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The Simpsons was recently the focus of a major art exhibit in Toronto, Canada. (More info: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tv-s-the-simpsons-celebrated-in-dartmouth-art-exhibit-1.2737917 and http://torontoist.com/events/event/new-simpsons-art-exhibit-is-one-you-doh-not-want-to-miss/). There should probably be a brief mention in the reception section, since the show is a gathering point for a lot of artistic works that are derivative from the show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.100.199.46 (talk) 21:07, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Simpsons’s faith

What is the Christian denomination to which the Simpson family belongs? 190.166.212.10 (talk) 10:00, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The accumulated salary for each of the actors over the 25 seasons is $94,240,000.00. 63.99.29.18 (talk) 13:37, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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So, I'm doing a draft of the animated sitcom John, Bon & Don. I really need copy and pasting bits and replacing them with new bits. Please? 58.96.113.248 (talk) 08:14, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]