David Silverman on ‘The Longest Daycare’ being nominated for the best animated short film at this year’s Oscars.
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James L. Brooks on his first introduction to Matt Groening and the long-term success and evolution of The Simpsons.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
The nominees for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning. The broadcast will air live on February 24, 2013.
The nominees for Animated Feature Film are: Brave, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, and Wreck-It Ralph.
The nominees for Animated Short Film are: Adam and Dog, Fresh Guacamole, Head Over Heels, Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare,” and Paperman.
Check out the rest of the shorts after the break.
Bill Plympton‘s Simpsons couch gag from the episode “Beware My Cheating Bart,” which aired April 15, 2012.
FOX has renewed The Simpsons for a 24th and 25th season, bringing the series total to 559 episodes. Following the MLB American League Championship Series and World Series games on FOX, The Simpsons returns with all-new episodes beginning with “Treehouse of Horrors XXII,†on Sunday, Oct. 30 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT).
Synopsis: In the spooky opener, Homer takes a dangerous dive into an isolated canyon on Candy Peak, but when a crashing boulder traps his arm, he channels Aron Ralston (guest voicing as himself) to save himself. In “The Diving Bell and Butterball,†the first of three hair-raising Halloween tales, a venomous spider bite leaves Homer paralyzed, but when Lisa discovers Homer’s ability to communicate through natural gases, he is able to express his love for Marge. The killer spells continue in “Dial D for Diddly,†when Ned Flanders, devout preacher by day, transforms into a cold-blooded vigilante by night. In the final terrifying tale, “In the Na’Vi,†Bart and Milhouse are assigned on a mission to access a sacred extract on a distant planet. They morph into the land’s indigenous one-eyed avatars, but when Bart finds love and an eternal mate abroad, he is caught in planet warfare.
John Kricfalusi, creator of the The Ren & Stimpy Show, designed the couch gag intro for the Simpsons episode that aired on October 2. You can see the twisted video below. And you can see some of John K.’s Simpsons artwork on his website and an in-depth interview regarding the cough cag at CartoonBrew.com
Find out who voices your favorite Simpsons characters with the handy infographic below and check out a video of Harry Shearer and Dan Castellaneta on Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien after the break.
