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The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" is the tenth episode of the The Simpsons season 7, seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox in the United States on December 3, 1995. As the title suggests, it is the 138th episode and the third clip show episode of ''The Simpsons'', after "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" and "Another Simpsons Clip Show". While the "138th Episode Spectacular" compiles sequences from episodes throughout the entire series like the previous two, it also shows clips from the original The Simpsons shorts, Simpsons shorts from ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' and other previously unaired material. Like the Treehouse of Horror, Halloween specials, the episode is considered Canon (fiction), non-canon and falls outside of the show's regular continuity. The "138th Episode Spectacular" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by David Silverman (animator), David Silverman, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Silverman (animator)
David Silverman (born March 15, 1957) is an American animator who has animation director, directed numerous episodes of the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', as well as its The Simpsons Movie, 2007 film adaptation. Silverman was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original The Simpsons shorts, short ''Simpsons'' cartoons that aired on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. He went on to serve as director of animation for several years. He also did the animation for the 2016 film ''The Edge of Seventeen'', which was produced by Gracie Films. Early life and career Silverman was born to a American Jews, Jewish family on Long Island, New York. His father, Joseph Silverman, was a chemical engineering professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, for over 30 years. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and attended the University of Maryland for two years, focusing on art. He then attended UCLA and majored in animation. Early in his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clip Show
A clip show is an episode of a Television program, television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows include a frame story in which cast members recall events from past installments of the show, depicted with a clip of the event presented as a flashback (literary technique), flashback. Clip shows are also known as cheaters, particularly in the field of animation. Clip shows are often played before series finales as a way to summarize the entire series, or once 100 episodes, syndication becomes highly likely as a way to increase the number of episodes that can be sold. Other times, however, clip shows are simply produced for budgetary reasons (e.g. to avoid additional costs from shooting in a certain setting, or from casting actors to appear in new material). Origin Clip shows have their origin in theatrical short films and Serial (film), serials. Every serial chapter always had a brief recap showing where the previous chapter left off, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternate Ending
An alternate ending (or alternative ending) is an ending of a story that was considered, or even written or produced, but ultimately discarded in favour of another resolution. Generally, alternative endings are considered to have no bearing on the canonical narrative. Examples in literature * Charles Dickens' novel ''Great Expectations'' originally had a bleaker conclusion, with Pip meeting Estella, but after she remarried. In a letter, Dickens stated that he had been persuaded by Edward Bulwer-Lytton to change it prior to publication. * Ernest Hemingway struggled with the ending of '' A Farewell to Arms''. By his count, he wrote 39 of them "before I was satisfied." However, a 2012 edition of the book included 47 alternative endings. * Robert A. Heinlein originally killed off the protagonist of ''Podkayne of Mars'', but grudgingly let her live in response to his publisher's objections. * John Green tied one of the characters to railway tracks in his second draft of ''The Fau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deleted Scene
A deleted scene is footage that has been removed from the final version of a film or television show. There are various reasons why these scenes are deleted, which include time constraints, relevance, quality or a dropped story thread, and can also be due to budgetary concerns. A similar occurrence is offscreen, in which the events are unseen. A related term is extended scene, the longer version of a scene that was shortened for the final version of the film. Often, extended scenes are included in collections of deleted scenes or are referred to as deleted scenes themselves, as is the case with, for instance, '' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' and '' Serenity''. Reasons for removal Scenes are often removed from films and television shows at the request of a studio or network, or to reduce running time, to improve narrative flow, or to avoid causing offense. Requests for alteration The studio or network planning to air or distribute it may be uncomfortable with a certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Mail
Fan mail is mail sent to a public figure, especially a celebrity, by their admirers or "fan (person), fans". In return for a fan's support and admiration, public figures may send an autographed poster, photo, reply letter, or note thanking their fans for their encouragement, gifts, and support. Fan mail sent to public figures can be through postal mail, email, social media, and other platforms that allow fans and users to communicate with their favorite public figures. Overview Fan mail may be in the form of letters, cards, artwork, gifts, comments on social media accounts, and so on. People often send fan mail to various public entertainers, figures such as politicians, athletes, actors, artists, writers, singers, bands, coaches of sports teams, bloggers, and social media stars seem to be the main target. Responses can take a great deal of time to come or never come at all. Since a major celebrity or public figure may receive thousands of pieces of fan mail every day, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Simon
Samuel Michael Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American television producer and animal rights activist who co-developed the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. While at Stanford University, Simon worked as a newspaper cartoonist and after graduating became a storyboard artist at Filmation Studios. Simon submitted a spec script for the sitcom '' Taxi'', which was produced, and he later became the series' showrunner. Over the next few years, Simon wrote and produced for ''Cheers'', '' It's Garry Shandling's Show'' and other programs, as well as writing the 1991 film '' The Super''. Simon turned to fields outside television in his later years. He regularly appeared on Howard Stern's radio shows, managed boxer Lamon Brewster and helped guide him to the World Boxing Organization Heavyweight Championship in 2004, and was a regular poker player and six-time in the money finisher at the World Series of Poker. Simon founded the Sam Simon Foundation, which cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James L
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television Adventure Time (season 5)#ep42, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outtake
An outtake is a portion of a work (usually a film or music recording) that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DVD reissues of many albums and films as bonus tracks or features, in film often, but not always, for the sake of humor. In terms of photos, an outtake may also mean the ones which are not released in the original set of photos (i.e. photo shoots and digitals). Film An outtake is any take of a movie or a television program that is removed or otherwise not used in the final cut. Some of these takes are humorous mistakes made in the process of filming (commonly known to American audiences as bloopers). Multiple takes of each shot are always taken, for safety. Due to this, the number of outtakes a film has will always vastly outnumber the takes included in the edited, finished product. An outtake may also be a complete version of a recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen ratings, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of August 2024, it is the primary part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of ACNielsen, a marketing research firm founded in 1923. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch conglomerate VNU. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella for years. NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the Nielsen Company in 2007. NMR was separated again from Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canon (fiction)
The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in a particular fictional universe, fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world". Canon is contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction and other derivative works. Canonicity When there are multiple "official" works or original media, what material is canonical can be unclear. This is resolved either by explicitly excluding certain media from the status of canon (as in the case of ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars''); by assigning different levels of canonicity to different media; by considering different but licensed media treatments official and equally canonical to the series timeline within their own Continuity (fiction), continuities' universe, but not across them; or not resolved at all. There is also no consensus regarding who has the authority to decide what is or isn't canonical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treehouse Of Horror
''Treehouse of Horror'' is a series of annual Halloween-themed anthology episodes of the American animated sitcom and spin-off of ''The Simpsons''. Also known as ''The Simpsons Halloween Specials'', each episode typically consists of three separate, self-contained segments. Each segment involves the Simpson family in some comical horror fiction, horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting; plot elements operate beyond the show's normal Continuity (fiction), continuity, with segments exaggeratedly more morbid and violent than a typical ''Simpsons'' episode. With 35 episodes as of 2024, each ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode is numbered in Roman numerals, one less than the respective season it is in. The eponymous first installment "Treehouse of Horror (The Simpsons episode), Treehouse of Horror" aired on October 25, 1990, during The Simpsons season 2, the second season, broadly inspired by EC Comics horror tales. In addition to Parody, parodies of horror, science fiction, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tracey Ullman Show
''The Tracey Ullman Show'' is an American television sketch comedy variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987, as the network's second original primetime series, following '' Married... with Children'', and ran for four seasons and 81 episodes until May 26, 1990. It was produced by Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The show blends sketch comedy with musical numbers and dance routines, choreographed by Paula Abdul, along with animated shorts. The show was conceived by executive producer, James L. Brooks. Brooks was determined to come up with a format that best suited his multitalented star. He likened the show to producing three television pilots a week. The show is responsible for producing a series of shorts featuring the Simpson family, which were later spun-off into the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, ''The Simpsons''. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' was the first Fox primetime show to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
