Official Fox Home Entertainment Press Release Draft - June 14, 2001

Final version

COWBUNGA DUDE! 

GRAB THE REMOTE AND PULL UP A COUCH -- THE WORLD'S FAVORITE NUCLEAR FAMILY IS 
COMING TO DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT'S THE SIMPSONS 
SEASON 1 DVD BOX SET

Specially Packaged Three Disc Set Featuring All 13 Episodes From The Premiere 
Season Plus Exclusive Bonus Features Including An Exclusive Lost Episode 
Available On DVD September 25, 2001

CENTURY CITY, Calif. (June 14, 2001) ­ Don't have a cow, Man! On September 25, 
the longest running sitcom currently in primetime makes its DVD debut as Fox 
Home Entertainment announces the highly-anticipated release of The Simpsons 
Season 1 DVD Box Set, featuring every episode from the premiere season of the 
Fox Television Networks Emmy® Award-winning hit series. Since its debut episode 
on December 17, 1989, The Simpsons has built an extremely loyal and dedicated 
fan base that tunes in each week to get their weekly fill of "D'oh's" and 
experience the extraordinarily bizarre adventures of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, 
Maggie, and the oddball residents of Springfield. 

Now fans can see how it all began for this beloved show with the specially 
packaged, three-disc The Simpsons Season 1 DVD Box Set, featuring all thirteen 
episodes from the shows groundbreaking first season. Highlighted by outtakes 
from an un-aired version of "Some Enchanted Evening," The Simpsons Season 1 
DVD Box Set is jam-packed with exclusive bonus features including original 
scripts, commentary featuring Matt Groening on each episode, early sketches, 
foreign language clips, magazine covers and stills. Additionally, this historic 
collection also features Albert Brooks outtakes from the episode "Life On The 
Fast Lane," a "Making Of The Simpsons: America's First Family" special, a 
Simpsons short from The Tracey Ullman Show entitled "Good Night Simpsons," 
and an Easter Egg ABC News special report on the famous Bart Simpson T-Shirt 
Controversy. Available beginning September 25 for the suggested retail price of 
$39.98 US/$49.98 Canada ($29.95 MAP), The Simpsons Season 1 DVD Box Set is a 
must own for any Simpsons fan or fanatic. Pre-book is August 29, 2001.

Marketing Support Fox Home Entertainment will support the debut release of 
The Simpsons Season 1 DVD Box Set with a large marketing and advertising 
campaign, generating over 50 million targeted consumer impressions. The 
extensive advertising will span entertainment and general interest 
magazines as well as national television and online campaigns. Additionally, 
information about the collection's availability will be highlighted on both 
thesimpsons.com and foxhome.com. Major promotional partnerships include 
a top QSR (quick service restaurant) promotion for Q4 and a leading cereal 
company tie-in for 2002 that are expected to announce shortly.

The Simpsons Season 1 DVD Box Set Special Features And Disc Content Specifics:
 
All of the first season episodes of The Simpsons are compiled on 3 dual-layered 
disks (full frame, aspect ration 1.33:1). Each episode is presented with English 
5.1, English Dolby Surround and French Dolby Surround Sound and English and 
Spanish subtitles. In addition, the following special features are exclusive to 
each specific disk:

Disc One:

Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire ­ episode and commentary 
Bart The Genius ­ episode and commentary 
Homer's Odyssey ­ episode and commentary 
There's No Disgrace Like Home ­ episode and commentary 
Bart The General ­ episode and commentary 
Moaning Lisa ­ episode and commentary

Additional Bonus Features: 
- Original scripts featuring notes by Matt Groening for Bart The Genius, 
  Bart The General, and Moaning Lisa.

Disc Two: 
Call Of The Simpsons ­ episode and commentary 
The Telltale Head ­ episode and commentary 
Life On The Fast Lane ­ episode and commentary 
Homer's Night Out ­ episode and commentary 
The Crepes Of Wrath ­ episode and commentary 
Krusty Gets Busted ­ episode and commentary

Disc Three: 
Some Enchanted Evening ­ episode and commentary 

Additional Bonus Features: 
- Original script for Some Enchanted Evening with script notes by Matt 
  Groening 
- Outtakes from un-aired version of Some Enchanted Evening 
- Animatic of Bart The General with Commentary by Matt Groening and 
  David Silverman 
- Albert Brooks Outtakes from Life On The Fast Lane 
- The making of The Simpsons "Americas First Family" 
- Easter Egg ABC News Special Report on the famous Bart Simpson 
  T-shirt Controversy 
- Tracey Ullman Show: Good Night Simpsons ­ 1st ever Simpsons short 
  to air on Tracey Ullman Show 
- Foreign Language Clips (5) 
- Early Sketches Still Gallery 
- Magazine Covers