New Simpsons Opening!

Hey, The Simpsons finally changed its opening, the first time since (I think) they cut the shot of Bart stealing the bus stop sign a million years ago. (I’ll have to check that date there, but I think it’s somewhere around “a million.”)

I’m guessing everyone is hating on the new opening, since it’s (1) new and (2) post-Season 10 Simpsons. I kind of like it. Of course, I also only watch reruns of the show nowadays, so it really doesn’t matter to me one way or another.

Helpful Thief Saves Children

Hey, did you see the Simpsons movie? I thought it was pretty good; it was, essentially, a long decent Simpsons episode. It wasn’t the Monorail episode, but what is? It was funnier than I expected and I really enjoyed it. PW’s Matt Prigge wrote the movie separated the Simpsons family from the great other characters, which I’d agree with. (Line of the article: “What, no lines for Duffman?”)

But, yeah, I enjoyed it, I laughed a lot, etc. In other Simpsons movie news — Oh, the head? Yeah, I figured I didn’t need to write about it, since you’d have the same reaction everyone does when they see it for the first time: “OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!” That Bart costume should replace Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens as the defenders of atheism. Somebody just needs to wear that Bart head and say: “What God would allow this to exist?” Thought I guess God does have a sick sense of humor. (”Yeah, that awesome sex thing that makes you feel great? Well, you won’t be having any of it.”)

The abomination at right was being used by Becky’s Drive-In in Lehigh Township as a promotion for the Simpsons movie. (Apparently, they wanted to scare away customers.) Also, a drive-in movie theater? Is Lehigh Township in 1961? (Quick Googling reveals lots and lots of information on Becky’s Drive-In, including the location of the theater, “on Route 248 in Berlinsville, which is neglected on most roadmaps.”)

The newspaper that reported the story, The Morning Call in Allentown, is too classy to use a “D’oh!” while reporting the story, but does get a nice “Yoink!” in and the obligatory Nelson Muntz “Ha-ha!” and The Telltale Head references. But it doesn’t give the most likely explanation for the thievery: The “thief” was a modern day Robin Hood, only instead of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor he stole a giant freaky Bart head so children wouldn’t shit their pants in terror.

Losing the costume head will cost the Drive-In (or, their insurance company) $1,000. The article notes, though, that Lehigh Township is not a crime-ridden city: “It was the first time a costume — or anything of major value — had been stolen from the 61-year-old drive-in on Route 248.”

Ay, caramba! Thief makes off with Bart’s head [The Morning Call]

J-Roll Would Like You To See The Simpsons Movie

A commenter posted this ad for baseball’s All-Star Game yesterday, and it’s worth watching. It’s a pretty cute ad, with the baseball players riding San Francisco’s cable cars. At about the 30 second mark, it gets good. Ryan Howard and Chase Utley laugh maniacally as the cable car nearly kills a marching band, and then Jimmy Rollins randomly eats a donut, mimicking an ad for the Simpsons movie. Coincidentally, Jimmy Rollins will be home eating donuts during the All-Star Break this year.

2007 MLB All Star Game “Cable Car” Ad [YouTube]

Reason #41 To Love Philadelphia: ‘Simpsons’ Promos

We’re only two days in to the new Fox news at 5 o’clock, but already it’s done this: It, really, has the most amazing finish of any news show I’ve ever seen. Take a look:

Yes, not only does Kerri-Lee Halkett promo The Simpsons, but she explains the plot of the episode. I can’t wait until the Halloween episodes start to air again.