Tuesday, March 03, 2009
A list of magazines that have appeared on The Simpsons
For the last year or so, I’ve wanted to create a video that compiles every Simpsons clip that makes reference to magazines in one way or another. Three things have held me back:

1) Lack of skill;
2) Lack of time;
3) Copyright concerns.

 
Nevertheless, the project popped into my head again today, so I decided to search Google for Glass Eater magazine (a personal Simpsons favourite), which led me to The Duff Brewery, a site that claims to have the “biggest Simpsons dictionary on the World Wide Web.”

Using my trusty Find, Copy and Paste tools, I went ahead and used the dictionary to create a list of (mostly) fake magazines that have appeared on The Simpsons. The Duff Brewery doesn’t appear to have been updated since 2006, so I can’t call this a complete list, but it's close.

Once you've read it and laughed, go ahead post your favourite fake magazines from any show, film or song in the comments section.

[Update] Our friend Elvedin points us to The Simpsons Archive, which has an even more extensive list of Simpsons magazines than the one below. No point in re-printing the whole thing here, but click through to check out more classics, including Blue Pants Weekly, Oatmeal Enthusiast, Ballpoint Pen Digest, Gravy Aficionado and Men's Fatness.[/Update]
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AMERICAN BREAST ENTHUSIAST - One of the many magazines that can be found at the Springfield Air Force Base.

ART IN AMERICA - Magazine read by Homer when he was an artist.

BAD BOYS LIFE - Magazine read by Bart.

BAR AND STOOL MAGAZINE - Magazine enjoyed by Moe.

BEAR BAITER - Magazine on sale in Springfield.

BETTER HOMES THAN YOURS - Springfield's household magazine. $3 if you're interested.

BILLIONAIRE BEAT - Magazine read by Mr Burns, although he's still not among the top 100.

CHEEK WEEK - One of the many magazines that can be found at the Springfield Air Force Base.

CLIFF BIKER - Magazine on sale in Springfield.

COIN LAUNDRY NEWS - Magazine which the Simpsons appeared on the cover of in Behind The Laughter.

DANGER LIKER - Magazine on sale in Springfield.

FUN - Magazine on sale at the Kwik-E-Mart.

GLASS EATER - Magazine on sale in Springfield.

GLUTIUS MAXIMISER - Magazine found in the Simpsons' attic.

GRANNY FANNY - One of the many magazines that can be found at the Springfield Air Force Base.

IDLE CHATTER - Magazine enjoyed by Marge, Patty and Selma.

JUNIOR SKEPTIC - Magazine read by Lisa. According to Junior
Skeptic, the chances of another form of life coming into contact with us is 175,000,000 to 1.

MARTIN SHEEN'S TEEN SCENE - Magazine sold at Around The World News.

MEDDLING TODAY - Magazine read by Marge.

MODERN BRIDE - Magazine that Grampa once wrote to complain about the way old people are depicted on TV.

MODERN PRINCIPAL - Magazine read by Principal Skinner.

MOM MONTHLY - Magazine that Marge reads in the opening credits.

MONDO FROWNO - Magazine read by the staff in the Suicide Notes musical store.

MOSH PITTER - Magazine on sale in Springfield.

MS MAGAZINE - Magazine enjoyed by Marge, in the 70's anyway.

NATIONAL INFORMER - Magazine that ran lots of articles about Homer being Bigfoot.

NEWSWEEKLY - Magazine which Krusty once appeared on the cover of.

NEWSWEEQUE - French magazine that featured Bart on the front cover after he revealed the whole anti-freeze in the wine fiasco.

NON-THREATENING BOYS - Magazine read by Lisa.

OBSESSIVE BRIDE - Magazine that Marge and Becky read together.

OUTLAW BIKER - Magazine that published pictures of Marge in her nightwear.

PEEPHOLE - Magazine enjoyed by Marge, Patty and Selma.

PETS - Magazine on sale at the Kwik-E-Mart.

POPULAR SECRETARY - Magazine read by Lionel Hutz's secretary, Della.

PRINCIPAL'S WORLD - Magazine enjoyed by Principal Skinner.

ROCK JUMPER - "The magazine for people who like to jump from rock to rock".

SELF TEST MONTHLY - Magazine which told Homer he'd only live to be 42, sending him into a spiral of depression.

SHORT HAIR IDEAS - Magazine which the Simpsons appeared on the cover of in Behind The Laughter.

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE - Magazine read by Abe Simpson, stocked in Herman's Military Antiques.

SPONGE AND VACUUM - Magazine read by Marge.

SWANK - Magazine enjoyed by Armin Tanzarian and Homer.

TEEN - Magazine on sale at the Kwik-E-Mart.

TEEN DREAM - Magazine that Lisa read when she had the mumps.

TEEN TEAM - Magazine sold at Around The World News.

TEEN SCHEME - Magazine that Lisa read when she had the mumps.

TEEN SCREAM - Magazine that Lisa read when she had the mumps.

THE SPRINGFIELD REVIEW OF BOOKS - Magazine which Sideshow Bob was reading when he robbed the Kwik-E-Mart.

TIMELY MAGAZINE - Once featured Krusty on the front cover, with the caption "Krusty - Krook of the Year".

TODAY'S GUNS - Magazine which Apu once appeared on the cover of.

All magazine titles and definitions were taken from The Duff Brewery website.
- Marco Ursi
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Marco Ursi
Marco is the editor of MastheadOnline. His blog offers a mix of commentary, service and ideas related to Canadian magazines.

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