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|name=''The Simpsons Backstage Pass'' | |name=''The Simpsons Backstage Pass'' | ||
|image=The Simpsons Backstage Pass.jpg | |image=The Simpsons Backstage Pass.jpg | ||
|release date=May 20, [[2002]] | |release date=May 20, [[2002]] | ||
|number of episodes=4 | |number of episodes=4 | ||
| + | |distributor = {{W|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment}} | ||
| + | |catalogue number= 22277S<br>22277EUK | ||
| + | |rating= PG | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''The Simpsons Backstage Pass''''' was released on May 20, [[2002]] on [[DVD]] and [[VHS]]. The collection is composed of episodes centered on music. | + | '''''The Simpsons Backstage Pass''''' was released on May 20, [[2002]] on [[DVD]] and [[VHS]]. The collection is composed of episodes centered on music. |
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| + | == Description == | ||
| + | '''MUSIC AND MAYHEM!''' | ||
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| + | '''A TALE OF TWO SPRINGFIELDS''' | ||
| + | :Infuriated by a new area code in Springfield, Homer goes on a mission to divide the town in two. As designated mayor of West Springfield, Homer wages war on the East. However, when "The Who" is scheduled to play East Springfield, Homer takes it upon himself to lead the band to his side of town. | ||
| + | '''HOMERPALOOZA''' | ||
| + | :Worried he is out of touch with the times, Homer purchases tickets to the Hullabalooza music festival. Although he attempts to blend in, he is rejected by the Gen X crowd. After a freak accident, however, Homer ends up touring with the bands. | ||
| + | '''HOMER'S BARBERSHOP QUARTET''' | ||
| + | :Homer recalls his glory days of the mid-1980s when he was the leader of a phenomenal, chart-topping singing group called "The Be Sharps." The band's meteoric success is short lived, however, and Homer is taught a valuable lesson about the importance of family life and the fickleness of a once-adoring public. | ||
| + | '''THE OTTO SHOW''' | ||
| + | :After attending a Spinal Tap concert, Bart has dreams of becoming a heavy metal rocker. As an encouragement, Homer and Marge buy a guitar for Bart. Otto demonstrates his ability on Bart's guitar causing the school bus to run late. Upon losing his job, Otto is forced to move in with the Simpsons. | ||
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| + | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Features the guest voices of Spinal Tap members, Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins, Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls, Sonic Youth, Cypress Hill, Smashing Pumpkins, Peter Frampton, Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, George Harrison and David Crosby. | ||
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| + | Colour/Running Time Approx: 87 Minutes. | ||
== Episodes == | == Episodes == | ||
*{{ep|Homerpalooza}} | *{{ep|Homerpalooza}} | ||
*{{ep|A Tale of Two Springfields}} | *{{ep|A Tale of Two Springfields}} | ||
| − | *{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet|(excluded from Australian VHS)}} |
| + | *{{ep|New Kids on the Blecch|(Australian VHS only)}} | ||
*{{ep|The Otto Show}} | *{{ep|The Otto Show}} | ||
*''Special Featurette'' - "Otto's Finest Moments" | *''Special Featurette'' - "Otto's Finest Moments" | ||
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| + | === Also (VHS) === | ||
| + | *{{W|Federation Against Copyright Theft#2000s|The Pirates are Out to Get You PIF}} | ||
| + | *''The Simpsons: [[The Complete First Season]]'' DVD Collector's Edition trailer | ||
| + | *''The Simpsons: [[The Complete Second Season]]'' DVD Collector's Edition trailer | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | === Episode promotional images === | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:A Tale of Two Springfields promo.png | ||
| + | File:A Tale of Two Springfields promo 3.jpg | ||
| + | File:Homer's Barbershop Quartet.gif | ||
| + | File:8f21.gif | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * | + | *There was an edition with an alternate cover, exclusive to retailer {{W|WHSmith}}, with the standard cover on the reverse. |
| + | *There was also an "Exclusive Toy And Video Boxset" version released; which came with a figure of [[Bart]]. | ||
{{VHSs}} | {{VHSs}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpsons: Backstage Pass, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpsons: Backstage Pass, The}} | ||
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[[Category:DVDs]] | [[Category:DVDs]] | ||
[[Category:VHSs]] | [[Category:VHSs]] | ||
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The Simpsons Backstage Pass was released on May 20, 2002 on DVD and VHS. The collection is composed of episodes centered on music.
Description[edit]
MUSIC AND MAYHEM!
A TALE OF TWO SPRINGFIELDS
- Infuriated by a new area code in Springfield, Homer goes on a mission to divide the town in two. As designated mayor of West Springfield, Homer wages war on the East. However, when "The Who" is scheduled to play East Springfield, Homer takes it upon himself to lead the band to his side of town.
HOMERPALOOZA
- Worried he is out of touch with the times, Homer purchases tickets to the Hullabalooza music festival. Although he attempts to blend in, he is rejected by the Gen X crowd. After a freak accident, however, Homer ends up touring with the bands.
HOMER'S BARBERSHOP QUARTET
- Homer recalls his glory days of the mid-1980s when he was the leader of a phenomenal, chart-topping singing group called "The Be Sharps." The band's meteoric success is short lived, however, and Homer is taught a valuable lesson about the importance of family life and the fickleness of a once-adoring public.
THE OTTO SHOW
- After attending a Spinal Tap concert, Bart has dreams of becoming a heavy metal rocker. As an encouragement, Homer and Marge buy a guitar for Bart. Otto demonstrates his ability on Bart's guitar causing the school bus to run late. Upon losing his job, Otto is forced to move in with the Simpsons.
*Features the guest voices of Spinal Tap members, Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins, Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls, Sonic Youth, Cypress Hill, Smashing Pumpkins, Peter Frampton, Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, George Harrison and David Crosby.
Colour/Running Time Approx: 87 Minutes.
Episodes[edit]
Episode – "Homerpalooza" - Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"
- Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (excluded from Australian VHS)
- Episode – "New Kids on the Blecch" (Australian VHS only)
- Episode – "The Otto Show"
- Special Featurette - "Otto's Finest Moments"
Also (VHS)[edit]
- The Pirates are Out to Get You PIF
- The Simpsons: The Complete First Season DVD Collector's Edition trailer
- The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season DVD Collector's Edition trailer
Gallery[edit]
Episode promotional images[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- There was an edition with an alternate cover, exclusive to retailer WHSmith, with the standard cover on the reverse.
- There was also an "Exclusive Toy And Video Boxset" version released; which came with a figure of Bart.
