The Simpsons 'couch opening' is an eye-opener

The Simpsons producers often give guest directors a crack at their opening credits segment, called the "couch opening" in the Biz. The most recent one is absolutely "startling" according to Ken Levine, who linked to a now-dead YouTube version of it. (But enjoy Ken Levine's blog anyway; he's a hero among comedy writers, one of the minds behind MASH.)

It's so startling, in fact, that Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox, which owns The Simpsons, has been issuing take-down orders right and left.

Thanks to Marshall Y, one of our commenters, however, we found a still-live source. So here it is; enjoy before Murdoch makes soup of this one too. Here's the link; the embed is (hopefully) below.

All you need to know? Rupert Murdoch produces The Simpsons in South Korea, a suspected center of forced labor.



The director is the British graffiti artist Banksy. Welcome to the future, or most of our historical past.

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