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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: SIMPSONS EAN: 0024543369318 Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox MPN: 024543369318 Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 15, 2006 Running Time: 570 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 1996 Editorial Review: Product Description: The entire eighth season of the animated television show, The Simpsons. Genre: Television Rating: NR Release Date: 15-AUG-2006 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com: Most TV shows never make it eight seasons, but then The Simpsons is not most TV shows. At a point where other shows would generally become stale and repetitive, Matt Groening & Co. pull out the stops to come up with one of the most creative and hilarious seasons in the whole series. Cases in point for season eight (1996-1997) include "Treehouse of Horror VII," in which aliens Kang and Kodos make a bizarre run for President having taken on the appearances of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole; "Bart After Dark," in which Bart gets a job at The Maison Derriere (featuring one of their most popular songs, "The Spring in Springfield"); and one of the great all-time episodes, "The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase," a trilogy of Simpsons spin-offs that never made it to prime-time (the final segment--"The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour"--is about the best six minutes of parody in the entire Simpsons canon). Season eight also features some of the most notable guest appearances: Rodney Dangerfield as Mr. Burns's long lost son; Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny as Scully and Mulder from X-Files in "The Springfield Files;" "The Brother from Another Series" which brilliantly pairs up Kelsey Grammar as Sideshow Bob with his brother Cecil (David Hyde Pierce) in a parallel of their Frasier characters; and in a major casting coup, Johnny Cash shows up in the form of a red fox as Homer's spirit guide in "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer" (also known as "The Chili Pepper episode"). Other notable episodes include "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show," a fun wink to the audience from the writers about keeping the show fresh without ruining it, and the send up of Mary Poppins "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)cious," which has one of their most memorable endings when Shary Bobbins floats off under her umbrella ("So long Superman," Barney cries)... only to get sucked into a jet engine from a passing airplane. That's the thanks she gets for offering her help. Good to see that, eight seasons in, The Simpsons still don't need it. --Daniel Vancini Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Amazing SeasonSeason 7 and 8 were both steps in the right direction. Yes, occasionally I laughed out loud at earlier seasons ("Cute, the baby's driving the car. Oh and over there, the dog's driving the bus" "Ahhhhhh!"), but 7th and 8th seasons both became much funnier and had more substance. I loved in "Homer Vs. the 18th Amendment". It showed that although Homer is hilarious, he's not a complete idiot. I got a little bored in earlier seasons when everything was so predictable. It got boring. But now, the Simpsons ... Read More Rating: - Season 8 is #1! In your face space coyoteSeason 8 is one of the best seasons for the simpsons. Most people think that by this season the shows quality started to dip. That was because of futurama, but when thy went out of the picture, the show came roaring back. Anyway, this season has the ever so funny X-files spoof and hurricane episode. Buy this season!!!!! You won't regret it. Rating: - Another Of The Simpsons Seasons Remembered FondlyThis is one of the other seasons I will always remember greatly. We had the episode of Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil coming to Springfield to pull a scam as well as trying to kill Bart Simpson to show up his brother and failing badly. The reason I thought was great as it actually had Kesley Grammer(Voice of Sideshow Bob)and David Hyde Pierce(Voice of Cecil)who played brothers on the hit show Frasier and to hear them do the same on the Simpsons episode was hilarious. You also had the memorable episode ... Read More Rating: - D'oh! I love the Season 8!Yeah, its great. When I first got it, it was because it had two episodes I had seen on the plane home from England to Los Angeles to New Zealand. I resulted in watching the episodes that included Bart meeting his mad Siamese twin who is intent on sewing them together again, Homer causes a new person at his work to go mad and electrocute himself while saying "What's this? Extremely high voltage? Well, I don't need safety gloves, because I'm Homer Simp-", Milhouse's parents divorce, and so on. There are great ... Read More Rating: - The Simpsons 8...GREAT! A great collection of Simpsons Episodes. Nothing beats this! A timeless hit. I am also very pleased with Amazon's quick order process and delivery. I have not had an easier and quicker on-line shopping experience. |
