   last exit to springfield  updates                            2nd july 2005...     mammoth mountain of multimedia!            today's update is the result of a lot of hard work and i promise you'll enjoy it because there's something for everyone. after falling behind in the quotes section for the last year, today i've got 250 new sound files from 12 different episodes in total. to finish off season 15, bart mangled banner and fraudcast news are online, while the remaining 10 episodes are half of season 16. i've stopped at pranksta rap and there's something about marrying, but i hope to get the rest up by the end of the month.      next up, 2066 new framegrabs are online. from 16 episodes spanning across season five to ten, these were donated by nick laws from monstromart.com which went offline last year. there's a lot of gaps in those seasons which i'm going to try to fill as best as i can throughout the site's lifetime. check check it out.      two new articles have been transcribed and put online for you to read. the first one titled the hottest ticket in town goes behind the scenes of an la table read, while the second titled moral backlack on gay simpsons was published after the airing of there's something about marrying in the us.      our affiliate news site the simpsons channel was upgraded last week with a new look and rss features. as always you can read the latest headlines below.      july's lost & found object is online. last month's statue belonged to mr. burns. as well this month's cryptic quote has been put up, while grabmatch returns for its fourth month, with last month's episode being bart's girlfriend.      that'll be all for now, i'll try not to wait a month for the next update but as i've shown today, the wait can be quite rewarding. we now have 4087 quotes and 11930 framegrabs in total.                    7th june 2005...     quotes, ullman years, framegrabs!            huge adjustments have been made behind the scenes at lardlad.com to allow the best possible experience for you. our quotes have been moved to a http server with no user limit, which means you can download as much as you want when you want without restrictions. 100 new quotes are online from season 15 episodes my big fat geek wedding, the way we weren't, catch 'em if you can, and simple simpson.      the space on our ftp server which used to be occupied by quotes is now home to the 48 full-length episodes from the ullman years. the user limit will stay for these files to prevent abuse of these highly sought after episodes. download them via the left column on the episode guide page.      the final two episodes from season 16 are now up in the framegrabs section. that means i'm up to date but what of the 9 seasons i havent yet touched? all in good time! quotes and framegrabs from classic episodes will be my focus in the off-season, so you've got plenty to look forward to.      a new article from my local tv guide is up. this one was published last month and talks to matt groening about the longevity of the show as it chalks up 350 episodes. that's all for now, another update soon!                     27th may 2005...     farewell to season sixteen            quite a large framegrabs update today due to my laziness in the past month. images from the episodes don't fear the roofer, the heartbroke kid, a star is torn, and thank god it's doomsday are now online. there's 180 per episode, so that's 720 in total. the final two episodes for the season will be up next time.     a new comic strip is online. this one's just a movie poster featuring barney as godzilla. no dialogue. sorry about the image quality. newspaper's fault.     three new promo cards are online to finish off season 16. there's one for a star is torn, home away from homer, and the father, son, & holy guest star.     may is almost over, so it's time for a complete contest update. the cryptic quote for june is online, (yes it's monthly now, apologies!). a new lost & found object is up. last month's answer was krusty the clown. finally a new episode for you to identify is up in grabmatch.                        22th april 2005...     celebrate 350 episodes @ lardlad             six new promo cards have been added to the section. four come from new episodes, including three from the 350th episode don't fear the roofer and one from the 351st the heartbroke kid.     we've got a huge version of the 350 episodes promo card in the wallpaper section. it cuts off the milestone but it's still a pretty picture all the same.     180 framegrabs from sunday's episode 'future drama' are now online which makes me up to date.     i've been revamping the contest pages, giving them some character interaction and a story behind the games. you might have noticed this earlier in the week. (comic book guy's) grabmatch has been updated for may and there's a new krabappel's cryptic quote online (coming soon). the winners for wiggum's lost and found are also up to date.                         15th april 2005...     mobile homer & seven beer grabs             180 framegrabs from the recent episode mobile homer are now online, as well as 171 from the following sunday's seven-beer snitch. that's 351 in total for today. plenty more planned in coming months.     a new lost and found object is online, and i'm gonna call this one "may". probably thinking i'm taking the easy way out, and you'd be dead right! sorry for the lack of updates. this one is makeshift otherwise i'd have gotten further behind in the episodes. i have a proper update planned for next week, so look out for it.                        17th march 2005...     lets celebrates eighth birthday             here's a history lesson for you. 2922 days ago, a simpsons site was born. while it started as a hobby to fill free time, eight years later the site has grown to become one of the longest serving simpsons sites on the net, offering more than it could have ever hoped.the site was last exit to springfield, and if you're reading this update then you're now a part of its eight year history. i'd like to thank everybody who's made this site such a success and i honestly never thought it would come this far. from 1997 to 2005 and beyond, i hope the site is and will continue to be a great resource for everything you need from the simpsons!     don't worry though i haven't taken the week off. i've just put up 180 framegrabs from goo goo gai pan which aired on sunday. here's a new image of homer dancing on the couch for the gallery, too.     grabmatch has proven a popular new section and to avoid clashes with out other contests, april's mystery grabs are now online. march's answer was sweet seymour skinner's baadasss song. a new cryptic quote is also online for those of you who have been waiting patiently. happy st. patrick's day. don't miss "mobile homer" this sunday night at 8:00pm.                         10th march 2005...     clear day grabs & 21 new promos                  21 promo cards have been added today. we've managed to expand the section with 60 new images added in the last month! thanks goes to all the contributors who've emailed them to me, and the webmaster of simpsons park for emailing todays missing images. notable ones include goo goo gai plan and dude, where's my ranch?     180 framegrabs from sundays 'on a clear day i can't see my sister' are online, bringing the total count above 8000. missing episode descriptions from the season 16 page will be up in our next update.     lost and found for march is online. sorry about the wait but better late than never. don't miss goo goo gai pan airing this sunday on fox!                     24th february 2005...     there's something about marrying                  669 framegrabs from season 4 episodes are online. these came in the package donated by the simpsons showcase and there's more where they came from. 180 of my own framegrabs are also online today, from sundays 'there's something about marrying'.      in addition to the 15 new promo cards added just five days ago, i've got another 17 for you today. thanks goes to the contributor of many of these. there's now 208 in total. that's huge!          a brand new section arrives at lardlad.com today. grabmatch is a new contest based on one from monstromart.com, in which you must identify the episode in which four random framegrabs were taken from. this will be updated monthly. march online today.                         19th february 2005...     15 new promos and pranksta rap             expanding our promo cards section once again, a total of 15 missing images have been added today. these include the one pictured on the left for tomorrow night's there's something about marrying while there's another from the first episode aired.      180 framegrabs from last sunday's pranksta rap are now online. info from this episode and the previous week's episode is now in the season 16 section.      all those fans of cryptic quote can now enter again with a brand new quote online today, while lost and found still has about two weeks to go so keep those entries coming.      here's something different. the milhouse file was a staple section of our site back in the early days of last exit to springfield and the simpsons down under. it has been offline since 2000. but today, it returns to the net with a new design and content.      it joins the legitimate businessman's social club on the lardlad.com character site network.                     12th february 2005...     valentines day + super bowl grabs            brand new image in the gallery featuring ralph wiggum with his i choo-choo-choose you card. hopefully it'll assist you with a last minute gift of a home-made card. happy valentines day for monday.      180 framegrabs from the post-super bowl "homer & ned's hail mary pass" are now online.      don't miss pranksta rap tomorrow night, guest starring 50 cent & dave chappelle. we'll have all the content from that ep as well as 12 missing promo cards next time.                     3rd february 2005...     promos and mommie beerest grabs            fox has been busy promoting the latest new episodes. for sundays episode homer & ned's hail mary pass they've released 5 promo cards. the episode which will air after the superbowl has plenty of celebrity guest stars. a promotional image for pranksta rap has also been released, featuring bart & 50 cent.      180 framegrabs from sunday's mommie beerest are now online, as well as a description of the episode on the season 16 page.      my local newspaper contacted me last month to contribute my thoughts about the show for an article. the article was published on saturday and sure enough i'm quoted and he even gives the site a bit of promotion. thanks ben! you can read the whole lot on our articles page.      a new lost and found object for february is online, and the latest cryptic quote has just been added. we'll have all your content from homer & ned's hail mary pass next week.                     18th january 2005...     comics, images, midnight rx grabs            in addition to the many framegrabs donated to us by the defunct simpsons showcase, we were offered to take their image gallery. i've hand selected the best quality images and touched up others, to come up with 41 images for the gallery. many thanks to nick laws. there's now 875 in total.      it has been a while since i last updated the comic strip page, which means there's plenty for me to catch up on (20 and counting). number 77 published way back in august is finally online, and it sees marge and maggie at the monstro mart. want another? number 78 follows bart and milhouse's quest to get a radioactive man action figure.      a new episode titled midnight rx aired on sunday night and as usual i've got 150 framegrabs for you. the  season 16 page is also updated with the description for this episode.      cryptic quote has been updated with a brand new quote. winners for this contest as well as lost and found have also been updated. next update expected after mommie beerest which airs january 30th. see you then.                      2nd january 2005...     fat man grabs and promo cards             first and foremost, welcome to 2005! i'd like to wish all the best to our visitors for the new year, a year in which the site will celebrate its eighth birthday and continue to grow for you. lets get it started.      seven new additions have been made on the promo cards page. most of these come from season six. we're still trying to track down these old ones so if you have any i don't, feel free to email them to me.      the season 16 page has been brought up to date with all future episode titles and synopsis for those episodes that have aired. you'll find these as well on the main episode guide index.      with only one new episode since our last update i haven't been rushed to get an update out but rest assured the framegrabs for 'fat man and little boy' are finally online today. there's 180 in total.      lost and found and cryptic quote have been updated with new rounds. last month's lost and found was a remote control that mr. burns owned. that's all for this time. next new episode is midnight rx on january 16th.                      8th december 2004...     more christmas goodies avaliable             four days after relaunching the christmas special there's still more goodies coming your way. thanks to the release of a new generic promo card, i've sized it to fit your desktop and it's now available as our fourteenth wallpaper. so far the two christmas dvd covers and santa's workshop are the most downloaded wallpaper from about 2000 downloads in total. spread the word!     of course there was a new episode on sunday titled 'she used to be my girl' and i've just uploaded the framegrabs for you to have a gander at. i'll be updating the season 16 page next time around.                    4th december 2004...     christmas special hits lardlad.com             modifications have already been made to our new design for the month of december only. i missed the boat with halloween but i couldn't go a christmas without our exclusive christmas special, now featuring 13 wallpapers (two more than last year). you'll notice the two new images are the christmas dvd covers which have been completely retraced and touched up for your desktop. online until jan 1st.      that's not all, 186 framegrabs from last years 'tis the fifteenth season' are now online. this was a christmas themed episode so it fits right at home in our special section. you'll also find links to the quotes from the christmas episodes.      (12/5) cryptic quote has now been updated with a brand new quote. in other news i just renewed lardlad.com all the way until january 2006, which guarantees plenty of life left in the site.                     24th november 2004...     sleeping with the enemy grabs             airing on sunday was a new episode titled sleeping with the enemy. today i've uploaded 172 new framegrabs from the episode. there are now 5824 grabs in our archive, and since there's no new episode this week i'll try to get some older episodes up.as usual the season 16 page has been updated with a description of the episode to complete the guide.      now is your last chance to enter the current cryptic quote as there'll be a new one in the next update. winners have been updated for the time being. lost and found still has a few weeks left in it. that's all for now, hope you're proud of my regular updates!                    18th november 2004...     all's fair in oven war content up             thanks for the overwhelming feedback on the new design. seems you all like it, and now i'm going to blow you away with an update four days after our last!      the season 16 premiere all's fair in oven war aired on sunday night so i've got 156 framegrabs from the episode now online in addition to those from treehouse of horror xv added sunday. also updated is the season 16 page, with a synopsis and screenshot of all's fair in oven war.      the comic strip page has been updated with number 76 which features a poetry competition at springfield elementary. i skipped 74 and 75 by accident but they'll be up soon enough.      also to make my job easier at the end of the month, winners from the past four days in lost and found and cryptic quote have been updated.                     14th november 2004...     last exit to springfield version x           welcome to the all new last exit to springfield. this design was is our tenth major rework since our opening in march 1997. combining the elements you loved from the previous design together with a bright new colour scheme, i hope you agree that this is our finest design yet. i chose today as the release date as the official season 16 premiere airs tonight.      our previous design had been up for just over 16 months and i felt its main flaw was the dark main page which wasn't inviting me to update. but i've spent the last two months working on this, as you'll notice the interiors have also been reworked. the majority of the pages incorporate a left column which has paved the way for some new content. i suggest you go down the nav, but here's the bulk of what's new (use arrows or mousewheel to scroll):      the comic strips page has a feature on the history of bongo comics. no new comics yet but i've got a whole stack to catch up with.      on the framegrabs page there's 181 new grabs from last sunday's halloween special, treehouse of horror xv. we'll be sure to keep up with the episodes on a weekly basis, with quotes shortly after. five new season 16  promo cards are online, as well as a number of others.      wallpaper is a 'new' section as you'll notice everything from the secret page on our last design is no more. the content is still housed around. there's three new wallpapers online. the downloads previously found in the third floor are now on the web content page which also contains images we've always had.      the articles section has been updated with two new articles. one from last week titled homer's where the heart is and another from august titled cult classic roles on. check them out. you'll also find a matt groening bio added to the cast info page, and an alf clausen feature in the music section (previously titled songs).      theseason 16 page is up and running with a synopsis of treehouse of horror xv, while on a bigger note, the episode guide is finished! seasons 11 - 13 are still only temporary descriptions but it's better than a huge gap. the guide also has a nice clean new look featuring the ullman era in the left column.      both lost and found and cryptic quote have been updated, apologies for the wait but now you understand. there's also a section on the navbar titled contest vault but that's coming soon. you can see what it's about on the preview page.      of course i haven't covered everything new here, you'll need to explore for yourself. i hope you're as pleased with the results as i am. best of all, we'll be updated semi-regularly again, so you can stop emailing me (you too, viagraco.)                     14th september 2004...     season 14   15 framegrabs online           to keep our framegrabs section from aging, i've already taken the next step and will be creating my own once we've got them all from monstromart. this will ensure that new episodes will always have framegrabs, and come the new season i'll be getting them up as soon as possible. 2482 framegrabs are online today, from the showcase, 13 episodes from season 2 and 3 have been put online. and brand new grabs made my myself from barting over, i'm spelling as fast as i can, the regina monologues, and fraudcast news are up. we're now hosting 5315 in total!      the quotes section is looking a bit neglected but i'm still onto it. 25 new quotes from season 15's the wandering juvie are finally online. this update was supposed to come two weeks ago but our file server had problems. there are 3740 in total.      lost and found winners have been updated (image will continue until october) and a new cryptic quote has been uploaded.)        --     