From: chris@glencoe.apana.org.au
Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,news.answers
Subject: alt.tv.simpsons Changes to Frequently Asked Questions
Summary: Changes to the Simpsons FAQ.
Keywords: simpsons faq Simpsons FAQ
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 06:56:26 GMT
Expires: Wed, 3 Feb 1993 00:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: faq@glencoe.apana.org.au
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Honorary Abject Admirers of Lisa Simpson

Archive-name: simpsons/diff

*** faq1292	Mon Nov 30 02:04:24 1992
--- faq0193	Thu Dec 31 06:42:28 1992
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*** 1,2 ****
! [Last changed: 30-Nov-92]
  
--- 1,2 ----
! [Last changed: 31-Dec-92]
  
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*** 7,11 ****
  
! Maintained by Chris Baird (chris@glencoe.apana.org.au)
! 	   with Brendan Kehoe (brendan@cygnus.com)
! 	   and Raymond Chen
  
--- 7,9 ----
  
! Maintained by Chris Baird, with Raymond Chen and Brendan Kehoe.
  
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*** 14,21 ****
  
! Available via Usenet, the alt.tv.simpsons newsgroup is a free forum
! for the discussion of the various aspects of the television show ``The
! Simpsons''.  It's also available in mailing list form; write to the
! address simpsons-request@cs.widener.edu to be added to the list.
! There are also two other relevant newsgroups named
! alt.tv.simpsons.itchy-scratchy and alt.fan.itchy-n-scratchy.
  
--- 12,19 ----
  
! Available via Usenet, the alt.tv.simpsons newsgroup is a free forum for
! the discussion of various aspects of the television show ``The Simpsons''.
! It is also available in mailing list form; write to the address
! simpsons-request@cs.widener.edu to be added to the list. There are also
! two other relevant newsgroups named alt.tv.simpsons.itchy-scratchy and
! alt.fan.itchy-n-scratchy.
  
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*** 41,43 ****
  	3.2)  Who is MG?
- 	3.2a) How do I pronounce `Groening'?
  	3.3)  Where did Matt Groening get the names for the Simpson family?
--- 39,40 ----
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*** 62,64 ****
  	3.19) Is Matt Groening aware of Usenet?
! 	3.20) Why isn't this rec.arts.tv.simpsons?
  
--- 59,63 ----
  	3.19) Is Matt Groening aware of Usenet?
! 	3.20) How do I pronounce...
! 	3.21) Which Springfield personality is That?
! 	3.22) Why isn't this rec.arts.tv.simpsons?
  
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*** 71,75 ****
    The following episode information is an amalgamation of the various
!    Simpsons Episode Guides produced by the following people (the
!    filename for their submission in the Simpsons archive is enclosed
!    in brackets):
  
--- 70,73 ----
    The following episode information is an amalgamation of the various
!    Simpsons Episode Guides produced by the following people (the filename
!    for their submission in the Simpsons archive is enclosed in brackets):
  
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*** 77,79 ****
       Eddy J. Gurney    (eddy@jafus.mi.org)
!      Mark A. Holtz     (mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us)   [air_dates & episode_guide]
       Brian T. Howard   (bhoward@neon.stanford.edu)
--- 75,77 ----
       Eddy J. Gurney    (eddy@jafus.mi.org)
!      Mark A. Holtz     (mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us)   [episode_guide]
       Brian T. Howard   (bhoward@neon.stanford.edu)
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*** 81,83 ****
       David Tamkin      (dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com)
!      Bruce Watson      (bwatson@nyx.cs.du.edu)
  
--- 79,81 ----
       David Tamkin      (dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com)
!      Bruce Watson      (bwatson@nyx.cs.du.edu)	    [air_dates]
  
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*** 139,141 ****
  7F01   2 Cars in Every Garage, 3 Eyes on Every Fish
!        (I will not Xerox my butt)		<10/01/90, 01/03/91, 06/25/92**>
         {For the third airing of this episode,	[Couch springs out into a bed]
--- 137,139 ----
  7F01   2 Cars in Every Garage, 3 Eyes on Every Fish
!        (I will not Xerox my butt)		<11/01/90, 01/03/91, 06/25/92**>
         {For the third airing of this episode,	[Couch springs out into a bed]
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*** 277,279 ****
  						 falls down unconscious]
! 8F15   Separate Vocations			<02/27/92, 06/04/92>
         (I will not barf unless I'm sick)	[Bart leaps onto everyone's
--- 275,277 ----
  						 falls down unconscious]
! 8F15   Separate Vocations			<02/27/92, 06/04/92, 12/27/92**>
         (I will not barf unless I'm sick)	[Bart leaps onto everyone's
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*** 294,296 ****
  8F22   Bart's Friend Falls in Love		<05/07/92, 07/08/92>
!        (I will not snap bras)			[couch tips over and they crash
  						 through the wall {see 7F24}]
--- 292,294 ----
  8F22   Bart's Friend Falls in Love		<05/07/92, 07/08/92>
!        (I will not snap bras)			[Couch tips over and they crash
  						 through the wall {see 7F24}]
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*** 298,300 ****
  			     - Season 4 -
! 8f23   Oh Brother can you spare two dimes?	<08/27/92>
         (I will not fake seizures)		[Everyone 'cept Maggie cartwheel
--- 296,298 ----
  			     - Season 4 -
! 8F23   Brother can you spare two dimes?		<08/27/92, 12/10/92>
         (I will not fake seizures)		[Everyone 'cept Maggie cartwheel
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*** 301,303 ****
  						 into position {see 8F10}]
! 8f24   Kamp Krusty				<09/24/92>
         (This punishment is not boring and	[Guest appearance by the
--- 299,301 ----
  						 into position {see 8F10}]
! 8F24   Kamp Krusty				<09/24/92>
         (This punishment is not boring and	[Guest appearance by the
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*** 304,306 ****
  	meaningless)				 Flintstones]
! 8F18   A Streetcar Named Marge			<10/01/92>
         (My name is not Dr. Death)		[The couch turns into a monster]
--- 302,304 ----
  	meaningless)				 Flintstones]
! 8F18   A Streetcar Named Marge			<10/01/92, 12/31/92>
         (My name is not Dr. Death)		[The couch turns into a monster]
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*** 313,316 ****
         {The board quote for 9f01 was shown in	[Homer, Marge and Bart almost
! 	the US; those pesky Canadians got	 run off the side of the TV
! 	(I will not prescribe medication)}	 screen]
  9F04   Treehouse of Horror III			<10/29/92>
--- 311,314 ----
         {The board quote for 9f01 was shown in	[Homer, Marge and Bart almost
! 	the US; those pesky Canadians got	 run off the side of the screen]
! 	(I will not prescribe medication)}
  9F04   Treehouse of Horror III			<10/29/92>
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*** 332,335 ****
  9F07   Mr. Plow					<11/19/92>
!        (A burp is not an answer)		[The couch missing, they
  						 squeeze onto a single chair]
  
--- 330,342 ----
  9F07   Mr. Plow					<11/19/92>
!        (A burp is not an answer)		[The couch missing, they all
  						 squeeze onto a single chair]
+ 9F08   Lisa's First Words			<12/3/92>
+        (Teacher is not a leper)			[All join in for a high-kicking
+        {the extended couch sequence makes for	 chorus line version of the
+ 	the longest intro to date: 1'34"}	 Simpsons' theme]
+ 9F09   Homer's Triple Bypass			<12/17/92>
+        {intro recycled from 7F15 in the USA;	[CAN: A miniature family
+ 	elsewhere (Coffee is not for kids).	 scrambles onto a giant couch]
+ 	Bart's handwriting becomes progressively
+ 	shakier until the last line is just a scribble}
  
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*** 336,340 ****
  			  - Not Yet Aired -
- 9F08   Lisa's First Words
- 9F09   Homer's Triple Bypass
  9F10   Marge vs. the Monorail
  
--- 343,357 ----
  			  - Not Yet Aired -
  9F10   Marge vs. the Monorail
+ 9F11   Selma's Choice
+ 9F12   Brother from the Same Planet
+ 9F13   I Love Lisa
+ 9F14   Duffless
+ 9F15   Last Exit to Springfield
+ 9F16   The Front
+ 9F17   So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show
+ 9F18   Whacking Day
+ 9F19   Krusty Gets Kancelled
+ 9F20   Marge in Chains
+ 9F21   Homer's Barbershop Quartet
+ 9F22   Cape Feare (Sideshow Bob Returns)
  
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*** 346,348 ****
  	Nancy Cartwright	Bartholomew J. ``Bart'' Simpson,
! 				Nelson Mundt, Todd Flanders, Kearney
  	Dan Castellaneta	Homer J. Simpson, Abraham J. ``Grampa'' Simpson,
--- 363,365 ----
  	Nancy Cartwright	Bartholomew J. ``Bart'' Simpson,
! 				Nelson Mundt, Todd Flanders, Kearny
  	Dan Castellaneta	Homer J. Simpson, Abraham J. ``Grampa'' Simpson,
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*** 349,351 ****
  				Krusty the Klown, Groundskeeper Willy
! 				Barney Gumbel, Diamond Joe Quimby,
  				Scott Christian, Cesar (evil French peasant)
--- 366,368 ----
  				Krusty the Klown, Groundskeeper Willy
! 				Barney Gumble, Diamond Joe Quimby,
  				Scott Christian, Cesar (evil French peasant)
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*** 355,357 ****
  				Principal Seymour Skinner, Dr. Marvin Monroe,
! 				Otto, Rev. Mr. LoveJoy, Ned Flanders, the Devil,
  				Kent Brockman, Dave Glass (sports caster),
--- 372,374 ----
  				Principal Seymour Skinner, Dr. Marvin Monroe,
! 				Otto, Rev. LoveJoy, Ned Flanders, the Devil,
  				Kent Brockman, Dave Glass (sports caster),
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*** 366,368 ****
  				Cabbie				[7F12,7F17]
! 				Professor John Fink		[7F17,8F12]
  	Jo Ann Harris		Wanda				[8F08]
--- 383,385 ----
  				Cabbie				[7F12,7F17]
! 				Professor John Fink		[7F17,8F08,8F12]
  	Jo Ann Harris		Wanda				[8F08]
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*** 386,388 ****
  	Marcia Wallace		Mrs. Krabappel, Ms. Mellon, and
! 				Ms. Allbright (the Sunday School teacher)
  
--- 403,405 ----
  	Marcia Wallace		Mrs. Krabappel, Ms. Mellon, and
! 				Ms. Albright (the Sunday School teacher)
  
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*** 393,394 ****
--- 410,412 ----
  	Tony Bennett		himself				[7F05]
+ 	Susan Blu		?				[7G06]
  	Wade Boggs		himself				[8F13]
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*** 400,401 ****
--- 418,420 ----
  	Roger Clemens		himself				[8F13]
+ 	Christopher Collins	?				[7G03]
  	Gabor Csupo		Maggie Simpson (sucking) [Tracey Ullman Show*]
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*** 404,405 ****
--- 423,425 ----
  	Harvey Fierstein	Karl the Secretary		[7F02]
+ 	Miriam Flynn		?				[7G06]
  	June Foray		Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper Baby-
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*** 440,441 ****
--- 460,462 ----
  	Michael McKean		David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)	[8F21]
+         Sam McMurray		?				[7G03,7G10]
  	Audrey Meadows		Beatrice ``Bea'' Simmons	[7F17]
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*** 456,457 ****
--- 477,479 ----
  	Darryl Strawberry	himself				[8F13]
+ 	Ron Taylor		?				[7G06]
  	Diana Tanaka		hostess at oriental restaurant	[7F11]
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*** 459,461 ****
  				Akira, Karate instructor	[7F23]
- 	Russi Taylor		?				[8F07,8F11]
  	Tracey Ullman		Miss Winthrop			[7F14]
--- 481,482 ----
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*** 463,466 ****
  	Adam West		himself				[9F07]
  
!   *Note: For the half-hour show, Maggie's sucking noise was replayed
  	 from a synthesizer.
--- 484,488 ----
  	Adam West		himself				[9F07]
+ 	Lona Williams		?				[8F01]
  
!   *Note: For the half-hour show, Maggie's sucking noise is replayed
  	 from a synthesizer.
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*** 502,506 ****
        Joe Reeves (jreeves@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
!    Henry VIII Lyrics					[henry_viii]
!     - Joe Reeves (jreeves@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
!    Simpsons Quiz					[quiz] and [answers]
      - John R. Donald (jdonald@oracle.com)
--- 524,526 ----
        Joe Reeves (jreeves@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
!    Simpsons Quiz					[quiz] & [quiz_answers]
      - John R. Donald (jdonald@oracle.com)
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*** 514,515 ****
--- 534,537 ----
      - Chris Baird (chris@glencoe.apana.org.au)
+    Description of the Simpsons arcade video game	[video_game]
+     - Raymond Chen
     Full Simpsons Quotes					[quotes]
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*** 518,523 ****
     Itchy & Scratchy Episode Guide			[ins_guide]
!     - J. D. Baldwin (baldwin@usna.navy.mil)
!    Bart vs the Space Mutants summary			[bart_v_mutants]
      - Raymond Chen
! 
  
--- 540,546 ----
     Itchy & Scratchy Episode Guide			[ins_guide]
!     - J.D. Baldwin (baldwin@usna.navy.mil)
!    Bart vs. the Space Mutants summary			[bart_v_mutants]
      - Raymond Chen
!    The Stellar Acting Career of Troy McClure		[troy_mcclure]
!     - Chris Baird & Jeff Soesbe (yeff@apple.com)
  
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*** 537,542 ****
    An email archive server is available for those people who do not have
!    access to the Internet. Write to archive-server@cs.widener.edu with a
!    Subject: line of "help" for info on how to use it. To get the latest
!    list of stuff that's available, write "index simpsons". (For the list
!    of episodes available, write "index episodes".)
  
--- 560,565 ----
    An email archive server is available for those people who do not have
!    access to FTP.  Write to archive-server@cs.widener.edu with a Subject:
!    line of "help" for info on how to use it.  To get the latest list of
!    stuff that's available, write "index simpsons".  (For the list of
!    episodes available, write "index episodes".)
  
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*** 575,579 ****
    |  (o)(o)       (o)(o)(##)    |      |      \_        /       \          /
!   C   .---_)    ,_C     (##)    | (o)(o)       (o)(o)  <__.   .--\ (o)(o) /__.
     | |.___|    /____,   (##)    C      _)     _C         /     \     ()     /
!    |  \__/       \     (#)       | ,___|     /____,   )  \      >   (C_)   <
     /_____\        |    |         |   /         \     /----'    /___\____/___\
--- 598,602 ----
    |  (o)(o)       (o)(o)(##)    |      |      \_        /       \          /
!   C   .---_)    ,_C     (##)    | (o)(o)       (o)(_)  <__.   .--\ (o)(o) /__.
     | |.___|    /____,   (##)    C      _)     _C         /     \     ()     /
!    |  \__/       \     (#)       | ,___|     /____'   )  \      >   (C_)   <
     /_____\        |    |         |   /         \     /----'    /___\____/___\
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*** 646,649 ****
  	cuts off during his punishment, for whatever reason?
!     ... that the cash register says that Maggie costs $847.63?
!     ... Lisa's saxophone solo varies during the third season?
      ... that the ad on the side of the bus [in the first season] was for
--- 669,672 ----
  	cuts off during his punishment, for whatever reason?
!     ... that the cash register *always* says Maggie costs $847.63?
!     ... Lisa's saxophone solo varies during the third and fourth seasons?
      ... that the ad on the side of the bus [in the first season] was for
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*** 651,652 ****
--- 674,678 ----
      ... that Marge runs through a stop sign?
+     ... that no adequate explanation has been given to why Lisa's
+         saxophone [in the first season] was strapped to the back of her
+         bike inside a banjo case?
      ... that different things happen when the family runs to the couch?
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*** 708,709 ****
--- 734,739 ----
  
+     ... the phone numbers from Homer's television debut in ``Mr. Plow''
+ 	 Home:		555-3223
+ 	 Business:	555-3226
+ 
      [in Life in Hell ...]
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*** 715,716 ****
--- 745,748 ----
      ... Bart Simpson cameos regularly in ``Childhood is Hell''.
+     ... after watching Bart on television, Binky critiqued the writing of
+ 	the show.. shortly before the premiere of MG's ``Colonel Homer''.
  
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*** 725,736 ****
  
- 3.2a) How do I pronounce `Groening'?
- 
-   In one of the Life In Hell strips, MG mentioned that it rhymes with
-    `complaining'.  (The High German pronunciation would be more clearly
-    described as being between `groaning' and `grayning'; however, since
-    it's his name, we must pronounce it as he wishes, linguistic purity
-    notwithstanding.)  Also in an interview on the television show
-    ``Personalities'', the reporter consistently pronounced it `grayning'.
  
- 
  3.3)  Where did Matt Groening get the names for the Simpsons family?
--- 757,759 ----
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*** 781,787 ****
  
-    Although many people have enjoyed arguing that Springfield may be in
-     close proximity to their own town/city/state/country, to rekindle the
-     `Where is Springfield?' debate is an open invitation to be email-
-     bombed by thousands of irate readers.
- 
  3.5a) What is the Simpsons' Home address?
--- 804,805 ----
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*** 788,791 ****
  
    In ``Mr. Lisa goes to Washington''	59 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, T.A
-   In the Simpsons UFA			73 Walnut Lane, Springfield, U.S.A
    In ``Kamp Krusty''			430 Spalding Way, Springfield, U.S.A
--- 806,809 ----
  
+   In ``Blood Feud'', ``Bart the Lover''	94 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, USA
    In ``Mr. Lisa goes to Washington''	59 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, T.A
    In ``Kamp Krusty''			430 Spalding Way, Springfield, U.S.A
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*** 811,822 ****
  
!     Nancy Cartwright	    Cheers, The Twilight Zone: The Movie, Yellow Pages,
! 			    an endless list of Saturday morning cartoons
!     Dan Castellaneta	    Adventures of Dynamo Duck, Dream On, LA Law (twice),
! 			    Married with Children, Sibs, The Tracey Ullman
! 			    Show, War of the Roses, Working Trash
!     Julie Kavner	    Awakenings, Bad Medicine, Crimes and Misdemeanors,
! 			    Hannah and Her Sisters, Katherine, New York Stories,
  			    No Other Love, Radio Days, Revenge of the Stepford
! 			    Wives, Rhoda, Surrender, This Is My Life,
!                             The Tracey Ullman Show
      Yeardley Smith	    Brothers, City Slickers, Heaven Help Us (aka
--- 829,845 ----
  
!     Nancy Cartwright	    Cheers, Flesh & Blood, The Twilight Zone: The Movie,
!                             Yellow Pages, an endless list of Saturday morning
!                             cartoons
!     Dan Castellaneta	    The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, Dinosaurs, Don't
!                             Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (voice), Dream On,
!                             LA Law (twice), Lady Against the Odds, Love and War,
!                             Married with Children, Nothing in Common, Sibs,
!                             The Tracey Ullman Show, The War of the Roses,
!                             Working Trash
!     Julie Kavner	    Alice, Awakenings, Bad Medicine, Crimes and
! 			    Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Katherine,
! 			    National Lampoon's Movie Madness, New York Stories,
  			    No Other Love, Radio Days, Revenge of the Stepford
! 			    Wives, Rhoda, Shadows and Fog, Surrender,
! 			    This is My Life, The Tracey Ullman Show
      Yeardley Smith	    Brothers, City Slickers, Heaven Help Us (aka
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*** 825,827 ****
                              Maximum Overdrive, Mom's on Strike, Murphy Brown,
!                             The Real Thing (Broadway), 3 O'Clock High,
                              Silence Like Glass, She-Devil, Square One TV, Sydney
--- 848,850 ----
                              Maximum Overdrive, Mom's on Strike, Murphy Brown,
!                             The Real Thing (Broadway), Three O'Clock High,
                              Silence Like Glass, She-Devil, Square One TV, Sydney
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*** 828,836 ****
      Hank Azaria		    Herman's Head (Jay)
!     Harry Shearer	    Animalympics, Hometown Boy Makes Good, Murphy Brown,
! 			    Oscar, Plain Clothes, Pure Luck, Real Life,
! 			    The Right Stuff, Saturday Night Live,
! 			    This Is Spinal Tap! (Derek Smalls), a host
! 			    of `Talk Live!'
!     Tress MacNeille	    Many cartoons (incl. Tiny Toon Adventures,
! 			    Opus & Bill)
  
--- 851,858 ----
      Hank Azaria		    Herman's Head (Jay)
!     Harry Shearer	    Animalympics, Blood and Concrete, The Fisher King,
!                             Hometown Boy Makes Good, Murphy Brown,
!                             My Stepmother Is an Alien, One Trick Pony, Oscar,
!                             Plain Clothes, Pure Luck, Real Life, The Right Stuff
!                             Saturday Night Live, This Is Spinal Tap! (Derek
!                             Smalls), a host of `Talk Live!'
  
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*** 840,846 ****
  	7G03:  Hey, everybody, I. P. Freeley!
! 	7G06:  Hey, everybody, I need a Jock Strap.
  	7G01:  Is there an Al Coholic here?  ... and ...
! 	       I wanna see Oliver Klose-off.
  	7F11:  I wanna Seymour Butts.
! 	7F14:  C'mon, one o' you guys has gotta be Homer Sexual.
  	7F22:  Hey, has anybody seen Mike Rotch lately?
--- 862,868 ----
  	7G03:  Hey, everybody, I. P. Freeley!
! 	7G06:  Hey guys, I'm lookin' for a Jacques Strap.
  	7G01:  Is there an Al Coholic here?  ... and ...
! 	       Call for Oliver Kloushoff.
  	7F11:  I wanna Seymour Butts.
! 	7F15:  C'mon, one o' you guys has gotta be Homer Sexual.
  	7F22:  Hey, has anybody seen Mike Rotch lately?
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*** 848,850 ****
  	8F09:  Come on guys, do I have a Bea O'Problem here?
!         9F06:  Where can I find Amanda Hugginkiss?  ... and ...
                 Hey, everybody, put down your glasses.  Ivana Tinkle!
--- 870,872 ----
  	8F09:  Come on guys, do I have a Bea O'Problem here?
!         9F06:  Why can't I find Amanda Hugginkiss?  ... and ...
                 Hey, everybody, put down your glasses.  Ivana Tinkle!
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*** 860,864 ****
    lists of scripts	Since Twentieth-Century Fox explicitly forbids any
! 			retransmission or duplication of the scripts for
! 			the Simpsons show, it'd be totally illegal.  The
! 			line ``Deep Deep Trouble'' comes to mind.
  
--- 882,890 ----
    lists of scripts	Since Twentieth-Century Fox explicitly forbids any
! 			retransmission or duplication of genuine scripts
! 			for the Simpsons show, it'd be totally illegal.
! 			The line ``Deep Deep Trouble'' comes to mind.
! 
!   lyrics for ``Henry the VIII''
! 			No reason has been given why previous versions of
! 			this FAQ mentioned this at all...
  
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*** 871,873 ****
     move out of L.A.  Such priorities!)	For information about the fourth
!    season episodes, our thanks goes to David Mirsky.
    Two of the episodes (as noted in section 1.1, ``The Tell Tale Head'' and
--- 897,900 ----
     move out of L.A.  Such priorities!)	For information about the fourth
!    season, our thanks goes to David Mirsky.
! 
    Two of the episodes (as noted in section 1.1, ``The Tell Tale Head'' and
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*** 931,935 ****
     Homer a kiss.  Also, the relationship between Monty Burns and Smithers
!    constantly swings between "old friends" and "lovers".  It's up to each
!    individual viewer to decide for himself or herself how to interpret
!    these kinds of situations.
  
--- 958,962 ----
     Homer a kiss.  Also, the relationship between Monty Burns and Smithers
!    constantly swings between "close friends" and "lovers".  It's up to
!    each individual viewer to decide for himself or herself how to
!    interpret these kinds of situations.
  
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*** 950,955 ****
  
!   Probably not, unless you're from Australia.  The abridgement of the
!    title sequence is done by FOX.  Canadian viewers, who don't get the
!    episodes through FOX, are usually granted the pleasure of a full title
!    sequence each week.
  
--- 977,984 ----
  
!   Probably not, unless you're from Australia -- where the show is routinely
!    censored to abide with younger childrens' viewing guidelines because of
!    a ridiculously early time-slot.  The abridgement of the title sequence
!    is done by FOX.  Canadian viewers, who don't get the episodes through
!    FOX and watch the show at 8pm, are usually granted the pleasure of a
!    full episode each week.
  
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!    A few of the TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) in popular use in
!     ATS (alt.tv.simpsons).
  
!       OFF	"Our Favorite Family" -- The Simpsons, of course.
!       DYN	"Didja (Did You) Notice"
!       FF	"Freeze-Frame Fun"
!       7G01, 8F21, ...
! 		The unique FOX production codes seen during the closing
! 		credits of each half-hour episode.
! 
!    A "FF" is typically a list that requires the pause of a VCR to discern,
!     like `Things in the attic', or `degrees on Lionel Hutz's wall'.  The
!     text of signs also counts (like `For the Obese or Gangly Gentleman' or
!     `Diz-nee-land').  Otherwise, it's a DYN.  So green rats, mouse holes
!     in the wall, and purple food glop count as `Didja notice's.
!     (Courtesy of Raymond Chen.)
  
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!   A few of the acronyms in popular use within the newsgroup:
  
!       OFF		"Our Favorite Family" -- The Simpsons, of course.
!       DYN		"Didja (Did You) Notice"
!       FF		"Freeze-Frame Fun"
!       UFA		"The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album"
!       SI		"Simpsons Illustrated"
!       7G01, 8F21, ...	The unique FOX production codes seen during the
! 			closing credits of each half-hour episode.
! 
!   A "FF" is typically a list that requires the pause of a VCR to discern,
!    like `Things in the attic', or `degrees on Lionel Hutz's wall'.  The
!    text of signs also counts (like `For the Obese or Gangly Gentleman' or
!    `Diz-nee-land').  Otherwise, it's a DYN.  So green rats, mouse holes in
!    the wall, and purple food glop count as `Didja notice's. --Raymond Chen.
  
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!   The more interesting contributions to the newsgroup do occasionally follow
!    an indeterminate path to the creators of the show and magazine.  However,
!    to answer the specific question ``Is MG provided with direct access, or
!    is even personally aware of us beyond the `yet another group of devoted
!    fans' level?''  The answer to that is, sadly, no.  (And for the good of
!    the show, it's probably best it remains that way...)
  
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!   The more interesting contributions to the newsgroup do occasionally
!    follow an indeterminate path and wind up before the creators of the
!    show and magazine.  However, for the specific question ``Is MG provided
!    with direct access, or is even personally aware of us beyond the `yet
!    another group of devoted fans' level?'' The answer is, sadly, no.
! 
!   A small number of employees from Gracie Films (James L. Brooks' studio;
!    they're the company which actually produces the show for FOX.) have
!    known of this newsgroup's existence since the first few months, and
!    have been "lurking" ever since, according to Brian Howard.
  
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! 3.20) Why isn't this rec.arts.tv.simpsons?
  
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! 3.20) How do I pronounce...
! 
!   `Groening'?	    In one of the Life In Hell strips, MG mentioned that
! 		    it rhymes with `complaining'.  (The High German
! 		    pronunciation would be more clearly described as being
! 		    between `groaning' and `grayning'; however, since it's
! 		    his name, we must pronounce it as he wishes, linguistic
! 		    purity notwithstanding.)  Also in an interview on the
! 		    television show ``Personalities'', the reporter
! 		    consistently pronounced it `grayning'.
! 
!   `Yeardley'?	    `Yeardley' is a variant spelling of the British name
! 		    `Yardley', whose pronunciation is non-problematical.
! 
!   You can remember the two trickiest names in the credits with the phrase
!    ``hardly complaining''.
! 
! 
! 3.21) Which Springfield personality is That?
! 
!    ... the bully with the ``Ha Haaa'' laugh	Nelson Mundt.
!    ... the pale-skinned kid who's always sick	Wendell.
!    ... the three punks				Jimbo Jones, Kearny and Dolph.
!    ... the Kwik-E-Mart operator			Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
!    ... the armed bandit with the tattoo		"Snake"
!    ... the brown police officer			[it's never *ever* mentioned]
!    ... Groundskeeper				Willie.
!    ... Springfield's illustrious town founder
! 			      Jebediah Obadiah Zachariah Jedediah Springfield.
! 
!   The most comprehensive register of ``Springfield's Who's Who'' is given
!    in Raymond Chen's cast list, available from the Widener archive.
! 
! 
! 3.22) Why isn't this rec.arts.tv.simpsons?
  
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