The Simpsons roasts NFTs in new Halloween episode
Animated television series The Simpsons spent an entire segment mocking nonfungible tokens (NFTs) during the latest 34th annual Treehouse of Horror Halloween special, in a segment called “Wild Barts Can’t Be Token.”
In the special, Homer accidentally mints Bart on the blockchain, and in the ensuing scenes, the creators poke fun at NFTs, all while referencing collections such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles, as well as the viral digital artist Beeple.
Get ready for a non-fungible night in tomorrow’s #TreehouseOfHorror XXXIV on @FOXTV, next day on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/Y4cSiyp4kD
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) November 4, 2023
The special revolved around poking fun at the speculative nature of NFTs and how the market is largely fueled by FOMO (fear of missing out).
Once Marge discovers that Bart has become trapped on-chain, she too digitizes herself as NFT. She battles her way through carriages on a virtual train — which is literally powered by FOMO — to rescue Bart, fighting NFT-themed characters all the while.
The final joke lands when Homer finally decides to join in the action (due to FOMO) and mints himself as NFT. The second he does so, the train runs out of steam and the price of all the NFTs plunge to near-zero. Homer ends the episode with his catchphrase “Doh!”
Despite being the essentially the punchline of an episode-long joke, the NFT community on Crypto Twitter reacted with delight, with Beeple saying that his work appearing on the show was a “bucket list moment” for him as an artist.
Notably, the Simpsons creators even parodied their own NFT collection — Golden Moments — which was first offered in conjunction with Disney+ by the NFT platform VeVe in Nov. 2021.
“We saw that,” wrote the official account for Veve.
We saw that @TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/nBAQEjJmyp
— VeVe | Digital Collectibles (@veve_official) November 6, 2023
Degens cash in on Simpsons NFT episode
NFT enthusiasts certaididn’t let the Simpsons roast go to waste, with creators rushing to capitalize on the newfound publicity for NFTs.
Just hours after the episode first aired, Italian parody artist Rino Russo launched a Simpsons-derived NFT project, which combined the likeness of Simpsons characters with CryptoPunks.
The collection, dubbed Springfield Punks, was launched as a free mint and quickly sold out as NFT fans rushed in on the hype.
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