60 days ago by David Eckstein

Steve Carell may have retired from "The Office," but that doesn't mean he's done with prime time comedy. The funny man has signed up to guest voice on an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons."EW is reporting that Carell will take on the role of Dan Gillick, the high-strung accountant who works for mobs ...

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69 days ago by Jason Hughes

Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay After a fun cameo by 'King of the Hill' on 'The Simpsons' earlier in the night, 'Family Guy' (Sun., 9PM ET on FOX) went for a triple crossover. This time, though, it wasn't exclusively with Seth MacFarlane's other shows. Well, not entirely. In a rather blatant at ...

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69 days ago by Jason Hughes

Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay It was a very meta episode of 'The Simpsons' (Sun., 8PM ET on FOX), as the opening minutes dealt directly -- or directly through talking about 'Itchy & Scratchy' -- with the dated references issues. Sure, they explained that it takes a long time to animate the se ...

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90 days ago by Jason Hughes

Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay Determined to have the kids think of her as a fun parent, too -- they call Homer the "fun dad" -- Marge finds some inroads with the kids when they start exploring unique foods with her. Suddenly, it's a competition to see who's more fun on 'The Simpsons' (Sun., 8 ...

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93 days ago by David Eckstein

It only seems appropriate that at some point binge eater Homer Simpson and noted chefs Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali would overlap. Sunday (Nov. 13) is that day.In "The Simpsons" episode called "The Food Wife," Marge, Bart and Lisa end up starting a food blog called "The Three Mou ...

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93 days ago by David Eckstein

It only seems appropriate that at some point binge eater Homer Simpson and noted chefs Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali would overlap. Sunday (Nov. 13) is that day.In "The Simpsons" episode called "The Food Wife," Marge, Bart and Lisa end up starting a food blog called "The Three Mou ...

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104 days ago by Jason Hughes

Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay This year, 'The Simpsons' (Sun., 8PM ET on FOX) annual Halloween spook-tacular was filled with fresher-than-usual satire. 'Treehouse of Horror XXII' -- and doesn't that make you feel old? -- opened with a nod to Aron Ralston and the film '127 Hours,' and proceede ...

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105 days ago by Rick Porter

One of Bart Simpson's most famous catchphrases didn't originate with "The Simpsons" writers, but with the voice of Bart herself.Nancy Cartwright says Bart's "Eat my shorts!" outburst "was an ad-lib" at a table read early in the life of the series. "I don't know -- it just occurred to me," she says i ...

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105 days ago by Rick Porter

One of Bart Simpson's most famous catchphrases didn't originate with "The Simpsons" writers, but with the voice of Bart herself.Nancy Cartwright says Bart's "Eat my shorts!" outburst "was an ad-lib" at a table read early in the life of the series. "I don't know -- it just occurred to me," she says i ...

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107 days ago by David Eckstein

It wouldn't be a Halloween without "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror." And while the 22nd iteration of the series doesn't hold a candle to some of the great ones of the past - Homer in 3D, The Raven and The Shining - there were a couple of moments worthy of note.Perhaps the best part is in the seco ...

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