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As for as seasons go, the Simpsons are now the legal age to drink. On September 27 the 21st season of The Simpsons began, establishing the animated family as the longest running scripted American primetime show since Gunsmoke. The season kicked off with an episode titled “Homer The Whopper,” and was themed around the recent string of successful comic movie adaptations. In the premiere, Comic Book Guy creates a comic character named The Everyman who almost instantly gets picked up as for a movie adaptation. Homer is casted as The Everyman and struggles to lose weight for the role after his celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy quits and his movie bombs. The episode guest stars Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Simpsons writer and actor Seth Rogen.

In another odd celebration of the Simpsons historic record, Marge Simpson will appear semi-nude on the cover of the November 2009 issue of Playboy. When I saw the cover my reaction was it had to be a joke, but it didn’t say Playdude (Simpsons universe version of Playboy). It is the real gentlemen’s magazine. The cover has even caused some controversy with Christian groups protesting against a number of retailers who are selling it. I wonder, would anyone be interested in Marge’s Playboy debut if we carried it at Star Clipper?

The Simpsons just seem to keep going and going, and are constantly breaking new grounds. With the ever-present rumor of a Simpsons movie sequel on the way, it looks like there is no end in sight for the Simpsons’ juggernaut.

-Jon

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