Let Us go wayyyy Back in Time!

**The Governor** · 03-06-2009, 08:25 PM

...To the early 1990's with Simpsons Illustrated!

EDIT: More fun stuff added many posts down.

An advertisement for the the first Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire:

Meet the early writers:

A funny Moe bio page:

Finally, another look at the writer's room in Winter'93:

Enjoy.

**Jims** · 03-06-2009, 09:21 PM

Anyone else reminded of that old picture of the Microsoft founders?

**Moe Nopoly** · 03-06-2009, 09:28 PM

wow, the pic with Moe is great, thanks a lot. Also Bart looks really funny on the christmas special cover

**Godfrey** · 03-06-2009, 09:33 PM

Haha, I actually find the Moe picture useful.

But that's some awesome stuff. It's great to see all the things I've missed entirely.

**The Governor** · 03-06-2009, 10:07 PM

Thanks, and I'll post more this weekend. Unfortunetly, my favorite issue of S.I. that had the precurser to "Cartooning with the Simpsons" was stolen about 8 years ago and it had the most interesting picture--a kid who's neighbor looked like the real world Ned Flanders (yes, even more than William H Macy). And he put on a pink shirt and green sweater and actually posed for the pic!

**Thrillho** · 03-06-2009, 10:26 PM

Great article, nice remembrance of things past. I like how the staff has a Spinal Tap poster on the wall.

**Kiyosuki** · 03-06-2009, 10:52 PM

lol. Look at how intense Conan is.

**Moe Nopoly** · 03-06-2009, 11:00 PM

the moe article says he has a tattoo, not sure at the moment if it was ever shown, but would like to see that.

**Granto** · 03-06-2009, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by Kiyosuki

lol. Look at how intense Conan is.

Haha, classic.

Anybody else think Wally Wolodarsky looks like Lennon in that pic?

**Fox Executive** · 03-07-2009, 01:00 AM

Wow, a great picture of the room (and with Conan, yaay!). It's funny that Swartzwelder let the photographers take pictures of him, I've only seen 3 pictures of him so far.

**Gatorgod** · 03-07-2009, 03:30 AM

I want all those Simpson cut-out standies

**~~margesbluehair~~** · 03-07-2009, 03:41 AM

wow.why I wasn;t born at these times yet?and matt groenig looked really funny since we taling about old simpsons here are few materials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiFIM...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t78rB...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVI4c...eature=related
here's better quality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXcnQ...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-cii...eature=related
bartman era begins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKmplCJfOf8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA6Gu...eature=related

**sung** · 03-07-2009, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by granto1990

Anybody else think Wally Wolodarsky looks like Lennon in that pic?

yeah, that's what i thought first time seeing the photo also. those are some great retro pics... very interesting to see the writing staff in its first form

and personally, i love the older chararcter designs shown in the pictures

**Tyler** · 03-07-2009, 08:17 AM

i also thought he looked like lennon. nice to see some conan, swartzwelder. and the spinal tap poster.

**TriforceBun** · 03-07-2009, 08:27 AM

While we're on old Simpsons stuff, who remembers Jonah's great website, The Springfield Shopper? Fox made him shut it down, but with help from The Internet Archive we can now check the old site in all its glory! Complete with his old Complete Guide pages.

**Billy** · 03-07-2009, 09:22 AM

Was that video just of one episode or were there more? Ten dollars seems a bit steep.

That article about the writers was republished in the UK Simpsons Comics when it started in 1997, by which time it was completely confusing and out of date.

**The Governor** · 03-07-2009, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Billy

Was that video just of one episode or were there more? Ten dollars seems a bit steep.

That article about the writers was republished in the UK Simpsons Comics when it started in 1997, by which time it was completely confusing and out of date.

It was the one episode.

**The Sovereign** · 03-07-2009, 11:41 AM

I still have that VHS tape at my house

**The Moleman** · 03-07-2009, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Fox Executive

Wow, a great picture of the room (and with Conan, yaay!). It's funny that Swartzwelder let the photographers take pictures of him, I've only seen 3 pictures of him so far.

Not only they took a picture of him, he also talked about the show! That was really cool! Really great article, thanks a lot.

By the way, here's another great staff picture, also of the Season 4 Staff, the main difference between this one, and the one already posted is that Jeff Martin and Matt Groening aren't in it, but our heroes Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein are! And as a bonus we've got to see a lot of the post-production supervisors and staff's personal assistants. Probably most of you already saw it since it's on the Wikipedia (Apparently, Bill Oakley himself posted it.), but for those of you who didn't, here it is:

(L to R) (back row) Mike Mendel, Colin ABV Lewis (partial), Jeff Goldstein, Al Jean (partial), Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Mike Reiss, Ken Tsumara, George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti (partial), CJ Gibson (?) and David M. Stern
(Front row) Dee Capelli, Lona Williams and Unknown

Here's another cool one:

(L to R) Bill, Josh, Mike Reiss and Jeff Martin.

I was also really curious to see a picture of the writing team during the Mirkin and Oakley & Weinstein years, the closer we've got are those great caricatures of the Season 8 staff on "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show".

**The Governor** · 03-07-2009, 07:07 PM

Here's some fun stuff:

**sung** · 03-07-2009, 07:10 PM

i swear i saw the dr. monroe and el barto poster one in the other simpson comic issue. the rest... very nice

**Van** · 03-07-2009, 09:01 PM

I remember that Moe bio from a simpsons diary I used to have.

**jim** · 03-07-2009, 09:26 PM

One of the first magazines I ever bought:

**Moe Nopoly** · 03-07-2009, 09:40 PM

lol, the page with Barney's Bowl-a-rama is great, also the advertisement page has some hilarious gags. Many thanks for showing.

**minespatch** · 03-07-2009, 10:21 PM

Sorry, but I couldn't resist!

Also, a band reference! Is the Simpson family a fan of There Might Be Giants?

**Godfrey** · 03-07-2009, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by minespatch

Sorry, but I couldn't resist!

I'm ashamed to admit that as soon as I read "Good News, Everybody!", all the rest of Marge's lines in the comic were said by the Professor in my head :-P

**Upgrayedd** · 03-07-2009, 11:12 PM

Nice. The Bowl-A-Rama ad's also in the paperback Simpsons Comics Extravaganza.

Neat to see some pre-Bongo Simpsons comics, not a bad read either. Anyone knew who drew those comics?

**~~margesbluehair~~** · 03-07-2009, 11:26 PM

since we're talking about old simpsons here's list of merchandide that I got from 1990-1992
-bart simpson guide to life book[1990]
-figures
marge with birds on her head
homer
lisa with saxophone
bart with bag
nelson
maggie on turtle
maggie
homer with old sock
bart in car
bart
bart
these figures are from burger king collection[1990]
-book marker with whole simpsons family reading[1990]
-sing the blues on magnetofonic tape[1991]
-bart simpson-deep,deep trouble LP[1991]
-bart simpson mascot[1990]
that's all before I was having the simpson collection tape episodes
1x08-1x09 but I sold It cos I downloaded whole season 1 except 1x12 cos I recorded 1x12 from channel 4.now I must say that I got 30 tapes from the simpsons
11-original
19-recorded from tv
how many you got simpson tapes?
and what is your oldest issue of simpson comics?mine is krusty comics issue 2| from 1995 usa version

**Granto** · 03-08-2009, 02:03 AM

Man, these pictures of the Simpsons writers are really awesome.

**~~margesbluehair~~** · 03-08-2009, 04:54 AM

yeah.young matt groening is not so fat

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