Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide, Seasons 1-20

Simpsons World — The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20

Among other things, the new Simpsons book features:

• Wraparound slipcase
• Comprehensive episode synopses
• Screenshots
• Over 400 character profiles
• Every chalkboard phrase Bart Simpson has ever written
• Every couch gag
• Every marquee message from the First Church of Springfield
• A complete list of celebrity guest stars
• Every “D’oh” or “Mmm…” Homer Simpson has ever uttered

Now yes, I’m a longtime TV viewer and Simpsons fan going back to the first shorts that aired on The Tracey Ullman Show.

More importantly though, I’m a compulsive archivist who views reference books and words like “comprehensive” and “complete list” the same way a junkie views glassine packets of white powder.

I’m also a sucker for anything in a slipcase.

Do I need a 1,200-page compendium of all things Simpsons? Maybe not — but I want it.

I also want The Beatles Stereo Box Set and The Beatles Mono Box Set.

And I want The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus 16 Ton Megaset.

Oh, hell — let’s throw in the Blu-ray version of Bruce Springsteen’s The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge of Town Story.

Of course, then I’m going to need a Blu-ray player …