Dec 1 - Latest Simpsons News

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D'oh! The Simpsons bite AppleCNET Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:34 AM PST"Mapple" comes to Springfield as the Simpsons skewer Steve Jobs, those white earbuds, and the pristine shopping environment that is an Apple retail store.

The Simpsons Pokes Fun at Apple CulturePC World Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:17 PM PSTWe'd be seriously shirking our Apple duties if we didn't alert you to last night's episode of The Simpsons which featured not...

The Simpsons Meet Steve Jobs, And Hulu Captures The MomentAllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 01 Dec 2008 5:56 AM PSTDid you miss the Simpsons last night? Me too. Actually, the show's been off my radar for a long time, which means I wouldn't have seen last night's parody of Apple and Steve Jobs unless someone pointed it out to me.

The Simpsons pokes fun at Apple cultureMacworld Mon, 01 Dec 2008 8:49 AM PSTLong-running sitcom The Simpsons featured a number of Apple-related jokes in their most recent episode.

Simpsons rip into AppleThe Inquirer Mon, 01 Dec 2008 7:30 AM PSTStewart Meagher the Inquirer , Monday 1 December 2008. 14:57:00 Lisa gets a Mapple Mypod and a job from Steve Mobs APPEARING ON the Simpsons has always been considered a cultural barometer. If you've been to Springfield and met TV's favourite dysfunctional yellow family, you know you've really made it. And now Steve Jobs and his company Apple have been parodied in the latest episode of ...

Simpsons takes jabs at Apple cult, costsMacNN Mon, 01 Dec 2008 7:12 AM PSTIn its most recent episode, popular animated sitcom The Simpsons has parodied a variety of aspects of Apple culture, including its marketing, high prices and cult-like following. The plot sees the opening of the first Springfield Mapple store, stocked with products such as MyPhones and MyPods, and services such as the Brainiac Bar. Though Lisa finds she cannot afford even MyPhonies earbuds, by ...

The Simpsons lampoon AppleZDNet Mon, 01 Dec 2008 9:42 AM PSTNo one is safe from satire on The Simpsons. The animated series, which just began its 20th season, has lampooned just about every large company, celebrity and pretty much every aspect of pop culture. Last night's episode featured a six minute segment that parodied Apple Inc. at the start of the show. In Episode 7 the Simpsons travel to the Springfield Mall to discover that a giant "Mapple" Store ...

Funny Because It’s True: The Simpsons Parody Apple and Steve JobsMashable Mon, 01 Dec 2008 9:40 AM PSTWhile I do own several Apple products, I’ve often joked about the cult-like nature of some of the company’s fanatical enthusiasts. The Simpsons captured this sentiment remarkably well in a parody of Apple aired last night on FOX. Complete with “The Mapple Store,” a “MyPod,” a $1200 “MyBill,” and a Bart voice-over of a “Steve Mobs” keynote, the animated series completely nails the stereotypes ...

The Simpsons get animated over AppleMacworld UK Mon, 01 Dec 2008 3:06 AM PSTIn the latest episode of The Simpsons, shown on Fox in the US Sunday night, ‘MyPods and Boomsticks,’ Lisa Simpson and family are shown entering the newly open Springfield ‘Mapple’ store, a clear reference to Apple.

The Simpsons Gets 20 Years of Apple Jokes Out of the Way at Once [The Simpsons]Gizmodo Mon, 01 Dec 2008 2:36 AM PSTThough The Simpsons has a history of satirizing tech culture, and even Apple specifically, last night's episode felt like it was making up for a bit of lost time. It's not just iPods and iMacs...
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