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The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 9 - Three Men and a Comic Book/ Lisa's Substitute
: :In 'Three Men and a Comic Book,' Bart, Milhouse, and Martin invest their joint savings in a rare copy of a Radioactive Man comic book then succumb to greed and paranoia as each vies for the chance to keep it in his possession overnight. In 'Lisa's Substitute,' Miss Hoover is out sick with Lyme disease, so Lisa's class gets a substitute teacher: the highly engaging Mr. Bergstrom, who not only actually makes learning interesting but recognizes Lisa for the special child she is. Voiced by Dustin Hoffman (who used the pseudonym Sam Etic), ...
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The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 4 - Tree House Horror (The Simpsons Halloween Special)/ Bart Gets an F
: :In 'Treehouse of Horror,' the first Halloween special, the Simpsons spoof The Amityville Horror when they find the house of their dreams, which turns out to be desperately haunted. Then the Simpsons are abducted by aliens, who seem to be fattening them up to eat them. A deliriously funny episode. In 'Bart Gets an F,' Bart is threatened with being held back if he doesn't pass history, which he is in danger of failing. So he makes a deal with smart-kid Martin, who will tutor him in exchange for Bart teaching him to ...
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The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 3 - The Crepes of Wrath/ Krusty Gets Busted
: :In 'The Crepes of Wrath,' Bart gets in so much trouble for flushing a cherry bomb down a school toilet while Principal Skinner's mother is on the commode that Homer and Marge agree to send him to France as part of a foreign exchange. Bart, expecting the good life, instead winds up as a slave to a pair of vintners. The Simpsons, meanwhile, wind up with a perfect child from Albania, who happens to be a Soviet spy. In 'Krusty Gets Busted,' Kelsey Grammar appears as the voice of Sideshow Bob, Bart's continuing ...
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Wind in Willows 1
: :In 'The Crepes of Wrath,' Bart gets in so much trouble for flushing a cherry bomb down a school toilet while Principal Skinner's mother is on the commode that Homer and Marge agree to send him to France as part of a foreign exchange. Bart, expecting the good life, instead winds up as a slave to a pair of vintners. The Simpsons, meanwhile, wind up with a perfect child from Albania, who happens to be a Soviet spy. In 'Krusty Gets Busted,' Kelsey Grammar appears as the voice of Sideshow Bob, Bart's continuing ...
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The Simpsons Christmas Special
:Description:According to Bart Simpson, 'If TV taught me anything , it's that miracles always happen to poor kids at Christmas. It Happened to Tiny Tim, it happened to the Smurfs, and it's going to happen to us.' But it better happen fast. The Simpsons are in a Yuletide jam-there's no money for presents, and they may have to cancel Christmas! Before the crisis ends, Homer gets a job as a part-time Santa, Bart gets a tattoo, and the whole family- even Grandpa and Marge's nasty sisters- gets into the holiday spirit when they ...
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The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 8 - The Way We Was/ Homer Vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
: :In 'Homer Vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment,' Homer gets an illegal cable hookup and makes a slew of instant friends by offering them a free viewing of a pay-per-view fight. But Lisa worries that her family is headed for hell for stealing and becomes Homer's annoying conscience. In the delightful 'The Way We Was,' Marge and Homer tell the kids the story of how they met, which is both touching and funny, as well as a hilarious satire of the mid-1970s, when Homer and Marge were both in high school. Highlight: Homer's ...
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The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 5 - Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes On Every Fish/ Bart Vs. Thanksgiving
: :One of the funniest episodes in the series' history, 'Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish' features Mr. Burns's corrupt run for governor in order to alleviate the nuclear regulations that hamper his business. It's a dizzying send-up of political cynicism. In 'Bart Vs. Thanksgiving,' Bart gets sent to his room without dinner for torching Lisa's Thanksgiving centerpiece, then runs away from home to the wrong side of the tracks. There, he gives blood to get money, then enjoys a Thanksgiving meal at the local soup kitchen and even ...
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The Best of The Simpsons, Vol. 12 - Treehouse of Horror 2/ Lisa's Pony
: :'This year's episode is even worse,' Marge Simpson warns of 'Treehouse of Horror II,' a sequel to the Simpsons' first Halloween special. 'It's scarier and more violent and I think they snuck in some bad language, too.' Thus the stage is set for a night of candy-binge-induced nightmares that haunt Lisa, Bart, and Homer. In Lisa's dream, a wish-granting Moroccan monkey paw brings 'grave misfortune' to the Simpsons, whose wishes inadvertently lead to an alien takeover of the Earth. Bart's dream, a takeoff on the Twilight Zone episode 'It's a Good Life,' imagines ...
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Dark Shadows: Music Videos
: :'This year's episode is even worse,' Marge Simpson warns of 'Treehouse of Horror II,' a sequel to the Simpsons' first Halloween special. 'It's scarier and more violent and I think they snuck in some bad language, too.' Thus the stage is set for a night of candy-binge-induced nightmares that haunt Lisa, Bart, and Homer. In Lisa's dream, a wish-granting Moroccan monkey paw brings 'grave misfortune' to the Simpsons, whose wishes inadvertently lead to an alien takeover of the Earth. Bart's dream, a takeoff on the Twilight Zone episode 'It's a Good Life,' imagines ...
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Wind in Willows: Winter Tales
: :By the time winter comes to The Wind in the Willows, the themes that run through the stories in this four-video series are as familiar as the characters are delightfully appealing. Mr. Toad's larger-than-Claymation personality is on display in 'The Yuletide Entertainment,' in which the humble Mole breaks through his reserve to save the holiday show. In 'Winter Sports,' the irrepressible Toad is a downhill skier in a race against the sinister weasels. 'The Rescue' stages a dramatic search for the errant and oh-so-cute field mouse Billy--and exposes the weasels' rarely seen good side. ...
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