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¿The Simpsons,¿ the longest-running prime-time animated program in the United States, revolves around a five-member family and a vast assortment of its friends, relatives and other wacky Springfield residents. Matt Groening created parents Homer and Marge plus offspring Bart (rebellious, irreverent), Lisa (brainy, ethical) and baby Maggie (pacified, off-balance) for animated breaks within Fox¿s ¿The Tracey Ullman Show.¿ In 1989, the characters were spun off into a half-hour comedy for Fox.
¿The Simpsons,¿ the longest-running prime-time animated program in the United States, revolves around a five-member family and a vast assortment of its friends, relatives and other wacky Springfield residents. Matt Groening created parents Homer and Marge plus offspring Bart (rebellious, irreverent), Lisa (brainy, ethical) and baby Maggie (pacified, off-balance) for animated breaks within Fox¿s ¿The Tracey Ullman Show.¿ In 1989, the characters were spun off into a half-hour comedy for Fox.
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The atomic age?
Since 1989, the opening credits to "The Simpsons," the longest running animated series on TV, has featured a short bit of animations showing the buffoon patriarch Homer sacked out at his post in the control room at a nuclear power plant. It's probably no...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Nuclear Power, Government, Homer Simpson (fictional character)
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Arabic teacher makes difficult journey from Iraq to Baltimore classroom
December 31, 2011
Eleven-year-old Sy'Keirra English strides confidently to the front of the classroom and greets her teacher in his native language — Arabic.
Atheed Azzet could not be more pleased. It has been three months, and the kids are...Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Army, Firearms, Saddam Hussein, White Marsh
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Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more
Looking for something to do this week? Check out our list of everything going on from 12/5-12/11.
MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change)
New Year’s Eve
The Sitter
NOTABLE TV
MONDAY
The Young Turks (series debut; 7 p.m.; Current)
Gossip...Tags: Cheap Trick (music group), Patricia Cornwell, Amy Winehouse, Arts, MTV (tv network)
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Staff Q&A: Which TV show is most past its prime?
"Jersey Shore" Season 5 premieres Thursday, so we asked our staff and guests to reveal which show they think is so done.
"Weeds" started off funny and unique, but quickly ran out of plot lines that didn't feel forced. It's time for Nancy Botwin to end...Tags: Ted Danson, Television Industry, MTV (tv network), CSI (tv program), Weeds (tv program)
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Mitt Romney iPhone App Misspells 'America'
CNNIt's probably not the kind of thing voters will use to choose the leader of the free world. But the Web was taking no shortage of presidential potshots Wednesday over Republican candidate Mitt Romney's new mobile app, which embarrassingly misspelled...Tags: Twitter, Inc., The Muppet Show (tv program), Apple iPhone, Social Media, Mitt Romney
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iPhone app for Romney campaign misspells "America"
CNNIt's probably not the kind of thing voters will use to choose the leader of the free world. But the Web was taking no shortage of presidential potshots Wednesday over Republican candidate Mitt Romney's new mobile app, which embarrassingly misspelled...Tags: Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Mitt Romney, Republican Party, The Muppet Show (tv program)
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Dish Sues Networks, Fox Sues Dish Over Ad-Skipping Auto Hop
ReutersDish May 24 (TheWrap.com) - sued the big four television networks over its new ad-skipping Auto Hop feature Thursday, even as Fox filed the first network lawsuit to stop Dish from offering the technology. Dish sought a federal court's "declaratory...Tags: Media Industry, ABC (tv network), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Glee (tv program), CBS Corp.
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'The Simpsons': Maggie to star in animated short before 'Ice Age: Continental Drift'
Pop2itThe 3-D short featuring the youngest Simpson is called "The Longest Daycare."... -
New Transformers ride at Universal puts you in the movies' world
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The 10-foot-tall, red-blue-and-silver Transformer Optimus Prime stomps his way through the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park — sending adults and kids scrambling.
No, this isn't a scene from a new "Transformers""...Tags: Movies, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Theme Park Vacations, Frank Welker
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Ratings: 'Billboard Music Awards' Drops; 'Celebrity Apprentice' Finale Up
ReutersThe May 21 (TheWrap.com) - 2012 Billboard Music Awards slipped to tie its lowest ratings performance Sunday night but still drove ABC to a ratings win, while the season finale of "Celebrity Apprentice" grew from last week, according to preliminary...Tags: ABC (tv network), America's Funniest Home Videos (tv program), Family Guy (tv program), CBS Corp., Bob's Burgers (tv program)
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Dr Steve Talks Work Outs With Steve Wilkos
Steve Wilkos is the host of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's nationally syndicated series "The Steve Wilkos Show." A native of Chicago, Wilkos served his country in the U.S. Marine Corpsfor almost seven years before joining the Chicago...
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'The Simpsons' Dan Castellaneta: Homer has come a long way from Walter Matthau
From Inside the Box"As it progressed Homer got a little rounder," Homer Simpson voicer Dan Castellaneta explains. "His emotions were going all over the place. I sort of just found it by accident. I just found its place."...
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