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Driving Through The Springfield Underground

Driving Through The Springfield Underground

A big rig driver takes us on a ride through one of the more fascinating warehouse facilities in the world. The Springfield Underground is a former limestone mine that offers indoor storage in cavernous spaces to protect goods from the elements at a constant temperature of 62ºF. They also have refrigerated buildings.

Springfield Still Life Tee

Springfield Still Life Tee
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Don’t have a cow, man, the Simpsons are still around–albeit with an artistic makeover; this Springfield Still Life t-shirt turns our favorite animated family into inanimate objects.

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BBQ Grill Motorcycle Sidecar

BBQ Grill Motorcycle Sidecar

Builder Thor Drake of See See Motorcycles wanted the freedom to cook his own meals while traveling on his bike. So he teamed up with Indian Motorcycles and Traeger Grills to create a custom sidecar with a fully-operational Ironwood 885 pellet grill for campsite cookouts wherever his Springfield Dark Horse takes him.

Making a Mini Kwik-E-Mart

Making a Mini Kwik-E-Mart

One of the most iconic locations on The Simpsons is the Kwik-E-Mart. The talented builders of Ouroboros ARQ and made a detailed miniature of Springfield’s convenience store from masonite and spray foam. Though after rebranding, this location sells something other than Squishees and stale hot dogs.

Nelson Visits Midnight City

Nelson Visits Midnight City

The Simpsons’ resident bully Nelson Muntz spends his days in Springfield, and his evenings in Midnight City. Or at least that’s what we’ve been lead to believe by Teo Domani, who figured out that Nelson’s familiar “Ha-Ha!” taunt fits perfectly into the electronic sounds of the track by M83.

Stop and Bust a Move

Stop and Bust a Move

It’s impossible to listen to the Young MC track Bust a Move without doing exactly what its title says. Remixer Bill McClintock combined MC’s infectious rhythms with Buffalo Springfield’s timeless protest song For What It’s Worth, giving it a groovy new sound. Listen close, and you’ll catch some Def Leppard, GN’R, and Van Halen too.

Simpsons Reservoir Dogs Couch Gag

Simpsons Reservoir Dogs Couch Gag

(Gore) Krusty and other Springfield characters star in a heist gone horribly wrong. Claymation master Lee Hardcastle shares what he says is a banned couch gag that he made for The Simpsons. The song is I Need A New Beginning by Ruiji – an homage to Where Is My Mind.

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Simpsons Time

Simpsons Time

The first episode of The Simpsons’ 28th season (daaaamn!) kicked off with a recreation of Adventure Time’s opening sequence, except it’s filled with Springfield’s citizens. It even has Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward singing a variant of his show’s tune.

Homer Simpson: An Economic Analysis

Homer Simpson: An Economic Analysis

Aside from sleeping at the Springfield nuclear plant, Homer Simpson has had more than a hundred other jobs. Vox averaged his salaries from the past three decades and came up with a depressing conclusion: that Homer reflects the plight of the middle class American.

Simpsons x Moleskine Ltd. Edition

Simpsons x Moleskine Ltd. Edition
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Limited to just 9,999 copies, this ruled notebook is individually numbered and “Homer Certimafied.” On the inside back cover, you’ll find a map of Springfield, and includes some fun Simpsons stickers to embellish your pages.

Hi, I’m Troy McClure

Hi, I’m Troy McClure

A compilation of Springfield’s resident Hollywood has-been Troy McClure mentioning the awful movies and TV shows he appeared in. You can see all of the film titles here. We’d pay to see Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly.

Simpsons Fast Food Blvd.

Simpsons Fast Food Blvd.

Universal Orlando recently opened real world equivalents of the restaurants and shops in the cartoon, such as Krusty Burger, Kwik-E-Mart and Moe’s Tavern. We hope someone prank calls Moe’s every day. More here.

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Duff Beer 24-Can Pack

Duff Beer 24-Can Pack
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You don’t have to take a trip to Moe’s or to Apu’s Kwik-E-Mart to score some of Homer’s favorite beer. You can have this pack delivered to your doorstep, straight from Springfield Germany.

Lisa Simpson’s Wedding Day

Lisa Simpson’s Wedding Day

The 19th episode of The Simpsons’ sixth season aired over 15 years ago. The episode was about Lisa’s wedding, which was supposed to be 8/1/2010. Quick, to Springfield Meadow!

Art: Simpsons 20th Season

Art: Simpsons 20th Season

Celebrating the upcoming Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season DVD set, this epic Simpsons poster is a who’s who of Springfield; check out the scrollable version here.

Simpsons-style Superheroes

Simpsons-style Superheroes

Springfield Punx is a pet project of artist Dean Fraser; he does an amazing job creating Simpsons styled versions of popular superheroes and celebs. Our fave: The Dark Knight‘s Joker.

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