The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season
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Actor: Harry Shearer, Nancy CartwrightBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 571 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Animated; Box set; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Full Screen; Subtitled; NTSC
DVD Reviews of The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season
DVD Review: The Animated Juggernaut Continues, Full Steam Ahead!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Complete Seventh Season of The Simpsons ran from September 1995 through until May 1996 and is another classic collection of episodes in the much-loved 'Golden Era' of the show. This era, I would guess, is from around 1992 until 1998 where The Simpsons fast became the most important show on television. The sheer wit and social satire in this season is incredible, and is arguably the best season of them all. It's hard to believe, when looking back on all the classic episodes from the start up until Season Seven, that the show wasn't even half way near through it's entire run. Of course, the show is still very much in production, now in its 17th season, and will continue for a few more seasons yet I should imagine. The sheer volume of episodes is almost mind-boggling. A lot of hard work has gone into this genius creation of a cartoon and it will be remembered for a very long time to come. Just think how long it will be in syndication around the world! Surely more than 50 years...
The season opens with the concluding episode to the previous season's cliff hanger, "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)," which finally sees Maggie revealed at the one who committed the crime. These two episodes really are just superb, because when you listen to the audio commentaries, it's astounding how much thought has gone into the scripts. In "Radioactive Man," a movie based on the comic book superhero Radioactive Man is filmed in Springfield. Bart and Milhouse both audition for the part of Fallout Boy, and when Milhouse gets the part, he soon begins to regret his new job. "Home Sweet Home-Diddly-Dum-Doodily" sees Marge and Homer take a day out of the grind to relax at a health spa, but when a series of misadventures mistake Child Services to think they neglect their children, Bart and Lisa are taken to a foster home - the Flanders's. When Ned learns that Bart and Lisa were never baptised, he decides to take matters into his own hands. In "Bart Sells His Soul," Bart sells his soul for five dollars to Milhouse while cleaning the church organ. He soon comes to regret his decision and tracks down his soul in one of the most famous episodes of the show ever. "Lisa The Vegetarian" sees Lisa appalled by the thought of eating meat after going to a petting zoo. She becomes ridiculed by people, and takes things too far when she tries to impose her beliefs onto others. "Treehouse Of Horror VI" features three shorts. In the first, advertising logos attack the town, while in the second, Groundskeeper Willie terrorises Bart and Lisa in their dreams. In the third, Homer enters a terrifying 3-dimensional world.
In "King-Size Homer," Homer discovers that he can work at home on disability claims if he is more than 300lbs, which leads him to furiously eat junk to pile on the pounds. He soon realises his life is falling apart, but he manages to seal a nuclear power plant explosion with his enormous butt. In "Mother Simpson," Homer's mother returns after she abandoned him when he was a child. The family learns that she was a radical in the Sixties and responsible for destroying Mr. Burns' germ warfare lab. She must flee again, unfortunately, and Homer is upset at losing his mother for a second time. "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" sees Sideshow Bob return to threaten Springfield with a nuclear holocaust if the town doesn't agree to do as he says - cancel all television shows forever. After this plan is foiled by Lisa, he takes Bart hostage on the Wright Brothers' plane in an attempt to destroy Krusty. In "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular," Troy McLure hosts a show that looks back on the success of The Simpsons over the past seven years in this brilliant parody of the series itself. "Marge Be Not Proud" sees Bart arrested for stealing a video game. He is told not to return to the store, but when Marge wants to take the family out for a group photo, he cannot sat why he doesn't want to go. He gets caught again by the security guard, who informs Marge and Homer of Bart's thievery. Marge is extremely upset, resulting in Bart trying to win back her respect. In "Team Homer," Homer organises a bowling team but is forced to include Mr. Burns in order to raise money for the entry fee. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner enforces school uniform after Bart wears a controversial t-shirt to school. In "Two Bad Neighbors," former President George H.W. Bush buys a house over the road from The Simpsons. Bush takes a dislike to Bart and spanks him, causing Homer to declare war on his new neighbor.
In "Scenes From The Class Struggle In Springfield," Marge buys a Chanel suit in a sale and is invited to join a country club when she runs into an old school friend. She discovers she really doesn't fit in with upper-class life, but is desperate to keep trying, until her family remind her of what's really important. In "Bart The Fink," Bart's attempt to get Krusty's autograph leads to Krusty's indictment for tax evasion. Krusty fakes his death, but Bart tracks him down and inspires him to fight back to the top of the ratings. "Lisa The Iconoclast" sees Lisa discover that Springfield's founder, Jebediah, was really a terrible man. She prepares to reveal this shock to the town, but decides to keep it to herself to protect the town's image of its hero. In "Homer The Smithers," an overworked Smithers takes a break from caring for Mr. Burns. He finds a replacement in Homer, but Burns soon realises that he can live his life without the help of anyone and fires Burns when he returns. "The Day The Violence Died" sees Bart meet Chester J. Lampwick, the actual original creator of Itchy And Scratchy. The studios that produce the cartoon are forced to shut down after Lampwick, with the help of Bart and Lisa, proves to the courts that he was the original creator. In "A Fish Called Selma," Troy McLure marries Marge's sister Selma to further his return to the movie industry. However, once Selma discovers his true intentions, she decides she would rather not remain in a loveless union.
In "Bart On The Road," Bart spends time with his aunts at the Department of Motor Vehicles, and secretly creates his own fake driver's license. He uses it to rent a car and drive to Knoxville, Tennessee with Marten, Nelson and Milhouse. In the end he must be rescued by Lisa and Homer. "22 Short Films About Springfield" shows a series of short, interconnected stories features various Springfielders about the goings-on of their every day life, spurred on by Bart and Milhouse's pondering while dropping ice cream off a bridge on cars below. In "Raging Abe Simpson And His Grumbling Grandson In 'The Curse Of The Flying Hellfish'," Grandpa reveals that he stands to inherit a small fortune as the last survivor of his old army unit - that is, assuming Mr. Burns dies before he does. Burns and Grampa tussle over the treasure, until the government arrive on the scene to return to its true owner. In "Much Apu About Nothing," Springfield passes an ordinance outlawing illegal immigrants, which leads a worried Apu to desperately try and pass a citizenship test before he is deported. "Homerpalooza" sees Homer desperate to become cooler and more knowledgeable about the current music scene. He gets tickets to an awesome rock concert, and soon becomes the main attraction as it tours the country by catching cannonballs in his stomach. In "Summer Of 4 Ft.2," the family rent Flanders' summer cottage. Lisa aims to change her image in a desperate bid to become more popular. This plan works fine until Bart tries to sabotage her new-found happiness by revealing her geeky, school-loving nature to her new cool friends. However, not even that can detract from Lisa's true qualities.
Overall this season is incredibly strong, as are the previous three or four seasons. The standard of quality episodes is very impressive. I don't think there is even a single dud here, and this season contains many of the show's most famous and best loved episodes. The packaging of the DVD box set is the best yet in my opinion, taking on the theme of a cinema. The episode guide booklet is smaller than ever before and very compact, taking on the form of a Springfield newspaper. I especially like the first page, which shows a drawing of Matt Groening's 'final draft' of "The Simpsons: An Introduction To The Seventh Season," and a post-it note below saying, "Good Job - When Can We Get Season Eight??" I expect that to follow in a few short months, and I for sure will be buying it, expecting nothing less than a stellar 5-star quality collection of episodes of this, the finest animated show in the history of television.
Description of The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season
Season 7 of this beloved animated series includes the famous "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" episode and Tree House of Horror VI. Chock full of extras, this season is a tremendous asset to any DVD collectionOne of the hallmark seasons of The Simpsons, season 7 features some of the strongest episodes produced during the show?s run. Considering that this is The Simpsons we?re talking about here, that?s saying a lot, but this collection deserves the accolades.
Broadcast in 1995, season seven features several signature episodes, including Part II of "Who Shot Mr. Burns," "Bart Sells His Soul," and "Two Bad Neighbors" where former President George Herbert Walker Bush moves into the neighborhood (an episode gamely playing on the former President?s open dislike for the show). One of The Simpsons?s most definitive episodes, "Treehouse of Horror VI" famously broke the third wall by using the then-groundbreaking CGI technology to render Homer first in a 3-D world, then in real life, (despite the evolution in his form, he naturally ends up in an erotic cake shop). As the producers openly note on the commentary, it was a big deal at the time, and super expensive, which is why they could only do a few minutes of footage in CGI (some fans will particularly enjoy the revealing commentary on this one, as the producers explain the many visual puns and math jokes appearing in the background of the 3-D world). It?s a great example of how The Simpsons continued to play with its visual style and take creative risks years into its run. In fact, one of the best episodes on this collection, "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" proves just how far the look and style of the show really came during that time. Hosted by actor Troy McClure (voiced by the late comic great Phil Hartman), it presents never-before-seen outtakes and original footage from the show?s debut days on The Tracey Ullman Show, while taking a few self-referential digs at show creators Matt Groening, James Brooks, and Sam Simon. Other gems include "Homerpalooza" where Homer thanks guests The Smashing Pumpkins for their gloomy music because it has made his kids "stop wishing for a future I can?t possibly provide," and "Bart the Fink" where Bart inadvertently gets Krusty the Klown busted for tax "avoision."
Along with the 25 episodes there are extensive commentaries, featurettes, and deleted scenes all of which add immense value to the set and will give die-hard fans another excuse to spend more hours in front of the TV. It?s another benchmark collection from a show that, up to this point, doesn?t seem to know its own limits. --Dan Vancini
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