The Simpsons - Year 2, Part 1
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The Simpsons - Year 2 Part 1
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The Simpsons - Year 2 Part 1 is a VHS boxset featuring the first 11 episodes from the second season of The Simpsons, released in June 2000, over two years before the DVD Season 2 boxset release.
Contents
Description[edit]
TAPE ONE[edit]
TWO CARS IN EVERY GARAGE AND THREE EYES ON EVERY FISH
- Up and Atom! On Homer's advice and to Marge's displeasure, Mister Burns runs for governor in order to avoid nuclear-plant safety violations. LEARN the dark secrets of a well-oiled political campaign! REVEL in the shameful media circus!! TASTE the slithery succulence of a three-eyed fish!!!
SIMPSON AND DELILAH
- Gone today. Hair tomorrow! A fraudulent insurance claim nets Homer hair replacement treatments at Mr. Burns' expense and a promotion to junior executive - with washroom privileges! Karl, a very personal assistant, protects Homer from Smithers' raging jealousy, but, inevitably, the truth comes out - along with Homer's new hair!
BART GETS AN F
- If Bart doesn't pass history, he is history! This calls for extreme measures. Will Otto crash the schoolbus - on purpose? Can Martin Prince be cured of cooties? Is a last-minute deal with God legally binding? Will Bart be forced to actually... study!?! Find out the exciting answer in this gripping story of desperation, deceit, and a big red pen!
TREEHOUSE OF HORROR
- Three tales of terror terrifically told! In The Bad Dream House the Simpsons learn the three most terrible secrets of real estate: Location! Laceration! Damnation! Then the entire family are well served by the tentacles of drooling aliens in Hungry Are The Damned—until they get their just desserts! And finally, Homer's dreams are infuriatingly infiltrated by a little black Bart in The Raven.
*Features the guest voices of Harvey Fierstein, Marcia Wallace, and James Earl Jones.
Colour/Running Time Approx: 88 Minutes.
TAPE TWO[edit]
DANCIN' HOMER
- It ain't over 'til the baby elephant walks! By combining the awesome powers of Jumbo-vision with public inebriation Homer discovers a new career as a baseball-team mascot. Can the Simpsons find happiness amidst the glitz and glamour of Capital City? Will Homer get a chance to clean up his act before he's all-washed-up? Does Bleeding Gums Murphy's rendition of the national anthem ever end? (The answers may surprise you.)
BART THE DAREDEVIL
- Against Homer's orders, Bart the Daredevil seeks the ultimate skateboarding challenge! Will Bart survive the fire-breathing fury of Truckasaurus, the Jump of a Thousand Pups, or the cruel majesty of Springfield Gorge? Not if Homer can help it!
BART VS. THANKSGIVING
- Right + Might=Flight! Refusing to apologise for ruining Thanksgiving, Bart seeks the freedom of the open road, where responsibility is a four-letter word and the drifter is king! A moist and succulent tale of bitter rage, a centrepiece ablaze, soup-kitchen trays, and mended ways. (Best when viewed on an empty stomach.)
DEAD PUTTING SOCIETY
- He who putts last, laughs best! Homer's insane envy of Ned Flanders goads them into an embarrassing bet. With the Simpson family honour at stake, it's Bart vs Todd in the savage ballet that is miniature golf. Lisa guides Bart through Zen and the art of putting as the cruel contest draws to a suspenseful close!
*Features the guest voices of Harvey Fierstein, Marcia Wallace, James Earl Jones, Tony Bennett and Tom Poston.
Colour/Running Time Approx: 88 Minutes.
TAPE THREE[edit]
ITCHY & SCRATCHY & MARGE
- Death isn't funny anymore! When Itchy & Scratchy's killer cartoon capers make life dangerous at the Simpsons, Marge goes on a crusade to stamp out TV violence; showing just what a difference one screwball can make - with unexpected consequences! You'll WRITHE with unbridled merrimeant! You'll TREMBLE at the forces of goodness unleased!! You'll SEE David's doodle!!!
BART GETS HIT BY A CAR
- Don't wait - Litigate!! After a slight brush with Mr. Burns' car and a brief encounter with the Devil, Bart awakens in the hospital and, faster than a speeding ambulance, meets Lionel Hutz, attorney-at-law, who convinces Homer to sue Mr. Burns for all he's worth. A titanic struggle of poverty and privilege, "truth" and lies, and the love between a man, his moolah, and his everlovin' wife!
ONE FISH, TWO FISH, BLOWFISH, BLUE FISH
- If you poison us, do we not die? When the Simpsons abandon Pork Chop Night for sushi, Homer's insatiable appetite leaves him with only 24 hours to live and a plan for one last perfect day on earth. A wholesome tale of seething desire, family values, and time management gone awry!
*Features the guest voices of Alex Rocco and Phil Hartman.
Colour/Running Time Approx: 66 Minutes.
Episodes[edit]
Tape One[edit]
Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" - Episode – "Simpson and Delilah"
- Episode – "Bart Gets an "F""
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror"
Tape Two[edit]
- Episode – "Dancin' Homer"
- Episode – "Bart the Daredevil"
- Episode – "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
- Episode – "Dead Putting Society"
Tape Three[edit]
- Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"
- Episode – "Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
- Episode – "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
Gallery[edit]
Tape 1 front cover
Tape 1 back cover
Tape 2 front cover
Tape 2 back cover
Tape 3 front cover
Tapes (UK)
Tapes (Australia)
Box (Australia)
Trivia[edit]
- As with the previous & following boxsets, the episodes are in production order.
- A sticker on the packaging stated "Features the First 11 Episodes of Year Two!"
- The cover of Tape One is based on the couch gag from "Bart the Daredevil".
- The cover of Tape Two is based on the couch gag from "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish".
- The cover of Tape Three is based on the couch gag from "Simpson and Delilah".
- The spines of the three videos in the set formed an image of the Simpson family watching The Krusty the Clown Show on the TV.
