We always suspected that underneath Marge Simpson's dowdy exterior was a blue-haired wildcat waiting to run loose.

The animated wife and mother of three will appear in Playboy's November issue, on sale October 16. Not only is Marge going to be the November cover girl, but she's also getting a three-page spread! And we're sorry to disappoint Mr. Burns, but Marge will not be baring all. Instead, the pictorial will merely hint at what the former Miss Bouvier has been hiding under that green frock all these years via sexy lingerie shots. Hmm...wonder if she'll take off or leave on … Read More

Seth MacFarlane: master of the obvious. According to the Advocate (from and interview with Playboy), the Family Guy creator has outed the youngest member of the animated Griffin family, "he will be gay or a very unhappy repressed homosexual."

Any fan of Family Guy saw this coming. Despite periodically chasing around women in bikinis for a "sexy party" (a funny homage to Benny Hill), Stewie Griffin likes the fellas. He even says, "Oh that's what gay is. I could totally get into that." Some episodes feature Stewie engaging romantically with the ladies … Read More

I was catching up on a little Friday Night Lights last night (thank you NBC, thank you Direct TV) and old Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) was being a wee bit manipulative. And I thought, "Why is TV's best wife, mother and principal giving beleaguered Coach Taylor such a hard time of it?" Obviously, she was trying to get her way. In addition to giving me a greater appreciation for the show's subtly, it makes me remember that in real life, good wives (and husbands, boyfriends, fiancées, etc) sometimes pull some shady business. And that got me thinking, who are … Read More

Superlatives have gotten out-of-hand these days. And I hold The Simpsons largely responsible. In an early fan forum, the 1992 episode "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie" was decried the "worst episode ever." A later episode, also built around Itchy and Scratchy, was mocked in the closing credits as the "worst episode ever" by Comic Book Guy (a not subtle jab at nerdy, hard-to-please Simpsons fans). Comic Book Guy nearly dies of a heart attack (ack-ack-ack, Billy Joel fans), leaves his store to Bart and Milhouse, falls in love with a much older woman, and goes to jail in an … Read More

The younger Simpson girl, that's Ashlee Simpson, was married over the weekend to Pete Wentz from a band called Fall Out Boy. We've mentioned it before, but isn't it a teensy bit weird that a guy whose band is named in homage to The Simpsons married a girl whose last name is Simpson? If he changes his last name or adds a hyphen, we'll know for sure. Like Nic Cage marrying Elvis' daughter.

Anyway, these 2 lovebirds got hitched up on Saturday at the Simpson home (on Evergreen Terrace?). There had been reports that the nuptials would have … Read More