TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

HERE’S KRUSTY . . .

THE SIMPSONS
THE COMPLETE ELEVENTH SEASON DVD COLLECTION

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Presents The Four-Disc DVD Collection Featuring All 22 Episodes And Loads Of Special Features
Including Audio Commentaries, Deleted Scenes And Much More

The Longest-Running Animated Series In Television History Is Available October 7
In Collectible Packaging Featuring None Other Than Krusty The Clown!

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – America’s favorite Emmyâ* award-winning family returns with even more outrageous adventures when “The Simpsons” The Complete Eleventh Season arrives on DVD October 7 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The first new DVD content since last year’s box office hit The Simpsons Movie, this collection features all 22 episodes from the eleventh hit season and includes a gathering of outstanding guest stars including Mel Gibson, Lucy Lawless, Kid Rock, Dick Clark, Tim Robbins, John Goodman, Parker Posey, Don Cheadle, Ron Howard, Willie Nelson, Britney Spears and many more. “The Simpsons” The Complete Eleventh Season is loaded with special features that include an introduction from Matt Groening; audio commentaries on every episode with Groening and “The Simpsons” executive producers, writers, actors and directors; deleted scenes; animation showcases; original sketches; special language feature; featurettes, including footage of “The Simpsons” receiving their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and more! “The Simpsons” The Complete Eleventh Season also features a great new look – a special Krusty The Clown themed box that contains a surprise insert for the die hard fan and their posse. The DVD collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $49.98 U.S./$69.98 Canada. Prebook is September 10, 2008.

*Emmy – Outstanding Animated Program (“The Simpsons”): 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006

“The Simpsons” The Complete Eleventh Season Special Features:
All episodes are compiled on four discs (full frame, aspect ratio 1.33:1). Each episode is presented with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish and French Stereo and English and Spanish subtitles. The following is a breakdown of each disc:

Disc One:
o Beyond Blunderdome
Commentary by Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, Ron Hauge,
Matt Selman and Steven Dean Moore
Brother’s Little Helper
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman,
Mark Kirkland and Tim Long
Guess Who’s Coming To Criticize Dinner?
Commentary by Mike Scully, Al Jean, George Meyer, Dan Greaney,
Matt Selman and Nancy Kruse
Treehouse Of Horror X
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Ron Hauge,
Donick Cary, Tim Long, Matt Selman and Pete Michels
E-I-E-I (Annoyed Grunt)
Commentary by Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, Matt Selman and
Rob Baur

Additional Bonus Features Include:
“In Line With Matt Groening” Introduction
Animation Showcase
Special Language Feature
Deleted Scenes
That Engine Sure Is Quiet
Mel Relax
Alternate Ending
Security Breach
Can Someone Scratch It?
Cable Guy All Over My Hands!
No Lesson To Be Learned Here
Poor Lenny/Carl
Fire And Blood Squishy

Disc Two:
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
Commentary by Mike Scully, Al Jean, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman and Mike B. Anderson
Eight Misbehavin’
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Julie Thacker, Gary Marshall and Steven Dean Moore
Take My Wife, Sleaze
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Julie Thacker,
Dan Castellaneta and Neil Affleck
Grift Of The Magi
Commentary by Matt Groening, Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham,
Tom Martin, Matt Selman, Tim Long and Lance Kramer
Little Big Mom
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Carolyn Omine and
Mark Kirkland
Faith Off
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman and Nancy Kruse

Additional Bonus Features Include:
“The Many Faces Of Krusty” Featurette
Original Sketches
Deleted Scenes
The Pin Boys Escape
Homer Simpson Blvd.
Hey, Are Those Hookers?
You’re Not Cashew Material
Cootie Catcher
Baby Tagging
My Old 53 Chevy
I’m Gonna Gouge My Eyes Out
Narnia Is For Wussies
In The Penthouse
Baby Luge
A Tip For Lisa
Diet Snapple!
Wedgie

Disc Three:
The Mansion Family
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ron Hauge, Matt Selman, Tim Long,
Michael Polcino, Donick Cary and Pete Michels
Saddlesore Galactica
Commentary by Matt Groening, Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham,
Tim Long, Matt Selman, Tom Martin and Lance Kramer
Alone Again, Natura-Diddily
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman,
Jim Reardon and Mark Kirkland
Missionary: Impossible
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ron Hauge, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman and Steven Dean Moore
Pygmoelian
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Larry Doyle, Matt Selman, Caroline Omine and Mark Kirkland
Bart To The Future
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Dan Greaney and Matt Selman

Additional Bonus Features Include:
Animation Showcase
Deleted Scenes
Oldest Man In Town?

Additional Bonus Features Continued:
Deleted Scenes
Smudge!
My Windowla!
Run For It!
Chocolate Stream!
No Cheering
Clean Sinuses
Better Than Hope Floats
Where’s My Show?
Tad? Where Are You?
I Can Hear You Winking
I’d Make You VP

Disc Four:
Days Of Wine And D’oh’ses
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Castellaneta,
Deb Lacusta and Neil Affleck
Kill The Alligator And Run
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman,
Julie Thacker, Dan Castellaneta, Diedrich Bader and Steven Dean Moore
Last Tap Dance In Springfield
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Julie Thacker,
Yeardley Smith and Nancy Kruse
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman,
Larry Doyle and Steven Dean Moore
Behind The Laughter
Commentary by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Tim Long and Mark Kirkland

Additional Bonus Features Include:
“A Star On Hollywood Boulevard” Featurette
“And Then There Were Menus” Extra
Original Sketches
Deleted Scenes
Your God Is Not On Trial
Glasses In An Hour?
We’ll Catch That Mall Rat
Work That Wishin’ Well
Who Needs Tickets?
Show Us Your Boobs
Alligator Funeral
I Cheat Death And Save . . .
Drown Her In The Bathtub
It’s Our Duty




“THE SIMPSONS” THE COMPLETE ELEVENTH SEASON
Street Date: October 7, 2008
Prebook Date: September 10, 2008
Price: $49.98 U.S./$69.98 Canada
Running Time: 484 minutes
Catalog #: 2251560
DVD Rating: NR
Canada Rating: 14 A
Closed Captioned: Yes

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

Woohoo, I guess we won't be stuck with that crappy Homer "11" packaging! simpsonschannel.com has what might be the standard box art if you're interested.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

is the krusty head going to be the same as the other heads?

the pic on amazon looks like the plastic head but on a full box, not head shaped.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

^I'm curious about that to. Maybe it's more like a plastic slipcase but with some of the facial features embossed?

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

^
this is exactly what it is, a plastic box with a "3-d" head shape on the outside of the box with a clear slp case over that.

this is the 3rd type of case this series will e released in.

doesnt bother me but I know some need everything exactly the same.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

On Target's "Upcoming Releases" sign in the DVD section, they showed the standard package art, which is merely Krusty against a blue background--no 3-D head crap. And Target's ad next week mentions both a regular version and a limited version for the same price.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

The regular version popped up very very late in the scheme of things. I prefer the regular edition but had preordered the head version a week or so before the regular one was posted. Oh well.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

The lack of standard edition art, the difficulty in finding the standard edition, and the extra 5 bucks it costs on Amazon is what led me to not pre-order Season 11. Instead, I'll pick it up somewhere tomorrow.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

I have learned that Fox didn't make the availability info of the "standard" set very obvious to retailers and wholesalers, so if you don't find this at your store anytime too soon it would not surprise me.

I can tell you that the UPC code for the "plain" box is 024543557708 (whereas the UPC code for the "Limited Edition Krusty Head" box is 024543515609). In case that helps.

These are both "USA" versions, and are not to be confused with the Canadian "bilingual" versions (UPC's 024543515616 for Krusty-head and 024543557715 for plain).

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

I felt the same exact way. It's amazon's loss if you ask me. Because if you log on, you can only find the Krusty's head version (as of this writing). So I guess I'll just have to look at BestBuy or somethin'...

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

Target advertised both editions in their flyer on Sunday.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

The second plain-box edition is on the Amazon site, it just doesn't have a photo to go w/it. It's also about $10 more, wtf?!

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

I heard that they are using cardboard-sleeves to house the discs. If this is true i might reconsider purchase

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

the 3-d head version does appear to have a folded sleeve contraption inside

I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

It's true... folded cardboard sleeve. The discs are wedged in the sleeves and are really difficult to get out. Fox uses slimcases for all their other releases now, why not The Simpsons?

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

I got the "head" version yesterday from Amazon. I didn't like the way it stuck out, but I discovered that you can just peel the head off the box, and then it has the same cover as the non-head version. I didn't like the cardboard sleeve packaging, so I was wondering if the non-head verison had the same packaging. Since it looks like they just stuck the head on the box, I doubt that the packaging is different, but if it is, I will be replacing my set.
If anyone gets the non-head version, let me know if the packaging is the same.

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In regards to removing the "3D Head" part of the package:

I've heard from some people that the "regular" art (the one I show at TSoD) is under there. I've heard from others that it's just empty under there.

I guess it depends on how your particular copy was manufactured. So, before you go mauling your box, be aware.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

That's pretty lame...everything about this release has been totally off, from the delay to the lack of packaging information...odd considering how it's almost universally considered the worst season.

I hate how this show isn't using slimcases yet. Hell, they could even do four singles for all I care. I applaud them for saving shelf space but cheap packaging isn't the way to do it.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

The non-head version is in an accordion folded monstrosity with the discs slipped in the cardboard sleeves... so I guess it's the same as the head version.

For some reason, since the limited edition heads started, Fox has been putting the Simpsons discs in the worst inner packaging imaginable. two slim cases would do the job, and probably cost less than all this specialty crap they come up with (IMO).

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

Be careful at Best Buy. The local one is charging ten dollars more for the non-head version. I'm not sure if this is national or not. It makes no sense that the non-3D packaging costs more than the special packaging. Target has both versions for the same price.

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I got the regular version at Target...yes, it's neat that they make so much original art for these sets, but two double slims could have some nice inlay art. Besides, if this is a space-saving measure...the How I Met Your Mother season 3 set I also picked up is slightly smaller with its two slimcases.

Besides, didn't they learn from the season 6 debacle how anal retentive Simpsons fans are about the DVD packaging?

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

My guess, judging by the latest "Futurama" movie releases, is that Groening and co. are now into "Green" packaging. The Futurama movies are housed in cardboard sleeves as well.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

I ordered the Krusty head the other day but haven't received it yet. I haven't seen either box yet, Wal-mart had space on the shelves for this but they were empty, I'm going to be disappointed that the head package isn't going to be like the last ones. The inner packaging sounds terrible, I can just see the discs getting scratched up. I'm just glad to be getting the episodes

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

What the hell is the point? They're DVD covers, it's not like people are gonna just keep the discs and throw the cover out into the forest. In fact, people might be more inclined to do so when the cover is so crappy.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

Because one day, no matter how many years off, all of our DVD collections will be in landfills. The cardboard sleeves will decompose, and the plastic ones won't.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

Heh....that coated cardboard will likely take almost as long as plastic to decompose...if it ever does decompose.

Things that are expected to be durable and have a long lifespan should be made of materials that are durable...or they'll end up in the landfill a lot sooner. Save the "green" stuff for disposable items or items that have a short lifespan- not something that people will keep for decades. That's just contributing to the "disposable" culture. Talk about bass ackwards!

Oh..and if anyone needs/wants season 10- it's finally on sale at Amazon for $20.99 - Just ordered my copy!

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

That's just what I was thinking. I can't understand why the release of this season has been fraught with so many little issues.

I just hope that one day, probably in 2020 or something, TCFHE release the complete ultimate super-duper Simpsons complete series set and I can get rid of the mixed-packaging monstrosity that is my current Simpsons DVD shelf. If only they'd stuck with regular digipaks, or better yet dual-slimcases, all the way through.

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

They want to be enviromental by not using trays, but making a plastic face and a extra plastic-cover no one wants is OK? Don't buy it

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

It's either that or they wanted to shrink the packaging by using the cardboard interior to save on shelf space. Considering it only saved about an inch of space, I tend to think it's that wanted more environmental friendly packaging (like the Futurama DVDs).

Re: TCFHE Press Release: "The Simpsons" The Complete Eleventh Season

We should try contacting Fox and give them some feedback so they fix this for season 12 and maybe even make proper Season 11 packaging

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