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Contest Alert: Woo-Hoo! Simpsons Movie Stuff!

2007_07_arts_simpsons.jpgSo you've gone to the Kwik-E-Mart and gotten into a Springfield state of mind, now we're going to keep you there with some free Simpsons Movie stuff!

Here's what's up for grabs:

Grand Prize: 2 movie passes to an advanced screening on July 26th (7pm) + movie poster + magnet
2nd runner up: 1 rare, limited edition copy of the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer in doughnut packaging + movie poster + magnet
3rd runner up: movie poster + magnet

As C. Montgomery Burns would say: Excellent.

If you'd like to win, leave a comment telling us who your favorite Simpsons character is. Registered users only. If you aren't registered you can sign up here. We'll contact the winner early next week...until then, check out the limited edition Ben & Jerry's Duff & D'oh-Nuts ice cream coming out for a limited time (mmm...a combination of chocolate and cream stout ice creams with glazed chocolate donuts).

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  • zodak

    i can't believe i forgot martin:


    "Individually we are weak, like a single twig. But together we form a mighty faggot"

  • smallgene

    most definitely professor frink

  • ltarcea

    Bart

  • JenniferLynn

    Am I the only one who likes Bart?

  • mfib

    3) Disco Stu

    2) Crazy, gun toting texan

    10 Don incognito

  • Dowd

    My favorite Simpsons character was Troy McClure. You may remember him from such cartoons as "Christas Ape," and "Christmas Ape Goes to Summer Camp."

  • katiegirl

    Is it weird that I am in my twenties and Lisa Simpson is one of my role models? Maybe...but she's a smart spitfire.

  • bonneke

    Milhouse and his Uncle Bastardo

  • copywronger

    It's gotta be Homer.



    Any dude who's dumb enough to eat Floor Pie has got my vote. :-)

  • kelly2102

    Moe! Great bartender, greater drink

  • schmattebusiness

    The Old Jewish Man, sometimes simply called the Crazy Guy or Crazy Old Man (often seen with Grandpa Simpson and Jasper).



    Lisa: "We've got to get the old folks back to the Old Folks Home!"

  • quest1962

    The guy sitting at the next table from Troy and Selma, just after she lights a cigarette . . .



    "I ordered a Zima, not Emphysema"



    Or the mob guys in that same episode, referring to Troy McClure and his odd attraction to aquatic animals. . .



    #1: I thought you said he was dead.



    #2: No, I said he sleeps with the fishes!



    But seriously, Homer is the reason we keep coming back. He is everyman and we are Homer. C'mon, he saved Springfield wearing mumu! He was the conductor on the Monorail!



    Marge: Homer, there's a family of possums in here!



    Homer: I call the big one "Bitey"



    He gets away with what we wish we could . . .

    After destroying the Church with a home-built rocket:



    Marge: Homer, I think that is the worst thing you have ever done!



    Homer: Marge, you say that so often it's lost all meaning.



    HOMER HOMER HOMER HOMER HOMER!



    GO ISOTOPES!

  • bebe

    Who else but "his name is Monty but to you he's Mr. Burns."



    It could be no other, pure, evil and brilliantly funny C. M. Burns. Not enough of him today, and that's one reason why it's not as good as it used to be.



    Although I'll give a secondary vote to the brilliance of Barney Gumble. Burp.

  • apumoe

    Frank (Grimy) Grimes is my favorite character, for railing against the Homer's of society.

    Frank Grimes: How could you afford all this?

    Homer: I don't know. Don't ask me how the economy works.

  • paranoid123

    Abraham Simpson, because he can't go 5 seconds without embarrassing himself.



    "My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star. "

  • laurahazardowen

    Flanders



    Ned: Mmm-hmm, and some people just steer clear of that whole hornet's nest! I'll stick with just plain white bread, thank you very much, maybe with a ...

    All but Flanders: "... glass of water on the side for dippin'!"

  • Albert Sharpton

    Carl.

  • guest

    Speaking of Side Show Bob, I loved when he ended up at the minimum security prison (election fraud episode?) and the guys rowing yell to him, "Terwiliger's a Yalie! C'mon, we need a fourth to row against the Princeton alums." And Bob does his classic scowl and mutters, "Princeton."

  • km104

    Sideshow Bob. Any man whose nemesis is not only Bart Simpson but also unusually-placed rakes and who has the stomach to marry Selma (however briefly) is a man who should be revered.

  • guest

    Ur a Preppy-ass-wipe "Aristocrat" ! Learn to read in between the lines, It was just a Sarcastic joke I laced into my comment from a Simpson's episode from about [4] yrs. ago . Geez, This coming from someone calling thyself (Yes I used the term 'Thy', Again read into it) an "Aristocrat" ! Posted by; "Still Not Amused"

  • MrOliver

    Ralphie Wiggums

  • VictorS

    Lionel Hutz

  • saharawi

    there are so many amazing characters...but i'll reference an old favorite: linguo the robot.



    "linguo..dead"

    "no, linguo IS dead"

  • birdonthewirenyc

    the bumblebee guy. que es el dilly-o?

  • blurryssr

    Favorite character is Comic Book Guy, aka Jeff Albertson. Worst. Comment. Ever.

  • Charon

    I am going to go with three. Hope thats not cheating.



    Benjamin, Doug, and Gary from when Homer goes to college.

  • theglassrat

    Moe of course!

  • frocky

    Surly!! (from Duff Gardens)

    "Surly looks out for one guy: Surly."

    "Sorry, Surly."

  • emilydickinson

    Heckubus: 'Arrr, you gave him a quarter, he'll be dancing all afternoon!'

  • robingee

    I really dig the little blue-haired girl with the cat's eye glasses. She's always in the background at school and never says a word.



    Also I love Nelson Munce. He's rude, ugly, a bully and stupid, and I can relate to Lisa having a crush on him.

  • MC

    Dear, sweet, wordless Maggie.

  • hslaton

    Oh, snap, #125 -- I'd forgotten about Handsome Pete!

  • fallingdown

    Hands down, Moe Sizlack.

  • heckubus_nyc

    "Handsome Pete" he dances for nickels!

  • Robot

    All of them, but if I had to pick just one it would be Mr. Burns.



    "What good is money if it can't inspire terror in your fellow man?"



    and



    "Release the hounds!"



    I also really like Agnes Skinner a.k.a. "Oldie Hawn"

  • tonyknyc

    it's got to be Homer.



    I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean S-M-A-R-T...

  • el192

    Here's another vote for the wonderfully smart and opinionated, Lisa Simpson.

  • merp

    The Space Coyote.

  • Jacer2001

    My favorite character would have to be:

    Homer Simpson.



    9 times out of 10, he's the most creative and hilarious character in an episode. Think about it, which character has consistently made you laugh, and laugh hard? Homer. His lack of inhibition and judgment, and oftentimes unbridled emotion makes him the best and most entertaining character in the series.

  • Mozee Atupu

    Gotta go with Surly Duff.



    Surly Duff - “Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy….Surly.”

    Selma- "Oh, Sorry Surly"

    Surly Duff-"Shut up."



    CLASSIC!



    Now two question...

    1. Where is the prize and

    2. give me the prize.

  • Bottom Feeder

    Mayor Quimby

  • shuadude

    Though Disco Stu, Kang and Kodos, Stampy, Chub-Chub, Corporal Punishment, and the Cat Burglar are all fantastic (let's not forget the Comic Book Store Guy), my personal favorite is the Ye-eee-EEESS guy. Always obliging Homer's requests be it in a restaurant or selling ice cream on a wagon on the streets. This guy is just so eerily funny, that if he said his catch phrase 9 times in a row it might be funner on the eighth time than 1-7 combined.



    Yee-EEEE-eeeSSS!

  • chillyxwilly77

    Hans Moleman

    "I think that I shall never see

    My cataracts are blinding me"

  • saltydog

    santa's little helper..

  • thelinus

    Simpson. Detective Homer Simpson.

    (He's named like my name!!)

  • dkstar1

    I'd have to say the bumblebee man.

  • sangyulbae

    Uter ist mein Favorite, ja!

  • guzguz

    Mr. Burns!!

  • zodak

    5)sideshow mel, 4)bumblebee man, 3)cletus the slack-jawed yokel, 2)Disco Stu & 1)Troy McClure: (in a pro-beef industry film) "don't kid yourself billy, if a cow ever got the chance he'd eat you and everyone you care about."

  • kachooney

    Troy McClure iz da bomb

  • sarahlucy

    Uh, people who think they're doing this just to up membership...of course you need to be a member, they need to know your email to tell you if you won.



    Anyway: Homer, now and forever.



    Bart: Dad, what's a Muppet?

    Homer: Well, it's not quite a mop, it's not quite a puppet, but man... So, to answer you question, I don't know.



    That will never not be hilarious to me.

  • MrNoMoniker

    No one is advocating the Groundskeeper Willy?



    he's the bestest.



    that's right I 'ate 'im.

    and I 'ate the mess he left on the rug too.

  • DRK1976

    Homer J Simpson

  • knightbg

    my favorite character(s) are probably kang and kodos: "As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, TWIRLING towards freedom!"



    but the best guest stars were of course the ramones:

    "I just want to say that this gig sucks!"

    "Hey, up yours Springfield!"

  • astrodub

    Moe

    and all his failed suicide attempts

  • debaser11

    Duff Man! He doesn't appear very often, but when he does it's always killer. "Duffman is thrusting in the general direction of the problem! Oh, yeah!"



    Here's hoping that he will have a starring role in the movie. Although it seems unlikely, what with Bart, Lisa, and all. You know, the actual Simpsons.

  • rbarlow16

    Disco Stu because "Disco Stu doesn't advertise."

  • trigrrrcut

    Ralph Wiggum is great at offering killer jokes in moments of tension. Like in the episode 'Bart Star':



    Nelson: Simpson if we lose one more game you're a dead man.



    Ralph: You're going to heaven!

  • EMTsweeetie

    I want to see "The Capital City Goofball" cause he is such a happy character and I love the team! He and Homer are awesome!

  • bxbrian

    I can't believe no one has claimed Poochie as their favorite.



    As Itchy and Scratchy said, "Where's Poochie?"



    If you said it already then I fail. If not, It's so mine and I retract my Moleman allegiance (he's second after Scorpio).

  • asifhalim

    kent brockman

  • guest

    Homer learning the internet:



    Homer: I just bought a stock called News Corp.



    Bart: Dad, that's Fox.



    Homer: Ahhh! Undo! Undo!

  • bombayfox

    Homer. Or Patty and Selma. Or How about Patty, Selma and Homer together - but I guess that doesn't constitute a single character. So I guess I'll stick with Homer. Homer sweet homer.

  • oliveryun

    Mojo the helper monkey



    Pray for him.

  • royinhell

    Patty & Selma!!

    (as Homer runs past them naked):

    "There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality..."



    Or Surly, the giant beer bottle at Duff Gardens.

  • jenmost

    Poor, sweet, dim-witted little Ralph Wiggum. He's the best!

  • Crashincarey

    Duff Mcshark - hands down the biggest party shark in the ocean

  • PinkoCommie

    You cannot deny that Troy McClure doesn't hold a nice squishy wet spot in your heart.

  • jibbly

    Jimbo Jones for his gem of a quote:



    Uh, yeah, yeah, I love Crimby. Can I have some more bumper stickers, dude?...



    (Bart gives him Mayor Quimby bumper stickers and promptly fixes it on an already covered Milhouse in a shopping cart teetering at the edge of a hill)



    Alright! The mummy is ready for his mystical journey!

  • ncm

    I second the Hank Scorpio.

    "...Now if you'll excuse me, I'm in the middle of a fun run! See you at work tomorrow! Although I really don't like to call it work!"

    And furthermore, his pockets are filled with sugar.

  • emilydickinson

    Mr. Burns: Woah, slow down there maestro. There's a *New* Mexico?

  • CMP

    Always liked Gill, the interchangeable salesman character that seems to be loosely based on Sheldon Levine from Glengarry Glen Ross.

  • guest

    What, no love for Patty and/or Selma?



    "The older they get, the cuter they ain't."

  • catwith2heds

    Definitely Waylon Smithers. good stuff.

  • catwith2heds

    Definitely Waylon Smithers. good stuff.

  • dimshine

    as per #41, Hans Moleman was no Frostillicus (aka the frozen caveman from the 'Freakymart'). The frozen guy was Jasper, the old man who is Grandpa's friend from the home. He wanted to freeze himself and wake up in the future. When he does, he notes that 'Time has not been kind to [Apu]' and then picks up a Moon Pie from the rack, saying, "what a time to be alive."

  • TK

    Ya, pretty lame Gothamist... Lame like a FOX!! - Homer Simpson

  • Aristocrat

    "Still Not Amused"... "soot's me"? You leave anonymous and a retard.

  • guest

    Crossover show with The Critic:



    Jay Sherman: But first, we have a special guest: Rainer Wolfcastle, star of the reprehensible McBain movies.



    Rainer Wolfcastle: Jay, my new film is a mixture of action und comedy. It's called "McBain: Let's Get Silly."



    [Cut to clip from movie showing McBain with a microphone in front of a brick wall]

    Rainer Wolfcastle as McBain: Did you ever notice how men always leave the toilet seat up?

    [pause]

    Rainer Wolfcastle as McBain: That's the joke.

    Man in audience: You suck, McBain!

    [McBain pulls a machine gun and fires into the audience]

    Rainer Wolfcastle as McBain: Now, my Woody Allen impression: I'm a neurotic nerd who likes to sleep with little girls.

    Man in audience: Hey, that really sucked!

    [McBain pulls the pin on a grenade and tosses it at him]

    Man in audience: [Cut back to Rainer and Jay]



    Rainer Wolfcastle: The film is just me in front of a brick wall for an hour and a half. It cost $80 million.



    Jay Sherman: [contemptuous] How do you sleep at night?



    Rainer Wolfcastle: On top of a pile of money with many beautiful ladies.

  • JohnB_79

    Definitely Kid Presentable - Moe.



    Also, it was Jasper Beardsley, not Moleman, who was the frozen man in the Freak-E-Mart. "Moon pie...what a time to be alive."

  • Albert Sharpton

    Carl Carlson.

  • Aristocrat

    C'mon, as a New Yorker, you have to love Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico, head of the D'Amico Crime Family and modeled after Genovese Crime boss "Fat Tony" Salerno. "I haven't cried like this since I paid to see Godfather III."

  • k8trsgray

    Ralph Wiggum



    'I taste burning'

  • liulide

    George C. Scott, in Man Getting Hit By Football.



    "Ow, my groin!!"

  • guest

    So this is what you folks at the Gothamist are reduced to . Pandering for full registrations ! Lol Thanks but no thanks . I like being a "Guest" Here . It just soot's me knowing that when I visit this place, I leave anonymous ! Posted by; "Still Not Amused"

  • VW

    Toss up

    Snow Ball 1 - for being the original



    Comic Book Guy - Best (semi-dramatic pause) Character (longer semi-dramatic pause) Ever.

  • guest

    I love Carl. He's the only black person on the show.



    Dr. Hibbert not black enough for you?





    Ron Howard was the best guest star portraying himself.

    Homer: I don't need your pity or your money.

    [pockets money]

    Ron Howard: Usually when you say that, you give the money back.



    Ron Howard: Is that... vodka... and wheat grass?

    Homer: It's called a "lawnmower". I invented it. Want one?



  • janelle

    ralphie "i look like cable TV"

  • eben

    bumblebee man. especially when he does things like step into news casts, etc.

  • Rocknrope

    Ok, for my obscure choice:



    The squishy lady from the episode, "The Sweetest Apu", where Apu cheats on Manjula. The reason is because she can tie a Twizzler with her tongue into the words "Do Me." Oh Apu, scratch and win!



    For my not-so-obscure choice:



    Rainer Luftwaffe Wolfcastle, because he shot cartoon James Lipton.

  • brebal

    LYLE LANLEY



    best traveling song and dance man ever:



    I swear it's Springfield's only choice

    Throw up your hands and raise your voice

    Monorail!

    What's it called?

    Monorail!

    One more time



    Monorail!

  • ratch stix

    Boo-urns! Boo-urns!!



    (...mr. burns.) I like his T-rex arms.

  • guest

    #27 is correct



    really lame gothamist

  • ploobis

    The one, the only: Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo!

  • guest

    I agree w/ #25 and #27.

  • adgolds

    I'm not sure if she's my favorite, but I quite like Marge. She's always good to be the voice of reason in an increasingly crazy world. Plus, she introduced us to that Escalator to Nowhere, maybe the funniest joke in the history of the world.

  • littlecleetus

    Mayor Quimby

  • TK

    Comic Book Guy - best.character.ever.

  • vinelod

    Duffman - Are you ready to get Duffed?

  • garble

    Disco Stu, not only named after a tagger in 80s DC, but "Disco Stu don't advertise."

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