20年前,制片人詹姆斯·L·布鲁克斯(James L. Brooks)看上了漫画家马特·格劳宁(Matt Groening)的成名作《地狱里的生活》(Life in Hell),希望可以借助里面的卡通形象为福克斯的电视节目《崔茜·尤玛秀》(The Tracy Ullman Show)制作几个动画短片。但格劳宁害怕会因此失去这部作品的版权拥有,所以他在布鲁克斯的办公室当场创作了“辛普森”所有的家庭成员,名字则来源于他自己的家人……当《辛普森一家》作为每周半小时的系列卡通剧在电视中开始播放时,迅速凝结成了一股风潮,并最终变成一个流行的文化现象。先是电视,再是电影,《辛普森一家》正在创造历史。
Homer Simpson: I know we've had a rough day, but I'm sure we can put that all behind us and...
[the dogs start attacking Homer, causing him to scream]
(荷马正在打他的狗)
荷马·辛普森:快跑,快跑!
荷马·辛普森:跳,跳!
荷马·辛普森:坐,坐!
荷马·辛普森:我知道我们都度过了辛苦的一天,但是我肯定我们能将一切困难抛在身后,而且……
(狗开始一起袭击荷马,荷马发出痛苦的尖叫)
Ned Flanders: Look at that, you can see the four states that border Springfield: Ohio, Nevada, Maine, and Kentucky!
Bart Simpson: Oh yeah.
奈德·弗兰德斯:看那里,你能看到有四个州与斯普林菲尔德相连:俄亥俄州、内华达州、缅因州和肯塔基州。
巴特·辛普森:哦耶!
Homer Simpson: Time to save my family!
荷马·辛普森:是时候救我的家人了!
Homer Simpson: I'll teach you to laugh at something that's funny!
荷马·辛普森:我要教会你对一些真正有趣的东西发笑!
[a 3-D animated bunny is dancing to the Nutcracker Suite song]
Announcer: In a time where computer animation brings us worlds of unsurpassed beauty, one film dares to be ugly.
[the logo for the Simpsons Movie with Moe in it drops and hits the bunny]
Moe Szyslak: [announcing] The Simpsons Movie...
[a small sign that reads "In 2-D" hits the logo]
Moe Szyslak: ...in 2-D!
[Moe notices that he hit the bunny]
Moe Szyslak: Uh, the bunny's not breathing.
(一只3D的兔子在《胡桃夹子组曲》的伴奏下翩翩起舞)
报幕员:这是一个由计算机动画带给我们美不胜收的世界的时代,有一部影片却敢于露出丑陋的一面。
(《辛普森一家》的logo与莫一起掉了下来,正好砸在了兔子的身上)
莫·扎斯莱克(宣布):《辛普森一家》……
(一个写着"二维动画"小标记砸在了电影的logo上)
莫·扎斯莱克:……二维制作!
(莫注意到他砸到了兔子)
莫·扎斯莱克:呃,这只兔子没有呼吸了。
Marge Simpson: [to Lisa] You're right, but the very best thing is that he listens to you. Because nothing means more than for a man to -
[looks up in surprise]
Marge Simpson: How did the pig tracks get on the ceiling?
[cuts to Homer holding a pig to the ceiling]
Homer Simpson: [singing Tune to Spider-Man Theme Song] Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig. / Does whatever a Spider-Pig does. / Can he swing / from a web? / No he *can't*, / cause he's a *pig*. / Look out! / He is the *Spider-Pig*!