Throughout the shows history many episodes of The Simpsons have dealt with things that are controversial or popular culture. Three such instances are described in the following descriptions. The first episode that came to mind in the beginning of this project was the episode that paralleled the book lord of the flies. The title is actually "Das Bus” which in itself is a parody of "Das Boat.” In the episode the children are on their way to a Model United Nations conference when there bus gets them stranded on a desert

”Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon, dreamed of bringing to life his favorite The Simpsons episode, in which Homer grows 'tomacco', a combination tomato-tobacco plant” (Economic Times). This is just one example of what many fans of the show do, there are many more examples out there. Baur combined the plants by attaching tobacco roots to a tomato plant, giving it properties of both. In many experiments like this both samples die because they are incompatible with each other. “The two plants can successfully become one because they come from the same plant family” (Economic Times). The article goes on to say that just like the show the plant actually became fruit bearing, although Baur predicts that the fruit will be poisonous. Eating the nicotine could be fatal.

Many fans of the show know that all of these elements make the show what it is. However for those of you who aren’t current fans or frequent viewers this will hopefully provide some insight into why the show is so popular and why it has the following that it does.

“Homer, Moe, Lenny and Apu may soon be coming to a lane near you. Fox's Licensing and Merchandising unit is teaming with Brunswick this January for a deal that will bring exclusive Simpsons’ Bowling Clubs to the brand's 109 U.S. and Canadian centers” (Ebenkamp). The bowling alley which has appeared in so many episodes of the show may be appearing at locations all over the U.S. The characters are appearing on the merchandise and the look of the bowling alley will be appearing on the walls and the employees. “Team members and employees will wear Simpsons' apparel, such as bowling shirts” (Ebenkamp). This is just the start though Ebenkamp also describes promotions for bowling leagues at the new bowling centers with those competing in the 4 month league receiving a Simpsons' character bowling ball at the completion of the season.

The devoted fans of the show are like a cult. Now realize every show has its fanatics, it is just that some of these people are willing to fight you if you say the wrong thing about an episode. This is true when talking about which episode, in fact, was number 300. Some say that the one we saw listed as 300 was indeed 300. However there are many people who believe that the show we saw that night was number 302. H

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