Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1928 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-10-02
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 550 minutes

Synopsis
A ratings behemoth around the world and an enduring cultural icon, THE SIMPSONS continued into an eighth season, on its way to its becoming history's longest-running animated show. Springfield's most recognisable dysfunctional family is comprised of layabout dad Homer, troublesome son Bart, politically correct genius Lisa, baby Maggie, and the eminently reasonable, blue-haired Marge. Season eight includes 'The Springfield Files', where Homer encounters what he believes to be an alien being. This leads to an investigation by agents Mulder and Scully from THE X-FILES. After eating a hallucinogenic chilli, Homer goes in search of his soul mate in 'El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)'. Audiences are also treated to a return of the 'Treehouse of Horror', a 'Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase'--hosted by Troy McClure--and Homer becomes a successful boxer due to his propensity for being able to take shots to the head in 'The Homer They Fall'. Other episodes include Lisa falling in love with playground bully Nelson ('Lisa's Date With Density'), Bart trading in Santa’s Little Helper for heroic Lassie-like dog Laddie ('The Canine Mutiny'), only to regret the swap afterwards, and Homer becoming a bootleg beer baron after alcohol is made illegal in Springfield ('Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment').

Customer Reviews

Still classic! (beginning to go downhill)
These episodes are just as classic as those from seasons 4,5,6 and 7. All 25 episodes from this season are here!

Treehouse Of Horror VII 8/10
Bart discovers he has a nevil twin, lisa creates her own universe and Kang and Kodos pretend to be US presidentail candidates.

You Only Move Twice 10/10
Homer gets a new job with an evil genius; Hank Scorpio. One of the best ever Simpsons episodes.

The Homer They Fall 8/10
Homer becomes a boxing legend.

Burns Baby Burns 8/10
Mr. Burns discovers he has a son, and Homer pretends to kidnap him.

Bart After Dark 9/10
Bart works at a burlesque hosue as a punishment from Homer.

A Milhouse Divided 9/10
Millhouses' parents separate.

Lisa's Date With Density 8/10
Lisa dates Nelson.

Hurricane Neddy 9/10
Ned's house is destroyed by a Hurricane which spirals into a story for the reason why Ned always says 'Diddly'.

El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Homer 9/10
Homer eats the world's hottest chilli and begins halucinating. He goes off on a quest to find his true soulmate.

The Springfield Files 9/10
Homer sees an alien in the woods!

The Twisted World Of Marge Simpson 7/10
Marge sets up her own pretzel maing company.

Mountain Of Madness 8/10
Homer and Mr. Burns get stuck in a cabin after an avalance buries them alive.

Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialad'ohcious 9/10
Marge suffers from stress, so the family hires a nanny; Sherry Bobbins. A musical-themed episode.

The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show 10/10
George Myers, with the help of Krusty introduce a new character into their cartoon show 'Itchy & scratchy'. The dog is voiced by Homer. Classic episode.

Homer's Phobia 10/10
A gay man stays at the Simpson household, although Homer doesn't know about this man's sexuality. Once revealed, he builds up a phobia, and begins to think Bart is gay. Another classic episode.

Brother From Another Series 8/10
Sideshow Bob's brother 'Cecil' plans to destroy the Springfield dam.

My Sister, My Sitter 8/10
Lisa babysits Bart with catastrophic results.

Homer vs. The 18th Amendment 9/10
A no-alcahol law in broguht to Springfield.

Grade School Confidential 8/10
Principle Skinner and Mrs Krabappel get it on! They try to blackmail Bart to keep it a secret.

The Canine Mutiny 8/10
The Simpsons get a new dog, and Bart neglects Santa's Little Helper.

The Old Man And the Lisa 8/10
Mr. Burns loses everything and with the help of Lisa builds his own recycling company.

In Marge We Trust 7/10
Marge becomes the 'Listen Lady' of Springfield, and Ned's life is put to risk.

Homer's Enemy 10/10
Frank Grimes becomes jealous of Homer's success. One of the best Simpsons episodes ever.

Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase 7/10
Troy Maclure presents a show about different spinnoffs for the characters as soon as the Simpsons will be cancelled.

The Secret War Of Lisa Simpson 9/10
Bart and Lisa are sent to military school.

The Simpsons- Season 8
This is it, the greatest season with the greatest episodes of the greatest cartoon on Earth. If you have ever even slightly liked this cartoon family then you need this season. It was the last season- and what a season!- before the dreadful "new" Simpsons started to seep through the formerly great writers' pens. 25 fantastic episodes feature on 4 discs with plenty of extras, the deleted scenes being the most notable. Nearly all the episodes are 10/10. Those that aren't are usually 9/10 with the rare 8.99999999999/10. With "You Only Move Twice", "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show", "Mountain of Madness", "Homer's Enemy" and many other episodes associated with the Simpsons' former greatness, it is time to walk down nostalgia lane and wash that taste of season 50 (nicknamed "Well even though it's crap, you'll still watch it, won't you?") out of your mouth. This is the best of the best of the best of the best all crammed onto four shiny new discs. If you have even a slight bit of humanity left in you, you won't be complete without these DVDs.

Long time watcher, first time ranter...
I'll be honest, I'm sure this review will soak into the giant sponge that is people's opinions of this show but what the hell. There's not much that hasn't been said about The Simpsons, but there's a bit that's not said about this boxset so here goes:
To be fair, it's got to take something pretty special to make you buy a DVD of a show that if you tried hard enough, you could probably find it five to six times a day on telly anyway but this series is so god damn special , its only been and done it...

There are so many classics rammed on these two discs it's almost as if this was a `Greatest hits' edition or something, honestly, if ever there was a DVD series crammed with more stupidly hilarious comedy....I haven't found it.
Lets see....You've got the Treehouse of Horror one where Bart has a Siamese twin in the loft and Kang and his alien mate impersonate the US presidents with hilarious outcomes...you've got the hilarious one where Homer aka `The Brick HitHouse' boxes Drederick Tatum with sly Moe as his manager, hilarious, ooh ooh and the one where Milhouses' Ma leaves his Dad for an American Gladiator called `Chase' and he picks her up in one of those steel balls (Atlasperes) from the show and rolls down the street in it, oh yeah, and that one where Homer coats his tongue with candle wax so he can eat the worlds hottest Chilli and starts to hallucinate, damn hilarious...just one more - there's the one where the Simpsons go to a collectors shop and the guy working there is gay, Homer makes friends without realising and then when he does, he thinks it's rubbed off on Bart and so takes Bart to a gay steel mill to make him a straight man, so funny...Oh yeah, one of the best ever, the one where Homer makes an enemy of Frank `Grimey' Grimes at the plant, this one is hilarious, all the way up to when he dies - even the funeral bit is funny this is how good this series is...
...sorry I need to go on, there's the one where Sideshow Bobs (Kelsey Grammer from Frasier) brother Cecil turns up (Frasier's brother Niles plays this part also) and the X files parody episode as well as the hilarious one where Homer and Mr Burns get trapped in an avalanche...the list goes on...
...to the one which is the crème de la crème, in my opinion the funniest ever episode where Homer gets a new job under Hank Scorpio which is an obvious Mickey take of Dick Branson, now this one is worth buying the DVD alone, trust me, if you haven't seen it, it'll crack you up.... Hank Scorpio: Hey, look at my feet. You like those moccasins? Look in your closet; there's a pair for you. Don't like them? Then neither do I" Absolutely mint!

Well I could go on, really I could - I haven't mentioned half of the episodes, just check out the list and you'll see some you remember. All you need to know is, there's no point buying all the boxset's of this programme because its probably near five hundred quid's worth by the time they finish making them, and it'll probably take up an entire floor to ceiling bookcase to store them - plus its always on TV like I said, but if you find yourself up late at night, lonely or drunk and depressed and you need a quick pick-me-up, then get this bad boy its hee-diddly-larious.
-Oh yeah, you may have noticed I said hilarious a fair few times in this review? That's no mistake boy-o, I am aware of other descriptive words (an adjective to you) but no other sums this boxset up as well. So in the words of Mr Hank Scorpio after throwing my shoes away: "Get the hell out of here...I bet you haven't seen anyone say goodbye to a pair of shoes have you?" Well I have, once....