The long-running animated series The Simpsons satirizes Apple in the seventh episode of the twentieth season. In the episode titled "Mypods and Broomsticks," Springfield gets a "Mapple" store, Lisa gets a "Mypod" and "Steve Mobs" appears as the company's CEO. The full episode can be viewed on Hulu.MacWorld: The Simpsons pokes fun at Apple culture December 1, 2008)
Quotes
"You think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a picture of a fruit on it. Well guess what? They cost eight bucks to make and I pee on every one."Hulu: The Simpsons: Mypods and Boomsticks (21:51)— Bart Simpson
"How dare you question the boss we fired ten years ago and then brought back."Hulu: The Simpsons: Mypods and Boomsticks (21:51) — Mapple store employee
"I know our posters say, think differently but our real slogan is no refunds."Hulu: The Simpsons: Mypods and Boomsticks (21:51)— Steve Mobs
Mypods and Broomsticks Video
Hulu: The Simpsons: Mypods and Boomsticks (Time: 21:51)
YouTube Video: Simpsons Apple Store Part 1 (Time: 3:03)
YouTube Video: Simpsons Apple Store Part 2
References
Fast Facts
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Air date
November 30, 2008
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Fact:
Episode seven, season 20
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Title
Mypods and Broomsticks
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Fact:
iPhones are called "myPhones"
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Fact:
Steve Mobs is the founder and chief imaginative officer of Mapple
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Fact:
The in-store customer service is called the "Brainiac Bar"
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Fact:
Mapple headquarters is located deep below the sea
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Producer
Richard Sakai
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Writer
Marc Wilmore
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Fact:
Directed by Steven Dean Moore
