The Fantastic Four • Summer Special

With The Fantastic Four: First Steps in theaters this week, Nate and Adam felt inspired to cover the latest MCU blockbuster. But in the absence of a press pass, we decided to watch Roger Corman’s unreleased The Fantastic Four (1994) instead! We also revisit “I Am Furious (Yellow)” (S13E18), the most Marvel-icious episode of the classic era of The Simpsons.Also in this episode:• The behind-the-scenes Hollywood shenanigans that kept this film from seeing the light of day • Is Stan Lee one of the best guest stars ever on The Simpsons?• Roger Corman’s surprising influence on The Simpsons movie references• An ode to the golden era of internet cartoonsPlus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further readingWe will return with regular biweekly episodes in September. Until then, keep an eye out for more special one-off episodes and new articles on our blog.For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.