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Product Description 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 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 StubbsOn 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
A**R
wow! really good
As good or better than the Season 1 set of discs. These discs are jam packed full of quality entertainment... twenty-two episodes from their 2nd season, commentary, 2 Bart videos ("Deep, Deep Trouble", and "Do the Bartman"), 3 different Butterfinger commercials, still photos, DVD easter eggs, and a special Emmy awards presentation. Animation is sharper - even the rougher (Season 1) Simpson's are fine with me. Comic wit is bolder and cruder. Over a decade of prime time animated TV and I still have not seen an episode I haven't liked.Season 2 episodes in order:"Bart Gets An F""Simpson And Delilah""Treehouse Of Horror I""Two Cars In Every Garage And Three Eyes On Every Fish""Dancin' Homer""Dead Putting Society""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""Homer Vs. Lisa And The 8th Commandment""Principal Charming""Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?""Bart's Dog Gets An F""Old Money""Brush With Greatness""Lisa's Substitute""The War Of The Simpsons""Three Men And A Comic Book""Blood Feud"Season 2 contains some classic early episodes... a favorite of mine, "The War Of The Simpson's". Marge signs herself and Homer up for counseling. They go to a cottage retreat where Homer battles his marriage as well as a giant fish. Season 2 also introduces the 1st Halloween special ("Treehouse Of Horror")... which is now an annual party for the creators to think outside the box of normalcy. Having so many episodes on a few DVD's is worth it. Quality in picture, dolby sound, and everything else that goes with the incredible technology of the DVD. Only complaint here is it's 4 DVD's... even Homer would want this all on 1-2 DVD's so it's less time getting up off the sofa and having to change the discs in the DVD player.it also has:• Animated, Color, Closed-captioned, Box set, Dolby• Commentary by on all episodes• Interviews with James L. Brooks and Matt Groening• Bart on the American Music Awards (with commentary)• "Do The Bartman" video (with optional commentary)• "Deep, Deep Trouble" video (with optional commentary)• "Do The Bartman (Director's Cut)" - video• David Silverman on the creation of an episode• Licensing and merchandising review• Emmy Awards presentation• 3 Butterfinger commercials• Still Photos (Easter eggs)• Early drawings• Full-screen format• Number of discs: 4A must buy for anyone, even non-Simpsons fans.
A**N
SIMPSONS SEASON 2 DVD
The SIMPSONS shows are nearly always very good indeed. Season 2 is no exception (certainly not seen by me in any order). My reason for writing is a grumble at the producers (not the seller) You give us an awkward puzzling menu that needs 3 goes to get futher. Then, after every episode...1 minute of Copyright notices which cannot be fast forwarded, and there is no "Play All" on the menu (that I could find). Minor points, but very odd. Standard of the eps is excellent.
S**H
Eat my shoooorts
Now a TV institution, this pleasingly presented box set contains the award-winning second series from the early Nineties; bold, brash, never knowingly understated, but full of sly humour and incisive riffs on popular culture. This set also contains the first in the Halloween anthology series: Treehouse of Horror, with the brilliant spoof of Edgar Allan Poe's seminal Gothic love poem 'The Raven' plus the one where Bart and Lisa's school becomes a hotbed of cannibal activity.Consistently excellent, inspired and sharp as a knife; this is one box-set you should definitely own.
K**K
Classic!
The Simpsons season 2 keep surprising and making me laugh!
K**S
Always funny
I must grow up, but not yet,
G**M
The packaging is in good condition, however the discs are quite scratched as ...
The packaging is in good condition, however the discs are quite scratched as I bought it second hand, and there was no mention of this in the description, as all it said was that they were in very good condition, which is not quite the truth. They are in okay condition, fairly scratched though. However the DVDs all seem to work okay, so I'm fairly happy with this purchase overall.
P**G
All good, worth it for the low price.
All good, worth it for 2nd hand price. Disc all play fine.
J**P
Simpsons are the best!
I wanted my kids (14,13 and 9 years) to see the original Simpsons seasons 1-4 to show them how they were the best and funniest from the first few seasons and they agree... although the animation is a bit ropey in season 1 they had that 'something' which we all know and love so much... And it makes me appreciate them even more after all this time... Definitely recommend the earlier seasons ...
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