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Springfield Shopper

Newspaper Information

Type:	Daily Local Newspaper
Founded:	1883 by Johnny Newspaperseed

The Springfield Shopper is the most commonly recurring local newspaper in Springfield.

Features

It carries opinion, sports, food, world, arts, religion and leisure sections. It tends towards tabloid stories, with such headlines as 'Woman Weds Ape', 'Hippo promoted to detective' and 'Crazed Mom Goes Topless (Photos Pages 3-28)'.

Orgin

It was founded in the early 1900s by Johnny Newspaperseed, a small boy who travelled America founding newspapers.

Competitors and Partners

The Shopper merged with the Springfield Times, Post, Globe, Herald, Jewish News, and Hot Sex Weekly. There actually is a Springfield Shopper in Springfield, IL.

Price

The cost of the newspaper tends to vary between nothing and $1.00, with the average price being 25¢.

Homer the Food Critic

Homer Simpson has worked for the newspaper as a food critic. After initially being too kind (giving a slice of pizza he found under the sofa at least 8 out of 10, deducting a point for having a Hot Wheels car stuck on it), he switched to becoming a cruel critic, and was almost murdered by a disgruntled baker with a poisoned éclair.

Bosses

The newspaper was also bought briefly by Montgomery Burns, who was on a mission to control all the media of Springfield, and by the The Movementarians, an evil cult who were attempting to brainwash all Springfieldians.

Jokes

The lower headline will generally be a joke either about the upper headlines, or about journalism in general ("Second headline less important, studies show").

Clone

In one episode, it is revealed that Shelbyville has a newspaper called The Shelbyville Daily, whose slogan is "Once a week, every week".

Fake Headlines

In the episode where Homer goes to live in an apartment with two gay men, one of them is seen reading New York Times. Homer is surprised and asks why is he reading the NYT even though he doesn't live in New York. He replies its because all the headlines are a joke in the Springfield Shopper.

Real Life

An 8-paged Springfield Shopper has been published, written by Simpsons creator Matt Groening himself. It was found inside a newspaper as an feature to advertise The Simpsons Movie.

Headlines

Simpson Says Safe!
Dozens Cheer Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson Strikes Again!
Watch Out, Here Comes Homer
Enough Already Homer Simpson!
Mutation Caught at Ol' Fishin' Hole; Is Power Plant Responsible? Boy Was Using Five Pound Test And Ordinary Worms; Sister Was Just There For The Tranquility
Vandal Decapitates Town Statue; Who is El Barto; Police Puzzled
Fishin' Hole or Fisson Hole?;Burns Denies Responsibility in Fish Flap;Count The Eyes,Mr Burns!
Governer Calls for Power Plant Ivestigation
Burns Enters Gubernatorial Race; 2 Eyed Fish in Every Pot?
Burns Skyrockets to Seven Percent in Latest Polls
Burns Band Wagon Rolls On; Latest Poll Puts Him at 22 Percent
Burns Nukes Bailey in Latest Poll; Forty-Two Percent And Climbing
Art Treasure to Visit Springfield; Michelangelo's David in 1958
Burns Fires Ungrateful Employee
Another Smart Move by Burns
Hooray for Burns
President Declares World Peace
President Homer Declares World Peace
President Simpson Wins Super Bowl
Micheal Jackson Hoax; Everyone Mad at Local Boy
World Peace Declared
Monster Okay Slavery Plan
Principal Skinner Missing: Police Search for Body
Psychic Joins Skinner Hunt
Principal Murder Trail Begins Today
Sentencing Today For Dinky Don
Wizard of Walnut Street
Squirrel Resembling Abraham Lincoln Found
Prez Sez: School is For Losers
Lottery Drawing Today; President, Rock Star to Swap Wives
Lisa Kicks Butt
Queen to Mayor: You're Next; Nerds Pummeled in Football
Womans Weds Ape; Dick Cavett Born
Mondale to Hart: Where's the Beef
Burns Pay City 3 Mil!
You Need a Heart to Live
Who is Gabbo?
Five Days til Gabbo?
Gabbo Here Today
Quimby Re-elected by Landside; Two More Bodies Surface in Springfield Hsrbour
Gabbo Still #1 in Springfield; Brockman Fired
Krusty Special Airs Today; Gabbo to Have Real Boy Operation
Snow Storm Hits the Midwest
Burns' Birthday Today; Credits Long Life to Satan
Cat Burglar Strikes 15 Homes; Man Marries Woman in Wedding Ceremony
Burglar Strike Again; Is Nothing Safe?
Zirconia Ztolen!!!; Simpson Asleep at Switch
Local Gays Show Their Pride
Big Fat Man Has Big Fat Heart; Little Thin Man Accused in Robbery
KBBL Cheats Straight A Student
Quimby Nephew Charged in Beating; Chowder said Wrong
Bob Pardon #1 Local Issue; Edges Out No Fat Chicks Ordinance
Call For Probe in Bob Flap; Editorial: Why Not Let Dead Pets Vote?
Toddlers Topple Mayor; Expressway Halt Rankles Elderly
Boy Discovers Comet
Rocket to Kick Comet's Tail; Mayor Visits City
Awful School is Awful Rich
Burns Plans Sunshine Halt; Special Edition: your Guide to Perpetual Darkness
Who Will Be Fallout Boy? Who Will Be Fallout Boy?
Milhouse Disappears; Movie Om Hold
Milhouse Meltdown; Ankles pic - flick sick
Spinning Newspaper Injures Printer
Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America
America Loves Ted Kennedy
Burns Survives Brush with Shut In
Local Man Loses Pants, Life; Beaver Rescue Falls Short
Parade to Ditract Joyless Citizenry
Troy Weds
Bum Sues Cartoon King; Got Legal Fee From Some Family
Helms Calls for Donut Tax; Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead
Quimy's Proposition 24 on Ballot, Quimby Propositions 24 at Ballet
Police Prepare for Deportations; Bear Patrol Steps up Bombing Campaign
Supervillian Seizes the East Coast
Kickin' Buck; Fifty Ways to Waste Your Weekend
Human Blimp sees Flying Saucer
Champ to Whale on Local Man
Funny Dog to Make Life Worth While
Maniac to Live at Brother's Apartment
Alcohol Prohibited in Springfield; Bums Extend Deadline
City Goes Dry Today Bums Extend Deadline
Banner Bars Booze; Booze Barred by Banner
Beer Baron Beats Banner; Family Sedan Outruns Cops
Burns to Open Recycling Plant; Makes Other Bums Look Bad
Neutron Bomb Headed for Springfield - Hippo Promoted to Detective
Gruesome murders at Socialite's House; Mrs. Astor Safe
New Face in Trash Race - Local Nut at it Again
Simpson wins in landslide; Says "Crazy Promises" the Key
Dog kills cat, Self
Local couple Bares all; Police Dog clings to life
Springfield Shopper Purchased by Evil Cult; Check Out Our New Adult Lifestyle Section
It's War
Tax Hire Approved
Town Prepares for Olympics; Pickpockets Call Up Reserves
Unusually Large, Ugly Baby Born
Nahasapeemapetilan-tastic!
Lisa Alive! Hemp City reduced to Stems and Seeds
Web Snoops Discovers Pool Hustle
Food Supply Cut Short Off - Even Pies
First Day of Spring - Ants, Picnicjers, Reach Last-Minute Accord
Pair Sinks Judge's House Quilt Ruined

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