The Simpsons by Matt Groening

The Simpsons

A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family

Matt Groening

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 4, 1997

It's hard to believe that the Simpsons have been around for more than a decade.

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Who it’s for
A season-by-season companion pairs episode coverage with the small details fans love to catch.
Themes
The Simpsons television series, Episode guide and show trivia, Animated-series pop culture
Genres
Comics Reference & Guides, TV Guides, Humor & Trivia

About this book

It's hard to believe that the Simpsons have been around for more than a decade. Today, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series of all time (dethroning The Flintstones in February 1997), and an intrinsic part of pop culture. The Simpsons Complete Guide to your Favourite Show is a celebration of this family's phenomenal decade.

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Arranged by season, the book covers each episode of the television show, with the special episodes (the annual Halloween show, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled") receiving eyeball-busting two-page spreads. In addition, special sidebars are sprinkled throughout, showing: - Simpsons firsts - Bart's chalkboard lines - Top Homerisms - An Itchy & Scratchy filmography - A Springfield timeline - Things the audience may have missed Highlighting the best of every show, The Simpsons is the ultimate celebration of the cartoon family that has kept the world in stitches. It is the ultimate must-have for all Simpsons aficionados.

Springfield Side Notes

A season-by-season companion pairs episode coverage with the small details fans love to catch.

Come here for

  • Episode-by-episode reference for revisiting the series
  • Bart’s chalkboard lines, Homerisms, and Springfield lore

Expect

  • Coverage arranged by season
  • Special spreads and sidebars on Simpsons firsts and missed details

Where it sits

TV Guides50%
Comics Reference & Guides45%
Humor & Trivia20%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Comics
  • Tie-In Comics
  • Literary Graphic Novels
  • Nonfiction Comics
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  • Dystopian Comics
  • Comics Reference & Guides
  • Media Tie-In
  • Satire
Authors
Matt Groening
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 4, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
The Simpsons television series · Episode guide and show trivia · Animated-series pop culture
Reading lane
Fantasy Comics