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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: SIMPSONS
EAN: 0024543119173
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Animated, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1FrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: 024543119173
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Running Time: 506 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
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Product Description:
The entire fourth season of the animated television show, The Simpsons.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 16-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
By its fourth season, The Simpsons had come far enough where Lisa could make a self-referential joke about Dustin Hoffman and Michael Jackson's pseudonymous guest voice appearances in seasons 2 and 3, respectively. In this season, no less than Elizabeth Taylor (in two episodes), Bette Midler, and even the reclusive Johnny Carson blessed The Simpsons with their iconic presences. Awhile back, Entertainment Weekly ranked The Simpsons' Top 25 best episodes ever. Five gems from season 4 cracked the top 12, including the (debatable) choice for No. 1, "Last Exit to Springfield." Other episodes that loom large in the Simpsons legend are "Mr. Plow" (you know the jingle: "Call Mr. Plow / That's my name / That name again is Mr. Plow"), "Marge vs. the Monorail," featuring a Music Man-style extravaganza, and "A Streetcar Named Marge," the episode that outraged New Orleans residents, who heard their fair metropolis referred to as "a city that the damned call home."
The Simpsons smartly subverts traditional family sitcom convention, but anyone who thinks the show doesn't have a heart is advised to watch "I Love Lisa" and "New Kid on the Block," two fourth-season gems that absolutely nail the agony and ecstasy of unrequited crushes ("You won't be needing this," a heartbroken Bart fantasizes his babysitter saying while dropkicking his heart into a wastebasket in "New Kid"). While the Simpsons' celebrated ensemble gets all the glory, we must pause now to praise the peerless writing staff, among them, George Meyer, Al Jean, Jon Vitti, John Swartzwelder, David Silverman, and Conan O'Brien. One can only marvel in astonishment at the alchemy that went into creating, week after week, such essential episodes as "Kamp Krusty," "Streetcar," the profane and profound "Homer the Heretic," and "Lisa the Beauty Queen" (And that's just disc 1!). The animators, too, rose to the occasion, particularly in "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie," with its dead-on, ultra-violent sinking of the seminal Disney cartoon, "Steamboat Willie." And another benchmark in The Simpsons' rise to the TV pantheon: Its very first clip show. What Homer says about donuts in "Monorail" holds true as well for The Simpsons itself: Is there anything this show can't do? --Donald Liebenson
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The product was in great condition, however I think the seller sent it by pony express! It literally took almost a month b4 I got it....so much for it being on time for my husbands birthday!
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Great. Got these for my brother-in-law as a Christmas gift. He loves watching them with his four sons who are now into them.
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There isn't really much to say about this product other than that the fourth season of the Simpsons is one of the best seasons ever and well worth any television fan's time. Even though the animation can be a little crude (which only adds to the charm), the writing is of consistently high-quality. This season contains many famous episodes, but even the less well-known episodes are still very enjoyable to watch.
The primary extra on this DVD set is the commentary that various people (writers, directors, Matt Groening) provide for each episode. While they sometimes end up discussing something far afield from the show, most of the time they provide entertaining, interesting, and insightful commentary on how the episodes were created.
Even though the Simpsons still runs in syndication across basically the entire United States, if you want to have access to some of the best episodes of the Simpsons ever made, you need go no further than this DVD set.
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My children are all HUGE Simpsons fans. This season was one I could not find in any stores near me. I was so glad to find it online. Each episode will be memorized by repeated viewings!
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I tend to agree with a lot of people that this season is definitely one of the best. I won't say the best because there were episodes from season 3 that I liked better, but I'm proud to say that I own the first four seasons and, when it finally does arrive, season 5 as well. Season 4 features some of the funniest episodes I've seen in recent years. While I don't believe like many people that the new Simpsons sucks, I do agree that it's lost some of its steam. There are still episodes that have me laughing almost as much as the older ones do. Camp Krusty, which spawned the horrible Game Boy game Bart Simpson: Escape from Camp Deadly, is one worth watching over and over. Other favorites of mine are A Streetcar Named Marge, The Itchy and Scratchy Movie, Homer's Tripple Bypass, Mr. Plow and, my absolute favorite, Duffless. I can vividly remember sitting in my bedroom in our house in San Clemente, California on the night this episode first aired, trying not to laugh too much as I made a half-hearted attempt to do my homework. Not that I succeeded. Another favorite, aside from the Treehouse of Horror, is Homer the Heretic, which I also remember watching the night it first aired. None of the episodes in this season had me laughing quite as much as, say, Homer at the Bat, Radio Bart or Bart the Lover, but they're still well worth watching over and over again.About my only complaint with this season, and that of a few others I understand, is that the menu setup isn't very user friendly. That and the little animation that plays before your selection is even loaded can get annoying. Still, it's well worth buying this set, especially if you're a loyal fan like myself.
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