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More than a decade has passed, but I wonder how many of you remembered when Fox Television built a life-size replica of The Simpson’s cartoon family house and offered it as a prize to a lucky contestant who found the winning number in one of the sponsor’s product packages. The four bedroom, 2,200 square foot house was designed by Kaufman and Broad architects, who had to view more than one hundred Simpson’s episodes before they nailed down the designs.

The house was completed in the newly created Springfield subdivision in Henderson, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas. Kaufman and Broad issued details to the contractors who used 25 vivid primary colors to complete the replica that included a trademark mystery door that’s never been opened in the cartoon series.

Facts Are Meaningless

“What’s the point of going out? We’re just going to wind up back here anyway,” says Homer in a 1989 episode.  He also said “facts are meaningless,” which may be why Kaufman and Broad went with yellow exteriors instead of the pink in this example.

Mmm….  64 Slices of American Cheese

The Slice of Awesome blog has a full set of photos from the replica home in Henderson, completed with Marge’s decorating scheme. The kitchen is a marvel of flattery.  Plate of donuts, anyone?

Kids, You Tried Your Best and You Failed Miserably. The Lesson Is, Never Try.

Contaminated has additional photos of the real-life replica. Speaking of failures, the winners of the contest refused to move to Nevada, so the house was ultimately repainted and sold to someone who just wanted a conventional home. What boors!

And by the way…Happy Thanksgiving!