- This article is about the newspaper. For the building, see The Springfield Shopper Building.
The Springfield Shopper is the most popular and most dominant local newspaper in Springfield.
History
The paper was founded in 1883 by Johnny Newspaperseed, a small boy who travelled around America founding newspapers. The Shopper merged with the Springfield Times, Post, Globe, Herald, Jewish News, and Hot Sex Weekly, becoming Springfield's biggest paper [1].
The newspaper was also bought briefly by Charles Montgomery Burns, who was on a mission to control all the media in Springfield [2], and by the The Movementarians, an evil cult who were attempting to brainwash all Springfieldians [3].
Features
A satire of American press, the paper carries opinion, sports, food, world, arts, religion and leisure sections. It tends towards tabloid-like stories, with such headlines as 'Woman Weds Ape', 'Hippo Promoted To Detective' and 'Crazed Mom Goes Topless' (Photos Pages 3–28). The cost of the newspaper tends to vary between nothing and $1.00, with the average price being 25¢. In the episode Three Gays of the Condo, one of the gays whom Homer moves in with is seen reading The New York Times. Homer is surprised and asks why is he reading the NYT even though he doesn't live in New York. He replies its because all the headlines are a joke in The Springfield Shopper.
Behind the Laughter
An 8-paged Springfield Shopper has been published, written by Simpsons creator Matt Groening himself. It was found inside a newspaper as a feature to advertise The Simpsons Movie. The Springfield Shopper has been published in Springfield, IL since 1975.
Headlines
- Simpson Says Safe! (Homer's Odyssey)
- Dozens Cheer Homer Simpson (Homer's Odyssey)
- Homer Simpson Strikes Again! (Homer's Odyssey)
- Watch Out, Here Comes Homer (Homer's Odyssey)
- Enough Already Homer Simpson! (Homer's Odyssey)
- Mutation Caught at Ol' Fishin' Hole; Is Power Plant Responsible? Boy Was Using Five Pound Test And Ordinary Worms; Sister Was Just There For The Tranquility (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Vandal Decapitates Town Statue; Who is El Barto; Police Puzzled
- Fishin' Hole or Fisson Hole?;Burns Denies Responsibility in Fish Flap;Count The Eyes,Mr Burns! (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Governor Calls for Power Plant Investigation (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Burns Enters Gubernatorial Race; 3 Eyed Fish in Every Pot? (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Burns Skyrockets to Seven Percent in Latest Polls (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Burns Band Wagon Rolls On; Latest Poll Puts Him at 22 Percent (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Burns Nukes Bailey in Latest Poll; Forty-Two Percent And Climbing (Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish)
- Art Treasure to Visit Springfield; Michelangelo's David in 1958 (Itchy & Scratchy & Marge)
- Burns Fires Ungrateful Employee (Bart Gets Hit by a Car)
- Another Smart Move by Burns (Bart Gets Hit by a Car)
- Hooray for Burns (Bart Gets Hit by a Car)
- Never Too Busy (Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington)
- President Declares World Peace (When Flanders Failed)
- President Homer Declares World Peace (When Flanders Failed)
- President Simpson Wins Super Bowl (When Flanders Failed)
- Principal Skinner Missing: Police Search for Body (Bart the Murderer)
- Psychic Joins Skinner Hunt (Bart the Murderer)
- Principal Murder Trail Begins Today (Bart the Murderer)
- Sentencing Today For Dinky Don (Bart the Murderer)
- World Peace Declared (Treehouse of Horror II)
- Monster Okay Slavery Plan (Treehouse of Horror II)
- Wizard of Walnut Street (Flaming Moe's)
- Squirrel Resembling Abraham Lincoln Found (Radio Bart)
- Lottery Drawing Today; President, Rock Star to Swap Wives (Dog of Death)
- Lisa Kicks Butt (Lisa the Beauty Queen)
- Queen to Mayor: You're Next; Nerds Pummeled in Football Melee (Lisa the Beauty Queen)
- Woman Weds Ape; Dick Cavett Born (Treehouse of Horror III)
- Mondale to Hart: Where's the Beef (Lisa's First Word)
- Burns Pays City 3 Mil! (Marge vs. the Monorail)
- Who is Gabbo? (Krusty Gets Kancelled)
- Five Days til Gabbo? (Krusty Gets Kancelled)
- Gabbo Here Today (Krusty Gets Kancelled)
- Quimby Re-elected by Landslide; Two More Bodies Surface in Springfield Harbor (Krusty Gets Kancelled)
- Gabbo Still #1 in Springfield; Brockman Fired (Krusty Gets Kancelled)
- Krusty Special Airs Today; Gabbo to Have Real Boy Operation (Krusty Gets Kancelled)
- Burns' Birthday Today; Credits Long Life to Satan (Rosebud)
- Cat Burglar Strikes 15 Homes; Man Marries Woman in Wedding Ceremony (Homer the Vigilante)
- Burglar Strikes Again; Is Nothing Safe? (Homer the Vigilante)
- Zirconia Ztolen!!!; Simpson Asleep at Switch (Homer the Vigilante)
- Local Gays Show Their Pride (Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy)
- Big Fat Man Has Big Fat Heart; Little Thin Man Accused in Robbery (Homer Loves Flanders)
- Quimby Nephew Charged in Beating; Chowder said Wrong (The Boy Who Knew Too Much)
- Bob Pardon #1 Local Issue; Edges Out No Fat Chicks Ordinance (Sideshow Bob Roberts)
- Call For Probe in Bob Flap; Editorial: Why Not Let Dead Pets Vote? (Sideshow Bob Roberts)
- Prez Sez: School is For Losers (Bart's Comet)
- Boy Discovers Comet (Bart's Comet)
- Rocket to Kick Comet's Tail; Mayor Visits City (Bart's Comet)
- Incontinent Old Man Wins Miss Teen America (A Star is Burns)
- Awful School is Awful Rich (Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One))
- Burns Plans Sunshine Halt; Special Edition: Your Guide to Perpetual Darkness (Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One))
- Who Will Be Fallout Boy? Who Will Be Fallout Boy? (Radioactive Man)
- Milhouse Disappears; Movie On Hold (Radioactive Man)
- Spinning Newspaper Injures Printer (Radioactive Man)
- Snow Storm Hits the Midwest
- Michael Jackson Hoax; Everyone Mad at Local Boy (Stark Raving Dad)
- You Need a Heart to Live (I Love Lisa)
- KBBL Cheats Straight A Student (Bart Gets an Elephant)
- Toddlers Topple Mayor; Expressway Halt Rankles Elderly (Sideshow Bob Roberts)
- America Loves Ted Kennedy
- Burns Survives Brush with Shut In (King-Size Homer)
- Local Man Loses Pants, Life; Beaver Rescue Falls Short (Mother Simpson)
The headlines in Mother Simpson
- Parade to Distract Joyless Citizenry (Lisa the Iconoclast)
- Bum Sues Cartoon King; Got Legal Fee From Some Family (The Day the Violence Died)
- Troy Weds (A Fish Called Selma)
- Helms Calls for Donut Tax; Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead (22 Short Films About Springfield)
- Quimby's Proposition 24 on Ballot, Quimby Propositions 24 at Ballet (Much Apu About Nothing)
- Police Prepare for Deportations; Bear Patrol Steps up Bombing Campaign (Much Apu About Nothing)
- Supervillain Seizes the East Coast (You Only Move Twice)
- Champ to Whale on Local Man (The Homer They Fall)
- Kickin' Back; Fifty Ways to Waste Your Weekend (El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer))
- Human Blimp sees Flying Saucer (The Springfield Files)
- Funny Dog to Make Life Worth While (The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show)
- Maniac to Live at Brother's Apartment (Brother from Another Series
- Alcohol Prohibited in Springfield; Bums Threaten to Leave Town (Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment)
- City Goes Dry Today; Bums Extend Deadline (Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment)
- Banner Bars Booze; Booze Barred by Banner (Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment)
- Beer Baron Beats Banner; Family Sedan Outruns Cops (Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment)
- Burns to Open Recycling Plant; Makes Other Bums Look Bad (The Old Man and the Lisa)
- Neutron Bomb Headed for Springfield - Hippo Promoted to Detective (Treehouse of Horror VIII)
- Gruesome murders at Socialite's House; Mrs. Astor Safe (Realty Bites)
- Springfield Shopper Purchased by Evil Cult; Check Out Our New Adult Lifestyle Secti
- Dog kills cat, Self (The Last Temptation of Krust)
- New Face in Trash Race - Local Nut at it Again (Trash of the Titans)
- Simpson wins in landslide; Says "Crazy Promises" the Key (Trash of the Titans)
- Local couple Bares all; Police Dog clings to life (Natural Born Kissers)
- It's War (Homer to the Max)
- Tax Hire Approved
- Town Prepares for Olympics; Pickpockets Call Up Reserves
- Unusually Large, Ugly Baby Born (Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?)
- Nahasapeemapetilan-tastic! (Eight Misbehavin')
- Lisa Alive! Hemp City reduced to Stems and Seeds
- Web Snoops Exposes Pool Hustle (The Computer Wore Menace Shoes)
- Food Supply Cut Short Off - Even Pies (Simpson Safari)
- First Day of Spring - Ants, Picnickers Reach Last-Minute Accord (Trilogy of Error)
- Pair Sinks Judge's House Quilt Ruined (The Parent Rap)
- Simpsons Arrested in Family Riot - Even Maggie (Brawl in the Family)
- Sleep Important, Say Experts - Slow News Day Grips Springfield (Half-Decent Proposal)
- Medical Marijuana Outlawed (Weekend at Burnsie's)
- HO. J. SIMPSONS Trial Starts Today (The Frying Game)
- Heat Wave Continues (Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge)
- Crazed Mom Goes Topless Photos Pages 3–28 TV Clown Saves Day (Large Marge)
- Teacher Nominated for Award: Will She Leave Old Life Behind? Closed Pistachio Stymies Fatso (Special Edna)
- Drunk Cop Fired From Force; Private Eye Wins Bake-Off
- Lonely Men Die Early (A Star Is Born-Again)
- Bumblebee Man Caught in Sting (Three Gays of the Condo)
- LIFEWAYS Weekend Edition: Ale of the Pup
- Cavalry Kids Lead Charge in Cleanup; President Shoots Wife (The Bart of War)
- Baby Saved by Local Hero, Not Father; Man's Dress Slacks At Low Prices! Costington's (Moe Baby Blues)
- Mayor Unveils Erection to Cheering Crowd (My Mother the Carjacker)
- Peace Talks Break Down (My Mother the Carjacker)
- Iowa Home to World's Biggest Pizza (My Mother the Carjacker)
- "Families Come First" On Ballot - Second Headline Less Important, Studies Show (Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays)
- "Families Come First" Wrong for Springfield (Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays)
- Costs Too Much, Does Too Little (Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays)
- Simpsons Found Guilty, Sentenced to 10 Years; Local Bully to Homer "Haw Haw" (The Ziff Who Came to Dinner)
- U-ASS-A (Bart-Mangled Banner)
- Beloved Hero Cheats Death (Fraudcast News)
- Lisa's a Total Whacko, Implies Father (Fraudcast News)
- Lisa Loves Milhouse (Fraudcast News)
- Father of Eight Missing (All's Fair in Oven War)
- Triple Murder at Moe's (Mommie Beerest)
- Massachusetts Okays Gay Marriage (Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass)
- Wiggum Sleeps Through Riot (Pranksta Rap)
- Stem Cells Cure Alzheimers (Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass)
- Top Cop Surrenders to Backfiring Car (Pranksta Rap)
- Firemen Rescue Police Chief From Tree (Pranksta Rap)
- Commission: Wiggum Sucks (Pranksta Rap)
- Hail Drought Continues; Tin Roofs Undented (Pranksta Rap)
- Wiggum Rescues Boy; No, Really (Pranksta Rap)
- God Steals Sun - Mayor Offers Sacrifices (The Seven-Beer Snitch)
- Local Father,Son May Switch Religions (The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star)
- L'il Starmaker Fever Sweeps Springfield! (A Star is Torn)
- 10-Year-Old Boy Disqualified - Is Actually Paul Simon (A Star is Torn)
- L'il Starmaker Down To Three Finalists (A Star is Torn)
- Couch Gag Thrills Nation (Marge Gamer)
- Old Man Beats Meat (Million Dollar Abie)
- Local Man Thinks Wrestling is Real (The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer)
- Bullies Hospitalized: Nerds, Dorks Cautiously Rejoice (Treehouse of Horror XVII)
- Broadcast Fools Nation, Springfield (Treehouse of Horror XVII)
- Today We Remember Martin Luther King - Tomorrow We Don't (Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2)
- Christmas Occurs (Treehouse of Horror XIX)
Appearances
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Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" - Episode – "Homer's Odyssey"
- Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
- Episode – "Bart the Murderer"
- Episode – "Radio Bart"
- Episode – "Homer the Vigilante"
- Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
- Episode – "Bart's Comet"
- Episode – "Radioactive Man"
- Episode – "King-Size Homer"
- Episode – "22 Short Films About Springfield"
- Episode – "Funeral for a Fiend"
