Intriguing and Perfectly Cromulent Simpsons Facts

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Eric Lund
Feb 7, 2021 10:00 AM EST

Just about everyone grew up watching the Simpsons, and the show remains a wonderful memory for many of us, up to somewhere around season 9. Here are some Simpsons facts, from ideas that got dropped, to obscure canon, to the real world inspirations for certain episodes. Here are some absurd moments of cartoon logic that make perfect sense.

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    Elephant - The Simpsons episode where Bart gets an elephant was based on a real Price is Right incident in 1956
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  • 02
    Animated cartoon - The term "meh" as an indifferent response gained popularity in the modern lexicon after its use on "The Simpsons."
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  • 03
    Cartoon - Krusty the Clown was supposed to be revealed to be Homer Simpsons secret identity but the idea was dropped being too complex
    via TheOneThatGotBanned
  • 04
    Cartoon - Tomacco (tomato/tobacco hybrid) from The Simpsons actually exists. The tomatoes grown have nicotine in them.
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  • 05
    Cartoon - MAT Gao6 Lisa Simpson remains a vegetarian as a promise from the show's staff to Paul McCartney
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  • 06
    Cartoon - SPRIN TOWN HALL There was no winner for the "Who Shot Mr. Burns" contest on The Simpsons. The contest rules said that a winner would be selected from the pool of people who guessed correctly, but there were no correct guesses
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  • 07
    Cartoon - There is a rarely seen room in The Simpsons home. The Rumpus Room
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  • 08
    Cartoon - When played together, the McBain clips from The Simpsons form a coherent mini-movie
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  • 09
    Cartoon - Matt Matt Groening was once strip searched in airport security. As he was led away, a little boy laughed at him like Nelson from The Simpsons. Groening found the mockery the worst part of the incident
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  • 10
    Cartoon - OX Lox FOX Fox News, Your Voice For Evir FOX owns the rights to the Simpsons until 2082
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  • 11
    Cartoon - The Simpsons' Episode 'The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show' was the writer's response to Fox requesting they add another character to the family to freshen up the series; a move the writers saw as desperate
    via TheOneThatGotBanned
  • 12
    Cartoon - Lenny and Carl from the Simpsons both have master degree's in Nuclear physics
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  • 13
    Cartoon - In The Simpsons, God and Jesus are the only characters ever depicted with all 5 fingers
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  • 14
    Text - SPRINGFIELD POWER COMPANY HOMER J SIMPSON SECTOR 70 EMPLOYEE: 40 HRS PAY. DEDUCTIONS: FED W/H. FICA STATE WH MUNICIPAL TAX 9.37 OTHER DEDUCTIONS: 56.25 BEAR PATROL TAX. 36.34 .10.45 5.00 NET PAY. 362.19 As a 'technical supervisor' and the appointed safety inspector, Homer also makes less than $25k a year.
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    Cartoon - The Simpsons producer's contract allows them to write the show without interference from Fox. This allows them to make fun of the network.
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