French director Sylvain Chomet has stamped his eccentric style on the Simpsons oft-altered couch gag, with Homer feasting on snails, Lisa saving a goose from near death and Maggie surviving a close encounter with Homer’s butt crack.
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In one of the earlier seasons of The Simpsons, Homer discovers he has a long lost brother named Herb (voiced by Danny DeVito) – who just so happens to own a car company. Homer is invited to build the perfect car for Herb, but the design is so extravagant and unpopular it bankrupts Herb’s up to then successful company
Now a team entreating the 24 Hours of LeMons race in the US has brought Homer’s dream to life. We can’t help but imagine that this vehicle would be perfect for doing donuts in a New World carpark …. Mmmmm ….Donuts.
MediaWorks and Special Group put a bit of effort into promoting the Sunday showing of The Simpsons’ 500th episode. And it worked, with nearly a quarter of a million viewers aged 5+ tuning in to the show, the most viewers since the channel was launched in February last year.
The Simpsons is celebrating the screening of the 500th show and Special Group is doing a bit of celebrating itself because the newspaper ad to promote the milestone that was filled with famous moments from the show has been awarded the NAB ad of the month.