The Simpsons - Classics - Springfield Murder Mysteries is a compilation of Simpsons episodes with a recurring theme. The theme for this DVD is murder, so expect some black comedy. Episodes included are "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2)", "Black Widower" and "Cape Feare".
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Elementary, My dear SimpsonFeatures the following episodes:Black WidowerSideshow Bob ... more
(Kelsey Grammer) is released from prison and proposes to Marge's sister Selma. Everyone is happy except Bart - who must put the clues together in time to reveal that B...
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
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The Simpsons - Classics - Springfield Murder Mysteries is a compilation of Simpsons episodes with a recurring theme. The theme for this DVD is murder, so expect some black comedy. Episodes included are "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2)", "Black Widower" and "Cape Feare".
"Who Shot Mr. Burns?" is the first and, so far, the only Simpsons episode to be split into two ... ...Elementary, which in turn destroys the retirement home and closes down various business (including Moe's bar). To cap it all off, he decides to block out the sun, so the town will use more of his electricity. Suddenly there's a bang, and Burns slumps down on the sundial. Who did it?
As this was the end of the sixth season and the beginning of the seventh, there was a long gap before you found out what happened. There was intense speculation ... more
The Simpsons - Classics - Springfield Murder Mysteries is a compilation of Simpsons episodes with a recurring theme. The theme for this DVD is murder, so expect some black comedy. Episodes included are "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2)", "Black Widower" and "Cape Feare".
"Who Shot Mr. Burns?" is the first and, so far, the only Simpsons episode to be split into two parts. It deals with Mr. Burns, who steals oil right from underneath Springfield Elementary, which in turn destroys the retirement home and closes down various business (including Moe's bar). To cap it all off, he decides to block out the sun, so the town will use more of his electricity. Suddenly there's a bang, and Burns slumps down on the sundial. Who did it?
As this was the end of the sixth season and the beginning of the seventh, there was a long gap before you found out what happened. There was intense speculation about what happened, and this only increased the popularity of the show. There was even a "Springfield's Most Wanted" show looking at various suspects. This was well handled and deftly executed, if you'll pardon the pun. They kept you guessing until the last possible moment, two great episodes full of mystery.
"Black Widower" has Selma wedding her pen pal who is in prison. He also happens to be Sideshow Bob, who Bart sent to prison when he tried to frame Krusty for armed robbery. Bart thinks something is fishy, but can he save the day before Sideshow Bob completes his plan, or is it all in his head? This is a deliciously devilish episode, almost Hitchcockian in it's premise. Probably one of the best written episodes ever, it's funny but also has a very dark tone.
"Cape Feare" is one of the most well known of the Simpsons episodes and again features Sideshow Bob. He starts sending Bart threatening letters so the whole family enters the witness protection program and move to a new town. But Bob is resilient, and soon finds the Simpsons, will he carry out his threat or will Bart save the day, and himself? Kelsey Grammer once again excels as Sideshow Bob, balancing menace with a sophisticated side. Full of memorable moments, this is an episode you can visit again and again and not get bored. I don't think anyone will forget Bob singing the entire score of HMS Pinafore, or standing on rake after rake after rake, all met with the same response "Nuuurrgghh". That particular scene goes on for what seems like forever, becoming funny, then repetitive, then funny again. It's a testament to the writers that they would try something that seems very daring, to have such a extended scene like that, but they pull it off superbly.
No extras which is a disappointment considering the amount you get in the season box sets, and it's not like these are much cheaper either. My advice is to buy a whole season, there's so many gems it'll be well worth the money.
Walter_Kovacs 02.01.2009 (02.01.2009)
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Advantages: Four episodes of the Simpsons Disadvantages: It's only four episodes!
...containing four great episodes from the hit cartoon series, The Simpsons! Four episodes based around a murder theme. The four episodes are Who shot Mr, Burns Part 1, Who Short Mr. Burns Part 2, Black Widower and Cape Feare. Here is a review of each of episodes and my opinion on this video as a whole.
Here are the lists of episodes with information about the story lines, original air dates, writers and directors of each of the episodes and my personal ... ...appear on the video. They act as a
memory refresher to those of you who have seen them and a taster for those of you who
haven't.
[2F16] - Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One
Original Air Date: 21 May 95
Written By: Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein
Directed By: Jeffrey Lynch
Special Guest: Tito Puente
Story Line: Springfield Elementary School strikes it rich by oil being found under the building. All is well until Mr. Burns steals the school's wealth ...
johnsy32 03.12.2004
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...do when you own all the seasons of the Simpsons on DVD? You buy these special box-sets. This one contains the following four episodes. • Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One • Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two • Black Widower • Cape Feare I am pretty sure the first two episodes are the only example of a two part episode in the show’s history. They come from season six, and they are very very funny! The story revolves around Mr Burns being shot by an unknown gunman. ... ...in this DVD set is the time wait between the two episodes – months went by between the two parts in the US screening, and it was really used as an advertising campaign. Watching both episodes back to back in this format as presented here is still funny, but it loses some of its original charm.
Mr Burns is really showcased in these episodes. Quite what inspired his creation I don’t know, but he really is one of the most memorable fictional characters ...
bruffyboy 15.10.2009
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Advantages: Four classic episodes on one disc Disadvantages: None
In my opinion the quality of the Simpsons, particularly after season 14, has dipped somewhat. The episodes are still funny, but they're not as watchable as some of the classic episodes from earlier seasons. The reason for purchasing this DVD is that these four episodes are for me some of the finest, particularly the Who Shot Mr Burns episodes. This dvd contains four episodes, the two Who Shot Mr Burns episodes from seasons six and seven, and two ... ...and Mr Burns to be the most villanous characters on the show, so it's good to have them on one disc. Sideshow Bob, voiced by Fraiser's Kelsey Grammar, is a legendary Simpsons character, and his two episodes are brilliant. The first of these, Black Widower, sees Bob marrying Marge's sister Selma, not for love of course, but for her money. This episode is very, very funny, particularly the sequences between Selma and Bob, and Selma's efforts to try ...
bigmike33 24.09.2006
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