The 10 Weirdest Pieces of ‘Simpsons’ Merchandise Ever
The Simpsons hasn’t just been a popular TV show for the past 35 years, it’s also been a merchandising juggernaut. While there are tons of perfectly normal things to cash in on — lunchboxes, T-shirts, action figures, etc. — The Simpsons merchandising craze, particularly in the early 1990s, spawned some truly odd things for fans to buy. Here are the 10 weirdest…
German Homer Leprechaun Bank
From Alex Ortega, the officially-sanctioned number one Simpsons fan, is this 1995 German porcelain coin bank with Homer dressed as a leprechaun.
Bart Simpson Clear Cola
This one is from Sam Thorsten, a member of the Simpsons Shitposting Gold Facebook Group. It’s 1991 Bart Simpson clear cola from Australia. Time for refueling, man!
Homer Shower Radio
This 2004 shower radio uses Homer’s eyes as dials for an AM/FM radio. His ears also have a button with built-in Homer phrases.
Rasta-Bart T-Shirts
In the early 1990s, Bart Simpson had a wide array of bootleg merch where he was depicted as a Black child. I don’t think any of it was official, but it was pervasive on boardwalks and places like that, particularly “Rasta-Bart” shirts.
Bart Simpson Talcum Powder
From the impressive collection of Simpsons super-fan Travis “Bart” McNall comes a number of bathroom items from the early wave of Simpsonsmania craze. The most bizarre piece, though, has got to be Bart Simpson talcum powder, featuring a naked Bart.
Homer and Marge Shower Gel
Another strange bathroom item courtesy of Karol Szymczuk, who is part of the Obscure Simpsons Characters Facebook Group. It's a shower gel that has a cap that features a surprisingly intimate moment with Homer and Marge.
The Simpsons Slippers
In theory, having slippers from The Simpsons seems like a perfectly normal bit of merchandise. However, in practice, the visual of shoving your disgusting feet into Bart’s, Homer’s or Marge’s mouth is horrifying.
Streaking Barney Figurine
In 2006, the company Winning Moves made a series of collectible Simpsons figurines. According to Neil Arsenty, the man behind the On This Day in Simpsons History Twitter account, one entire set was dedicated to the classic episode “The Way We Was” and among them was a streaking Barney figure.
Bart Telephone
This bit of nightmare fuel is worse than a killer Krusty doll. Made by Columbia Tel-com, it had Bart’s eyes glow red when the phone rang, and to answer, you had to pry open his back like you were doing intensive spinal surgery.
Weird Al Action Figure
We did say the “weirdest” pieces of Simpsons merch.
