Simpsons rip into Apple
APPEARING ON the Simpsons has always been considered a cultural barometer. If you've been to Springfield and met TV's favourite dysfunctional yellow family, you know you've really made it.
And now Steve Jobs and his company Apple have been parodied in the latest episode of the longest running cartoon series in television history.
And the writers didn't give the Cupertino company an easy ride ripping into its customer services, sterile stores, overpriced computers and quasi-religious fundamentalist fanbase.
'Steve Mobs' is Mapple's Chief Imaginative officer and is described by a fanboy as being 'like a God who knows what we want'.
Standout scene is where Bart manages to overdub a Steve Mobs keynote speech telling the assembled Mapolytes, "You think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it... well guess what? They cost eight bucks to make and I pee on every one. I've made a fortune off you chumps, and I've invested it all in Microsoft. Now my boyfriend Bill Gates and I kiss each other on a pile of your money.'
Classic... go watch it here before Youtube gets collared by the copyright cops and has to pull the link. ยต
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Loved the episode, I also loved the part where Lisa's insatiable ear appetite gets to cost her over a thousand dollars and was further slaved on a street corner selling pitch to get more vics.

Bart's overdub also spells it all.

Thank you for the article on this. Yes, I did focus on the Simpson episode instead of your article but need is be since rare are good episodes.
it keeps stopping, the video keeps moving clearly. sound very intermittiant, having to watch it in 10s bursts, constantly rewinding to hear the full 10s.

Very annoying. But thanks. But annoying, arrgghhh.
Although I did manage to watch it myself, all my iFriends now think I was making it up!
I hearby declare this episode to be the best episode of the Simpsons ever.
"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Twentieth Century Fox"
try these links - I think it only works in the US.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/46753/the-simpsons-mapple-store#s-p1-n20-st-i1

http://www.hulu.com/watch/46751/the-simpsons-steve-mobs#s-p1-n20-st-i1
The inside view from the huge Multi touch (gesture?) panel reveals the name of the character to be Steve Mobbs and not Mobs. Pay attention Stuart Meagre.
On Fox's website.

http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=simpsons

Mat Groening did some artwork for Apple in the 80s:

http://hadshot.net/apple/uncategorized/apparently-matt-groening-did-some-apple-artwork-back-in-the-days/1292
ads for Apple dominated the episode's commercial breaks. I guess there really is no such thing as bad publicity.
Yup it's been pulled but you can check it out at surfthechannel.com. 

Funny stuff!
The same episode is available at Hulu (legitimately), so you can still watch it for free.

Episode: Mypods and Boomsticks

http://www.hulu.com/watch/46689/the-simpsons-mypods-and-boomsticks#s-p1-so-i0
http://www.hulu.com/watch/46689/the-simpsons-mypods-and-boomsticks#s-p1-so-i0
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G7CUFPkjXRs
Just search for Simpsons and Apple
You can watch this and other Simpsons episodes at watchthesimpsonsonline.com
south park makes fun of things better than the simpsons. the simpsons are rubbish at satire
... French, is it?
You can still watch the full episode on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/watch/46689/the-simpsons-mypods-and-boomsticks
try to see it here..

USA based users have no problem. others have to use a USA based proxy:

but legal and no copyright problems:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/46689/the-simpsons-mypods-and-boomsticks