The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season
by Bob Anderson, David Silverman, Jeffrey Lynch, Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland
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Actor: Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley SmithDirector: Bob Anderson, David Silverman, Jeffrey Lynch, Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Albanian (Original Language); Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; German (Original Language); Hebrew (Original Language); Hindi (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); Russian (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Swahili (Original Language); Swedish (Original Language); Turkish (Original Language); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Published), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 565 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Box set; Closed-captioned; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Full Screen; Subtitled; NTSC
DVD Reviews of The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season
DVD Review: Another Essential From The Simpsons' Golden Era
Summary: 5 Stars
The Complete Sixth Season of The Simpsons ran from September 1994 through until May 1995 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. The writers are perhaps the most talented on this show over any other in America, which is saying a lot for an animated show. Anyway the superlatives keep on coming for The Simpsons and, even though the show has lost a lot of its sheen that made it so groundbreaking in the Nineties, it's still held as a national treasure. Season Six is superb, but I'd say just slightly less superb than Season Five which is probably my favourite.
The season opens with the brilliant "Bart Of Darkness," in which Homer installs a pool in the back yard during a heat wave. Bart breaks his leg trying to dive into it, and has to spend the summer indoors. He witnesses Flanders burying something in the back yard and soon believes that he's killed his wife Maude. In "Lisa's Rival," a new student arrives at the school and is better at everything than Lisa. She soon turns to the dark side, however, and enlists Bart's help to destroy her. "Another Simpsons Clip Show" sees Marge inspired by a book to teach her children about romance, which leads to flash backs from all members of the family. In "Itchy And Scratchy Land," the Simpsons take a trip to Itchy And Scratchy Land, billed "the violentest place on earth." Robots soon malfunction and start attacking the family. "Sideshow Bob Roberts" sees Sideshow Bob call into a radio station to secure a release from prison. He runs for mayor and wins as head of the Republican party, then tries to build a freeway overpass over the Simpsons residence, until Lisa reveals how he won the election. "Treehouse Of Horror V" is brilliant and sees the family employed by Burns, Homer attempting to repair a toaster that leads him back into the past, and school children start mysteriously disappearing when the cafeteria turns to an unusual source for food.
In "Bart's Girlfriend," Bart begins a romance with Jessica Lovejoy, the mischievous daughter of the local minister. He is blamed for her theft of money from the church collection plate, leaving Lisa to clear his name. "Lisa On Ice" sees Lisa get an F in sport, a subject she doesn't care for, but is devastated about getting such a poor grade. She takes up ice hockey and is surprisingly good, until a match between her team and Bart's raises conflict. In "Homer Badman," Homer is accused of sexual harassment after peeling a sweet off Bart and Lisa's babysitter's bum. The town turns against him, but luckily a tape provided by Groundskeeper Willie proves Homer's innocence. "Grampa Vs. Sexual Inadequacy" sees Homer and his dad sell off a revitalising tonic to the townspeople after Homer and Marge's sex life hits the rocks. "Fear Of Flying" sees Marge enlist the aid of a therapist after the family discover she is afraid of flying. In "Homer The Great," Homer becomes the leader of a Masonic cult known as The Stonecutters. However, the group soon become bored of Homer and ban him from their activities. "And Maggie Makes Three" sees Homer explain, in flashback, the reason why there are no photos of Maggie in the family album. In "Bart's Comet," Bart discovers a comet while on early morning detention with Principle Skinner which is on a collision course with earth.
In "Homie The Clown," Krusty opens up a clown college to get more money after advice from his accountant. Homer makes a poor clown but looks remarkably like Krusty, leading to his capture by mobsters who have loaned money to Krusty. "Bart Vs. Australia" sees Bart run up a $900 phone bill to Australia. He is then forced to go to Australia and apologize in public and receive a boot up the butt. Instead he moons the Prime Minister and makes matters a lot worse. In "Homer Vs. Patty And Selma," Homer borrows money from Marge's sisters in a bid to keep his debt problems a secret from her. They soon have him performing humiliating tasks until he find a way to get them to forgive the loan. "A Star Is Burns" sees a film festival come to Springfield. Entries come from Mr. Burns who produces an ego-driven propaganda piece, Hans Moleman getting hit in the groin by a football and a touching piece by Barney. "Lisa's Wedding" sees the Simpson family visit a local fortune teller, who describes Lisa's wedding in the future. She winds up engaged to a British man who can't accept Lisa's family, leaving the present-day Lisa to invest more faith into her family. In "Two Dozen And One Greyhounds," the Simpson dog impregnates another greyhound, leaving the family with a litter of 25 puppies. Mr. Burns steals them for his own evil plans, leaving Bart and Lisa to get them back.
"The PTA Disbands!" sees the teachers go on strikes when Skinner implements new budget cutbacks on the school. Lisa and even Bart start to miss school, leaving local parents to step in and teach classes. In the end the teachers return after Skinner allows local convicts to share school space. "'Round Springfield" sees Bart get ill from a box of cereal. Lisa visits him in hospital and discovers Bleeding Gums Murphy, her beloved jazz singer. In "The Springfield Connection," Marge gets a job as a police officer after a thrilling confrontation with a street hustler who takes $20 from Homer. Life as a cop isn't much fun, though, and she is forced to arrest Homer. "Lemon Of Troy" sees the children of Springfield come into conflict with the kids of Shelbyville who steal a lemon tree. Homer helps the kids get the tree back after many high-edge thrilling moments. The final episode of the season is the genius "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" which is arguably the most notorious episode in The Simpsons history. The fact that this show produced a cliffhanger - for a cartoon! - was genius and groundbreaking, not least of all because the dialogue and story is so complex and perfectly executed.
Many people have complained about the packaging of this season because the plastic is shoddy and cheap. I can't really comment because I bought the re-released version that is in the box of the same size and shape as the previous five seasons. They did release the limited edition Homer Head one in the UK, but brought out the one with the normal box a few weeks later - I assume it's the box that Americans can send off for by filling out the order form on the website. The episode guide booklet is also much better than the previous five, much thicker and more detailed. I also like the police theme that dominates the whole box set, obviously based around the Who Shot Mr. Burns? episode. All in all another great addition to any Simpsons fan's collection.
Description of The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season
2005 - 20th Century Fox / Matt Groening - DVD Set - The Simpsons : Complete 6th Season / Homer Simpson Case Collector's Edition - The Complete 6th Season - No Booklet - Plays Great - Used - CollectibleThe classic to clunker ratio is still extraordinarily high, though The Simpsons' sixth season could give some devoted viewers pause. The show that takes cheeky delight in mooning television convention gives us "Another Simpsons Clip Show" and its first season-ending cliffhanger, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" And, as does Bart in "A Star Is Burns," we should all feel a little dirty at the "cheap cartoon crossover" appearance of Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz), designed to give a boost to the ill-fated animated series The Critic. But this is just beard-stroking tongue-clucking regarding a season that delivered episodes that rank in the hallowed The Simpsons pantheon, among them, "Homer Badman," in which lust for a gummy Venus de Milo, peeled from the behind of an unwitting babysitter, makes Homer the object of feminist protest and tabloid TV fodder, and "Homer the Great," in which Homer is discovered to be the Chosen One to lead the secret society, "The Stonecutters" ("Who holds back the electric car/Who made Steve Guttenberg a star?/We do!"). Several episodes take their inspiration from classic films and books: Hitchcock's Rear Window ("Bart of Darkness"); Michael Crichton's Westworld and Jurassic Park ("Itchy and Scratchy Land"); and Stephen King and Ray Bradbury ("Treehouse of Horror V").
This season's roster of guest voices is also especially impressive, including Winona Ryder as "Lisa's Rival," Meryl Streep as Rev. Lovejoy's bad-seed daughter ("She's like a Milk Dud," a smitten Bart laments. "Sweet on the outside, poison on the inside"), the late Anne Bancroft in "Fear of Flying"; Patrick Stewart in "Homer the Great"; Mel Brooks and Susan Sarandon in "Homer vs. Patty and Selma," and Mandy Patinkin as Lisa's future fiancée in the surprisingly moving "Lisa's Wedding." There has, of late, been a feud a-brewin' between fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy. Which show is funnier? Has The Simpsons lost it? Is Family Guy a Simpsons-wannabe? Hey; Can't we all just laugh along? Best to just marvel at another exemplary Simpsons season that, to quote Homer in "Lisa's Rival," delivers it all: "The terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles." --Donald Liebenson
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