"Simpsons" fans set world record for continuous TV watching

Meet the Winners of THE Simpsons �ULTIMATE FAN MARATHON CHALLENGE�!

Jeremiah Franco (L) from Los Angeles, CA and Carin Shreve (R) from Acampo, CA

They broke the Guinness World Record For the longest continuous television viewing! It Only Took Them 86 Hours and 37 Minutes!! They Each Win $10,500 and Bragging Rights Among Friends!

THE Simpsons 500th Episode Airs Sunday, Feb. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX!

500th EPISODE INFORMATION:

THE Simpsons 500th episode, �At Long Last Leave,� airs Sunday, Feb. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In the episode, the Simpsons are evicted from Springfield and join an off-the-grid community outside of town. But when Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) and Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) try to sneak back into Springfield, they are welcomed with hostility from their former friends and neighbors and begin to appreciate their new and more accepting home.

ABOUT �THE Simpsons� ULTIMATE FAN MARATHON CHALLENGE:

In celebration of THE Simpsons� historic 500th episode milestone, FOX invited fans of the iconic animated series to participate in THE Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 8, fans came together to watch up to 500 continuous episodes of THE Simpsons in an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record of 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds for the longest continuous television viewing. The two contest winners each took home a $10,500 prize and an array of THE Simpsons merchandise, including products exclusively designed to commemorate the 500th episode.

On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:33:10 -0500, David wrote:

And pity from everyone else.

I still don't really get how this worked. If all it is is watching all episodes of the show straight through, well, couldn't anyone who's unemployed or could stand to take just under four days off from work do that? I mean, just pack some sandwiches and be on your way. However, if there were no bathroom breaks involved.....well, I could see where that could get a little tricky. Going 86 hours without peeing would likely be difficult.

Mike

They could have been seated on toilets. I'd think not sleeping would be the biggest problem.

GBR allows a certain amount of sleep after every hour.

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On Sun, 12 Feb 2012, Duggy wrote:

But how is that determined?

Did the first person to try for a record decide, and thus the rest have to follow or else the record can't be compared?

Or is there a general set of rules that apply to all longevity records?

Or does Guiness leverage its power, refusing to recognize attempts unless someone follows their rules?

Michael

On Feb 13, 12:48 am, David wrote:

I think that's just for individual endurance. The team records I took part in had no break mentioned.

To get in the GBR you have to follow their rules and have their people supervise.

I think GBR uses legal and medical advise to come up with their rules.

They no longer accept gluttony records.

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Duggy wrote in news:[email]:

advise-verb advice-noun

On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 at 15:33:10, David wrote in alt.tv.simpsons :

But what about advert breaks - or would they be watching them from DVD?

On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:33:10 -0500, David wrote:

They have frıends? They certainly don't have lives.

Man. If I spent 86 1/2 hours watching nothing but the Simpsons, the very last thing I would want as a "prize" would be a bunch of Simpsons crap.

Now THAT'S dedication. As much as I love the Simpsons, I don't think I'll ever be able to watch 86 hours straight. But I know which episode I will be watching: Season 23 Finale "Lisa goes Gaga"! Guest appearance by Lady Gaga!