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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 the Springfield mall gets its very own Mapple ...
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The Simpsons Spoof Apple
Tech Blog —
... Springfield Mall gets its very own Mapple Store -- "'it's so sterile,' gasps Lisa upon entering." It's even the glass cube version to boot. Continue reading for the videos.
Perhaps the best exchange comes from Bart's dubbing of a Steve Mobs' product announcement in front of a crowd of gaping nerds, "You think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost 8 bucks to make and I pee on every one!"
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Video: Bart Simpson channels Steve Jobs
Apple 2.0 —
... it while it’s still available on YouTube: The Simpsons’ clever send-up of “Mapple,” “MyPods,” “MyPhones” and “Steve Mobs,” whose real slogan, Lisa Simpson learns, is not “think differently” but “no refunds.”
Our favorite scene: When the staff at the Mapple Store turn on Bart and prepare to flay him with their ear buds.
Below the fold: two clips from the Apple (AAPL) spoof, via Engadget.
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Monday fun - Simpsons parody Apple
Hardware 2.0 —
... Tags: Apple Inc. , Fun , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Simpsons parody Apple … uh, Mapple. MyPods, MyPhones, Brainiac Bars :) Oh, and the killer line:“You think you’re cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost 8 bucks to make and I pee on every one!” And there I was thinking that The Simpsons had both jumped the shark and nuked the fridge a long time ago! [image] [image] (via Engadget )
The Simpsons Mock Cult of Apple
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... think The Simpsons should've been canceled years ago, but I couldn't help but giggle at last night's episode mocking Apple fan boys and Steve Jobs. In just six minutes, the show hurls jokes at everything from iPods to iPhones to Apple's overpriced computers and Steve Jobs' (Steve "Mobs") God-like charisma. Nothing better to kick off a Monday morning after a holiday weekend. Check out the videos (above) before the copyrighters pull them down.
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The Simpsons Apple spoof likely has many wondering what a “myCube” is
VentureBeat —
... announcement that will “completely change the way you look at everything” and the crowd all immediately pull money out of their wallets. But when Bart Simpson takes control of the microphone and says that Steve Mobs has made a fortune taking money from Mapple buyers and investing it in Microsoft, he doesn’t point out that since Apple’s explosion in popularity, Microsoft’s stock price has been largely flat.
Find two clips from the episode below [via Engadget] or watch the entire episode on Hulu. ...
Bad News for Microsoft: Windows, IE Net Usage Dip Lower
SitePoint —
... Just a day after TV’s The Simpson’s hilariously mocked Apple, the Cupertino, California-company is having the last laugh as the Internet share for their operating system is at a all-time high, at the expense of Windows, which has sunk to an all-time low. According to the ...
The Simpsons Takes Aim at Apple
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... . Unfortunately, Hulu is available only for U.S. residents; those of you in other countries are probably best off watching the clips linked to by Engadget or searching on YouTube manually. ...
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... Hereâs our Top 5 Social Friday Stories 1. The Simpsons mocks (m)Apple - Few have been spared the satire of Matt Groening’s long running animated sitcom. 2. ...
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Anything But iPod —
... The popular TV show "The Simpsons" had an episode last Sunday where a certain company got a bashing. Check it out if you want to know the real story behind Steve Mobs, Mapple and the Mypod. ...
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The Simpsons take on 'Mapple'
www.tuaw.com 12/1/2008 —
As Dave and Mike discussed during last night's talkcast , Sunday's episode of The Simpsons included plenty of wink-wink-nudge-nudge references to our favorite fruit company. (The video is also available on Hulu.com .)
Lisa discovers a "Mapple ...
As Dave and Mike discussed during last night's talkcast , Sunday's episode of The Simpsons included plenty of wink-wink-nudge-nudge references to our favorite fruit company. (The video is also available on Hulu.com .)
Lisa discovers a "Mapple ...
The Simpsons Takes a Bite Out of Apple
cultofmac.com 12/1/2008 —
Tonight’s episode of The Simpsons had fun at the expense of Steve Jobs and his company.
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Tonight’s episode of The Simpsons had fun at the expense of Steve Jobs and his company.
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Simpsons rip into Apple
feeds.theinquirer.net 12/1/2008 — Stewart Meagher the Inquirer , Monday 1 December 2008. 14:57:00 Lisa gets a Mapple Mypod and a job from Steve Mobs APPEARING ON the Simpsons has always been considered a cultural barometer. If you've been to Springfield and met TV's favourite ...
Stewart Meagher the Inquirer , Monday 1 December 2008. 14:57:00 Lisa gets a Mapple Mypod and a job from Steve Mobs APPEARING ON the Simpsons has always been considered a cultural barometer. If you've been to Springfield and met TV's favourite ...
“Mapple” Lampoons the Cupertino Faithful on The Simpsons [TheAppleBlog]
theappleblog.com 12/1/2008 — Apple fans found their beloved company satirized Simpsons-style last night. The latest installment of the Fox cartoon featured a “Mapple” store in the beginning of the episode, a tech store where hip, young t-shirted employees take brand ...
Apple fans found their beloved company satirized Simpsons-style last night. The latest installment of the Fox cartoon featured a “Mapple” store in the beginning of the episode, a tech store where hip, young t-shirted employees take brand ...
Mapple, er, Apple News —
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The eminently parodyable, parodied : The Simpsons go to the Apple, er, Mapple store.
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The Simpsons take on mApple and Steve Mobs —
Gear Live
Always on the lookout for references to the technology we love hitting the pop culture, we had to share these clips from The Simpsons. In the clip above, the family visits the new mApple store that has opened in the Springfield Mall, and we’re sure you can imagine the things they ...
Video: Simpsons Lampoons (M)Apple —
Homotron.net
While I generally don't like the Simpsons (put down your pitchforks! It's just not my cup of tea most times OK?) , the writers have finally gotten around to mocking Apple in a hilarious segment of their latest episode in which all "Mapple" customers are subservient to their god, Steve Mobs, ...
"The Simpsons" Takes On Apple —
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
When I came in this morning, Twitter was buzzing over an Apple parody that ran on The Simpsons last night. Homer, Marge, and the kids visit the Mapple Store at the mall and admire the MyPods and MyPhones. The segment includes a parody-in-a-parody of the famous 1984 Apple "Big Brother" ...
Simpsons takes jabs at Apple cult, costs —
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
In its most recent episode, popular animated sitcom The Simpsons has parodied a variety of aspects of Apple culture, including its marketing, high prices and cult-like following. The plot sees the opening of the first Springfield Mapple store, stocked with products such as MyPhones and MyPods, ...
Les Simpsons “aiment” Apple —
w3sh magazine
Quand les Simpsons consacrent un épisode à “l’univers merveilleux” du géant du Cupertino, cela ne manque de piquant. Tout y est : Mapple, MyPod, Steve Mobs, MyCube, MyPhone, Brainiac Bar… Et les références ne manquent pas, surtout avec ce spot d’Apple qui date de ...
Los Simpsons, (m)Apple y Steve Jobs —
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Del episodio de ayer domingo en EE.UU. de Los Simpsons con un mega-guiño a Apple. ¿De verdad hace falta explicar algo más?
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Matt Groening’s The Simpsons makes fun of (M)Apple —
TheNextWeb.com
It’s not too hard to create a satire about a group with million of members that gets all hysteric about shiny little objects. The writers of The Simpsons prove how easy it actually is. Last night’s broadcast in the US contained six minutes of pure Apple - or should I say Mapple? - ...
Simpson's Video Features Epic 'Mapple' (Apple) Store Spoof —
iPhone Savior
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 true which makes it hysterical. "He's a genius!", He's like a God who knows what ...
Mapple and Steve Mobs on the Simpsons —
Macenstein
The Simpsons is one of those rare shows that I still watch today based solely on how much I enjoyed the previous seasons. I think it might be up to around season 22 or something, and while I have not enjoyed a full season for about 11 years, it still makes my DVR list because [...]
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