# Simpsons Season 6 on DVD - Please say This isn't the box **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046 "2005-08-15T03:04:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/1 "2005-08-15T03:04:13Z")
Well I am excited about season 6 on DVD, since it is a very good season. But why oh why are they changing the design from the previous seasons?? Check it out [here](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009NZ2VU/qid=1124075175/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-5008101-9035206?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846). ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/2 "2005-08-15T03:06:12Z")
Relax. It comes with a form you can mail in to get a slipcase that matches all the other box sets. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/3 "2005-08-15T03:07:27Z")
Whooo-hooo!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/4 "2005-08-15T03:16:51Z")
Seasons 6-10 will be in the shape of each Simpsons’ head, but, as noted, you’ll be able to order a regular box. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/5 "2005-08-15T03:40:47Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Seasons 6-10 will be in the shape of each Simpsons’ head, but, as noted, you’ll be able to order a regular box. You realize, of course, they are doing this because they know full well that everything after season 8 sucks ass, and most people won’t be buying them. So they came up with this cockamamie “heads” idea, counting on all the hopelessly anal people to buy the complete set, just for the heads. It’s stupid, the plastic looks ridiculous and cheap, and they’re only offering the “original” box style because they already printed up a whole bunch before switching the design at the last minute. Oh, and I’ll bet it ain’t free, either…at the very, very least, you’ll have to pay for shipping. Thankfully, my VHS tapes from the original broadcast are still in excellent shape. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/6 "2005-08-15T03:43:23Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > You realize, of course, they are doing this because they know full well that everything after season 8 sucks ass, and most people won’t be buying them. So they came up with this cockamamie “heads” idea, counting on all the hopelessly anal people to buy the complete set, just for the heads. That’s brilliant. That’ll sell what, six extra copies? That money may just keep the studio afloat. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/7 "2005-08-15T05:39:11Z")
Why does it look so _sad_? ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/8 "2005-08-15T13:32:09Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > You realize, of course, they are doing this because they know full well that everything after season 8 sucks ass, and most people won’t be buying them. I dunno; they continue to watch them, so I’m sure they’ll keep buying them. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/9 "2005-08-15T17:19:54Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Why does it look so _sad_? He doesn’t look sad to me. He looks confused, perhaps (which Homer often is), or perhaps in awe. Maybe he’s staring at a donut. One website pointed out an error on the form with the phone number you call to get the old-style box. The number starts with 1-888, not 1-800 as the form says. I don’t mind the new box style, but since I’m a _Simpsons_ fan and a completist, I’ll probably be ordering the old-style box. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/10 "2005-08-15T21:05:25Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > You realize, of course, they are doing this because they know full well that everything after season 8 sucks ass, and most people won’t be buying them. What?! Nonsense. Both season 9 and the first part of season 11 were awesome. After that, everything sucks ass, though. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/11 "2005-08-17T01:23:43Z")
Woo Hoo! Nutty box notwithstanding, I’m off to CostCo to pick up my copy now… ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/12 "2005-08-17T05:06:12Z")
I for one welcome the nutty Homer head box overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/13 "2005-08-17T12:22:51Z")
Ooo…a Head Box. Chock full of…heady goodness. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/14 "2005-08-17T12:34:05Z")
Season 6 was the second best of them all. I’ve bought seasons 1-5 on the day of their release, and have anxiously been awaiting this release. I’ve always laughed at people who refused to buy Warner Bros DVD’s because of those cardboard snap cases they came in (it was especially funny when The Matrix came out on DVD, and everyone just ASSUMED that this is when WB would be making the switch…but they waited until Matrix Reloaded to do that, rest assuring that anybody who bought the trilogy would have them look funny on their shelves) but this has got to be the ugliest box I’ve ever seen, and no way in hell is it coming into my DVD collection. It isn’t just the outside…once you open the box, you have to open yet ANOTHER case to get to the DVD’s…it looks even worse than the Seinfeld DVD’s) The news about getting the traditional box is good news though…I’m going to wait and see how things pan out first. This still doesn’t mean I’m going to keep buying past season 9 though (everything past the Pinchy episode, which was about the 3rd episode in season 10, was crap) ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/15 "2005-08-17T14:57:38Z")
Got my copy of Season 6, and I didn’t get an insert with the phone number for the original box. And while the new box is neat looking, but it’s very cheap feeling and coming apart already. Grrrrrr… ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/16 "2005-08-17T17:19:12Z")
I have the insert and it just gives an 800 number. Email me privately if you want the number. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/17 "2005-08-17T18:29:23Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > I have the insert and it just gives an 800 number. Email me privately if you want the number. Yes, because God knows you wouldn’t want to share something like that with the public at large. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/18 "2005-08-17T18:40:14Z")
You can also print out a form at the official website, [simpsonsbox.com](http://simpsonsbox.com), which is as funny as the insert. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/19 "2005-08-17T18:49:17Z")
These are so darn funny in the classic Simpsons style, I have to type them out so future civilizations can enjoy the funny: Form inside package: For all those that fear change… For all those anal retentive nerds who like their DVD boxes to line up perfectly on the shelf… For all those who dislike storing their digital media inside a hollowed-out human head, have we got a deal for you: Just call one-eight eight eight-two two three-two three six nine for a very derivative, old-style, just-like before box with almost nothing new or creative to annoy or terrify you. Enjoy! (The form features an incorrect, 1-800 number in numbers. I’ve edited it to the correct 1-888 heading, and typed the numbers out in word form for those interested so search engines and stuff don’t pick the number up.) Website: Welcome complainers, all those that fear change, and greedy people who like free stuff… Requirements: -A dislike for storing your digital media inside a hollowed out human head -Proof-of-Purchase (one of the following): - Original sales receipt or - The 800# insert you found in the box or - The original proof of purchase on the back of the episode guide booklet -For U.S. residents $2.95 for shipping and handling For Canadian residents $4.95 for shipping and handling Please make check or money order payable to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Cash is not accepted - We pay for the package and you pay to send it) -A rear molar (optional) -A solemn promise to stop your whining -Redemption form (We’re coming to this next) Reason for wanting a new box (please select one): -Anal retentive (box must be identical) -Lonely (will pretend box is new best friend) -Will sell new box to collector nerds for huge profit -Just like free stuff -Big baby We’re done and we love you more than ever! Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Look for the “I don’t like the alternative box either” site coming soon ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046/20 "2005-08-17T18:56:16Z")
D’oh! Apparently, the website that said 1-888 is the correct number goofed. One-eighthundred-two two three-two three six nine _is_ the proper number to call for a non Homer-shaped box. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-season-6-on-dvd-please-say-this-isnt-the-box/317046.md?page=2)