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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.
 
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.
  
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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.
 
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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*America Loves Ted Kennedy
 
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*Burns Survives Brush with Shut In
 
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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'']]
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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]])
 
*Parade to Distract Joyless Citizenry ([[Lisa the Iconoclast]])
 
*Bum Sues Cartoon King; Got Legal Fee From Some Family ([[The Day the Violence Died]])
 
*Bum Sues Cartoon King; Got Legal Fee From Some Family ([[The Day the Violence Died]])

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Springfield Shopper
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Newspaper Information


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¢. 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

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

Appearances

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