Your favorite fictional convenience store is now a thing in real life! The Simpsons’ Kwik-E-Mart opens in Myrtle Beach, SC
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Your favorite fictional convenience store is now a thing in real life! The Simpsons’ Kwik-E-Mart opens in Myrtle Beach, SC

The first ever real life (outside of Universal Studios) Kwik-E-Mart from The Simpsons opened in Myrtle Beach, SC this weekend and it is perfect! The entire store looks pulled straight from the animation into the real world. Of course you can get Squishees, Lard Lad Donuts, Buzz Cola, Duff non-alcoholic energy drinks, and other iconic…

Harry Shearer will return to work on The Simpsons after all

Harry Shearer will return to work on The Simpsons after all

  Mr. Burns is back. And so are Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverand Lovejoy, Principal Skinner, and Otto the Bus Driver, among others. Harry Shearer, one of the most iconic voices on the most iconic cartoon of all time, has ended his beef with producers and is coming back to The Simpsons. Today, Fox announced that it…

UPDATE Simpsons fire iconic voice actor Harry Shearer; producers intend to re-cast him (somehow)
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UPDATE Simpsons fire iconic voice actor Harry Shearer; producers intend to re-cast him (somehow)

  Harry Shearer, the voice of some of the most memorable characters in the entire Simpsons universe, has been fired from the show. That’s if tweets from Shearer’s official Twitter account are to be believed. Shearer tweeted out the following missives late last night:   from James L. Brooks’ lawyer: “show will go on, Harry…

The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has died at 59, left $100M fortune to charity
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The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has died at 59, left $100M fortune to charity

The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon passed away on Sunday at the age of 59 after a long battle with cancer. “It is with much sadness that we must let you know that Sam Simon has passed over,” The Sam Simon Foundation said on Facebook today. “We all miss him, and in his honor, we will…

Lena Dunham to be Homer Simpsons’ love interest
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Lena Dunham to be Homer Simpsons’ love interest

Lena Dunham will guest-star in the season 27 premiere of The Simpsons in an episode title “Every Man’s Dream,” as a potential homewrecker. EW reports that the exhibitionist star will voice Candace, a young pharmacist who Homer develops a crush on. As for any potential stripping down, Lena’s signature move, executive producer AJ Jean played…

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The Simpsons Game of Thrones Intro Sequence: Matt Groening does it again.

HBO’s fabulous fantasy series Game of Thrones won’t be back until April 1st; but, never fear, Matt Groening has you covered. We may not yet know how the Lannisters, Baratheons, Starks, and Targaryens are going to work things out in Season Two, and we still might not know exactly what the threat is on the other side of the wall, but we do know what lies between Evergreen Terrace, Springfield Gorge, and Burn’s Landing: pure joyful Simpsons fabulousness!

Awesome graphic of 20 years of Bart Simpson’s chalkboard quotes

The Simpsons is an American institution and the show recently celebrated its 500th episode. Only two other TV programs in history reached that milestone, Gunsmoke (635) and Lassie (588). We here at Starcasm say congrats to Homer and his family and the whole town of Springfield for this mind blowing, will never be reached again, accomplishment. As a shout out, here’s a killer graphic of 20 years of Bart’s opening credit chalkboard quotes written in the classroom of Mrs. Krabappel. After a few great laughs, let us know your personal favorite!

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PHOTO Marge Simpson’s unfortunate fashion choice at ‘Relatively Speaking’ meet and greet

Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge Simpson, takes home the “Fashion Night Out” worst dressed award after deciding to liven up the meet and greet for the cast of the Broadway production of Relatively Speaking earlier today by wearing a see-through midnight blue top combined with white socks and sandals. (The appropriate response to her fashion choice could only be “D’oh!”)

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The Ricky Gervais Show’s Karl Pilkington to appear on The Simpsons

Homer Simpson is reportedly getting some competition in the hilariously charming buffoon category as the round-headed star of The Ricky Gervais Show, Karl Pilkington, will be paying a visit to Springfield in an upcoming episode! Actually, Karl’s animated visage may not actually be in Springfield, but will reportedly be on the show in the form of a clip according to Ricky Gervais. Keep reading for what Ricky actually said and satisfy your trivia thirst by finding out Ricky’ previous connection to Matt Groenig’s show!

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VIDEO: Vatican declares that Homer and Bart are Catholic

The Vatican has come out and declared that animated TV characters Homer and Bart Simpson are Catholic! They base this on a 2005 episode called “The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star.” The producers tend to disagree with the church’s stance on their characters.

See what both sides are saying in this wholy donut war and then check out the entire episode in question to decide for yourself if the Pope can lay claim to the most beloved fault-filled family in TV history!

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VIDEO Brett Favre hit in the groin with a football at Vikings practice

It seems obvious from the headlines over the last couple weeks that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is very proud of his penis. In addition to allegedly sending pictures of his Adrian Peterson to Jets reporter Jenn Sterger, he also apparently thought it could catch a football.

Wrong.

Keep reading to see Favre’s latest fumble as well as an explanation of why it’s funny by comic historian Homer Simpson!

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VIDEO Banksy does The Simpsons intro and couch gag

One of the most sacred motifs in the history of network television was handed over to one of the most subversive and notorious artists in the history of art as graffiti guru Banksy was given the reigns of the opening sequence of The Simpsons! See the insanely dark take on the age-old couch gag and find out a little bit more about the subversively clever genius of Banksy!