Product Description

The Ralph Wiggum Book is an all–new book from the new series: The Simpsons Library of Wisdom.

There's more to Ralph than meets the eye. He might be that kid you feel like pointing towards and laughing at, but Ralph Wiggum has a 'special' way of disarming you with his completely off–kilter statements that always have the ring of truth about them. See the world through Ralph–coloured glasses as he muses on household pets, poetry, constellations, homemade gifts, hiding spots, sports, school, right and wrong, crime and punishment, love, leprechauns, wookies, wiggle puppies and a lot more non–booger and paste–related subjects.

So don't just stand there with your finger up your nose . pick a winner with The Ralph Wiggum Book.

In The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Matt Groening, the creator of 'The Simpsons', offers an ongoing series of portable and quotable books that will eliminate the need for all religions and philosophies, exalt man's role in the universe and make the world a better place ... sort of. No other television show in history has commented so freely and so humorously on modern times, and there seems to be no end in sight for the sharp satire and pointed parody that 'The Simpsons' serves up every night of the week all around the world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #328305 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-31
• Released on: 2005-10-25
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

About the Author

Matt Groening, the creator and executive producer of the Emmy^® Award-winning series The Simpsons, as well as creator of the cartoon strip "Life in Hell" and the animated POX television series Futurama, is the man responsible for bringing animation to prime time. In addition, Groening formed Bongo Comics Group in 1993 and currently serves as publisher of their four comic books—Simpsons Comics, Itchy & Scratchy Comics, Bartman, and Radioactive Man.

Customer Reviews

Ralph's a Great Character But Whoever Wrote This Hasn't Watched the Simpsons in Years, if Ever and Quickly Ran Out of Material
The Ralph Wiggum Book is one in a number of different Springfield character books under the broader Simpson's Library of Wisdom collection including Simpson's family characters like The Homer Book, The Bart Book. Frequent characters like Flanders' Book of Faith:, The Book of Moe: as well as minor ones such as Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture make up this ever increasing in volume series.

Ralph would definitely be one of my favourite Springfield characters so naturally this was the first of these I decided to get. No doubt Ralph has the best and funniest lines on the show. However those lines usually come from an observation of other characters actions, where he's a voice in a crowd of comments or where he's interacting with someone. So does a whole book pretty much just about Ralph with only the seldom interaction with other characters work? Well, yes and no.

The book does have funny lines in it and you do get to see more of Ralph's private life so to speak such as his room, backyard, school report card and so on. However a lot of the material in this book is something that is from a one off single episode and the author has now given Ralph this thing as a character trait. Such as the Valentine's day card episode thinking Lisa's I Choo Choo Choose You card meant he was going to marry her when he grew up being turned into Ralph now still being in love with her. For example she appears twice in his top 40 list of things, even though he has expressed no love for her since that episode and has in fact in some episodes expressed the opposite such as one where Lisa was acting selfish and stupid with Ralph in the background telling her I Can't Believe I Used to Date You. It's almost like someone who watched the old episodes as a kid but hasn't since anything since found out they were writing these books and said I'll have a go. Also it seems they never decided what they wanted Ralph to be with the everyday intelligence level Ralph we see in the episodes displayed at times but also included is a complicated short story by Ralph about flying wiggle puppy called Sniffing Up Some Safety. I doubt Ralph could write this when he fails to write even simple words in class.

Should you check out this book? Yes but emphasis on the words check out, ie check it out from your library first before forking over money for it.

Hilarious
Funny throughout, but for the hardcore fan, one would find it a bit too made up. Great overall entertainment value.

not the best
this was the worst book in this series so that ive read. I kept thinking it was gunna get better but it didnt, AT ALL! i wouldnt recomend it for anyone.