The Simpsons: Kiss and Tell, The Story of Their Love

Rating NR Formats DVD Genre animated Starring Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer Publisher 20th Century Fox External Links Fox Home

Even though the show has somewhat lost some of its charm and most of its fan base has sided over with the now more popular "Family Guy", "The Simpsons" is still going strong and will go down as one of television's most popular and longest running shows (17 seasons). While the show is still hanging strong in the ratings, its also found a new home in the DVD market. Since 2001, with the release of the entire first season, "The Simpsons" DVDs have been very popular sellers. The recent single-disc release Kiss and Tell contains four love-themed episodes that focus on the relationship between Homer and Marge.

In "Natural Born Kissers", the bald, fat funny guy and the beehive haired vixen are facing a dilemma. After many years of marriage, the fire and passion are beginning to fade out. The spice suddenly returns when the two find a thrill in looking for new places to have sex, sex in public that is. The risk is a turn on but things fall apart when a makeout session inside the windmill of a miniature golf course goes awry. A very funny episode that many "Simpsons" fans have deemed as a classic.

In "Large Marge", Marge pays a visit to a plastic surgeon for a liposuction treatment; only she winds up accidentally getting breast implants that were reserved for the mayor's girlfriend. Not surprisingly, Homer loves his wife's new look but so does every other guy in town (I gotta say that, for animated boobs, they look pretty good). Marge enjoys the newfound attention but when the consequences that comes with having a large bosom kicks in (i.e. back spasms), Marge decides to have the procedure reversed. Meanwhile, Bart impersonates a trick he saw his hero Krusty perform on television. The trick turns out to be a disaster and Krusty finds himself in trouble. A staged riot at the Springfield shoe expo is the only way to save Krusty's rep. Some funny stuff here!

In "Three Gays Of The Condo", an old breakup letter makes Homer believe that Marge doesn't love him and only married him because she got pregnant. He decides to move out and shacks up with two other men, who both happen to be gay. One of them takes a liking to Homer and the big guy begins to adapt to their "fabulous!" lifestyle. Meanwhile, Marge does what she can to convince her Homey that she loves him and wants to come back home to his family. She enlists the help of "Weird" Al Yankovic and his witty talent of song satire. Although it is peppered with tons of gay stereotypes and references, this episode is quite a gasser.

Finally, we have "The Way We Weren't", a flashback episode that centers on a very young Homer and Marge at summer camp. The fact is that neither one of them knew that they would end up as husband and wife. There were some funny moments here but this episode didn't draw my attention in as the others did. It was rather bleh.

As for extras, the disc is barebones. However, you do get the option of accessing the storyboards and animatics for "The Way We Weren't". It's a dull feature but it should appeal to those who are interested in the technical aspects of a "Simpsons" episode.

Until these episodes are available in the Season boxed sets, this DVD is a nice complementary piece. Three of the four episodes are very funny and they show why "The Simpson's" have stayed on the air for so long.