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'''''The Springfield Shopper''''' is the most popular and most dominant local newspaper in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]].
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'''''The Springfield Shopper''''' is the most popular and most dominant local newspaper in [[Springfield]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
The paper was founded in 1883 by Johnny Newspaperseed, a small boy who travelled around America founding newspapers.  
 
The paper was founded in 1883 by Johnny Newspaperseed, a small boy who travelled around America founding newspapers.  
The Shopper merged with the Springfield Times, Post, Globe, Herald, Jewish News, and Hot Sex Weekly, becoming Springfield's biggest paper.<ref>[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner]]</ref>
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The Shopper merged with the Springfield Times, Post, Globe, Herald, Jewish News, and Hot Sex Weekly, becoming Springfield's biggest paper.<ref>"[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner]]"</ref>
  
The newspaper was also bought briefly by [[Montgomery Burns]], who was on a mission to control all the media in Springfield,<ref>[[Fraudcast News]]</ref> and by the [[The Joy of Sect|The Movementarians]], an evil cult who were attempting to brainwash all Springfieldians.<ref>[[The Joy of Sect]]</ref>
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The newspaper was also bought briefly by [[Montgomery Burns]], who was on a mission to control all the media in Springfield,<ref>"[[Fraudcast News]]"</ref> and by the [[The Movementarians]], an evil cult who were attempting to brainwash all Springfieldians.<ref>"[[The Joy of Sect]]"</ref>
  
 
== Features ==
 
== Features ==
 
The paper 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)'.
 
The paper 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)'.
 
The cost of the newspaper tends to vary between nothing and $1.00, with the average price being 25¢.
 
The cost of the newspaper tends to vary between nothing and $1.00, with the average price being 25¢.
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.
 
  
==Behind the Laughter==
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When Homer goes to live in an apartment with [[Grady|two]] [[Julio|gay men]], one of them is seen reading ''The 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''.
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]]. The Springfield Shopper has been published in Springfield, IL since 1975.
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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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]]''. ''The Springfield Shopper'' has been published in Springfield, IL since 1975.
  
 
== Headlines ==
 
== Headlines ==
*Simpson Says Safe! ([[Homer's Odyssey]])
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*Dozens Cheer Homer Simpson ([[Homer's Odyssey]])
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*Simpson Says Safe! ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
*Homer Simpson Strikes Again! ([[Homer's Odyssey]])
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*Dozens Cheer Homer Simpson ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
*Watch Out, Here Comes Homer ([[Homer's Odyssey]])
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*Homer Simpson Strikes Again! ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
*Enough Already Homer Simpson! ([[Homer's Odyssey]])
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*Watch Out, Here Comes Homer ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
*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 ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Enough Already Homer Simpson! ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
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*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 ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
 
*Vandal Decapitates Town Statue; Who is El Barto; Police Puzzled
 
*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! ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Fishin' Hole or Fisson Hole?;Burns Denies Responsibility in Fish Flap;Count The Eyes,Mr Burns! ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
*Governor Calls for Power Plant Investigation ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Governor Calls for Power Plant Investigation ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
*Burns Enters Gubernatorial Race; 3 Eyed Fish in Every Pot? ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Burns Enters Gubernatorial Race; 3 Eyed Fish in Every Pot? ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
*Burns Skyrockets to Seven Percent in Latest Polls ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Burns Skyrockets to Seven Percent in Latest Polls ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
*Burns Band Wagon Rolls On; Latest Poll Puts Him at 22 Percent ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Burns Band Wagon Rolls On; Latest Poll Puts Him at 22 Percent ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
*Burns Nukes Bailey in Latest Poll; Forty-Two Percent And Climbing ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Burns Nukes Bailey in Latest Poll; Forty-Two Percent And Climbing ("[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]")
 
*Art Treasure to Visit Springfield; Michelangelo's David in 1958
 
*Art Treasure to Visit Springfield; Michelangelo's David in 1958
*Burns Fires Ungrateful Employee ([[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]])
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*Burns Fires Ungrateful Employee ("[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]")
*Another Smart Move by Burns ([[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]])
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*Another Smart Move by Burns ("[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]")
*Hooray for Burns ([[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]])
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*Hooray for Burns ("[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]")
*Never To Busy ([[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]])
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*Never To Busy ("[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]")
*President Declares World Peace ([[When Flanders Failed]])
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*President Declares World Peace ("[[When Flanders Failed]]")
*President Homer Declares World Peace ([[When Flanders Failed]])
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*President Homer Declares World Peace ("[[When Flanders Failed]]")
*President Simpson Wins Super Bowl ([[When Flanders Failed]])
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*President Simpson Wins Super Bowl ("[[When Flanders Failed]]")
*Principal Skinner Missing: Police Search for Body ([[Bart the Murderer]])
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*Principal Skinner Missing: Police Search for Body ("[[Bart the Murderer]]")
*Psychic Joins Skinner Hunt ([[Bart the Murderer]])
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*Psychic Joins Skinner Hunt ("[[Bart the Murderer]]")
*Principal Murder Trail Begins Today ([[Bart the Murderer]])
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*Principal Murder Trail Begins Today ("[[Bart the Murderer]]")
*Sentencing Today For Dinky Don ([[Bart the Murderer]])
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*Sentencing Today For Dinky Don ("[[Bart the Murderer]]")
*World Peace Declared ([[Treehouse of Horror II]])
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*World Peace Declared ("[[Treehouse of Horror II]]")
*Monster Okay Slavery Plan ([[Treehouse of Horror II]])
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*Monster Okay Slavery Plan ("[[Treehouse of Horror II]]")
*Wizard of Walnut Street ([[Flaming Moe's]])
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*Wizard of Walnut Street ("[[Flaming Moe's]]")
*Squirrel Resembling Abraham Lincoln Found ([[Radio Bart]])
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*Squirrel Resembling Abraham Lincoln Found ("[[Radio Bart]]")
*Lottery Drawing Today; President, Rock Star to Swap Wives ([[Dog of Death]])
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*Lottery Drawing Today; President, Rock Star to Swap Wives ("[[Dog of Death]]")
*Lisa Kicks Butt ([[Lisa the Beauty Queen]])
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*Lisa Kicks Butt ("[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]")
*Queen to Mayor: You're Next; Nerds Pummeled in Football Melee ([[Lisa the Beauty Queen]])
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*Queen to Mayor: You're Next; Nerds Pummeled in Football Melee ("[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]")
*Woman Weds Ape; Dick Cavett Born ([[Treehouse of Horror III]])
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*Woman Weds Ape; Dick Cavett Born ("[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")
*Mondale to Hart: Where's the Beef ([[Lisa's First Word]])
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*Mondale to Hart: Where's the Beef ("[[Lisa's First Word]]")
*Burns Pays City 3 Mil! ([[Marge vs. the Monorail]])
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*Burns Pays City 3 Mil! ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]")
*Who is Gabbo? ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
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*Who is Gabbo? ("[[Krusty Gets Cancelled]]")
*Five Days til Gabbo? ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
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*Five Days til Gabbo? ("[[Krusty Gets Cancelled]]")
*Gabbo Here Today ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
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*Gabbo Here Today ("[[Krusty Gets Cancelled]]")
*Quimby Re-elected by Landslide; Two More Bodies Surface in Springfield Harbor ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
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*Quimby Re-elected by Landslide; Two More Bodies Surface in Springfield Harbor ("[[Krusty Gets Cancelled]]")
*Gabbo Still #1 in Springfield; Brockman Fired ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
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*Gabbo Still #1 in Springfield; Brockman Fired ("[[Krusty Gets Cancelled]]")
*Krusty Special Airs Today; Gabbo to Have Real Boy Operation ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
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*Krusty Special Airs Today; Gabbo to Have Real Boy Operation ("[[Krusty Gets Cancelled]]")
*Burns' Birthday Today; Credits Long Life to Satan ([[Rosebud]])
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*Burns' Birthday Today; Credits Long Life to Satan ("[[Rosebud]]")
*Cat Burglar Strikes 15 Homes; Man Marries Woman in Wedding Ceremony ([[Homer the Vigilante]])
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*Cat Burglar Strikes 15 Homes; Man Marries Woman in Wedding Ceremony ("[[Homer the Vigilante]]")
*Burglar Strikes Again; Is Nothing Safe? ([[Homer the Vigilante]])
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*Burglar Strikes Again; Is Nothing Safe? ("[[Homer the Vigilante]]")
*Zirconia Ztolen!!!; Simpson Asleep at Switch ([[Homer the Vigilante]])
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*Zirconia Ztolen!!!; Simpson Asleep at Switch ("[[Homer the Vigilante]]")
*Local Gays Show Their Pride ([[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]])
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*Local Gays Show Their Pride ("[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]")
*Big Fat Man Has Big Fat Heart; Little Thin Man Accused in Robbery ([[Homer Loves Flanders]])
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*Big Fat Man Has Big Fat Heart; Little Thin Man Accused in Robbery ("[[Homer Loves Flanders]]")
*Quimby Nephew Charged in Beating; Chowder said Wrong ([[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]])
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*Quimby Nephew Charged in Beating; Chowder said Wrong ("[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]")
*Bob Pardon #1 Local Issue; Edges Out No Fat Chicks Ordinance ([[Sideshow Bob Roberts]])
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*Bob Pardon #1 Local Issue; Edges Out No Fat Chicks Ordinance ("[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]")
*Call For Probe in Bob Flap; Editorial: Why Not Let Dead Pets Vote? ([[Sideshow Bob Roberts]])
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*Call For Probe in Bob Flap; Editorial: Why Not Let Dead Pets Vote? ("[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]")
*Prez Sez: School is For Losers ([[Bart's Comet]])
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*Prez Sez: School is For Losers ("[[Bart's Comet]]")
*Boy Discovers Comet ([[Bart's Comet]])
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*Boy Discovers Comet ("[[Bart's Comet]]")
*Rocket to Kick Comet's Tail; Mayor Visits City ([[Bart's Comet]])
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*Rocket to Kick Comet's Tail; Mayor Visits City ("[[Bart's Comet]]")
*Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America ([[A Star Is Burns]])
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*Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America ("[[A Star Is Burns]]")
*Awful School is Awful Rich ([[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]])
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*Awful School is Awful Rich ("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]")
*Burns Plans Sunshine Halt; Special Edition: Your Guide to Perpetual Darkness ([[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]])
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*Burns Plans Sunshine Halt; Special Edition: Your Guide to Perpetual Darkness ("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]")
*Who Will Be Fallout Boy? Who Will Be Fallout Boy? ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
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*Who Will Be Fallout Boy? Who Will Be Fallout Boy? ("[[Radioactive Man]]")
*Milhouse Disappears; Movie On Hold ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
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*Milhouse Disappears; Movie On Hold ("[[Radioactive Man]]")
*Spinning Newspaper Injures Printer ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
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*Spinning Newspaper Injures Printer ("[[Radioactive Man]]")
 
*Snow Storm Hits the Midwest
 
*Snow Storm Hits the Midwest
 
*Michael Jackson Hoax; Everyone Mad at Local Boy
 
*Michael Jackson Hoax; Everyone Mad at Local Boy
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*America Loves Ted Kennedy
 
*America Loves Ted Kennedy
 
*Burns Survives Brush with Shut In
 
*Burns Survives Brush with Shut In
*Local Man Loses Pants, Life; Beaver Rescue Falls Short ([[Mother Simpson]]) [[File:The Springfield shopper 3.jpg|thumb|The headlines in ''Mother Simpson'']]
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*Local Man Loses Pants, Life; Beaver Rescue Falls Short ("[[Mother Simpson]"]) [[File:The Springfield shopper 3.jpg|thumb|The headlines in "Mother Simpson"]]
*Parade to Distract Joyless Citizenry ([[Lisa the Iconoclast]])
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*Parade to Distract Joyless Citizenry ("[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]")
*Bum Sues Cartoon King; Got Legal Fee From Some Family ([[The Day the Violence Died]])
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*Bum Sues Cartoon King; Got Legal Fee From Some Family ("[[The Day the Violence Died]]")
*Troy Weds ([[A Fish Called Selma]])
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*Troy Weds ("[[A Fish Called Selma]]")
*Helms Calls for Donut Tax; Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead ([[22 Short Films About Springfield]])
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*Helms Calls for Donut Tax; Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead ("[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]")
*Quimby's Proposition 24 on Ballot, Quimby Propositions 24 at Ballet ([[Much Apu About Nothing]])
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*Quimby's Proposition 24 on Ballot, Quimby Propositions 24 at Ballet ("[[Much Apu About Nothing]]")
*Police Prepare for Deportations; Bear Patrol Steps up Bombing Campaign ([[Much Apu About Nothing]])
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*Police Prepare for Deportations; Bear Patrol Steps up Bombing Campaign ("[[Much Apu About Nothing]]")
*Supervillain Seizes the East Coast ([[You Only Move Twice]])
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*Supervillain Seizes the East Coast ("[[You Only Move Twice]]")
*Champ to Whale on Local Man ([[The Homer They Fall]])
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*Champ to Whale on Local Man ("[[The Homer They Fall]]")
*Kickin' Back; Fifty Ways to Waste Your Weekend ([[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)]])
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*Kickin' Back; Fifty Ways to Waste Your Weekend ("[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)]]")
*Human Blimp sees Flying Saucer ([[The Springfield Files]])
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*Human Blimp sees Flying Saucer ("[[The Springfield Files]]")
*Funny Dog to Make Life Worth While ([[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]])
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*Funny Dog to Make Life Worth While ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]")
*Maniac to Live at Brother's Apartment ([[Brother from Another Series]]
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*Maniac to Live at Brother's Apartment ("[[Brother from Another Series]]")
*Alcohol Prohibited in Springfield; Bums Extend Deadline ([[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]])
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*Alcohol Prohibited in Springfield; Bums Extend Deadline ("[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]")
*City Goes Dry Today Bums Extend Deadline ([[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]])
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*City Goes Dry Today Bums Extend Deadline ("[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]")
*Banner Bars Booze; Booze Barred by Banner ([[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]])
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*Banner Bars Booze; Booze Barred by Banner ("[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]")
*Beer Baron Beats Banner; Family Sedan Outruns Cops ([[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]])
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*Beer Baron Beats Banner; Family Sedan Outruns Cops ("[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]")
*Burns to Open Recycling Plant; Makes Other Bums Look Bad ([[The Old Man and the Lisa]])
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*Burns to Open Recycling Plant; Makes Other Bums Look Bad ("[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]")
 
*Neutron Bomb Headed for Springfield - Hippo Promoted to Detective
 
*Neutron Bomb Headed for Springfield - Hippo Promoted to Detective
 
*Gruesome murders at Socialite's House; Mrs. Astor Safe
 
*Gruesome murders at Socialite's House; Mrs. Astor Safe
*Springfield Shopper Purchased by Evil Cult; Check Out Our New Adult Lifestyle Section ([[The Joy of Sect]])
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*Springfield Shopper Purchased by Evil Cult; Check Out Our New Adult Lifestyle Section ("[[The Joy of Sect]]")
*Dog kills cat, Self ([[The Last Temptation of Krust]])
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*Dog kills cat, Self ("[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]")
*New Face in Trash Race - Local Nut at it Again ([[Trash of the Titans]])
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*New Face in Trash Race - Local Nut at it Again ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
*Simpson wins in landslide; Says "Crazy Promises" the Key ([[Trash of the Titans]])
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*Simpson wins in landslide; Says "Crazy Promises" the Key ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
*Local couple Bares all; Police Dog clings to life ([[Natural Born Kissers]])
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*Local couple Bares all; Police Dog clings to life ("[[Natural Born Kissers]]")
*It's War ([[Homer to the Max]])
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*It's War ("[[Homer to the Max]]")
 
*Tax Hire Approved
 
*Tax Hire Approved
 
*Town Prepares for Olympics; Pickpockets Call Up Reserves
 
*Town Prepares for Olympics; Pickpockets Call Up Reserves
 
*Unusually Large, Ugly Baby Born
 
*Unusually Large, Ugly Baby Born
*Nahasapeemapetilon-tastic! ([[Eight Misbehavin']])
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*Nahasapeemapetilon-tastic! ("[[Eight Misbehavin']]")
 
*Lisa Alive! Hemp City reduced to Stems and Seeds
 
*Lisa Alive! Hemp City reduced to Stems and Seeds
*Web Snoops Exposes Pool Hustle ([[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]])
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*Web Snoops Exposes Pool Hustle ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]")
*Food Supply Cut Short Off - Even Pies ([[Simpson Safari]])
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*Food Supply Cut Short Off - Even Pies ("[[Simpson Safari]]")
*First Day of Spring - Ants, Picnickers Reach Last-Minute Accord ([[Trilogy of Error]])
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*First Day of Spring - Ants, Picnickers Reach Last-Minute Accord ("[[Trilogy of Error]]")
*Pair Sinks Judge's House Quilt Ruined ([[The Parent Rap]])
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*Pair Sinks Judge's House Quilt Ruined ("[[The Parent Rap]]")
*Simpsons Arrested in Family Riot - Even Maggie ([[Brawl in the Family]])
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*Simpsons Arrested in Family Riot - Even Maggie ("[[Brawl in the Family]]")
 
*Sleep Important, Say Experts - Slow News Day Grips Springfield
 
*Sleep Important, Say Experts - Slow News Day Grips Springfield
 
*Medical Marijuana Outlawed
 
*Medical Marijuana Outlawed
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*Broadcast Fools Nation, Springfield
 
*Broadcast Fools Nation, Springfield
 
*Today We Remember Martin Luther King - Tomorrow We Don't
 
*Today We Remember Martin Luther King - Tomorrow We Don't
*Christmas Occurs ([[Treehouse of Horror XIX]])
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*Christmas Occurs ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")
  
 
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==Appearances==
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The Springfield Shopper is the most popular and most dominant local newspaper in Springfield.

History

The paper was founded in 1883 by Johnny Newspaperseed, a small boy who travelled around America founding newspapers. The Shopper merged with the Springfield Times, Post, Globe, Herald, Jewish News, and Hot Sex Weekly, becoming Springfield's biggest paper.[1]

The newspaper was also bought briefly by Montgomery Burns, who was on a mission to control all the media in Springfield,[2] and by the The Movementarians, an evil cult who were attempting to brainwash all Springfieldians.[3]

Features

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

When Homer goes to live in an apartment with two gay men, one of them is seen reading The 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.

Behind the Laughter

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. The Springfield Shopper has been published in Springfield, IL since 1975.

Headlines

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