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Europe gets Simpsons Irish adventure before US
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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America's unofficial ‘first family’ will be paying a visit to one of Northern Ireland’s most famous landmarks next month.
The Simpsons will be coming to Ireland on St Patrick’s Day for a special edition of the hit show entitled In the Name of The Grandfather.
The episode will see oafish head of the family Homer make Grandpa Simpson’s dream of a final beer in a pub in the village of Dunkilderry, where he claims to have spent the best night of his life, come true.
And the family’s visit to the Emerald Isle will see them visit many of its most famous landmarks, including the Giant’s Causeway in north Antrim.
The family will also visit Blarney Castle and the Guinness Brewery for the first ever episode to be screened in Europe ahead of the US in the show’s 20-year history.
This is not the first time the Simpsons have covered an Irish theme in their history.
Wayward son Bart once got so drunk during a St Patrick’s Day parade in Springfield that the city’s government enforced a 200-year-old prohibition law, prompting Homer to embark on a career as a bootlegger.
Rock giants U2 also appeared in the 200th episode of the show, while Bart once discovered that Springfield’s annual Snake Whacking Day was created “as an excuse to beat up the Irish”.
The episode will be broadcast on Sky 1 and Sky1 HD on March 17 at 7.30pm, but the actress who voices Bart, Nancy Cartwright, will join executive producers Al Jean and James L Brooks for a special screening of the show on March 16.
All three will then be guests of honour on board a float in Dublin’s annual St Patrick’s Festival parade on the following day.
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Doh,
You really don't get the Simpsons, do you?
It's a cartoon with a fabulous ability to parody life. It's made fun of everything from Stephen Hawking, Tony Blair, The Rolling Stones, to George W Bush (Classic episode when he wanted USA to be more like the Waltons, and not the Simpsons, to which Bart replies, 'We're the same as the Waltons, we are both waiting for the depression to end!) etc...
Lighten up, or as the little green people would say, 'catch yr'slf on' :)
Posted by StephenM | 25.02.09, 22:10 GMT
hilarious Martin D (McGuinness is spelt with an M) its hard to believe you would spin this article in to comments like that but fair play to you for giving it ago. Plus everyone knows finn McCool made the causeway, it was god who created the earth and i think thats were your small mind got confused. but iv explained it now.
Posted by baryy | 25.02.09, 16:50 GMT
Doh, lighten up - why so serious?
Posted by Bright Knight | 25.02.09, 16:37 GMT
behave doh!
Posted by Michael | 25.02.09, 15:21 GMT
Doh - you really need to get out more, mate
Posted by Richard | 25.02.09, 15:10 GMT
They're coming to NI not some far away planet! Thankfully I've never come across any little green people. Maybe you need to get your eyes tested StephenM! And when they visit ROI - I'm pretty sure the people down there are not green either. Cue lots of comments about the orange/green divide. Yawn zzz!
Posted by Doh | 25.02.09, 13:21 GMT
Knowing the Simpsons the auld causeway will be in ruins when they've done with it...not to mention Dunluce castle, wait ...that's already looking a bit wrecked.
Posted by patrick | 25.02.09, 12:47 GMT
I hope they tell the true story of the Giant's Causeway; that it was made 6000 years ago by a man with a beard who lives in the clouds, and none of this politically correct 'truth' nonsense.
Or maybe not
Posted by Martin Dee | 25.02.09, 12:22 GMT
Bejeesus, the little yellow people will be meeting the little green people. What a great theme for a show, to be sure, to be sure....
I'm sure that little imp, Bart, will up to no good as usual, and I for one can't wait to see it all unfold.
Long live the Simpsons :)
Posted by StephenM | 25.02.09, 09:18 GMT