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The TV series The Simpsons has been released on DVD format in several different compilations. Beginning in 2001, box sets featuring all episodes from a given season, plus extras features, have been released throughout the world in Region 1 (North America), Region 2 (Europe), Region 4 (New Zealand, Australia, and Latin America) and Region 5 (Russia, most of Africa, and Central and South Asia) encoding. Other compilations, generally including episodes featuring a specific theme (such as Christmas), have also been released in various regions.

Season boxsets

The DVDs for the first five seasons are standard digipak box formats with a memorable couch gag on the cover, the next five are available in this format (themed with one of the five main family members) and a plastic clamshell in the shape of one of the Simpson family's heads. Starting with Season 11, the boxsets came with a secondary character theme (so far there has been Krusty the Clown, Comic Book Guy and Ralph Wiggum), in an accordion style set of cardboard sleeves into which the discs slide. This format has received several complaints. Also for these seasons are limited edition sets that come with a removable moulded face attached to a cardboard sleeve. The boxsets contain all the episodes of the season with audio commentary, deleted scenes, an introduction by Matt Groening, other special features (with the exception of season 20) and a small booklet to guide the buyer through the episodes and their seasons. As of January, 2010 and the release of Season 20, the sets are being released in Blu Ray format as well as DVD. Thus Season 13, released on August of 2010, is available in BluRay format. It should be noted, though, that the Simpsons began broadcast in High Definition (720p) with the 10th Episode of Season 20.

Themed releases

These DVDs all have Dolby Digital 2.0 audio and are available with English, Spanish and French Canadian audio tracks. Region 2 versions of Simpsons DVDs come with English, French, German, Italian and Spanish 2.0 audio tracks with various subtitles.

Film Festival

• Released: April 1, 2002
• Theme: Movies
• Episodes: Beyond Blunderdome, Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie, 22 Short Films About Springfield, A Star Is Burns

Backstage Pass

• Released: May 20, 2002
• Theme: Music
• Episodes: A Tale of Two Springfields, Homerpalooza, Homer's Barbershop Quartet, The Otto Show

Treehouse Of Horror

• Released: October 28, 2002
• Theme: Halloween
• Episodes: "Treehouse of Horror V", "Treehouse of Horror VI", "Treehouse of Horror VII", "Treehouse of Horror XII

Risky Business

• Released: April 7, 2003
• Theme: Work
• Episodes: Realty Bites, Homer the Smithers, Deep Space Homer, Marge Gets a Job

Christmas With The Simpsons

• Released: October 14, 2003
• Theme: Christmas/Winter
• Episodes: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "Mr. Plow", "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace", "Grift of the Magi", "She of Little Faith"

The Simpsons Gone Wild!

• Released: June 7, 2004
• Theme: Party
• Episodes: "Homer's Night Out", "The Mansion Family", "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday", "Homer the Moe"

Christmas With The Simpsons 2

• Released: October 25, 2004
• Theme: Christmas
• Episodes: "Homer vs. Dignity", "Skinner's Sense of Snow", "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", "'Tis the Fifteenth Season"

Around The World In 80 D'ohs

• Released: July 6, 2005
• Theme: Travel
• Episodes: Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo, Simpson Safari, Blame It On Lisa, The Regina Monologues

Kiss And Tell

The Story Of Their Love

• Released: February 6, 2006
• Theme: Valentine's Day
• Episodes: "Natural Born Kissers", "Large Marge", "Three Gays of the Condo", "The Way We Weren't"

The Classics

Series One

Bart Wars

The Simpsons Strike Back

• Released: September 23, 2003
• Theme: Star Wars References
• Episodes: Mayored to the Mob, Dog of Death, The Secret War of Lisa Simpson, Marge Be Not Proud

Dark Secrets Of The Simpsons

• Released: September 23, 2003
• Theme: Lies And Secrets
• Episodes: Homer to the Max, The Springfield Files, Lisa the Iconoclast, Homer Bad Man

Greatest Hits

• Released: September 23, 2003
• Theme: Milestones
• Episodes: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song, Bart Gets an F, Trash of the Titans, Lisa's First Word

The Simpsons Go To Hollywood

• Released: September 23, 2003
• Theme: Celebrities
• Episodes: When You Dish Upon a Star, Fear of Flying, Krusty Gets Kancelled, Flaming Moe's

Too Hot For TV

• Released: September 23, 2003
• Theme: Best-Rated Episodes
• Episodes: Treehouse of Horror IX, The Cartridge Family, Natural Born Kissers, Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy

Series Two

The Simpsons Against The World

• Released: August 16, 2004
• Theme: Conflict
• Episodes: Homer vs. Patty & Selma, Marge vs. the Monorail, Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment, Bart vs. Australia

Heaven And Hell

• Released: August 16, 2004
• Theme: Religion
• Episodes: Bart Sells His Soul, In Marge We Trust, Treehouse of Horror IV, Homer the Heretic

On Your Marks, Get Set, D'oh!

• Released: August 16, 2004
• Theme: Sport
• Episodes: Faith Off, The Homer They Fall, Lisa on Ice, Dancin' Homer

Sex, Lies And The Simpsons

• Released: August 16, 2004
• Theme: Sex/Love
• Episodes: The Last Temptation of Homer, Bart After Dark, New Kid on the Block, Lisa's Rival

The Simpsons.com

• Released: August 16, 2004
• Theme: Technology
• Episodes: Treehouse of Horror X, Homer Goes to College, Das Bus, Itchy & Scratchy Land

Series Three

Crime And Punishment

• Released: April 18, 2005
• Theme: Crime and Punishment
• Episodes: Marge in Chains, You Only Move Twice, Bart the Fink, Homer the Vigilante

Springfield Murder Mysteries

• Released: April 18, 2005
• Theme: Murder
• Episodes: Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One, Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two, Black Widower, Cape Feare

Raiders Of The Lost Fridge

• Released: April 18, 2005
• Theme: Food
• Episodes: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?, King-Size Homer, Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk, Lisa the Vegetarian

Viva Los Simpsons

• Released: April 18, 2005
• Theme: Money
• Episodes: Homie the Clown, $pringfield, Viva Ned Flanders, Homer at the Bat

The Last Temptation Of Homer

• Released: April 18, 2005
• Theme: Homer
• Episodes: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish, Simpson and Delilah, Colonel Homer, Homer Alone

References

1. Take My Life, Please
2. http://www.kinopoisk.ru/level/50/year/2010/company/8/
3. http://www.kinopoisk.ru/level/50/year/2010/company/8/
4. The Simpsons - Ralph Says, 'I'm Lucky!': Fox Announces The 13th Season for DVD and Blu-ray
5. The Simpsons - Is Ralphie a Head Case? Yep! Limited Edition Package Revealed for The 13th Season DVDs

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