The madcap antics of Springfield’s first family continue when the Emmy award-winning series created by Matt Groening returns to DVD. Arriving on August 15th from Fox Home Entertainment, The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season showcases all 25 episodes from the critically-acclaimed eighth season for the suggested retail price of $49.98.
The set comes packed with a host of bonus materials including audio commentaries from Groening and The Simpsons Executive Producers, Writers and Directors, as well as animatics and storyboards with optional audio commentary, a special featurette, deleted scenes, a sketch gallery and much more. As a special bonus for fans and collectors, Fox Home Entertainment will release the The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season in two unique packaging options - a special Limited Edition Maggie Simpson box, as well as a collectible, illustrated gatefold digipak.
The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season will feature all episodes presented in full frame aspect ratio 1.33:1. Each episode is also presented with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish and French Dolby Surround 2.0 and English and Spanish subtitles.
The following is a breakdown of each disc:
Disc One: “Treehouse Of Horror VII” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, David X. Cohen, Dan Greaney, Ken Keeler, Dan Castellaneta and Mike B. Anderson “You Only Move Twice” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Ken Keeler, Dan Castellaneta and Mike B. Anderson “The Homer They Fall” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Yeardley Smith, Mark Kirkland, David X. Cohen and George Meyer “Burns Baby Burns” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Mark Kirkland and David X. Cohen “Bart After Dark” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Richard Appel, Dominic Polcino, David Silverman and Ken Keeler “A Milhouse Divided” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Steve Tompkins and Steven Dean Moore Additional Bonus material includes the featurettes - Introduction from Matt Groening, “The Simpsons House” Featurette, Animation Showcase including: Treehouse Of Horror VIII (Act III) – Animatic/Storyboard Picture-in-Picture Comparison, Illustrated Commentary, Deleted Scenes from Featured Episodes: “You Only Move Twice,” “The Homer They Fall,” “Burns Baby Burns,” “A Milhouse Divided”
Disc Two: “Lisa’s Date With Density” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Mike Scully, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Susie Dietter and special guest Alex Rocco “Hurricane Neddy” includes audio commentary by Josh Weinstein, George Meyer, Steve Young and Bob Anderson “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein along with Molly and Simon Weinstein, George Meyer, and Jim Reardon “The Springfield Files” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Reid Harrison, Steven Dean Moore and David Silverman “The Twisted World of Marge Simpson” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein and Chuck Sheetz “Mountain Of Madness” includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Dan Castellaneta, Dave Thomas, Mark Kirkland and David Silverman “Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Chuck Sheetz and David Silverman Additional bonus material includes: A Bit From The Animators with Matt Groening, Susie Dietter, Bob Anderson and Mike Anderson, Lisa’s Date With Density (Act II), Deleted Scenes from Featured Episodes: “Lisa’s Date With Density,” “Hurricane Neddy,” “The Springfield Files,” “The Twisted World Of Marge Simpson,” “Mountain of Madness,” “Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious”
Disc Three: “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, David X. Cohen, Yeardley Smith, and Steven Dean Moore and special guest star Alex Rocco “Homer’s Phobia” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Ron Hauge, Steve Tomkins, Mike B. Anderson and special guest star John Waters “The Brother from Another Series” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Ken Keeler, Pete Michaels and special guest star Kelsey Grammer “My Sister, My Sitter” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein along with Molly and Simon Weinstein, Yeardley Smith, Jim Reardon and George Meyer “Homer Vs. The Eighteenth Amendment” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Dan Castellaneta, Dave Thomas, Bob Anderson and David Silverman
“Grade School Confidential” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Rachel Pulido and Susie Dietter “The Canine Mutiny” - includes audio commentary by Josh Weinstein, Ron Hauge, Dominic Polcino and George Meyer Additional Bonus material includes: A Bit From the Animators with Matt Groening, Susie Dietter, Bob Anderson, and Mike Anderson, Homer Vs. The Eighteenth Amendment (Act II), Deleted Scenes from Featured Episodes “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show,” “Homer’s Phobia,” “The Brother From Another Series,” “ My Sister, My Sitter,” “Homer Vs. The Eighteenth Amendment,” “Grade School Confidential,” “The Canine Mutiny”
Disc Four: “The Old Man and the Lisa” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, George Meyer, David X. Cohen, Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith and Mark Kirkland “In Marge We Trust” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Donick Cary, Yeardley Smith, Steven Dean Moore, David X. Cohen and special guest Alex Rocco “Homer’s Enemy” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Hank Azaria and Jim Reardon “The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase” - includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, David X. Cohen, Dan Greaney, Ken Keeler and Yeardley Smith “The Secret War of Lisa Simpson”- includes audio commentary by Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, Yeardley Smith and Mike B. Anderson Additional Bonus material includes: Deleted Scenes from featured episodes “The Old Man and the Lisa,” “In Marge We Trust,” “The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase,” “The Secret War of Lisa Simpson,” Animation Showcase including: In Marge We Trust – Animatic/Storyboard Picture-in-Picture Comparison, A Bit From the Animators with Matt Groening, Susie Dietter, Bob Anderson, and Mike Anderson, The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (Act III), Sketch Gallery, Promotional Spots Featuring Matt Groening, Special Language Feature
The Simpsons – The Complete Eighth Season is now available for pre-order at Amazon . It is available for pre-order at AmazonUK for an October 2nd release. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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