** *** 1,3 **** ! [Last modified: 1-Jun-93] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (with answers) FOR ALT.TV.SIMPSONS --- 1,3 ---- ! [Last modified: 30-Jun-93] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (with answers) FOR ALT.TV.SIMPSONS *************** *** 158,168 **** couch, complains when everyone wakes him up] ! 7F06 Bart the Daredevil <12/06/90, 02/28/91, 08/29/91> ! (I will not drive the principal's car) [Couch tips over because of ! {No blackboard on 12/6, none in US on Homer's weight; Maggie lands ! 2/28, likely to make room for ``Do the on a cushion] ! Bart, Man'' on 12/6 and Fox's Gulf War Update on 2/28. Greg Patrick ! reported the 2/28/91 blackboard and also noted some extra scenes ! shown in Canada that had not been in the 12/6/90 airing} 7F09 Itchy & Scratchy & Marge <12/20/90, 03/14/91, 09/12/91> (I will not pledge allegiance to Bart) [Everyone runs in and looks --- 158,169 ---- couch, complains when everyone wakes him up] ! 7F06 Bart the Daredevil <12/06/90, 02/28/91, 08/29/91, ! (I will not drive the principal's car) 07/01/93**> ! {No blackboard on 12/6, none in US on [Couch tips over because of ! 2/28, likely to make room for ``Do the Homer's weight; Maggie lands ! Bart, Man'' on 12/6 and Fox's Gulf War on a cushion] ! Update on 2/28. Greg Patrick reported the 2/28/91 blackboard and ! also noted some extra scenes shown in Canada that had not been in ! the 12/6/90 airing} 7F09 Itchy & Scratchy & Marge <12/20/90, 03/14/91, 09/12/91> (I will not pledge allegiance to Bart) [Everyone runs in and looks *************** *** 200,204 **** a full-length beginning. Also [YAY!], the ending credits actually *listed* which voice artists did which characters} ! 7F18 Brush with Greatness <04/11/91, 07/04/91> (I will not hide behind the Fifth [Couch tips over at Homer's Amendment) end; Maggie and a cushion --- 201,205 ---- a full-length beginning. Also [YAY!], the ending credits actually *listed* which voice artists did which characters} ! 7F18 Brush with Greatness <04/11/91, 07/04/91, 06/10/93**> (I will not hide behind the Fifth [Couch tips over at Homer's Amendment) end; Maggie and a cushion *************** *** 276,280 **** 8F16 Bart the Lover <02/13/92, 06/18/92> {No blackboard sequence} [One-eyed monster {see 8F04}] ! 8F13 Homer At The Bat <02/20/92, 07/16/92> (I will not aim for the head) [Maggie gets the whole couch after everyone collides and --- 277,281 ---- 8F16 Bart the Lover <02/13/92, 06/18/92> {No blackboard sequence} [One-eyed monster {see 8F04}] ! 8F13 Homer At The Bat <02/20/92, 07/16/92, 06/17/93**> (I will not aim for the head) [Maggie gets the whole couch after everyone collides and *************** *** 346,360 **** 9F08 Lisa's First Words <12/03/92> (Teacher is not a leper) [All join in for a high-kicking ! {the extended couch sequence makes for chorus line version of the the longest intro to date: 1'34"} Simpsons' theme] ! 9F09 Homer's Triple Bypass <12/17/92> ! {intro recycled from 7F15 in the USA; [CAN: A miniature family elsewhere (Coffee is not for kids). scrambles onto a giant couch] Bart's handwriting becomes progressively shakier until the last line is just a scribble} ! 9F10 Marge vs. the Monorail <01/14/93> (I will not eat things for money) [Everyone in Springfield crowds in between the couch and tv] ! 9F11 Selma's Choice <01/21/93> (I will not yell "She's Dead" during [They step into a trap and are roll call) suspended by a net in front of --- 347,361 ---- 9F08 Lisa's First Words <12/03/92> (Teacher is not a leper) [All join in for a high-kicking ! {The extended couch sequence makes for chorus line version of the the longest intro to date: 1'34"} Simpsons' theme] ! 9F09 Homer's Triple Bypass <12/17/92, 06/24/93> ! {Intro recycled from 7F15 in the USA; [CAN: A miniature family elsewhere (Coffee is not for kids). scrambles onto a giant couch] Bart's handwriting becomes progressively shakier until the last line is just a scribble} ! 9F10 Marge vs. the Monorail <01/14/93, 06/03/93> (I will not eat things for money) [Everyone in Springfield crowds in between the couch and tv] ! 9F11 Selma's Choice <01/21/93, 07/08/93> (I will not yell "She's Dead" during [They step into a trap and are roll call) suspended by a net in front of *************** *** 365,369 **** 9F13 I Love Lisa <02/11/93> (I will not call the principal [A chorus line {see 9F08}] ! "spud head.") {The premiere US airing used an intro swiped from 8F04} 9F14 Duffless <02/18/93> (Goldfish don't bounce) [Homer, Marge and Bart overshoot --- 366,371 ---- 9F13 I Love Lisa <02/11/93> (I will not call the principal [A chorus line {see 9F08}] ! "spud head.") ! {The premiere US airing used an intro swiped from 8F04} 9F14 Duffless <02/18/93> (Goldfish don't bounce) [Homer, Marge and Bart overshoot *************** *** 375,378 **** --- 377,383 ---- (No one is interested in my [They exchange heads {see 9F05}] underpants) + {From this episode onward, Simpsons broadcasts shown in New Zealand + start with a warning to parents that the show '`contains scenes which + may disturb younger viewers''} 9F16 The Front <04/15/93> (I will not sell miracle cures) [A chorus line {see 9F08}] *************** *** 572,581 **** 1.3) Other lists and guides, who posted them, and where to get them ! The filename in the Simpsons archives is enclosed in brackets, if it's ! available. Shorts from the Tracey Ullman Show [ullman_shorts] - Brian Howard (bhoward@neon.stanford.edu) ! Bart's telephone pranks (later in the FAQ) - Don Patrick (syslep@pro-lep.cts.com) ``Treehouse of Horror'' Tombstones --- 577,586 ---- 1.3) Other lists and guides, who posted them, and where to get them ! The filename in the Widener Simpsons archive is enclosed in square ! brackets; those available from busop.cit.wayne.edu are in parentheses. Shorts from the Tracey Ullman Show [ullman_shorts] - Brian Howard (bhoward@neon.stanford.edu) ! Bart's telephone pranks - Don Patrick (syslep@pro-lep.cts.com) ``Treehouse of Horror'' Tombstones *************** *** 588,593 **** - Gregg Townsend Simpsons Who's Who [cast_list] ! - Chip Page (chip@cs.widener.edu) and ! Raymond Chen (raymondc@microsoft.com) Marge's Itchy & Scratchy list [marge_list] - Jon Byrd (jon@apollo.med.utah.edu) --- 593,597 ---- - Gregg Townsend Simpsons Who's Who [cast_list] ! - Chip Page (chip@cs.widener.edu) & Raymond Chen Marge's Itchy & Scratchy list [marge_list] - Jon Byrd (jon@apollo.med.utah.edu) *************** *** 596,601 **** Simpsons Trading Cards info [card_list] - Brendan Kehoe (brendan@cygnus.com) - Movie References [movie_refs] - - Raymond Chen Simpsons Pinball Machine Info [pinball_info] - Steve Baumgarten (sbb@panix.com) & --- 600,603 ---- *************** *** 603,644 **** Simpsons Quiz [quiz] & [quiz_answers] - John R. Donald (jdonald@oracle.com) - Butchered in Australia (changes made by Network 10 [butchered_aussie] - to the first two seasons) - - Chris Baird (chris@glencoe.apana.org.au) Excerpts from the Simpsons postcards [post_cards] - Tom Wilson (wilson@osceola.cs.ucf.edu) - Collected wisdom on `Where is Springfield?' - - Raymond Chen - The Australian Air Dates listing [oz_air_dates] - - Chris Baird - Writers & Directors [writers_directors] - - Chris Baird - Simpson House Floor Plan [floor_plan] - - Chris Baird - Description of the Simpsons arcade video game [video_game] - - Raymond Chen Full Simpsons Quotes [quotes] ! - Tom Warren (taw@springfield.cam.bellcore.com) and John P. Connolly (connolly@wam.umd.edu) Itchy & Scratchy Episode Guide [ins_guide] - J.D Baldwin (baldwin@usna.navy.mil) - Bart vs. the Space Mutants summary [bart_v_mutants] - - Raymond Chen The Stellar Acting Career of Troy McClure [troy_mcclure] ! - Chris Baird & Jeff Soesbe (yeff@apple.com) Abstracts of alt.tv.simpsons discussions from ! December 1992 until mid March 1993. ! - Chris Baird ! The Simpsons Voicing Credits [voice_credits] ! - Chris Baird ! Simpsons' actors' other roles ! - Raymond Chen Assorted lists and quizzes: Homer's Mmmmm's & Ohhhh's, ! Counting Digits, Marge the Mother, The Perfect Crime, ! Mr. Burns' historical references, Homer the Bonehead, ! Masturbation allusions, Prin. Skinner's slips-of-the- ! tongue, Bart's career paths, Product Placements, The ! Eloquent Maggie S., The Last Word ! - Raymond Chen =============================================================================== --- 605,643 ---- Simpsons Quiz [quiz] & [quiz_answers] - John R. Donald (jdonald@oracle.com) Excerpts from the Simpsons postcards [post_cards] - Tom Wilson (wilson@osceola.cs.ucf.edu) Full Simpsons Quotes [quotes] ! - Tom Warren (taw@springfield.cam.bellcore.com) (quotes.z) and John P. Connolly (connolly@wam.umd.edu) Itchy & Scratchy Episode Guide [ins_guide] - J.D Baldwin (baldwin@usna.navy.mil) The Stellar Acting Career of Troy McClure [troy_mcclure] ! - Jeff Soesbe (yeff@apple.com) & Chris Baird Abstracts of alt.tv.simpsons discussions from ! December 1992 until mid March 1993 ! The Australian Air Dates listing ! Butchered in Australia (changes made by Network 10 [butchered_aussie] ! to the first two seasons) ! Simpson House Floor Plan [floor_plan] ! The Simpsons Voicing Credits ! Writers & Directors [writers_directors] ! - All from Chris Baird (cbaird@scorch.apana.org.au) Assorted lists and quizzes: Homer's Mmmmm's & Ohhhh's, ! Counting Digits, Marge the Mother, The Perfect Crime, ! Mr. Burns' historical references, Homer the Bonehead, ! Masturbation allusions, Prin. Skinner's slips-of-the- ! tongue, Bart's career paths, Product Placements, The ! Eloquent Maggie S., The Last Word ! Bart vs. the Space Mutants summary [bart_v_mutants] ! Collected wisdom on `Where is Springfield?' ! Description of the Simpsons arcade video game [video_game] ! Descriptions of the Franklin Mint collectors' plates ! Movie References [movie_refs] ! Simpsons' actors' other roles ! The Simpsons in Foreign lands ! The Simpsons selling out -- summaries of their ! animated commercials ! The uncanny predictive powers of the Simpsons writers ! - All from Raymond Chen (raymondc@microsoft.com) =============================================================================== *************** *** 648,651 **** --- 647,655 ---- 2.1) The Simpsons Archive + ### Notice ### + # Complications at the Widener site have postponed any updates for the + # time being, but an alternative Simpsons archive (although as of this + # moment, not as complete) exists at busop.cit.wayne.edu [141.217.75.40]. + An FTP site is being maintained at ftp.cs.widener.edu [147.31.254.132] for a lot of the information that's been posted on the group in the past. *************** *** 662,666 **** Tom Warren maintains a shadow of the Simpsons archives on a Fidonet node ! at 908/297-5669, 8/n/1 9600@v.32. There are also a few "magic" filenames; SIMP_AIR will yield the list of air dates, SIMP_EPG sends the episode guide, SIMP_FAQ sends the FAQ, and SIMP_QUO sends the quotes program. --- 666,670 ---- Tom Warren maintains a shadow of the Simpsons archives on a Fidonet node ! at 908/526-1621, 8/n/1, 14.4Kbps. There are also a few "magic" filenames; SIMP_AIR will yield the list of air dates, SIMP_EPG sends the episode guide, SIMP_FAQ sends the FAQ, and SIMP_QUO sends the quotes program. *************** *** 753,757 **** ... whenever there's an establishing shot of the nuclear plant, you hear a crow call? ! ... attempting to compose a sequence that the episodes occur is an entertaining but futile endeavour? --- 757,761 ---- ... whenever there's an establishing shot of the nuclear plant, you hear a crow call? ! ... attempting to find a sequence that the episodes occur to is an entertaining but futile endeavour? *************** *** 759,763 **** ... that Bart's blackboard punishment changes from show to show? ! ... that there are really people who're interested in where Bart cuts off during his punishment, for whatever reason? ... that the cash register says Maggie costs $847.63? --- 763,767 ---- ... that Bart's blackboard punishment changes from show to show? ! ... that there really are people who're interested in where Bart cuts off during his punishment, for whatever reason? ... that the cash register says Maggie costs $847.63? *************** *** 788,809 **** The twins [Sherri and Terri] are walking across the yard to the park; ! Springfield Retirement Castle: ! Grampa Simpson, Jasper, and another guy (Herman?) ! are gawking at Patty and Selma, but Grampa's holding a book, in case anybody catches him; ! The Emmy-winning Kent Brockman (accompanied by ! his camera man) are taping; The road: Dr. Marvin Monroe and Dr. Hibert have clipboards poised. ! The school bus is parked with Wendell (looking ! rather ill) hanging his head out of the rear ! window; Otto's leaning against the front of the ! bus, taking a break from changing the front tire; ! The two cops (the only cops that've appeared in the ! show so far [see 3.1]) are standing behind a police ! barricade; the white one is wielding his nightstick. ! The Flanders Home: Maude, Ned, and Todd play with birds. Maude ! has just let a bird fly away, and Ned has a bird ! perched on his outstretched finger. How amazingly ! Flanders-like! The Simpson Home: Homer's workbench is in the garage (continuity error -- see ``Itchy & Scratchy & Marge''), and there's --- 792,811 ---- The twins [Sherri and Terri] are walking across the yard to the park; ! Springfield Retirement Castle: Grampa Simpson, Jasper, and another ! guy (Herman?) are gawking at Patty and Selma, but Grampa's holding a book, in case anybody catches him; ! The Emmy-winning Kent Brockman (accompanied by his ! camera man) are taping; The road: Dr. Marvin Monroe and Dr. Hibert have clipboards poised. ! The school bus is parked with Wendell (looking rather ill) ! hanging his head out of the rear window; ! Otto's leaning against the front of the bus, taking a ! break from changing the front tire; ! The two cops (the only cops that've appeared in the show ! so far [see 3.1]) are standing behind a police barricade; ! the white one is wielding his nightstick. ! The Flanders Home: Maude, Ned, and Todd play with birds. Maude has ! just let a bird fly away, and Ned has a bird perched on ! his outstretched finger. How amazingly Flanders-like! The Simpson Home: Homer's workbench is in the garage (continuity error -- see ``Itchy & Scratchy & Marge''), and there's *************** *** 854,863 **** strip. ! It was LIH that attracted the attention of ``The Tracey Ullman Show'' ! producers, who were interested in crazy animated buffers to show before ! the commercials. (Legend says that OFF [see 3.18 for a list of popular acronyms] were created in ~10 minutes while MG waited in the foyer to ! James L. Brooks' office.) It was left up to Matt to write the 48 of ! these roughly 70 second cartoons. When the show moved to the half-hour format, MG landed the role of --- 856,865 ---- strip. ! It was LIH that attracted the attention of James L. Brooks of Gracie ! Films, who in 1985 invited MG to develop an idea for a future project ! that later became the animated Simpsons shorts shown during `The Tracey ! Ullman Show'. (Legend says that OFF [see 3.18 for a list of popular acronyms] were created in ~10 minutes while MG waited in the foyer to ! Brooks' office.) When the show moved to the half-hour format, MG landed the role of *************** *** 894,907 **** 3.5) Where is Springfield? ! "Springfield" is a fictional location. MG says he chose the name because it is one of the most common city names and the setting of the antithesis to the Simpsons, ``Father Knows Best''. Indeed, from ! Groening's childhood perspective, that Springfield was "the next town ! over" from his home in Portland, Oregon. Further evidence points at the fictitious nature of Springfield: ! The state's capital is "Capital City"; The state's flag is three horizontal stripes; ! The state's motto is "Not Just Another State"; As far as we know, no state in the USA has these properties. --- 896,909 ---- 3.5) Where is Springfield? ! `Springfield' is a fictional location. MG says he chose the name because it is one of the most common city names and the setting of the antithesis to the Simpsons, ``Father Knows Best''. Indeed, from ! Groening's childhood perspective, that Springfield was `the next town ! over' from his home in Portland, Oregon. Further evidence points at the fictitious nature of Springfield: ! The state's capital is `Capital City'; The state's flag is three horizontal stripes; ! The state's motto is `Not Just Another State'; As far as we know, no state in the USA has these properties. *************** *** 909,925 **** The employee information sheet in ``Simpson and Delilah'' had been incorrectly cited by many people giving Homer's place of birth as ! "NC". Not until recently did someone notice the last letter was ! actually an epsilon-ish "E". The guess is this is a play on words, ! representing "Any" state. ! Others talk about the zip code in ``Principal Charming'' (90701) as ! being in Artesia, California; some have suggested this is simply ! because MG lives in the area, and isn't a clue that the Simpsons live ! in CA. (Sacramento looks nothing like Capital City, to begin with.) ! [Even-more-eagle-eyed viewers will notice that on the box for "sex", ! Homer checked "F", then erased it and marked "M". And super-sharp- ! eagle-eyed viewers will notice that he filed the Employee Copy of the ! form! What a Homer!] 3.5a) What is the Simpsons' Home address? --- 911,927 ---- The employee information sheet in ``Simpson and Delilah'' had been incorrectly cited by many people giving Homer's place of birth as ! `NC'. Not until recently did someone notice the last letter was ! actually an epsilon-ish `E'. The guess is this is a play on words, ! representing `Any' state. ! Others talk about the zip code in ``Principal Charming'' (90701) as ! being in Artesia, California; some have suggested this is simply ! because MG lives in the area, and isn't a clue that the Simpsons live ! in CA. (Sacramento looks nothing like Capital City, to begin with.) ! [Even-more-eagle-eyed viewers will notice that on the box for `sex', ! Homer checked `F', then erased it and marked `M'. And super-sharp- ! eagle-eyed viewers will notice that he filed the Employee Copy of the ! form! What a Homer!] 3.5a) What is the Simpsons' Home address? *************** *** 964,968 **** Second City (Chicago), The Tracey Ullman Show, The War of the Roses, an even longer endless list ! of television commercials. Julie Kavner Alice, Awakenings, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Katherine, No Other Love, --- 966,970 ---- Second City (Chicago), The Tracey Ullman Show, The War of the Roses, an even longer endless list ! of television commercials Julie Kavner Alice, Awakenings, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Katherine, No Other Love, *************** *** 1070,1074 **** tapes that sold for 10 pounds apiece in the UK. In North America, only the Christmas special (7g08) has made it to the stores. Nothing else ! has shown up in alternative media -- the frequent demands for the immediate release of the entire Simpson archives on LD don't appear to be getting anywhere, sigh. --- 1072,1076 ---- tapes that sold for 10 pounds apiece in the UK. In North America, only the Christmas special (7g08) has made it to the stores. Nothing else ! has shown up on alternative media -- the frequent demands for the immediate release of the entire Simpson archives on LD don't appear to be getting anywhere, sigh. *************** *** 1104,1112 **** The CD ``The Simpsons Sing the Blues'' is still available from the ! occasional music store; the release of ``The Yellow Album'' (formerly ! ``The Simpsons Surfedelic Freak Out Party'') has been rescheduled for ! May 1993. They do not, however, have the title music, which appears on ! Danny Elfman's CD, ``Music for a Darkened Theatre'', and a longer ! guitar rendition is on Danny Gatton's disc ``88 Elmira Street''. The Simpsons also have maxi-single versions of ``Deep, Deep Trouble'' --- 1106,1114 ---- The CD ``The Simpsons Sing the Blues'' is still available from the ! occasional music store; the release of ``The Yellow Album'' has been ! rescheduled for late 1993. They do not, however, have the title music, ! which appears on Danny Elfman's CD, ``Music for a Darkened Theatre'', ! and a longer guitar rendition is on Danny Gatton's disc ``88 Elmira ! Street''. The Simpsons also have maxi-single versions of ``Deep, Deep Trouble'' *************** *** 1202,1206 **** A small number of employees from Gracie Films (James L. Brooks' studio; they're the company which actually produces the show for FOX.) have ! known of this newsgroup's existence since the first few months, and have been "lurking" ever since, according to Brian Howard. --- 1204,1208 ---- A small number of employees from Gracie Films (James L. Brooks' studio; they're the company which actually produces the show for FOX.) have ! known of this newsgroup's existence since the first few months and have been "lurking" ever since, according to Brian Howard. *************** *** 1211,1214 **** --- 1213,1222 ---- from another person. + In June 1993 MG accepted an invitation from the Prodigy commercial BBS to + chit-chat with their users, personally answer a few of those annoying + standard questions, and detail the reality of his involvement with the + show. Users of the Internet can retrieve a transcript of this event + from the Busop Simpsons archive (pub/simpsons/txt/prodigy.txt). + 3.20) What became of Tracey Ullman's law-suit?