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The Simpsons - The Complete Third Season

Dan Castellaneta (Actor), Nancy Cartwright (Actor), Alan Smart (Director), Rated:
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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 770 ratings
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Genre Animation, Anime & Manga
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Contributor Mark Kirkland, Alan Smart, Harry Shearer, David Silverman, Jim Reardon, Brad Bird, Julie Kavner, Doris Grau, Frank Welker, Jeffrey Lynch, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Pamela Hayden, Michael Jackson, Kipp Lennon, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Carlos Baeza, Rich Moore, Tress MacNeille See more
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Broadcast in 1991, the third season of The Simpsons contains a host of candidates for "Best Simpsons Episode Ever." Homer is in such good form throughout that a reasonable case can be made that he has superseded the importance of his Greek namesake in the annals of culture and civilization. The opener, "Stark Raving Dad," for instance, features a guest appearance by an uncredited Michael Jackson, who plays an obese white inmate whom Homer meets while confined to a mental institution. Other standout episodes include "Like Father, Like Clown," in which Krusty reveals he is estranged from his Rabbi father; this is The Simpsons at the height of its powers, mature, ironic, erudite, and touching while bristling with slapstick and Bart-inspired cheek. "Flaming Moe's" features Aerosmith and sees Homer invent a cocktail that desperate, sleazy bartender Moe steals from him. "Radio Bart" is another demonstration of the series' knack for cultural references, parodying the Billy Wilder movie Ace in the Hole. Finally, there's "Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes," in which Danny DeVito reprises his role as Homer's brother, regaining the fortune Homer lost him by inventing a Baby Translator. Immensely enjoyable at any level, this third year demonstrates conclusively that The Simpsons is quite simply, and by a large margin, the greatest television show ever. --David Stubbs

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 5.75 x 1.34 inches; 11.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Alan Smart, Brad Bird, Carlos Baeza, David Silverman, Jeffrey Lynch
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Box set, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Animated, Full Screen, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 9 hours and 11 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2003
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000067DNE
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 770 ratings

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Jake Mohlman
5.0 out of 5 stars All I know is: "Fire made it good."
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2003
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The third season of "The Simpson's" defines the beginning of the show's peak, and is arguably the best season ever. The animation is finally at the level we are now familiar with, the voices have pretty much settled into their permanent tones, and the effective use of celebrity voices becomes a highlight of the show. Perhaps most importantly though, season three sees Homer become the centerpiece of the show, as Bart's shtick had become rather tired by this time. As a result, the show's humor takes on a more adult edge, and the possible selection of story lines expands to include the nuclear power plant, Moe's, and other "grown-up" locales. Moreover, after being freed from being the show's centerpiece, Bart takes on a more interesting, varied personality.
All that said, what is really important is whether or not the episodes make you laugh, and without fail season three delivers. As much as I love "The Simpsons" there are always one or two stinkers in every season, but fortunately, this collection is the exception that proves the rule. From top to bottom there isn't a single episode in season three that I would skip over. At the same time, these episodes are for some reason rarely seen in syndication, so seeing them here uncut makes them all the more enjoyable; sort of like reuniting with a long lost friend.
In fact, I can't recall having ever seen the "Bart the Murderer" episode in syndication, and I had actually forgotten that it even existed. Likewise, "Flaming Moe's" my all-time favorite episode, and perhaps the most bitingly satirical episode ever, shows up once in a blue moon. The same can be said for "Black Widower" which reintroduces a much more polished Sideshow Bob, "I Married Marge", the first of many fantastic "flashback" episodes and "Bart the Lover" which features some great lines from Homer and the best end credits graphic ever.
I could go on, but any fan of "The Simpsons" will know and love these episodes as well, if not better, than I do. I will say, though, that these DVD's are a step above the first two seasons. Instead of the ugly, clunky menus, there is a streamlined interface, which includes the much requested option to play all of the episodes on the disc back to back. At the same time the color is rejuvenated, as one would expect from the prior releases, but perhaps somewhat surprising is how good these discs sound. The first two seasons always sounded a little off to me in 5.1 surround, but season three sounds fantastic; the producers deserve a lot of credit for taking full advantage of the available technology. Likewise, the addition of commentary for every episode speaks to the dedication to these releases, even if it is unlikely I'll ever listen to all twenty-four of them.
In the end, if you are a fan of "The Simpsons", nothing I say here is going to make it more likely that you'll buy this set. Like me, you're compelled to for the sake of owning the episodes, even after the lackluster production values of the first two seasons. However, I can reassure you that this set defines a new standard for Simpson's collections, and the additional features are worth every penny. Conversely, if you're a casual fan, but thinking about buying one of the seasons, start with this one. If it isn't the best season ever, it is certainly in the top three, and the layout and extras on these discs are light years ahead of the previous two collections.
Enjoy!
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Ham Sammich
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2003
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I'm the type of Simpsons viewer who pre-orders the DVD sets as soon as they're available and then watches the release date on the calendar until the glorious day comes. This time around, I was particularly excited, as some of the best episodes ever come from season 3.
For the first two seasons, I went to my local mall DVD/video store, put down my deposit and then took another trip the day it came out. I did this so that I would get it the day it was released and not have to wait an extra few days for it to arrive in the mail. This time, I pre-ordered it from Amazon and was pleasantly surprised to see that it didn't cost me any more (with super-saver shipping) and it inexplicably came in the mail the day after it was available in stores! So I was really happy with this arrangement.
I was also really happy with the DVDs themselves. I always watch them first with the creator/director/producer/whatever commentary on first. With the first two seasons, I honestly never got around to watching the episodes without the commentary because the quality of the show had not reached its peak and the episodes come off as boring and pointless to watch, as they're shown in syndication all the time. This is not true with the third season. The episodes are a pleasure to watch in their own right, particularly ones that aren't shown in syndication as much, like "I Married Marge" and "I Love Lisa."
Also, the commentary on season 3 is much more interesting, as I think the show's powers-that-be have finally gotten the commentary thing down. A new addition to the third season is commentary by Julie Kavner, Dan Castellanetta, and Nancy Cartwright, who sometimes break into their respective characters' voices (my favorite is Nancy Cartwright's "My water broke, man!" in Bart's voice), which is really interesting and cool. Their presence also let you in on little bits of trivia such as which exchanges between characters are ad-libs and which regular or guest star does the voice of the minor characters. They're also very honest in critiquing more recent episodes (in reference to the third season, someone says, "this was when the show was good") and explain some of the more obscure references, which is nice as well.
The little extras can be cute. The Butterfinger commercials are a little unnecessary (we've all seen them a million times or more) but the footage of the Bart balloon at the Macy's parade is really funny, reminiscent of the footage of the Simpsons' "appearances" at the Grammys from the second season DVDs.
So, now I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the legendary fourth season. If this pattern holds, they'll continue to improve and I will happily shell out the $40 every eight months or so for each increment of my personal archive of this generation's best television show.
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Paul Tapner
5.0 out of 5 stars Springfield year three
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2012
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Here, in one box set, spread across four discs, are all the episodes of the third season of the Simpsons.

Episodes are as follows:

Stark Raving Dad.
Mr. Lisa goes to Washington.
When Flanders failed.
Bart the murderer.
Homer defined.
Like father, like clown.
Treehouse of Horror II.
Lisa's pony.
Saturdays of Thunder.
Flaming Moe's.
Burns verkaufen der kraftwerk.
I married marge.
Radio Bart.
Lisa the Greek.
Homer alone.
Bart the lover.
Homer at the Bat.
Separate vocations.
Dog of Death.
Colonel Homer.
Black Widower.
The Otto show.
Bart's friend falls in love.
Brother, can you spare two dimes?

Languages and subtitles are as follows:

Languages: English.

Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish.

Each disc does begin with a copyright notice that takes a short while to vanish, so just press the menu button the dvd remote in order to skip it.

Each episode has a commentary from show creator Matt Groening. He is joined on various of them by other producers and members of the cast.

Selected episodes have a pop up trivia feature. Storyboards. Or scene specific interactive sketches. Or an original tv trailer for it. Or audio outtakes.

The episode Treehouse of Horror II has four additional language options, and can thus be watched in English, Spanish, French Polish and Czech.

On disc one you can find five short tv commercials for a chocolate bar all of which feature Bart.

Disc two has a very short clip of tv coverage of a 1991 Thanksgiving day parade, showing a Bart Simpson Balloon as part of it.

And disc four has a Simpsons jukebox, which allows you to watch selected muscial moments from various episodes. Either individually or all at once.

These epiodes are over twenty years old now. The animation is a bit crude compared to more recent efforts. They're still finding some of the supporting characters thus they sound a little different. But nobody ever argues about the quality of the writing in these early years, so this run should please anyone who watches it.

This box set could perhaps have a few more extras, but that's only a minor complaint. It's a very good collection of a very good season.
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J. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A technical review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2003
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As most of these reviews seem to be of the annoying vain of writing the review before having witnessed the dvd I thought I would write one of the actual dvd.
SOUND: First of all, for all you sound junkies like me, it is in 5.1 (incase you dont know, that means full surround sound) thats right, rather surreally you can hear krusty knocking at the simpsons door and it is actually heard souly in the right speaker! Very strange for us used to good old BBC 2 analogue broadcasts but nevertheless adds to the whole experience.
PICTURE: Whilst not looking as great as something like Futurama due to its age i guess, the picture is still pretty decent, rather obviously being better than televisions transmissions, but not vastly so. Nothing of great wonder but still acceptable.
EXTRA FEATURES: Personally directors commentraries bore me usually, but i find with animation such as Futurama and the Simpsons they are great, almost amusing as the episodes sometimes to hear the writers talking about the episodes! Apart from the commentaries for me there is little, except a few mildly pointless animation features that arent really worth it.
Im sure you know the episodes are great, I never realised what great episodes came from season 3.
Great dvd, great episodes, well worth it!
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Lobsterr
5.0 out of 5 stars Simpsons! So great.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2011
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Now this is my only boxset of the simpsons, I wanted to treat my self to one as I know how much I love the show, I saw this and was like what the heck lets try it out, I love all of the episodes and there are so many! For such a cheap price, as it was preowned and still in superb condition this is a great buy!
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Caroline McKay
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2020
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Loved it! Came in brand new condition and could not have asked for better value for money!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2021
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