hulu.com - 12/1/2008
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Have you guys watched the Simpsons last night? If not, you missed out on some fun. The episode opened with a brilliant, prolonged visit to the Mapple store. The epic announcement from Steve Mobs, Mapple’s founder and Chief Imaginative Officer is painfully spot on which makes it hysterical. “He’s ...
viralvideochart.com - 12/1/2008
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viralvideochart.com —
In the Simpsons episode Mypods and Boomsticks, Lisa
gets an iPod which is called in the episode...
a "MiPod" which leads to her $1,200 MyBill.Check ou...
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Simpsons make fun of Apple & Steve Jobs
engadget.com - 12/1/2008
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engadget.com —
Few have been spared the satire of Matt
Groening's long running animated sitcom. Last night, The Simpsons...
took on Apple, or uh, Mapple for a full 6 minutes of lampoonery -- a pretty harsh ride at a two-joke per minute pace. It all starts when ...
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The Simpsons mocks (m)Apple
strimoo.com - 12/1/2008
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strimoo.com —
At the Springfield Mall, Lisa is amazed at
(M)Apple products. And Comic book guy talks about the...
benefits of OS 4.0. She "inherits" Krusty's old miPod (which he gets at the Jewish Clown Awards). Steve Mobs also makes an appearance. Bart overdubs Steve ...
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The Simpsons pokes fun at Apple culture
Macworld —
Long-running sitcom The Simpsons featured a number of Apple-related jokes in their most recent episode.
'The Simpsons': Steve Jobs Pees on Your iPhone
Gearlog —
I could almost use Peter Kafka's lede at AllThingsD on this item, as I don't watch The Simpsons on a regular basis, either. (Actually, I use Hulu to catch up with episodes I've missed, as I suspect more and more people are doing.)
In any event, the iconic animated show finally took on the modern cult of Mac in its Sunday episode, although the writers obviously feared Apple's legal team. In the show, "Apple" is renamed "Mapple," led by the iconic "Steve Mobs". iPhones are named "MyPhones," and -- well, just watch the clip that Kafka helpfully provided.
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The latest Simpsons episode opens with a brilliant, prolonged visit to the 'Mapple' store (Apple store). The epic announcement from Steve Mobs, Mapple's founder and Chief Imaginative Officer is painfully spot on which makes it hysterical. "He's a genius!", He's like a God who knows ...