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| Subject | The Simpsons |
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| Licensed from | 20th Century Studios andThe Walt Disney Company |
| Availability | 2014–present |
| Total sets | 4 sets[1] |
| Characters | Homer,Marge,Bart,Lisa,Ned Flanders,Maggie,Krusty the Clown, andSideshow Bob |
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Lego The Simpsons (stylized asLEGO Simpsons) is aLego theme based onThe Simpsons created by cartoonistMatt Groening for theFox Broadcasting Company. It is licensed from20th Century Studios andThe Walt Disney Company. The toy line is also accompanied by the special episodeBrick Like Me that premiered on theFox network in the United States on 4 May 2014 and theLego Dimensionstoys-to-life video game.[2][3] The theme was first introduced on 1 February 2014 and was discontinued by the end of 31 December 2018 before being re-continued on 4 June 2025.
The product line focuses on theeponymous family consisting ofHomer,Marge,Bart,Lisa andMaggie.Lego The Simpsons aims to recreate the main characters in Lego form, including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, along with their neighborNed Flanders.[2]
Lego The Simpsons was inspired byThe Simpsons television series. The Lego construction toy range was based on the television series and developed in collaboration with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products (later merged byDisney Experiences). The construction sets were designed to recreate the story and characters of the television series in Lego form.[2]
Lego The Simpsons theme was launched on 1 February 2014. The Lego Group had a partnership with 20th Century Fox (currently known as20th Century Studios). As part of the marketing campaign,The Lego Group released The Simpsons House (set number: 71006) on 1 February 2014 and The Lego Simpsons Series 1 (set number: 71005) on 1 May 2014. The set was produced to celebrate the 25th anniversary ofThe Simpsons.[2]
According toBrickLink, The Lego Group released a total of 2 Lego sets as part ofLego The Simpsons theme.[1] The product line was eventually discontinued by the end of 31 December 2018.[4][5]
The Simpsons House (set number: 71006) was released on 1 February 2014 and based on a version ofThe Simpsons house, the residence of theSimpson family in the animated sitcom and inthe movie based on the series. The house's address is most frequently attributed as 742 Evergreen Terrace. In the series, the house is occupied by Homer and Marge and their three children: Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The set consists of 2523 pieces with six minifigures of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders, and includes the house's first floor, living room, Bart’s bedroom, Marge and Homer’s bedroom, Lisa’s bedroom, bathroom, detachable garage and family car.[2][6][7] The Simpsons House (set number: 71006) was designed by Lego senior designer Marcos Bessa.[8]
Kwik-E-Mart (set number: 71016) was released on 1 May 2015 and based on a version of theKwik-E-Mart convenience store in theThe Simpsons. It is a parody of American convenience stores, such as7-Eleven andCumberland Farms, and depicts many of the stereotypes about them. It is notorious for its high prices and the poor quality of its merchandise, and is run by anIndian-American namedApu Nahasapeemapetilon.[9] It first appeared in the 1990 episode "The Telltale Head" and has since become a common setting in the series. The Simpsons family are regular customers. The set consists of 2179 pieces with six minifigures of Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Marge Simpson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Wiggum and Snake (a.k.a. Jailbird). It also includes shelves, refrigerator cabinets, a counter and Chief Wiggum's police car.[10][11][12] Kwik-E-Mart (set number: 71016) was designed by Lego senior designer Marcos Bessa.[13]
Krusty Burger (set number: 10352) was released on 4 June 2025, as part of theLego Icons theme. It has 1635 pieces and is based on theKrusty Burger restaurant themed afterKrusty the Clown, who appears as a minifigure sporting a farmer's outfit, referencing the 2009 episode "Coming to Homerica", in which he introduces a vegetarian burger. The set includes six additional minifigures of Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, theSqueaky Voiced Teen,Officer Lou, andSideshow Bob.[14][15]
Living Room (Free gift with purchase)
From 1-7 June 2025, LEGO Insider members could receive a free Living Room (set number: 5009325) set when they purchase the Krusty Burger set from LEGO stores or LEGO.com.[14][15][16]
The Lego Simpsons Series 1 (set number: 71005) was released 1 May 2014 as a part ofLego Minifigures theme, and includes characters fromThe Simpsons television series. It consists of 16 different minifigures including Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa, Maggie,Grampa,Ned Flanders,Krusty the Clown,Milhouse,Ralph,Apu,Nelson,Itchy,Scratchy,Chief Wiggum, andMr. Burns.[2][17][18]
The Lego Simpsons Series 2 (set number: 71009) was released 1 May 2015 as a part ofLego Minifigures theme, and includes characters fromThe Simpsons television series. It consists of 16 different minifigures including Date Night Homer, Date Night Marge, Pajamas Lisa withSnowball II, Maggie withSanta's Little Helper,Bartman, Milhouse as Fallout Boy,Comic Book Guy,Martin Prince,Professor Frink,Hans Moleman,Selma,Patty,Groundskeeper Willie,Edna Krabappel,Smithers, andDr. Hibbert.[19][20][21]
Homer Simpson &Krusty the Clown (set number: 41632) was released on 2 October 2018 as part of theLego BrickHeadz theme and based onThe Simpsons television series. The set consists of 215 pieces and 2 baseplates.[22][23][24]
"Brick Like Me" is the twentieth episode of thetwenty-fifth season of the American animated television seriesThe Simpsons and the 550th episode of the series. It first aired on theFox network in the United States on May 4, 2014. It was written byBrian Kelley and directed byMatthew Nastuk.[25][26] The episode features a mix oftraditional animation andcomputer animation. In the episode, Homer wakes up in an alternate reality where everyone and everything is made ofLego bricks, and he must figure his way out before he gets stuck in the plastic world forever.[27][28][29] This episode won theWriters Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the67th Writers Guild of America Awards.[30]
Milhouse makes a cameo appearance in the 2014 filmThe Lego Movie as a Master Builder in Cloud Cuckoo Land.[31]
The crossovertoys-to-life gameLego Dimensions developed byTraveller's Tales features content based onThe Simpsons television series. A "Level Pack" based on "The Mysterious Voyage of Homer Simpson" and adds Homer Simpson as a playable character. Additional "Fun packs" add Bart Simpson and Krusty the Clown as playable characters.[32][33][3][34]
Elyse Betters ofPocket-Lint gave The Simpsons House (set number: 71006) a positive review, saying "The Simpsons House is definitely a great collectors' item that will also give you hundreds of hours of play time."[35]
The episode received a 2.0 rating and was watched by a total of 4.39 million people, making it the second most watched show onAnimation Domination that night, beatingBob's Burgers andAmerican Dad!.[36]
Since its broadcast, "Brick Like Me" has received generally positive reviews from critics.
Jesse Schedeen ofIGN gave it an 8.2/10 "Great" rating, saying, "The similarities toThe Lego Movie are unfortunate, but there's still a lot of fun to be had in this latest Simpsons milestone episode. As long as this show has been on the air, any deviation from the norm is welcome. There's plenty of entertainment value in seeing a LEGO-ized Springfield and its blocky inhabitants. And the headier themes and story elements, if redundant at this point, should still connect with anyone who grew up playing with LEGOs. Now the only question is what the producers will cook up for a 600th episode celebration."[37]
Dennis Perkins ofThe A.V. Club gave the episode an A−, saying "'Brick Like Me' is a miracle of an episode, a heartfelt, inventive, exquisitely performed, and tightly written half-hour that reinforces what I've been saying all season—there's no reason whyThe Simpsons can't be good again."[38]
Tim Surette ofTV.com said, "By the time Bart came out in his twisted mech suit and barfed out lightsabers, 'Brick Like Me' was just a grab bag of random pieces coming together in an effort to form something bigger—kind of like the handiwork of a kid who showed up late to a Lego party and didn't get his pick of the pieces so he built whatever he could from odds and ends. But visually, 'Brick Like Me' was a stunner, rebuilding Springfield in bright, brick-by-brick 3D, and that's what the episode will forever be known for."[39]
James Poniewozik ofTime gave the episode a positive review, saying "'Brick Like Me' demonstrates thatThe Simpsons still has it, at least sometimes. Afterward, you and the kids can pop in the season 3 DVD and compare. Or put together the Lego Simpsons' House–only $199.99, Brik-E-Mart not included."[40]
Chris Morgan ofPaste gave the episode an 8.6 out of 10, saying "This has been a fairly lackluster season ofThe Simpsons, and one expects that 25 seasons and 550 episodes will wear on you. This Lego episode could have been tone deaf and lazy, but instead it is far and away the best episode of this season, and one of the better episodes in recent memory. It's clever and visually impressive and, most importantly, quite humorous. This used to be a show that could make you laugh uproariously with frequency—without resorting to special event episodes. Maybe that isn't the case so much anymore, but there is still the capacity for top-notch television floating somewhere inThe Simpsons universe."[41]
Tony Sokol ofDen of Geek gave the episode four and a half stars out of five, saying "So, I came in wary but no, it's a good payoff. Not jam-packed with jokes this time, but no misfires. On a show likeThe Simpsons, as long as it's been running and with so many jokes packed per animated cell, we forgive a lot of misfired jokes. Overall, the balance is always tilted toward funny and they didn't lose their subversive core. 'Brick Like Me' has no groaners. It will be considered a classic, yeah. Not my favorite classic, but it is already memorable, lest I forget, and satisfying. In five years, fans will instantly recognize 'the Lego episode.' It was strangely exhilarating. Everything fit and no one got hurt."[42]
Screen Rant called it the best episode of the 25th season.[43]
Brick Like Me writerBrian Kelley won theWriters Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the67th Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode.[30]
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