Okay, so I’m a little late on this one but here goes. LEGO and 20th Century Fox have officially announced a partnership to produce LEGO The Simpsons sets and minifigures. In addition, Fox will air a special LEGO episode of The Simpsons in May 2014 that will feature the cast of characters from the iconic TV series in LEGO form. A separate line of 16 Simpsons-themed minifigures will also be released in all major toy stores in May 2014.
At the same time as announcing the deal to produce LEGO Simpsons products, LEGO also announced the first set of the theme (71006 The Simpsons House), which will be released on 1 February 2014 in LEGO Brand Stores and at the LEGO.com Shop. The set contains a whopping 2523 pieces, 6 minifigures (Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and neighbour Ned Flanders) and will retail for US$199.
The house model itself is hinged on one side so that you can open it up and recreate scenes from the long-running Simpsons TV show. It contains eight rooms (living room, kitchen, den, Homer and Marge’s room, Bart’s room, Lisa’s room, Maggie’s room and a hallway).
Read the official press release and watch the designer video from LEGO about 71006 The Simpsons House below:
LEGO The Simpsons 71006 The Simpsons™ House
Ages 12+ 2,523 pieces
US $199.99 – CA $229.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £179.99 – DK 1,699.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!
Build The Simpsons™ House with detachable roof, modular design, car with dent, the famous family couch, 6 minifigures and so much more.
Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail. Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror.
Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more. Next to the house is the detachable garage, complete with workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, broom, toolbox, tools and the family car, complete with dent (because only in a LEGO world are dents a plus!), opening trunk and ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant.
Step outside onto the terrace and you’ll find loads of cool items, including a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof. The Simpsons™ House is the perfect collector’s item for fans of all ages. Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders.
- Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders
- First floor includes yellow and light-blue tiled floor, sink, oven and stove, drawers, cups, pot, pan, bowl, mixer, plates, cake tins, cutlery, dining table and 4 chairs
- Living room features TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, couch, boat painting, telephone, carpet, purple piano and staircase to the second floor with family photos
- Bart’s room features a bed, night lamp, desk with pin board, chair, Krusty the Clown poster, skateboard, shelves with books, radio and a cap
- Marge and Homer’s bedroom features a bed, 2 side tables, Maggie’s crib and Marge’s bag
- Lisa’s room features a vanity mirror with hairbrush, stool, bed, table with lamp and cup, shelves with books, magnifying glass, backpack and a jazz poster on the wall
- Bathroom features a shower, toilet, sink and a mirror
- Detachable garage features the family car, tools, workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, toolbox and a broom
- Family car with space for 4 minifigures features a dent in the front and an opening trunk to store Homer’s suitcase and a ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant
- Outside area includes a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof
- Can you spot all the items Homer has “borrowed” from Ned Flanders?
- Remove the roof and top floor to access the different rooms inside
- House is hinged in the middle for easy access
- The perfect set for fans of LEGO® brick building and The Simpsons™!
- The Simpsons™ House measures over 9” (23cm) high, 16” (42cm) wide and 9” (24cm) deep
I’m not really that much of a Simpsons fan (to be honest, I haven’t really even watched much of the episodes) and, when it was first rumoured that there would be a LEGO Simpsons theme way back in August last year, I wasn’t that excited to see what the sets and minifigures would look like.
But now I’m actually beginning to like the theme. LEGO 71006 The Simpsons House set is way better and has more playability than any LEGO Creator house ever could and I think LEGO thought right to make special moulds for the heads. Now I’m looking forward to the reveal of the series of minifigures and other Simpsons sets.
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