Early on Saturday afternoon I found myself with a little time to kill while James napped. I started channel surfing the Ottawa dial and I found something I had never seen in Toronto. I found an episode of The Simpsons in French on one of the many French stations in our Nation's capital.
Naturally, I stopped and watched. The fact I didn't understand what they were saying was irrelevant because I was so familiar with the episode I pretty well know the words by heart. What I found fascinating was how much the French voice actors sounded like their English counterparts.
I know they have that extra on the DVD for Season 1 which shows clips of The Simpsons in various languages, but you need to see a complete episode to truly appreciate this. Homer sounds like Homer, Marge sounds like Marge and Bart sounds like Bart. The words even seem to match up with the movement of the characters' lips. I'm telling you, The Simpsons was as funny in French as it is in English.
By the way, the 15th Season of The Simpons ends tonight with the airing of the season finale. You won't see another new episode until November so don't you dare miss it.
