In case you don't know the story: Years ago, Simpsons writer Mike Reiss revealed on DVD commentary that there had once been a script for an episode meant to showcase the "Purple Rain" singer ...

Conan O’Brien Once Wrote a ‘Simpsons’ Script That Prince Nixed "Possibly another objection Prince had to the script," showrunner Al Jean says, when displaying some of the material.

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss.. After hundreds of episodes — and with no end in sight — "The Simpsons" has changed the way we talk to one another.Here are 10 words that the ...

Developer Dave Breeze has created Simpsons Quote Finder, which combs through all “The Simpsons” scripts for any word or phrase typed in to tell you which episode it came from.

He even structured the book like a “Simpsons” script, which has four acts: set-up, complication, resolution, and coda. With four acts, instead of the tradition three, you can sell more ...

A Simpsons episode first scripted by Judd Apatow 25 years ago has received an air date.. Apatow penned the episode called 'Bart's New Friend' in 1990, just weeks after the first few episodes of ...

Don Payne, a four-time Emmy winner for The Simpsons who co-wrote the screenplay to the Thor movie and its sequel, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with bone cancer.He was 48. ...

In a much-derided scene from ‘The Simpsons’ which aired last month, Marge and Lisa discussed the criticism the show has faced in recent times over its portrayal of Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu. While ...

Stephen Hawking kept scripts from television shows The Simpsons, The X-Files and Futurama along with his works on theoretical physics, it has emerged. A catalogue of the late scientist’s ...

Prince turned down an offer to appear on The Simpsons because he was unhappy with the script provided by the cartoon's writers.. According to the show's creator Matt Groening, the Purple Rain ...