The Ultimate Simpsons in a Big Ol' Box: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family Seasons 1-12

by Matt Groening

Between the three books in this set, seasons 1 to 12 are covered. Each episode has one or two pages formatted in a consistant fashion. You can find information about guest stars, music, cultural references, and the best lines of dialog for each episode. You'll also see which episode a character first appeared in.

The information in this book is nothing you can't already find on the Internet. It is, however, arranged well, in a user-friendly design.

You're not going to get many behind the scenes insights into The Simpsons, but you will have a handy, dandy reference that you'll want to consult before watching a rerun. Reading about the episode before watching it again allows you to see so much more that you might have missed the first fifty times you saw a paritcular episode.

Essentially, this is the owner's manual to seasons 1 to 12 of The Simpsons.

Keep an eye out for the next in the series covering seasons 13 and 14.