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*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]])
 
*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 Ivestigation ([[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]])
 
*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]])
 
*Burns Skyrockets to Seven Percent in Latest Polls ([[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]])
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*Lottery Drawing Today; President, Rock Star to Swap Wives ([[Dog of Death]])
 
*Lottery Drawing Today; President, Rock Star to Swap Wives ([[Dog of Death]])
 
*Lisa Kicks Butt ([[Lisa the Beauty Queen]])
 
*Lisa Kicks Butt ([[Lisa the Beauty Queen]])
*Queen to Mayor: You're Next; Nerds Pummeled in Football ([[Lisa the Beauty Queen]])
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*Queen to Mayor: You're Next; Nerds Pummeled in Football Melee ([[Lisa the Beauty Queen]])
*Womans 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]])
 
*Mondale to Hart: Where's the Beef ([[Lisa's First Word]])
*Burns Pay 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]])
 
*Who is Gabbo? ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Five Days til Gabbo? ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Five Days til Gabbo? ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Gabbo Here Today ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Gabbo Here Today ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
*Quimby Re-elected by Landside; Two More Bodies Surface in Springfield Hsrbour ([[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]])
 
*Gabbo Still #1 in Springfield; Brockman Fired ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Krusty Special Airs Today; Gabbo to Have Real Boy Operation ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Krusty Special Airs Today; Gabbo to Have Real Boy Operation ([[Krusty Gets Cancelled]])
 
*Burns' Birthday Today; Credits Long Life to Satan ([[Rosebud]])
 
*Burns' Birthday Today; Credits Long Life to Satan ([[Rosebud]])
 
*Cat Burglar Strikes 15 Homes; Man Marries Woman in Wedding Ceremony ([[Homer the Vigilante]])
 
*Cat Burglar Strikes 15 Homes; Man Marries Woman in Wedding Ceremony ([[Homer the Vigilante]])
*Burglar Strike 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]])
 
*Zirconia Ztolen!!!; Simpson Asleep at Switch ([[Homer the Vigilante]])
 
*Local Gays Show Their Pride ([[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]])
 
*Local Gays Show Their Pride ([[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]])
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*Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America ([[A Star Is Burns]])
 
*Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America ([[A Star Is Burns]])
 
*Awful School is Awful Rich ([[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]])
 
*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]])
 
*Who Will Be Fallout Boy? Who Will Be Fallout Boy? ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
*Milhouse Disappears; Movie Om Hold ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
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*Milhouse Disappears; Movie On Hold ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
 
*Spinning Newspaper Injures Printer ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
 
*Spinning Newspaper Injures Printer ([[Radioactive Man (episode)|Radioactive Man]])
 
*Snow Storm Hits the Midwest
 
*Snow Storm Hits the Midwest
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*KBBL Cheats Straight A Student
 
*KBBL Cheats Straight A Student
 
*Toddlers Topple Mayor; Expressway Halt Rankles Elderly
 
*Toddlers Topple Mayor; Expressway Halt Rankles Elderly
*Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America
 
 
*America Loves Ted Kennedy
 
*America Loves Ted Kennedy
 
*Burns Survives Brush with Shut In
 
*Burns Survives Brush with Shut In
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*Troy Weds ([[A Fish Called Selma]])
 
*Troy Weds ([[A Fish Called Selma]])
 
*Helms Calls for Donut Tax; Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead
 
*Helms Calls for Donut Tax; Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead
*Quimy'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]])
 
*Police Prepare for Deportations; Bear Patrol Steps up Bombing Campaign ([[Much Apu About Nothing]])
 
*Supervillain Seizes the East Coast ([[You Only Move Twice]])
 
*Supervillain Seizes the East Coast ([[You Only Move Twice]])
 
*Champ to Whale on Local Man ([[The Homer They Fall]])
 
*Champ to Whale on Local Man ([[The Homer They Fall]])
*Kickin' Buck; 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]])
 
*Human Blimp sees Flying Saucer ([[The Springfield Files]])
 
*Funny Dog to Make Life Worth While ([[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]])
 
*Funny Dog to Make Life Worth While ([[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]])
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*Web Snoops Exposes Pool Hustle ([[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]])
 
*Web Snoops Exposes Pool Hustle ([[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]])
 
*Food Supply Cut Short Off - Even Pies ([[Simpson Safari]])
 
*Food Supply Cut Short Off - Even Pies ([[Simpson Safari]])
*First Day of Spring - Ants, Picnicjers, 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]])
 
*Pair Sinks Judge's House Quilt Ruined ([[The Parent Rap]])
 
*Simpsons Arrested in Family Riot - Even Maggie ([[Brawl in the Family]])
 
*Simpsons Arrested in Family Riot - Even Maggie ([[Brawl in the Family]])
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*Teacher Nominated for Award: Will She Leave Old Life Behind? Closed Pistachio Stymies Fatso
 
*Teacher Nominated for Award: Will She Leave Old Life Behind? Closed Pistachio Stymies Fatso
 
*Drunk Cop Fired From Force; Private Eye Wins Bake-Off
 
*Drunk Cop Fired From Force; Private Eye Wins Bake-Off
*Lonley Men Die Early
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*Lonely Men Die Early
*Bumb,evee Man Caught in Sting
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*Bumblebee Man Caught in Sting
 
*LIFEWAYS Weekend Edition: Ale of the Pup
 
*LIFEWAYS Weekend Edition: Ale of the Pup
 
*Cavalry Kids Lead Charge in Cleanup; President Shoots Wife
 
*Cavalry Kids Lead Charge in Cleanup; President Shoots Wife
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*Mayor Unveils Erection to Cheering Crowd
 
*Mayor Unveils Erection to Cheering Crowd
 
*Peace Talks Break Down
 
*Peace Talks Break Down
*Iowa Home to Worlds Biggest Pizza
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*Iowa Home to World's Biggest Pizza
 
*"Families Come First" On Ballot - Second Headline Less Important, Studies Show
 
*"Families Come First" On Ballot - Second Headline Less Important, Studies Show
 
*"Families Come First" Wrong for Springfield
 
*"Families Come First" Wrong for Springfield
 
*Costs Too Much, Does Too Little
 
*Costs Too Much, Does Too Little
*Simpsons Found Guilty, Sentenced to 10 Tears Local Bully to Homer "Haw Haw"
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*Simpsons Found Guilty, Sentenced to 10 Years; Local Bully to Homer "Haw Haw"
 
*U-ASS-A
 
*U-ASS-A
 
*Beloved Hero Cheats Death
 
*Beloved Hero Cheats Death
*Lisa's a Total Whacko,Implies Father
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*Lisa's a Total Whacko, Implies Father
 
*Lisa Loves Milhouse
 
*Lisa Loves Milhouse
 
*Father of Eight Missing
 
*Father of Eight Missing
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*Wiggum Sleeps Through Riot
 
*Wiggum Sleeps Through Riot
 
*Stem Cells Cure Alzheimers
 
*Stem Cells Cure Alzheimers
*Top Cops Surrenders to Backfiring Car
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*Top Cop Surrenders to Backfiring Car
 
*Firemen Rescue Police Chief From Tree
 
*Firemen Rescue Police Chief From Tree
*Commission: Wiggums Sucks
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*Commission: Wiggum Sucks
*Hail Drought Continues Tin Roofs Undented
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*Hail Drought Continues; Tin Roofs Undented
*Wiggum Rescues Boy No, Really
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*Wiggum Rescues Boy; No, Really
 
*God Steals Sun - Mayor Offers Sacrifices
 
*God Steals Sun - Mayor Offers Sacrifices
 
*Local Father,Son May Switch Religions
 
*Local Father,Son May Switch Religions
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*Old Man Beats Meat
 
*Old Man Beats Meat
 
*Local Man Thinks Wrestling is Real
 
*Local Man Thinks Wrestling is Real
*Bulls Hospitalized: Nerds, Dorks Cautiously Rejoice
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*Bullies Hospitalized: Nerds, Dorks Cautiously Rejoice
 
*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
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*Heroic Local Boy Bert Stimpson Saves Playmate Wilson Mumps! ([[How the Vest was Won!]])
 
*Heroic Local Boy Bert Stimpson Saves Playmate Wilson Mumps! ([[How the Vest was Won!]])
 
*Simpson Campaign in Full Swing ([[Mayor me a Little]])
 
*Simpson Campaign in Full Swing ([[Mayor me a Little]])
*Upstart Candidate Simpsons Up in Polls ([[Mayor me a Little]])
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*Upstart Candidate Simpson Up in Polls ([[Mayor me a Little]])
 
*Teachers, Athletes and Breweries Endorse Challenger ([[Mayor me a Little]])
 
*Teachers, Athletes and Breweries Endorse Challenger ([[Mayor me a Little]])
*Reverend Claims Simpsons Has Made Deal With Devil ([[Mayor me a Little]])
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*Reverend Claims Simpson Has Made Deal With Devil ([[Mayor me a Little]])
 
*Down the Wire! Challenger Still Campaigning on Election Day! ([[Mayor me a Little]])
 
*Down the Wire! Challenger Still Campaigning on Election Day! ([[Mayor me a Little]])
 
*Schools Not Closed ([[The Paper Chase]])
 
*Schools Not Closed ([[The Paper Chase]])
 
 
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Revision as of 14:17, December 2, 2009

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. It's appeared for the first time in Homer's Odyssey.

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. The Shopper merged with the Springfield Times, Post, Globe, Herald, Jewish News, and Hot Sex Weekly.

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.

Owner

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

Headlines