The New Yorker

For the in-show magazine, see The New Yorker (magazine).

The New Yorker is a magazine that focuses on politics, social issues, art, humor and culture, particularly in New York City. It has appeared since 1925 and has Eustace Tilley as its mascot. It has often been referenced on The Simpsons.

References to The New Yorker in The Simpsons

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 2 33 "The War of the Simpsons" When Homer imagines himself in the past as a funny host in a classy company the color scheme matches a typical New Yorker cartoon. 6 114 "Fear of Flying" A caricature of Homer in Moe's tavern depicts him as Eustace Tilley. 7 142 "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" Roberta orders her meals through the New Yorker. 7 153 "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" Lisa imagines various literary characters luring her into the library, among them Eustace Tilley who tells her all periodicals of The New Yorker are available on microfiche. 8 173 "The Canine Mutiny" Marge gets a rejection letter after requesting a subscription to the publication. 13 288 "The Sweetest Apu" Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon orders Apu to get a cartoon in the New Yorker, referencing the fact that it's notoriously difficult to get your work into the most well known cartoon magazine in the world. He succeeds, though. In the same issue of the magazine, there is a photo shoot by Richard Avedon of Lenny which Homer claims to have bought it for. 15 324 "Margical History Tour" Homer (as 16th-century king Henry VIII) reads a copy of The Yorker since back in this century there was only York, not New York. The issue is a clear parody of the famous 1976 New Yorker cover designed by Saul Steinberg. 28 608 "The Great Phatsby: Part One" The Springfield Hamptons appear in the style of Roz Chast's cartoons for The New Yorker. 29 620 "Springfield Splendor" Roz Chast, cartoonist in The New Yorker, is special guest voice. 29 627 "Gone Boy" Squeaky-voiced teen brings Sideshow Bob a copy of The New Yorker.

References to The New Yorker in The Simpsons books

Picture Reference "The Lisa Book" When Lisa was six years old, she had published three articles in The New Yorker under the pseudonym, Ms. Lizzie Strongheart. The articles were about dolphins, unicorns, and jazz saxophone riffs. "The Krusty Book" One of Krusty's favorite magazines is the New Knocker.

References to The New Yorker in The Simpsons videogames

• In The Simpsons: Tapped Out Jimbo Jones says: The New Yorker was right: school sucks.

Special guest stars

Picture Name Role in The New Yorker Role on The Simpsons Roz Chast Cartoonist in The New Yorker. Voiced herself in "Springfield Splendor"

External links

• The New Yorker at Wikipedia

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