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Omahan sits in on a "Simpsons" table reading.
Every single thing Bart's ever written on the chalkboard. Ever.
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Before “South Park” skewered everything we hold dear, before “Family Guy” made jokes so inappropriate we couldn't help but laugh and before “Beavis and Butt-Head” snorted and giggled at music videos, we had “The Simpsons.”
The dysfunctional, yellow-skinned family has entertained us with parodies, social commentary and goofy humor since first appearing as animated shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in 1987.
On Sunday, the series is set to air its 500th episode, making it the longest-running American scripted television show of all time.
The episode, “At Long Last Leave,” features the Simpson family being evicted from Springfield and joining an off-the-grid community outside of town.
We talked to some area fans about their favorite episodes and what they love about the series.
READERS' FAVORITE "SIMPSONS" MEMORIES
From Shannon Tarvin: “The humor. The way they can poke fun of everything and everyone and yet still manage not to really offend anyone because they are supposed to offend. That is the whole idea behind them. My favorite episode is the one where there is a Lisa and Bart look-alike going around and solving everyone's problems (“Double, Double, Boy in Trouble”). That and all the Halloween Treehouse of Horrors.”
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From David Murphy: “The tomacco episode (where Homer challenges people to duels and later breeds a tobacco/tomato hybrid) is mighty durn brilliant.”
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From Dave Wise: “I like the fact that it can be enjoyed on so many levels. They do such a good job of subtly commenting on our culture while at the same time dropping anvils on Homer's head. So to speak.” Some of Wise's favorite episodes are “A Fish Called Selma,” “Cape Feare,” “Much Ape About Nothing” and “You Only Move Twice.”
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Kevin McGree's favorite lines from the series are “It's still good. It's still good,” from the episode “Lisa the Vegetarian” followed by “To alcohol! The cause of — and solution to — all of life's problems,” from “Homer vs. the 18th Amendment.”
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Chris Rodgers had only one word to say about his favorite episode: “Monorail.” In the episode “Marge vs. the Monorail,” the Simpsons matriarch is upset with Springfield's purchase of a monorail train from a con man. Marge is proved right when the monorail malfunctions and Homer saves the day.
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From Tommy Culhane: “It's somewhat hard to choose my favorite because so many have memorable moments, but I think the episode ‘Springfield' (The casino episode where Burns becomes Howard Hughes) or ‘The Beer Baron' are my favorites. I also really like the episode ‘The Fight Hellfish' (“Delmonte, enjoy them, old man, for they shall be your last.”) is solid.”
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From Joshua Brunken: “Any episode with Sideshow Bob.”
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SEAN PURCELL'S FAVORITE EPISODE: “Homer vs. the 18th Amendment,” where Homer becomes a bootlegger after Springfield reinstates Prohibition. As for what he loves about the show: “The intros are the best. The political shots the show takes are funny and I love the classic arcade game!”
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FROM JOEL HENRIKSEN: “I love the cool guest appearances.”
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