The Art of Ruining a DVD Collection (The Simpsons)

[@waldornprime5567]

the funniest part is that I can absolutely imagine this being a side plot for a simpsons episode. Lisa buys a dvd for a tv show she likes but it's different and broken so she goes online but it's just really passive agressive

[@AWESOME5000gaming]

Sounds more like Comic Book Guy but this works too

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

400th like

[@AnArchyRulzz]

And then has his identity stolen and he only finds out 15 years later

[@SuperbbConnor64]

@@AnArchyRulzzNah, the identity theft scandal would be what the plot switches focus to halfway through

[@dirrdevil]

Not even remotely Homer-ish.

[@Vailskibum]

imagine if every single DVD after 6 was a Homer head too, just to troll everyone

[@nostalgiamostalgia0319]

Hiya Vail!

[@rosalinasimp1145]

Oh no

[@TimThomason]

Should've kept it up: S7: Bart Head S8: Lisa Head S9: Maggie Head S10: Marge Head (with Extra Bonus Features) S11: Grandpa Head S12: Milhouse Head ... S30: Just Stamp the Ticket Man Head

[@desmond_craddock_5226]

They were I had a Marge there was a Bart and a Lisa and a wiggum

[@desmond_craddock_5226]

@@TimThomason s7 was Marge

[@DrummerDaddio]

I worked in electronics at Target when this DVD came out. They didn't fit in the endcap display AT ALL. There were plenty of employees that simply jammed them in to make them fit, resulting in countless crunched up boxes.

[@Attmay]

That’s such a Bart response.

[@KairuHakubi]

It's weird how oddly appropriate that is, it feels both like something Homer would do, and something that would happen to him.

[@Ovenman940]

@@KairuHakubi the merch side of The Simpsons has always been the kind of greedy laziness they write jokes about

[@KairuHakubi]

@@Ovenman940 not really what we're talking about here but yeah

[@Ovenman940]

@@KairuHakubi It would happen to Homer because he'd have to accommodate corporate BS

[@jimipeltoranta8653]

I actually have the sixth season cardboard box, and the way i got it is hilarious. There is a junk shelf in our local library, where people can just leave their junk, and you can just take it home with you, and just found the fifth and sixth season collectors box sets there. So i got both for free, nice.

[@dharmallars]

Did you leave any box sets to make up for it? Like, season 4 of the wire maybe or season 2 of house M.D.?

[@peterthompsoncomedy]

He left the entire series of M.A.S.H. … still sitting there today

[@Generallyannoyed2024]

Address because I’ll go pick that up!

[@JesseVenturaHat]

Let's get these simpsons DVDs out onto a tray. Nice.

[@maximillianosaben]

If that's what you find hilarious, at least you know your bar.

[@Phoenix_1991]

I can't believe there is actually a mini documentary on youtube about why the 6th season dvd box set of the Simpsons packaging sucks haha. You can find a video about everything these days.

[@extensioncordgaming8266]

Except the stuff you're looking for.

[@lumbagolosis]

@@extensioncordgaming8266 Exactly

[@TheKnoxvicious]

I don’t know why I even watched it but I liked it

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

I love videos like this though lol growing up watching TV we had NOTHING like this

[@justmayo6097]

Too much time and too much people, or not enough people for those in power who need an army

[@VQ_DROSE]

"oh so they don't like our homer's head as a case idea? lets just dox them"

[@wagon3864]

It's not that much info lol You can't really do much with a name and address. What are they gonna do, drive to their house? lol

[@VQ_DROSE]

@@wagon3864 it's simply a joke mate, you should take it as one.

[@TechDeath28]

@@wagon3864 I mean, yeah, people are crazy

[@wagon3864]

@@TechDeath28 Worse I can imagine they'd be able to do is ship a bomb or hire some drive-by shooting.

[@dailyfacts3212]

@@wagon3864 I mean man I’d rather not my address get leaked.

[@catcoulon72]

god imagine if season 7 was a Homer body, now that would be overkill

[@qnastee]

exodia style simpsons dvd boxes

[@DiSCERiTY]

@@qnastee you know what, has a DVD box set done that before?

[@qnastee]

@@DiSCERiTY not sure

[@qnastee]

@smelly paws why would you comment this

[@dorothyjosefina]

Season 7 is a body, season 8 and 9 are the arms and seasons 10 and 11 are the legs. Season 12 is a regular box again but it comes with a set of coordinates. 1 month after season 12 is released the FBI responds to an anonymous call reporting a decaying, chopped up corpse being found in a forest somewhere in Springfield, Illinois.

[@entropiahelper]

Not only the case was terrible; a change in the DVD production processs affected the media itself, making them quite prone to DVD rot. I lost every single one of these after season five due to disc delamination.

[@pianokeyjoe]

oh oh.. I am collecting DVDs from goodwills, pawnshops and fleamarkets.. need I be afraid?

[@entropiahelper]

@@pianokeyjoe Not really... it depends on the quality of the protective lacquer layer (the printed side)... if it is good, the reflective layer will be safely tucked away from the enviromental agents that are the cause of disk rot. If it is not, you won't know until it actually happens. Deep scratches on the printed side are concerning. Store DVDs properly in their cases, away of extreme heat and humidity, don't stack'em, the usuual yadda-yadda. Blue ray's seem less prone as they use a silver alloy compound as the reflecyive layer.

[@101Volts]

... Darn. I know they're not the same thing, but I have computer game CDs from the late 90s that don't have that problem.

[@entropiahelper]

@@101Volts Oh, all optical storage media have had this issue at one time or another, CDs particularly at the beginning when everyone was re-releasing their music catalogs in a hurry , but they quickly improved the manufacturing quality.

[@Ovenman940]

@@entropiahelper All optical media dies eventually. If you love it, back it up locally & off-site.

[@endeavourist5287]

I used to work in a store that sold these... and oh man, I hated how the Season 6 head would ruin perfect displays. This video answered all of my questions.

[@RanaRandom]

The only one other option is to *"hang"* the VHS/DVD box on top of the other boxes *sideways* , like they do in the bookstores/libraries (if the box/book can't fit in the display).

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

I remember seeing it in Blockbuster back in the day thinking it was cool, oh how wrong i was. How could i have been so foolish at 10 years old

[@blakerascon7745]

Now imagine if the “head” design cases were made of steel instead of plastic.

[@matthew8153]

That could have worked.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

mmight've been a success

[@lf2417]

Reminds me of the special edition gears of war case from a while back

[@calvinnigh5489]

Yeah then they would have been heavier, because steel is heavier than plastic.

[@xdluck_xd7481]

Scratched disks galore, I tell you.

[@janderkin]

I was pretty f'n irked when I requested the replacement box. Had to deal with the snark only to get a very cheapy/cheezy thin box that was not nearly the same quality as seasons 1-5. Didn't know they also had leaked my info!

[@Mr_Careo]

Good

[@OneCSeven]

i mean the snark was at least partially warranted given you’re still complaining fifteen years after the fact

[@mallk238]

you broke your solemn promise to "quit your whining"

[@CyoteBongWater87]

@@OneCSeven making a simple box to hold something seems like the most simple thing ever. If they can't even get that right, who wouldn't be annoyed.

[@Sk8rToon]

The replacement has a hole in the top & it’s hard to pull it out

[@computerkid1416]

I just checked my shelves and, sure enough, I have the season 6 box. I asked my Mom who bought it for me initially, and she said she bought it on eBay, and that it wasn't that expensive either. Neat how I accidentally own something rare!

[@mrscruffles801]

This is one thing that deserves to be rare.

[@cyanimation1605]

Just checked eBay and both versions seem to be going for about the same price!

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

@@cyanimation1605 In the UK the normal box is £5 and the Homer head is about £8 so the Homer is worth more

[@Jaydeyay]

I love how instead of just putting the website Inside the Box, they put a number for you to call, and THEN get directed to a website lol who made that thing, Ralph?

[@user-10021]

It’s on purpose for 2 reasons: 1- most people won’t bother calling the hotline even if they’re annoyed, this saves the company money by having to produce less 2- just as with the website, to annoy people Honestly whoever thought of this scheme is a genius in my eyes. I also love the honest aggression, you don’t see that in any company today(or even back then)

[@Vikanuck]

He’s learnding.

[@JustA.Person]

@@0741921 yeah and it gets too much at a certain point. In the beginning it's funny, haha, look they're being mean but then you realize that they're indeed being rude to everyone and everything which doesn't sit right with me

[@LSqre]

@@0741921 dbrand's marketing has made me decide to nevver buy a single product from them ever because it's so overdone and annoying

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@JustA.Person you probably get offended by everything though.

[@sinofsanity6593]

The data leak thing seems like something a Simpsons character would do, like some smithers type figure just left homer in charge, this includes the DVD cases

[@mrpurple11]

So they basically kept staying on brand

[@Yessir432]

"Boy I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder!"

[@jayjayelavioncito69420]

I wouldn't be surprised if that was intentional to troll the people who ordered the box.

[@GraemeGunn]

Holy shit.

[@TyVerte]

Can’t believe they had everyone’s data in a public folder lol

[@cvoisineaddis]

Honestly has probably happened more than we've realized. There have been many cases where stuff like this has happened, but I'm sure a majority haven't been publicly exposed.

[@-cams]

Still do

[@HyperrealisticLuigi]

Bethesda would know

[@jek__]

Seems pretty commonplace to me lol. Major tech companies have been found doing stupid beginner stuff in very modern times like storing encrypted passwords, instead of just the hashes of passwords. Stupid things happen all the time

[@testname4464]

It was 100% intentional btw FOX and Bethesda have the maturity of 5 year olds who weren't allowed an extra cookie.

[@CletusVanDamminator]

I remember standing in Best Buy, the homer version in one hand, the regular version in the other, debating almost like the ketchup/catsup mr burns scene. I went with the homer and regretted it immediately

[@austinwilburn1772]

With all respect, the box seems like something Homer would exactly do.

[@LightTapStomp]

I was going to comment basically the same thing. It does seems fitting.

[@Vitaliuz]

Exactly!

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

But there's a reason Homer should never be trusted with, pretty much doing anything.

[@MorrowindES17]

I still have my Simpson DVD collection even so its pretty old 👍I am retro.

[@marccamp6376]

Reminds me of the car Homer created :P

[@HashBrown78923]

“Don’t want head?” Is probably the most amazing headline for an article that I’ve ever seen

[@marshallhorton7154]

Ok *DIES IN HEAD CHOP*

[@Xanthopathy]

@@nekropost idiot, the slang hasn't changed one bit

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

@@Xanthopathy It may not have but boy howdy you must have zero friends with a 'tude like that.

[@selma1250]

so no head?

[@k.r.99]

"HEADline" 😁

[@autumnrottings]

The fact that Abe wasn't one of the plastic-head boxes right after Bart or Marge makes me utterly sad.

[@Orel-]

Wait.. yeah where's grandpa tf

[@Sksksksksksksksksksksks]

Kinda on brand with the show

[@AltCutTV]

All the wrinkles would use too much plastic. It be twice the production cost of the average season box.

[@Attmay]

A metaphor for how boomers want everything from before their time to be locked away and ignored.

[@lilbeezyspc]

Not only did you make a niche video that spoke to my inner weirdness, you put your video into chapters, even though you didn't have to. You are a top-tier video creator. You've just earned yourself a subscribe, my friend.

[@ramonparelladamartin4877]

And subtitles! Seldom do people realise how important subtitles really are.

[@ecksdee9768]

@@ramonparelladamartin4877 ^

[@jeremyhegg9367]

Kinda disappointing Season 19 was just Homer again. There are so many other characters they have yet to use on the cover, Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Abe Simpson, Moe. I mean the Simpsons is one of the few shows that has enough characters to cover all the seasons of the show without having to do repeats.

[@NationalismDjazair]

Or Apu

[@HOTD108_]

It's so odd that most seasons have characters on the cover that aren't particularly relevant to the respective seasons. I mean, some season box sets have characters on the front who aren't even in ANY of the episodes within the specific season.

[@ToxicTurquoise454]

Milhouse would have been funny.

[@___________482]

@@ToxicTurquoise454 or Nelson

[@GrillaDog]

How's about Impy and Chimpy

[@GenXGrownUp]

A whole video dedicated to a weird DVD box? This is why the internet exists. Thanks for the entertainment, KLS.

[@catntmeows]

+data leak

[@AxxLAfriku]

I HATE people that HATE other people. The comment I respond to did not spread HATE. That is good. BUT! I get a lot of HATE comments on my amazing videos and I HATE it. Please don't start spreading HATE. Do I have to HATE you too, dear gwn

[@puedoiralbanoporfavor854]

@@AxxLAfriku So you hate yourself lmao Also nothing you said makes sense or has anything to do with the comment you replied to

[@Dre-mb6ut]

@@AxxLAfriku ok jeff, this all sounds like dumb drama from 2005

[@saltymarshmallows316]

@@AxxLAfriku hey look it’s axxl again. weird 🦃

[@zombie_reagan]

its so weird seeing your tiny hometown in the address of one of the people who ordered a new box

[@flamingfossa]

That's an amazing coincidence too, as there's only 8k views right now, probably less when you watched it. Small world

[@BastiatC]

It's you isn't it

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

You from Salt Lake City, UT? Yeah, never heard of that place before.

[@zombie_reagan]

@@BastiatC not really a simpson fan lol

[@everybodyhaveagoodtime6963]

Is it Lakewood?

[@stejent]

I remember when season 6 came out in the UK you could get it in either the box or homers head. I picked the box and the written into inside by Matt Groening poked fun at people who chose the box because they were worried it would look bad on the shelf. Which is true of course. Hate when packaging is inconsistent.

[@Larry]

I collecteted the simpsons dvd sets and went out of my way to make sure I didn't get the homer head one at the time, but they ruined them over here by having one season have dual language on the spine >.>

[@AndrewConlan]

i feel ya there Larry

[@BBC600]

Dual language what other language would there be in the UK? Or did they just make them generically for region 2.

[@u17r41337]

Hello, you

[@MexBaker]

[@zhalpd7017]

Guru Larry! Hello you

[@RemnantCult]

That is such a rookie mistake of web security. Like, did they not look over their work?

[@ghostlypresence5362]

In those days things were much more lax, they probably contracted the microsite to some random agency on the cheap

[@bryceallen2445]

@@ghostlypresence5362 In those days I could get Names, Addresses, and Phone Numbers by looking in the Phone Book. Wouldn't know who you were, but it was there.

[@ArLnkin]

@@bryceallen2445 Good point!

[@colonian83]

they did it just to mess with people for disrespecting the almighty homer head

[@seppo4149]

Nobody could have guessed that it will been archived for years

[@FlashManEXE]

The VPN sponsorship bait-and-switch at the end was an utterly fantastic cherry on top for this video. Your content's always fascinating, well-researched, and very nicely packaged... unlike Season 6 of the Simpsons, apparently. Keep up the great work!

[@pafnutiytheartist]

Funny thing is, VPN does very little for security. It's useful for accessing region locked content and can help against certain types of snooping by your internet provider but most of the time it's dumb shit like this that gets information leaked and VPN does nothing to help in this case. As well as most of more serious attacks.

[@luckycatdad8369]

There's no VPN sponsor in this video.

[@samfoley5466]

@@luckycatdad8369 @Nick Herczegh At the end, it sounds like he's leading up to a VPN ad, but he recommends brain and nerve tonic instead. Hence the bait and switch

[@smbcollector]

I came down here to make a similar comment about the bait-and-switch ending and am very satisfied to see it as a top comment. That was a wonderful stroke of genius, there.

[@turntechgodhead9395]

I'm glad there's at least one yotube channel who doesn't bog down their content with ads about shit I don't care about. Bravo sir.

[@vinsukun_]

I worked at a used DVD/CD/Vinyl/video game store from 2015-2020. I know the pain of this particular box set sticking out on the rack all too well. It used to frustrate me to no end whenever organizing the shelves it was on.

[@dandan6819]

You’re lucky they didn’t make it marge’s head. Just make it like a meter tall to mess with everyone.

[@noone-ss8lu]

Did you even watch whole video or are you being sarcastic? He said was season seven was Marge and the next three was Maggie Lisa and bart

[@dandan6819]

@@noone-ss8lu man I was making a joke. Marge’s head (with hair) is like 2.5 times larger than everyone else’s. So the joke was that the plastic one should be that much larger, to mess with the collector’s who want to put it with the rest of the DVD sets

[@jadeone]

i have a marge head one not sure which season

[@thiccsockboi2755]

@@dandan6819 r/wooooshhh for that guy

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

The very next Season WAS Marge's head.

[@themonkeyhand]

Season 19 cover art was funny, Homer driving like a free bird, wind in his few hairs.... it's like Season 19 yelling "Woohoo, Free at last!!"

[@nozza1015]

And then they kept making seasons...

[@hyperdreamer9307]

@@nozza1015 I'm pretty sure the joke is that the season was finally 'free' by finally being released

[@chm77777]

Just a story of when season 11 released in Australia with the new packaging. It released in November 2008 when the weather starts to get hotter. So alot of sets had the glue melt onto the discs. I remember taking mine back and offered a replacement which also had glue all over the discs. The store ended up going through multiple season 11's to give me the 4 discs.

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

One time - because i pulled out the discs the wrong way and got glue on them .. the store fave me a Simpsons dvd !! ( in regular case-ing.)

[@kittykake44]

My dad had a pretty good solution to the collection problem: Put the season 6 Homer head on display away from the rest of the boxes. We almost always had a Simpsons DVD in some player so the collection was never fully together anyways, so the Homer head just lived on the mantle. Either because of that or just because dad liked season 6 more than the others we used those discs like crazy lol.

[@MrWolfSnack]

I have many collector's box DVD sets that are in special themed shaped cases. I even have the Star Trek set that's the whole USS Enterprise .Also Season 6 has a slipcase release. People love to bitch about something that is completely a non-issue.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

I've got season 1-17. I skipped out on 18 when it first came out, and now regret it as it is very hard to get a hold of and even you do it's pricey. One thing I like about the DVDs from season 5 onwards is a feature where you can play the episodes with the deleted scenes included. Which sadly is not a feature on Disney+.

[@NoahGooder]

im suprised its even on D+

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

Support physical media

[@galvanizedgnome]

My life isn't sad enough to watch this youtube video

[@HollyWatson99]

@@galvanizedgnome yeah clearly not sad at all dude

[@robderp]

@@galvanizedgnome just sad enough to click on it and reply to a random comment

[@TheBoxyBear]

Imagine getting a Simpsons DVD season 6 set for your birthday. It look horrendous, the phone number to replace the case doesn't work, and worst of all... all the discs except for the first just don't work and crash the entire DVD player. You try to return it to the store but they can't do anything if it's been opened. True story.

[@kylehyde215CA]

That's the stupidest policy I've ever heard. They sold you a faulty disc and their response is "did you open it?". This ain't a jug of milk.

[@bmasters1981]

@@kylehyde215CA Indeed-- how are you supposed to know if a DVD works or not if you don't open it and try it?

[@icecreamhero2375]

I would buy a cd holder and ditch the box.

[@kylehyde215CA]

@@icecreamhero2375 That's good and all for convenience sake, but that does nobody good if the discs don't work, El Barto.

[@cryptidproductions3160]

@@kylehyde215CA Was about to say that Any store that sells brand new media not having a replacement policy to cover factory defects that might crop up sounds shady as hell, even when we're talking clear back in 2005.

[@WritingOnGames]

This was really great.

[@treasureyetisvault6062]

Yeah, but the box wasn’t.

[@borisrupe7247]

This comment is true.

[@Ownxer]

No

[@TKVisme]

Joe

[@Chuked]

Indeed

[@eric31shaggs]

Yes I remember this as I was buying these when they were being released. I remember being so confused as to why they would do this. If I recall they were offering the alternative cardboard box for free back then and I got it and threw away the homer head.

[@CloudNey]

8:26 I totally expected a Nord VPN ad here

[@Mezzamine]

Now THIS is exactly the kind of overly specific and broadly pointless rabbit hole I want in my youtube recommendations. Loved it, great work!

[@evknucklehead]

Having worked retail around the time these came out, I can tell you they were a pain to put on the shelf as well. Imagine 3 or 4 of these on the shelf, plus who knows how many wherever you kept the extras. It was also annoying because we couldn't fit more than 4 in a space where the regular packaging would hold 6 or 7.

[@truthwooph4083]

Which means more work for you, because you are restocking that shelf more regularly than necessary 🧐 everyone lost here ...

[@psyche234]

@Matthew The OC was stressing about assholes that make a simple job hard, in return frustrating the OC. It’s not very hard to understand their situation, especially if you ever worked a job in retail….

[@mrscruffles801]

@Matthew you must be fed with a silver spoon

[@mrscruffles801]

@Matthew You're the person running that website weren't you?

[@mrscruffles801]

@Matthew Not sure how I'm making things harder. You're definitely liking your own replies, I guess cause it makes you feel better.

[@MightyManotaur22]

This is one of my favorite youtube algorithm recommendations in quite some time. I have complained to my wife FOR YEARS about my stupid season six box set but had no idea about this backstory. I was a kid when I bought it so I didn't even know that I could have gotten a regular case. A little too late for me, unfortunately.

[@slacktivism05]

Blessing in disguise or you'd have your private info leaked by now

[@warron24]

They should have made "Revenge" one of the options for why you wanted the old-style box.

[@flameguy21]

This obscure fiasco is basically bad marketing and security 101 lol

[@hemphoeather5504]

Not really. If it were, it wouldn't be so obscure lol

[@Chuked]

I have this season 6 dvd box and I’ve always wondered why it’s different from the rest of the collection

[@RolyWestYT]

I actually wish they remake season 20 to fit in with the rest! I don’t actually own it but was told it didn’t have all the usual special features you normally get too?

[@trashcat420]

Omg ROLY!!! Huge fan luv ur videos xx🖤

[@HaydenSpoelstra]

If I remember correctly, season 20 box set came out fairly quickly after the season completed. At the time I was collecting the Simpson box set. I remember going to FYE the night before the box set was supposed to be released, and seeing it in the shelves. I got really excited that I might get is a day before I was supposed too. Apparently their register wouldn’t allow them to sell it one day early so I had to come back the next day.

[@ricktyman4709]

@Patrick Thomas sounds like you got a bootleg or fake because it definitely has extras like delet e scenes/syndication cuts and commentary.

[@ineffablemars]

Holy shit! Hi Roly!!!!

[@nampyeon635]

Yes, the season 20 release was meant to be a current HD release of the latest season. It includes no special features, and doesn't belong in this set.

[@ceddavis7441]

I actually really liked that they tried to "improve" on the box. I always do enjoy an attempt at innovation, shame this didn't sit well with fans edit: and also how they handled it

[@lacey7802]

moment of silence for people going "hey i remember requesting a new box, lets watch this!" and finding out your infos been leaked

[@mchagnon7]

Leaked to one of the most obscure parts of the internet imaginable, but still that's pretty bad.

[@lacey7802]

@@gregoryford2532 Sir can I please just make a joke relating to the video.

[@Thrifty032781]

@@gregoryford2532 You know, back before the Internet, everybody's address was available in a big book that was distributed for free to everyone.

[@SHARKY.9]

@@Thrifty032781 stalkers had it so easy back then ;-; (e.g. if not for the book, a polish supermodel Kotlarska maybe wouldn't have been found and murdered in the 90s - and surely that's only one example of many similar tragedies...)

[@Thrifty032781]

@@SHARKY.9 That's strange because usually celebrities would be unlisted. Still, it was a great resource for finding businesses. I remember when I was a little kid back in the 1980s, if I wanted to call a school friend at home, I would ask "What are your parents' names?" Because the kid would not be listed in the phone book, but his or her parents would be.

[@Ronnie06spartan]

I remember that season 6 DVD case controversy. Not sure why they thought ruining the uniformity of the DVD cases would be a good thing. But it's cool that they at least gave an option to get either case

[@xSpeakerYT]

It wasn't meant to be a good thing. They just wanted to mess with people.

[@MorrowindES17]

I like the head idea looks cool.

[@goose_42]

Not cool that they leaked people's addresses

[@Ronnie06spartan]

@@ThisHandleIsRare it’s actually not. But that’s cool if you like the new case though. Either way, you really this mad about this old-ass comment? Chill the fuck out

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@ThisHandleIsRare *you* calling anything "stupid as fuck"? That's the definition of "ironic."

[@DKQuagmire]

I can remember going into a HMV store in the mid 00's and seeing this weird Homer Simpson plastic head on the shelve, and thinking that it looked so out of place

[@stingersplash]

I actually loved the heads especially 6-9. Unfortunately they didn't include the clear plastic outer slip with 10 so mine remains sealed to this day.

[@Cuppy88]

It wasn't the first time there had been odd, gimmicky packaging for a DVD like that. The main issue for me was that it came after 5 seasons had already been released in a packaging style that had been pretty consistent up to that point.

[@gumbo64]

DKQuagmire ur an OG nintendo fan

[@carlmichael771]

Yeah, i very nearly was put off shoplifting it.

[@MelloProto]

What’s really sad is companies would NEVER EVER offer some sort of a free replacement like that alternative box today. Companies do nothing for consumers anymore.

[@bird__man]

I actually really like the head cases they are unique even if the plastic is cheap. If i was a fan of the Simpsons back when they were coming out i would have probably tried to collect both versions.

[@danielsgarden9283]

Yeah same but I prefer the other one

[@dreadpiraterobin8379]

Your VPN fake out at the end was genuinely brilliant.

[@JakeRileyDavies]

I love all the seemingly random topics this channel decides to go with

[@neonq9202]

God, I remember seeing this Simpsons case among the DVD section in Walmart growing up and thought of how horribly it stuck out from all the other season boxes.

[@TheHadMatters]

8:15 Not that I shouldn't have expected it from a Simpsons enthusiast, but the disarmingly honest self-awareness about the role of collectors in the market killed me.

[@FatalMasamune]

I remember scouring eBay a few years ago looking for that proper season 6 cardboard case. Eventually I did end up finding one at a reasonable price and buying it. While waiting for it to arrive I gave my Homer Head Season 6 to a friend. When the package arrived...it was in the Homer Head case still... at least I have the plastic slip cover to keep the case closed

[@jadedheartsz]

I would've asked for a refund from the seller if I were you.

[@MrWolfSnack]

@@jadedheartsz Yeah that's a bait and switch tactic or he stupidly bought from a seller that only showed a stock image and no real photo of the item.

[@WooHooLadttv]

The subversion of my expectations at the ending was wonderfully done, I was like "oh shat here come a nordvpn sponsor" haha

[@TRLTheRandomLab]

Yeah i was like "Shit why isn't SponsorBlock skipping this?"

[@lateral1385]

I switched to CyberGhost

[@notaberry2415]

Nordvpn basically pay these people to create this content for you

[@FoxDren]

Nah, nordVPN is old news. Clearly surfshark

[@Nova-bv5qb]

same here

[@jeffreymarksworld534]

0:45 no I don't like the Homer head

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

i've personally gone out of my way to collect ONLY the head shaped boxes from Season 6 forward. they are way cooler than the plain box version.

[@spencer2745]

I actually like it myself one thing I hate about DVD box sets is shelf ware and this head shaped case has never had that issue before

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

I have mixed feelings on it. On the one hand, "collector's" cases are generally pretty cool. But it's at the sacrifice of uniformity and even shelf space in some cases.

[@amberanime]

I think the problem is not that there's a head, but that the ones before did not have heads. In a collection people prefer if all the boxes have the same style. It's the same with books. People usualy prefer to have a trilogy or larger collection in the same style. It's annoying when you collect a book series or dvd series, and there is this random style change along the road. It's fine if they released both the box and the head, and collectors could very well want both versions for 2 different types of collections. But if you already invested your money in all seasons prior, you rather not have 1 dvd box sick out like that even if the idea of the head box is a fun one.

[@KaneRobot]

Flimsy, cheap plastic means you're wrong about them being "much cooler"

[@masaokakihara9316]

They should've provided special boxes for 01-05 to buy separately after the S06 fiasco. Never had that whole problem tho, I stopped collecting after the Simpsons lost their real greatness. So I only own the first four seasons.

[@wsmith4]

Suddenly flashing back to the late 90's as a teenager watching this show with my little brother every Sunday night laughing hysterically. As we were growing older and finding our own paths, we always made sure to watch this show every week. Something about it always felt... cozy. I really miss those days...

[@goodvibes5420]

Man I wish I can just go back in time

[@TheHadMatters]

@@goodvibes5420 You can. Have a child yourself, and watch it grow.

[@seronymus]

@@TheHadMatters based

[@eggseventy4905]

I work at a thrift store in the books department and I have complained about this case to my coworkers so much. We keep getting it in, and it keeps being a pain the entire time it's in the store lol

[@DoctorpooandtheTURDIS]

"From corporations being passive-aggressive, to them accidentally leaking custoners' personal data." ...oh, so you mean the Fallout 76 canvas bag fiasco?

[@deletdis6173]

This channel is gonna be the next big thing, I can feel it.

[@tova4650]

I have a feeling that soon this channel will explode

[@abluefishh8402]

I hope so

[@is_ley]

@@tova4650 It already did, kind of, as the first two videos already have over 500,000 views.

[@vilepixel5538]

It's bound to happen

[@theengineer-dellconagher]

once you cover something simpsons related everything just blows up

[@jackpijjin4088]

The issue with security is so on-brand it feels like a joke made for the show.

[@swiftydialogues]

One of my many pet peeves is if there is a slight difference in a DVD collection. Especially when there is ONE box that decides to to change the font or something

[@cyanimation1605]

For me, the worst cases (no pun intended) are Adventure Time: Distant Lands breaking from a similar character head design (but done well) for a typical poster look (but this can be remedied by getting the Region B cases for seasons 8 and 9, while 8, 9 and 10 were combined into one case in North America) but more egregious is Star Wars' steelbooks. It started with The Clone Wars' pilot movie. An iconic character (In this case Captain Rex) off to the side on a black background. This was started by WB in 2008. Miraculously, this design carried over to the main 6 films' steelbook blu-ray releases when Fox still had the distribution rights in about 2014. Maybe Disney had some involvement. MIRACULOUSLY AGAIN, Disney KEPT THIS DESIGN GOING for The Force Awakens' steebook. So that's 8 films distributed by 3 companies over 7 years sharing the same design. Then Rogue One changed it, and since then, every Star Wars steelbook has looked completely different. At least the sequel trilogy has similar spines and 8 and 9 share modifications of their theatrical posters. I haven't looked into whether the Mando and Kenobi cases' spines share anything with each other or the first 8 steelbooks.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

Strange, season 6 was the first season I bought and it was the non-head version. I never once thought about this.

[@ryanmac1228]

I like how they tried to make fun of people who complained but instead just proved that there was a reason to complain about the box.

[@rayvenkman2087]

It’s that smugness which goes over as well as making fun of Jim Ross’s bell’s palsy. Completely tone deaf and one they should have shut their mouths about. The people who wrote that leaflet in the DVD case and the ones managing the website, not the people who has a problem with the DVD case.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I bought the original Season 6 DVD used for like, $4. I found out about this controversy because I actually got the paper still in it with the hilariously snarky option to order a classic box.

[@ericmkendall1]

I refused to buy the Homer-head season six release. Instead, I patiently waited for a standard box version to arrive in stores. It took a while--a good long while--but my patrience was eventually rewarded.

[@enriquemedina3631]

Barely realized you’re the dude that made the Malcolm in the Middle skiing analysis video. You’re definitely going someplace. Subscribed ✅

[@MushmouthJoe]

My strategy was to buy all the heads. But like this fella said, they eventually screwed that up too. C'mon man. Bunch of dog-faced pony soldiers...

[@SeanMacadelic]

Why you pretending to be Joe Biden?

[@MushmouthJoe]

@@SeanMacadelic Pretending? Oh for Pete's sake, man! I was vice principal under Brock Toboggan.

[@leovigild_]

@@MushmouthJoe Exactly, man needs to learn some respect for the big guy in office.

[@MushmouthJoe]

@@leovigild_ That's right, & if someone points him out to me I'll give him a salute & a 👍🏼.

[@philswift9705]

Kanye should have beat you

[@patmorris9692]

This story actually would have made a decent older Simpsons episode.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

No, DO GO ON about the benefits of physical media! ...like how we will NEVER BE ABLE TO OWN OUR FAVORITE MEDIA EVER AGAIN IF WE LET IT DIE OUT.

[@KatieWilliams1990x]

Man, seeing those Simpsons VHS tapes took me right back to my childhood in the 90's. So much nostalgia...

[@Attmay]

I didn't buy those tapes because I already taped the network broadcasts. I gave up in 2005 when the show got too shitty for me to continue watching.

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

3:51 Obviously that lost media is not going to be great, and that's why I'm sure a lot of people would love to hear it.

[@joeldank1708]

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS IS GREAT LOST MEDIA KID LEAVES STOOP GOT DROPPED ON HIS HEAD SOMEONE FIND THIS ASAP!!!!!

[@Blak2blue]

3:10 Omg it looked like he was making the Homer head box talk for a minute 😂😂😂

[@karl_alan]

I remember that gap where we never thought we would get any of the seasons between 17 and 20, and the long period without season 19. I would check online and in stores on the regular for updates just on the hope.

[@lakojake4215]

"Will seasons 21 and onward get physical releases?" Does anyone honestly watch any of the seasons past season 20? I don't even consider the show to be running anymore. Classic Simpsons seasons are gold, but the new stuff is garbage.

[@icecreamhero2375]

In my opinion its really good until 26 after that its hit and miss.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

20? I can't believe anyone watches past 10.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@HarryBuddhaPalm Lots of fantastic episodes came long after 10. One of my favorite episodes of all time is Brothers Little Helper( Season 11) another phenomenal one is i do'h bot (season 15.)

[@madbart214yomother7]

Seasons 12 and 13 are pretty much the jump off point for me. Used to be every episode was a banger but those seasons have alot of skippable ones. After that, it gets even not even worth it.

[@barrysmithhy1583]

anyone who watches past 5 is braindead

[@rockerdax]

I LOVE obscure physical media topics like this. If you find more, discuss them! I recommend looking into the Harry Potter DVDs in America, and how they ruined the set with Deathly Hallows Part 2.

[@nicksteele5613]

Love the video! Thought you were gonna slide into a sponsorship at the end, so it genuinely being a joke threw me off and I loved it

[@TheJjcczz]

I remember seeing the homer head, but the store I bought my season 6 from had regular box versions as well with the homer head being marketed as a more expensive collectors item Didn’t know it was such a big deal or that the regular boxes were so hard to get a hold of

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

What really blows my mind is that they did this with Season *6.* You'd think they'd do this for one of the double-digit seasons, when they just stopped giving a crap.

[@noone3216]

But the DVD didn't come out **with** season 6, or in that era sorta thing,, it came later, when they possibly had already stopped giving a crap. The seasons being aired when the S6 dvd came out were in the double digits (at least, I think they were ?)

[@DTheAustralian]

Well this isn’t really the kind of thing that happens when you don't care, it’s the kind of thing that happens when you care too much.

[@LisaMiza]

0:25 I was so ready to "skip the dumb and very most likely lying vpn or account manager" ad xD What I got was much better! Lovely video!

[@paragonpastry]

8:27 Same here!

[@ToxicAtom]

@@paragonpastry the one at 8:27 got me lol

[@tearaxe]

We had the entire DVD collection from Season 1 to about Season 12 or 13. I used to watch them every Saturday morning as a kid. I remember reading through the booklet that came in the box showing the list and description of all episodes to see which disc I should put in (mostly was just hoping for a tree house of horror episode to be there) and I even remember those little scenes that played in the menu screen which showcased events and characters relevant to the episodes found on the disc. Thank you for this nostalgia trip.

[@SemiHypercube]

That brain and nerve tonic joke got me, I think we need more sponsor fakeout jokes

[@BAIGAMING]

I was reading the One Piece manga and they actually had a collaboration with Where's Waldo in the issue released a few weeks ago. They even incorporated One Piece characters into it - for example, Bon Clay was disguised as a fake Waldo. So much fun. 😁

[@SwampCeeMcGee60]

I love how they made you feel like an ass for not liking the stupid new packaging, then outed your information to possible weirdos. I love the Spyro music in the background.

[@PizzaboyfriendGaming]

Still can't believe they poo-pooed people over asking for the original-style box. The Homer head box was awful!

[@MoneyManHolmes]

And they had the nerve to charge for shipping!

[@ssnful123]

Idk it just seemed funny

[@michaelesquivel1003]

@@MoneyManHolmes Woah $3... so expensive 😱 Also can't tell if you're serious or not because it's such a stupid complaint

[@Attmay]

@@ssnful123 you think corporate bullying is funny?

[@ssnful123]

@@Attmay waaaaa they called me a nerd while offering me a change of box waaaaa

[@BigJackMack]

"I like my Homer head" "JEFF!"

[@nobody-tj1mv]

Lmao a Just Stamp the Ticket Man cover would be hilarious

[@danielmaster911ify]

Appreciate the chill background Spyro music. A very amazing soundtrack those games have had

[@YouaNumbahOneRacist]

I called that number back when it was relevant. I mostly remember the line "Now to get your scam... ohhh, why do I keep saying that word?" So they probably knew what they were doing at the time.

[@DickyTracy]

1:09 - "The curious case of Homer's head" - Absolutely brilliant!

[@richardavsmith]

From the UK, I do definitely think I got a head box for every season from 6 through 10. I also most not be the only person who associates the colour of the boxes of S1-5 with the season itself!

[@Joe-vx2jq]

my dad owns the entire collection including this one and i always noticed how much it stood out

[@Aa0-n8p]

I'd bet good money they're holding out on the series ending, and then they'll just release a complete box (maybe 2 volumes, split at season 1-20 and 21+) set and be done with it.

[@pducks3602]

As cool as it would be to have every season on DVD. I don’t see myself ever watching anything past season nine or ten. That’s when the show took a serious nosedive in my opinion.

[@adamharb9233]

Ur not wrong there. Id still consider season 11 and 12 to be pretty decent but not close to classic simpson like 1-9

[@SubmitToTheBiomass]

I also can't see myself ever watching anything on DVD. It's 2024

[@dylan594]

Now I really wish I could hear the shoddy Homer sound-alike voice clip

[@shocker4510]

The season 21 concept art being that guy who says "just stamp the ticket, man" is a nice touch

[@AdamRossD]

I remember filling out that webform to get the "normal" season 6 box. I found the condescending questions pretty funny and was hoping you'd mention them. I'm a little disappointed but not at all surprised that there were some fans who took offense to that.

[@GB_256]

I sure hoped you moved at some point between then and now, your address is now publicly accessible, from the web archives.

[@grimTales1]

I remember the part that said "Check back for the 'I don't like the alternative packaging either' site' xD

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

Amazing how much effort and complex planning corporations will put into making things worse than they should be.

[@Sammybee]

7:00 I had to replace those cases with new copies recently because the glue used to keep the discs from falling out was wiped ALL OVER my disc and made it all scratched and didnt work :’( I love how the Spyro soundtrack is in the background! This is my entire childhood. Playing Spyro and replaying the Simpsons DVDs.