July 27, 2007

18 Years in the Making...

If you have owned a tv at anytime within the last 18 years, you most likely are aware of The Simpsons. This weekend marks the release of the first (and possibly last?) feature length movie featuring the unique people of Springfield. It amazes me that the people who produce the show are still able to come up with ideas after 18 season. Several websites had the total number of episodes at 400 exactly. That's a lot of couch gags. I have posted one of the many Simpsons trailers available as the movie opens today!


Edited Monday July 30th, 2007

In case you missed this past weekend's box office figures, The Simpsons movie made almost $72 million. That was more than the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place movies made combined. That's a lot of Krusty Burgers.

Jul 27, 2007 12:00:00 PM | Fun Friday

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