Product Description
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Episodes:
Disc 1: Bart Gets an F; Simpson and Delilah; Treehouse of Horror;
Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish; Dancin'
Homer
Disc 2: Bart vs. Thanksgiving; Bart the Daredevil; Itchy &
Scratchy & Marge; Bart Gets Hit By a Car; One Fish, Two Fish,
Blowfish, Blue Fish; The Way We Was
Disc 3: Homer vs. Lisa; Principal Charming; Oh Brother, Where Are
Thou?; Bart's Dog Gets an F; Old Money; Brush with Greatness
Disc 4: Lisa's Substitute; The War of the Simpsons; Three Men and
a Comic Book; Blood Feud. DVD Special Features:
Commentary for each episode
Interview with James L Brooks and Matt Groening
"Do the Bartman" director's cut music video (with optional
commentary)
"Deep Deep Trouble" music video (with optional commentary)
David Silverman on the "Creation of an Episode"
Emmy Awards Presentation
Bart on the American Music Awards
Three Butterfinger TV commercials
Five foreign language clips
Easter eggs
Gallery (animation, magazine covers and muc more)
Early drawings
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby 5.1 Surround
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
.co.uk Review
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First aired in 1990-91, the second series of The Simpsons proved
that, far from being a one-joke sitcom about the all-American
dysfunctional family, it had the potential to become a whole
hilarious universe. The animation had settled down (in the first
series, the characters look eerily distorted when viewed years
later), while Dan Castellaneta, who voiced Homer, decided to
switch from a grumpy Walter Matthau impression to a more full-on,
bulbous wail. The series' population of minor characters began to
grow with the inclusion of Dr Hibbert, McBain and attorney Lionel
Hutz, while the writers became more seamless in their ability to
weave pastiche of classic movies into the plot lines. While
relatively "straight" by later standards (the surreal forays of
future seasons are kept in check here), Season Two contains some
of the most memorable episodes ever made, indeed some of the
finest American comedy ever made.
These include "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", in which Homer is
reunited with, and ruins the business of, his long-lost brother
("He was an unbridled success--until he discovered he was a
Simpson"), "Dead Putting Society", in which Homer lives out his
rivalry with neighbour Ned Flanders through a crazy-golf
competition between the sons ("If you lose, you're out of the
family!") and one of the greatest ever episodes, "Lisa's
Substitute", which not only features poor little Lisa's crush on
a supply teacher voiced by Dustin Hoffman but also Bart's
campaign to become class president. "A vote for Bart is a vote
for anarchy!", warns Martin, the rival candidate. By way of a
retort, Bart promises faithfully, "A vote for Bart is a vote for
anarchy!". --David Stubbs
On the DVD:The Simpsons, Season 2, like its DVD predecessor, has
neat animated menus on all four discs as well as apparently
endless copyright warnings, but nothing as useful as a "play all"
facility. The discs are more generously filled than Season 1,
however, and each episode has an optional group commentary from
Matt Groening and various members of his team. The fourth disc
has sundry snippets including the Springfield family at the Emmy
Awards ceremony, Julie Kavner dressed up as Bart at the American
Music Awards and videos for both "Do the Bartman" and "Deep, Deep
Trouble" (all with optional commentary). There are two short
features dating from 1991: director David Silverman on the
creation of an episode and an interview with Matt Groening. TV
commercials for butterfinger bars, foreign language clips and
picture galleries round out the selection. Picture is standard
4:3 and the sound is good Dolby 5.1. --Mark Walker