The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season (Collectible Marge Head Pack)

Broadcast in 1995, season seven features several signature episodes, including Part II of “Who Shot Mr. Burns,” “Bart Sells His Soul,” and “Two Bad Neighbors” where former President George Herbert Walker Bush moves into the neighborhood (an episode gamely playing on the former President’s open dislike for the show). One of The Simpsons’s most definitive episodes, “Treehouse of Horror VI” famously broke the third wall by using the then-groundbreaking CGI technology to render Homer first in a 3-D world, then in real life, (despite the evolution in his form, he naturally ends up in an erotic cake shop). As the producers openly note on the commentary, it was a big deal at the time, and super expensive, which is why they could only do a few minutes of footage in CGI (some fans will particularly enjoy the revealing commentary on this one, as the producers explain the many visual puns and math jokes appearing in the background of the 3-D world). It’s a great example of how The Simpsons continued to play with its visual style and take creative risks years into its run. In fact, one of the best episodes on this collection, “The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular” proves just how far the look and style of the show really came during that time. Hosted by actor Troy McClure (voiced by the late comic great Phil Hartman), it presents never-before-seen outtakes and original footage from the show’s debut days on The Tracey Ullman Show, while taking a few self-referential digs at show creators Matt Groening, James Brooks, and Sam Simon. Other gems include “Homerpalooza” where Homer thanks guests The Smashing Pumpkins for their gloomy music because it has made his kids “stop wishing for a future I can’t possibly provide,” and “Bart the Fink” where Bart inadvertently gets Krusty the Klown busted for tax “avoision.”

Along with the 25 episodes there are extensive commentaries, featurettes, and deleted scenes all of which add immense value to the set and will give die-hard fans another excuse to spend more hours in front of the TV. It’s another benchmark collection from a show that, up to this point, doesn’t seem to know its own limits. --Dan Vancini

Disc 1:

**COMMENTARIES
*** Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two): Matt Groening, David Mirkin, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Wesley Archer, & David Silverman
***Radioactive Man: Matt Groening, David Mirkin, Susie Dietter, & David Silverman
***Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Jon Vitti, & Susie Dietter
***Bart Sells His Soul: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Wesley Archer, & David Silverman
***Lisa the Vegetarian: Matt Groening, David Mirkin, David S. Cohen, & Mark Kirkland
*** Treehouse of Horror VI: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, David S. Cohen, Bob Anderson, & David Silverman
**Deleted Scenes:
*Featurettes:
**3D Homer Narrated by Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, David Mirkin, David S. Cohen, David Silverman, & Tim Johnson
**Matt's Intro
*Soups On with Paul & Linda
*Art & Animation:
*Animation Showcase:
** Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily - Animatic/StoryBoard Compare
1)-Storyboard/Animatic/Episode
2)- Animatic/Episode/Storyboard

Disc 2:
**COMMENTARIES
***King-Size Homer: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Dan Greaney, Jim Reardon, & David Silverman
***Mother Simpson: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Richard Appel, & David Silverman
***Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, & Dominic Polcino
***The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Jon Vitti, & George Meyer
***Marge Be Not Proud: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Mike Scully, Steve Dean Moore, & David Silverman
***Team Homer (Commentary extends :45 after episode (David Mirkin's Farewell): Matt Groening, David Mirkin, Mike Scully, & Mark Kirkland
***Two Bad Neighbors: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Ken Keeler, & Wesley Archer
**Deleted Scenes:

Disc 3:
**COMMENTARIES
***Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, & Susie Dietter
***Bart the Fink: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, David S. Cohen, Jim Reardon, & David Silverman
*** Lisa the Iconoclast: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Jonathan Collier, Yeardley Smith, Mike Anderson, & David Silverman
*** Homer the Smithers: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, & Steven Dean Moore
*** The Day the Violence Died: Bill Oakley, & Josh Weinstein
***Fish Called Selma: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Jeff Goldblum, & David Silverman
*** Bart on the Road: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Richard Appel, & David Silverman
**Deleted Scenes:

Disc 4:
**COMMENTARIES
***22 Short Films About Springfield: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Richard Appel, David S. Cohen, Rachel Pulido ,Yeardley Weinstein, Jonathan Collier, 3F20 Much Apu About Nothing: Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, David S. Cohen, & Susie Dietter
*** Homerpalooza: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Brent Forrester, Wesley Archer, & Ken Keeler
*** Summer of 4 Ft. 2: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, David Silverman, Dan Greaney, & Yeardley Smith
**Deleted Scenes:

**More Extras:
***Deleted Scenes Intro by Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, & David Mirkin
***Deleted Scenes Gallery with optional commentary.
***Sketch Gallery (10 Images)
***Super Illustrated Color Commentary: Summer of 4 Ft. 2
***Special Language Feature 4 extra Languages. @ 2.0 Audio: on episode 22 Short Films About Springfield: Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, & German

Episode Description:
Disc 1:
* Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)
* Radioactive Man
* Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
* Bart Sells His Soul
* Lisa the Vegetarian
* Treehouse of Horror VI

Disc 2:
*King-Size Homer
*Mother Simpson
*Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming
*The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
*Marge Be Not Proud
*Team Homer
*Two Bad Neighbors

Disc 3:
***Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
*Bart the Fink
* Lisa the Iconoclast
*Homer the Smithers
*The Day the Violence Died
*A Fish Called Selma
*Bart on the Road

Disc 4:
* Short Films About Springfield
*Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"
*Much Apu About Nothing
*Homerpalooza
* Summer of 4 Ft. 2