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{{About|a character from ''The Simpsons''|the novelist|Mona Simpson}}
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{{Simpsons character
{{Infobox musical artist
|name=Mona Simpson
| Name = The Offspring
|image=<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:My Mother the Carjacker.png|220px]] -->|
| Img = The Offspring.jpg
|gender=Female
| Img_capt = Members of the current Offspring lineup. From clockwise: Dexter Holland, Pete Parada, Greg K and Noodles.
|job=''None''
| Img_size = 300
|relatives='''Husband:''' [[Abraham Simpson|Abraham]]<br>'''Son:''' [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]
| Background = group_or_band
|'''Daughter-in-law:'''&nbsp;Marge<br>'''Grandchildren:'''&nbsp;[[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]&nbsp;and [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]]
| Origin = [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]],<ref name="um"/> [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
|appearance="[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]"
| Genre = <!-- DO NOT CHANGE GENRES WITHOUT DISCUSSING AND REACHING A CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE FIRST. Thank you. -->[[Punk rock]]<ref>[http://music.yahoo.com/ar-259802 The-Offspring] on [[Yahoo Music]].</ref><ref name="rateyourmusic">[http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_offspring The Offspring] at [[Rate Your Music]], obtained February 19, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://punkmusic.about.com/od/punk101/a/subgenres.htm The Subgenres of Punk Rock], by ''Ryan Cooper'' of [[About.com]].</ref><br>[[Skate punk]]<ref> [http://www.rhapsody.com/alternativepunk/punk/skatepunk/more.html Skate Punk] on [[Rhapsody (online music service)]]</ref><ref>[http://www.yottamusic.com/genres/Alternative-Punk/Punk/grunge/ Skate Punk] on YottaMusic.com.</ref><br>[[Pop punk]]<ref>[http://search.houstonpress.com/Issues/2000-11-30/music/rotation.html Rotation The Offspring], by ''Chris Smith'' of the [[Houston Press]], posted November 30, 2000.</ref><ref name="rateyourmusic" />
|voiceactor=[[Glenn Close]]<br>[[Maggie Roswell]]<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]
| Years_active = 1984 – present
| Label = [[Black Label Records]] (1987) <br>[[Nemesis Records]] {{nowrap|(1988–1991)}}<br>[[Epitaph Records]] {{nowrap|(1991–1997)}}<br>[[Nitro Records]] {{nowrap|(1995)}}<br>[[Columbia Records]] {{nowrap|(1996–present)}}
|Associated_acts = [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]]<br>[[Alkaline Trio]]<br>[[Saves the Day]]<br>[[Steady Ground]]<br>[[Angels & Airwaves]]<br>[[The Vandals]]
| URL = [http://www.offspring.com www.offspring.com]
| Current_members = [[Dexter Holland]]<br>[[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman|Noodles]]<br>[[Greg Kriesel|Greg K.]]<br>[[Pete Parada]]
| Past_members = [[Ron Welty]]<br>[[Adam Willard|Atom Willard]]<br>[[James Lilja]]<br>[[Josh Freese]] (session musician)<br>Jim Benton<br>Doug Thompson
}}
}}
'''Mona J. Simpson'''<ref name="BrotherThou">{{cite episode| title = [[My Mother the Carjacker]] | series = [[The Simpsons]] | credits = Martin, Jeff; Archer, W.M. "Bud" | network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] | airdate = 1991-02-21 | season = 2|number = 15}}</ref> is a character in the American [[animation|animated]] sitcom ''[[The Simpsons]]''. She is voiced by [[Glenn Close]]. Mona is the estranged wife of [[Abraham Simpson|Abe Simpson]] and the mother of [[Homer Simpson]].<ref name="BrotherThou"/> Homer believed that his mother was dead, a lie his father Abe told him. Instead, she was on the run. Mona first appears in the [[The Simpsons (season 2)|second season]] in a flashback in "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]". She returns in "[[Mother Simpson]]", "[[My Mother the Carjacker]]" and "[[Mona Leaves-a]]", in which she dies.<ref name="IGN">{{cite news | author = | title = IGN: Mona Leaves-a Review; Homer's mother returns... briefly. | publisher = IGN | date = [[2008-05-12]] | url = http://tv.ign.com/articles/873/873196p1.html|author=Robert Canning| accessdate= 2008-05-12}}</ref>


== Profile ==
'''The Offspring''' (sometimes referred to simply as '''Offspring''') are a popular and influential<ref name="um">[http://www.punknews.org/bands/theoffspring The-Offspring] on [[Punknews.org]].</ref> [[United States|American]]<!-- DO NOT add A genre here. There has been an argument about this. Please see the talk page first. --> [[punk rock]] band from [[Garden Grove, California]], formed in 1984 in [[Huntington Beach, California]].<ref name="um"/> Since its foundation, the band's line-up has included [[Dexter Holland]] (lead vocals, guitar), [[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman|Noodles]] (lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals) and [[Greg Kriesel|Greg K.]] (bass, backing vocals). Their current drummer is [[Pete Parada]], formerly of [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] and [[Saves the Day]], who has been with the band since 2007.
[[Image:Homer and Mona.png|left|200px|thumb|Homer and Mona in the '60s.]]
While Homer was still a small child in the [[1960s]], Mona became increasingly caught up in the [[hippie|hippie movement]] and participated in various acts of political activism, her beliefs being ignited by seeing [[Joe Namath]]'s long hair during [[Super Bowl III]]. On one of these acts, Mona and a gang of other activists protesting germ research entered Burns's laboratory and destroyed all the [[biological warfare]] experiments. As the gang escaped, she stayed behind to help a fallen Burns, who in turn threatened her. Since that night, Mona was forced to leave her family. Seeking to comfort his son, Abe lied and said Mona had died while Homer was at the movies. He continued the lie by claiming [[Walt Whitman]]'s gravestone was actually Mona's.


While Mona's whereabouts were unknown for most of her life, it was later revealed that for several years she resided at a hippie [[commune (intentional community)|commune]] where she painted a mural dedicated to her son Homer. She continued to care for him from afar, sending him care packages every week. However because Homer never tipped his letter carrier, none of them have been delivered and have instead been stored at the post office for years. It was revealed that she was unfaithful to Abe during this period but Abe didn't realize this.
To date, The Offspring have released eight studio albums, one compilation, four EPs and three DVDs<ref name="discography">For album and single sales information, see the [[The Offspring discography|Offspring discography]] page.</ref>, selling over 40 million albums worldwide<ref name="Bio" />, making them one of the best-selling punk acts of all time<!--"one of" -->.<ref>[http://www.offspring.com/thehistory/ The History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The band is credited, along with fellow [[California punk]] bands [[Green Day]] and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], with reviving popular interest in [[punk rock]] in the [[United States]] during the mid-1990s.<ref>DeRogatis, Jim. ''Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's''. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2003. Pg. 357, ISBN 0-306-81271-1</ref>


In "[[Mother Simpson]]", Mona hears the news and visits her son's open grave, into which Homer had just accidentally fallen. They are reunited, and Mona spends some [[quality time]] catching up with her family, but when Burns sees her at the post office and recognizes her face, she is forced to go on the run again. She is given secret information for escape from [[Chief Wiggum]], because the chemicals she used to destroy Burns' biological samples inadvertently rid Wiggum of his asthma as well, which was holding him back from being a police officer. In "[[My Mother the Carjacker]]", Homer discovers a secret message left by her in a newspaper. After some time at a [[diner]], she is found by the cops. She goes to trial for the crime she committed, but due to Homer's testimony she is [[acquitted]]. Mr. Burns later has her imprisoned for the minor charge of signing into a federal park under a false name (one pseudonym mentioned in this episode was "Anita Bonghit"). Homer attempts to break her free from the prison bus, but the chase ends in what appears to be her death when the bus drives off a cliff and lands in the water, where it explodes, and sets off a rock avalanche which buries it. In truth, she narrowly escaped before the bus went off the cliff, and is still on the run, last known to be eating [[Clam chowder#Rhode Island Clam Chowder|Rhode Island style clam chowder]].
Since the release of their 1994 album ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]'', the best-selling [[independent record label|independent label]] album of all time,<ref name="Bio">[http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/bio Band Bio] on Offspring.com, obtained January 27, 2007.</ref> The Offspring have achieved commercial success over five albums, with singles such as "[[Come Out and Play (song)|Come Out and Play]]", and "[[Self Esteem (song)|Self Esteem]]". The band's next three albums, ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'', ''[[Americana (album)|Americana]]'' and ''[[Conspiracy of One]]'', were also successful, reaching [[Music recording sales certification|platinum certification]] and gold status respectively.<ref>[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA] (type in "Offspring" in the artist box), obtained May 31, 2008.</ref><ref name="rockonnet">[http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-o/offspring.htm The Offspring] at Rockonthenet.com, obtained January 27, 2007.</ref> Longtime drummer [[Ron Welty]] left The Offspring in early 2003, and was replaced by [[Adam "Atom" Willard|Atom Willard]]. Later that year, the band released their next album, ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]'', to moderate sales and fairly warm reviews. In 2005, The Offspring released a [[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|greatest hits album]] and toured in support of the compilation. Their most recent studio album, ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'', was released on [[June 16]], [[2008]] in [[Europe]] and a [[June 17|day later]] in the [[United States]].


[[Image:DaDeath.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Homer finds an unresponsive Mona.<ref name="Recapist">{{cite news | author = | title = Recapist: "Mona Leaves-a" | publisher = Recapist | date = [[2008-05-12]] | url = http://www.recapist.com/2008/05/12/the-simpsons-mona-leaves-a-episode-1919|author=Christine M| accessdate= 2008-05-12}}</ref>]]
==Band history==
Mona makes her final living appearance on a [[May 11]], [[2008]], [[Mother's Day]] episode entitled "[[Mona Leaves-a]]". Mona returns to try and make up for lost time with Homer, but he angrily refuses, saying that she'll just wind up abandoning him again. That night, Mona arrives for one last apology, and says that by trying to fix the world, she learned she was destroying her own, but after Homer still says no, Mona, understanding that it needs to take time, leaves the room. Homer feels guilty about being mad at her and tries to make up with her only to find she passed away. She is cremated and according to her will, Homer is supposed to throw her ashes out on a mountain where they disrupt a missile guidance system which would have devastated the Amazon rainforest once again plotted by Burns. After stopping the launch, Mona's ashes are finally scattered atop the mountain and the episode ends with a flashback of the time Mona spent with Homer.
===Early years (1984–1987)===
The band was formed in 1984 by guitarist [[Dexter Holland|Bryan "Dexter" Holland]] and bassist [[Greg Kriesel|Greg K.]], who met on their [[high school]] [[cross-country]] team, under the name "Manic Subsidal". The decision to form a band came outside of a [[Social Distortion]] concert, when both were refused entry.<ref name="Bio" /> Doug Thompson was added for vocals,<ref name="lycosbio">[http://entertainment.lycos.com/music/artist_bio.php?id=Offspring+%28The%29 Biography of The Offspring], from [[Lycos.com]], obtained January 27, 2007.</ref> and [[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman]], the school janitor, was welcomed into the band, allegedly because he was old enough to purchase [[alcohol]] for Holland and Kriesel, both of whom were under the legal drinking age.<ref name="Bio" /> The band used Thompson's friend, Jim Benton, as their drummer. Thompson was eventually forced out of the band, while Benton left. This led to Holland taking over on vocals, and [[James Lilja]] joining as the drummer. The band changed their name to "The Offspring" in 1985.<ref name="lycosbio" />


==Character==
In 1986, the band released their first [[Single (music)|single]]; the 7" "[[I'll Be Waiting/Blackball]]". They released the album on their self-made Black Label record company, which was named after the brand of beer named [[Carling|Black Label]]. Lilja quit shortly after the release to pursue a medical career in [[gynecology]],<ref>[http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/dexter?releaseName=The+Offspring&startingTrackNumber=6 Dexter on song: Beheaded], by ''Dexter Holland'', obtained January 27, 2007.</ref> and was replaced by [[Ron Welty]], who was only 16 years old at the time.<ref>[http://www.tama.com/artists/interviews.asp?ID=89 Interview with Ron Welty], from Tama Drums and Hardware, obtained January 27, 2007.</ref>
===Creation===
Prior to [[The Simpsons (season 7)|the seventh season]], Mona Simpson had only made two brief flashback appearances, the first being [[The Simpsons (season 2)|season two]]'s "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]" and the second being [[The Simpsons (season 6)|season six]]'s "[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]" and in both cases she was voiced by [[Maggie Roswell]].<ref name="IGN"/> Mona's first major appearance was in [[The Simpsons (season 7)|the seventh season]] episode "[[Mother Simpson]]", which was pitched by [[Richard Appel]], who was desperately trying to think of a story idea and decided that he had to really reach for an idea and decided to do something about Homer's mother, who previously had only been mentioned once.<ref name="Appel">{{cite video | people=Appel, Richard|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The writers used the episode as an opportunity to solve several little puzzles, such as where Lisa's intelligence came from.<ref name="Appel"/> The character is named after Richard Appel's wife, who is the novelist [[Mona Simpson]].<ref name="Appel"/> (The real-life Mona Simpson is the full sister of industrialist [[Steve Jobs]], although he had been given up for adoption at birth and the two didn't meet until adulthood.) Mona Simpson was designed in a way so that she has a little bit of Homer in her face, such as the shape of her upper lip and her nose.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> There were several design changes because the directors were trying to make her an attractive older and younger woman, but still be Simpson-esque.<ref name="Silverman"/> The inspiration for the character comes from [[Bernardine Dohrn]] of the [[Weatherman (organization)|Weather Underground]], although the writers acknowledge that several people fit her description.<ref name="Oakley"/> Her crime was intentionally the least violent crime the writers could think of, as she didn't harm anyone and was only caught because she came back to help Mr. Burns.<ref name="Oakley"/>


Glenn Close, who was directed in her first performance by Josh Weinstein,<ref name="Oakley">{{cite video | people=Oakley, Bill|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> was convinced to do the episode partially because of [[James L. Brooks]].<ref name="Groening">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> When Mona gets in the van, her voice is done by [[Pamela Hayden]] because Glenn Close could not say "d'oh!" properly<ref name="Oakley"/> and thus they used the original temp track recorded by Hayden.<ref name="Appel"/>
===''The Offspring'' and ''Ignition'' (1988–1993)===
After recording a demo in 1988<ref name="NIPPbio">[http://www.nipp.com/artists/detail/the-offspring The Offspring] at NIPP, obtained November 10, 2007.</ref>, The Offspring signed a record deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records. Then in March 1989, the band teamed up with [[Record producer|producer]] [[Thom Wilson]] (of [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Social Distortion]] and [[The Vandals]] fame) to record their first album, simply titled ''[[The Offspring (album)|The Offspring]]''.<ref name="NIPPbio" /> The album was released in limited numbers by the label, only in a [[Gramophone record|12" vinyl]] format, and a proper [[Compact disc|CD]] release did not surface until 1995. A six-week national tour followed, but [[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman|Noodles]] was later stabbed during their [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] anti-nuclear benefit.<ref name="NIPPbio" />


===Development===
In 1991, The Offspring teamed up with Wilson again to produce the ''[[Baghdad (album)|Baghdad]]'' 7" EP. This EP was instrumental to the band's signing with [[Epitaph Records]]. Wilson had been trying to get The Offspring to switch to Epitaph, a label run by [[Bad Religion]] guitarist [[Brett Gurewitz]]. Gurewitz felt that ''The Offspring'' was just not quite pronounced enough for his label, but ''Baghdad'' convinced him to give the band a shot.
[[Glenn Close]] would record original material for another episode, [[The Simpsons (season 15)|season fifteen]]'s "[[My Mother the Carjacker]]", and a deleted scene featuring Mona from "Mother Simpson" would appear in [[The Simpsons (season 7)|season seven]]'s "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". The character would also have a speaking appearance in [[The Simpsons (season 10)|season ten]]'s "[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]", this time voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]]. Glenn Close returned as Mona for the third time in the [[The Simpsons (season 19)|season nineteen]] episode "[[Mona Leaves-a]]".<ref name=Sweeps>{{cite news | title = Fox unleashes a May sweeps to remember | publisher = FoxFlash | date = [[2008-04-15]] | url =http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=4087 | accessdate =2008-04-15}}</ref>


==Reception==
In 1992, Wilson and The Offspring returned to the studio to record their second album ''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]'', which was released in [[October 1992|October of that year]]. The album exceeded all of the label's and band's expectations. The band went on tour for the next two years with other punk bands such as [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], and ska punk bands like [[No Doubt]] and [[Voodoo Glow Skulls]].
"Mother Simpson" is one of [[Bill Oakley]] & [[Josh Weinstein]]'s favorite episodes as they feel it is a perfect combination of real emotion, good jokes and an interesting story<ref name="Weinstein">{{cite video | people=Weinstein, Josh|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> and they have expressed regret about not submitting it for the [[Emmy award]] in the "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour)|Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour)]]" category.<ref name="Oakley"/>


[[IGN|IGN.com]] ranked Glenn Close's two performances as Mona as the 25th best guest star in the show's history.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html|title=Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances|accessdate=2007-10-06|author=Goldman, Eric; Iverson, Dan; Zoromski, Brian|publisher=IGN}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called Glenn Close one of "fourteen guest stars whose standout performances on TV make us wish they'd turn up in a ''[[Simpsons Movie]] 2''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035285_20035331_20049408,00.html|title=''Simpsons Movie 2'': Our Dream cast|accessdate=2007-10-06|author=Bruno, Mike|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> In 2008, ''Entertainment Weekly'' would also name Close one the 16 best ''Simpsons'' guest stars.<ref>{{cite news | title = Springfield of Dreams: 16 great 'Simpsons' guest stars | publisher = Entertainment Weekly | date = [[2008-05-11]] |author=Wook Kim | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20049408_3,00.html | accessdate =2008-05-11}}</ref>
===Mainstream success with ''Smash'' (1994–1996)===
When The Offspring returned to the studio to work on their third album in 1993, the band's relations with producer Thom Wilson had begun to strain. The band released what would become their biggest selling CD, titled ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]'' (1994). Fueled by the hit singles "[[Come Out and Play (song)|Come Out and Play]]," "[[Self Esteem (song)|Self Esteem]]," and "[[Gotta Get Away]]," this album set the all-time record for most units sold by an independent label band at 16 million records. ''Smash'' has continued to sell consistently well in the fourteen years since its release, and has also been certified 6x Platinum in the [[United States]]. The album also sold very well outside the U.S., particularly in [[Australia]], where it debuted #1 on the [[ARIA Charts]] in 1995.

After the release of ''Smash'', and armed with a newly expanded income, the band decided to buy out the rights to their first album. Holland and Greg K. then created their own record label, [[Nitro Records]], and started signing bands. One of their first releases was a re-release of their first album ''The Offspring''. The label also signed a number of punk bands including [[AFI (band)|AFI]], [[The Vandals]], and [[Guttermouth]]. Soon after, [[Nitro Records]] became solely Dexter's responsibility.

===Ixnay and Americana (1997–2002)===
After two years of touring for ''Smash'', The Offspring left [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]] and signed with [[Columbia Records]]. The band began writing and recording their fourth album, titled ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'', in 1996. The album came out on [[February 4]], 1997, which happened to be Noodles' 34th birthday. This album was not as successful as ''Smash'', although it did sell 4 million units. The album saw the band move away from the political-punk themes common to many Epitaph bands, and more into mainstream rock with songs like: "[[All I Want (Offspring song)|All I Want]]," "[[Gone Away]]," and, "[[I Choose]]." The video for "I Choose" was directed by Holland himself. Dexter commented that ''Ixnay'' probably wasn't as well-received as ''Smash'' was because it was such a departure, and that many fans probably were expecting ''Smash Part Two''.<ref>Offspring Complete Music Video Collection DVD</ref>

[[Image:The offspring.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Offspring performing live in 2001.]]

In 1998, The Offspring released ''[[Americana (album)|Americana]]''. Three of the album's singles: "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]," "[[Why Don't You Get a Job]]," and " [[The Kids Aren't Alright]]" became the band's biggest hits, all three charting in the [[ARC Top 40]]<ref name="rockonnet" /> and making the album the peak of The Offspring's mainstream popularity.

In 1999, the band appeared as themselves in the film ''[[Idle Hands]]''. They play "Beheaded" and "I Wanna Be Sedated" at a school dance before Holland's character is killed. They also appeared at the infamous [[Woodstock 1999]], where their performance was broadcast live on [[pay-per-view]] television.

2000 saw the band release their sixth album called ''[[Conspiracy of One]]''. The band intended to release the entire album online through their official website, to show their support for [[music download|downloading music]] on the internet.<ref>[http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2000/offspring.html The Offspring to Release New Album Free Online] By Robert Menta of [[MP3 Newswire]], posted September 18, 2000</ref> However, under threat of legal action by Columbia through their parent company Sony, only the first single "Original Prankster" was released on their official website (the rest of the record was leaked to fan sites).<ref>[http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2000/offspring2.html Sony Forces The Offspring to Cancel MP3 Giveaway] By Robert Menta of [[MP3 Newswire]], posted September 26, 2000</ref> The band also sold T-shirts on their website with the [[Napster]] logo on it and donated money to Napster creator [[Shawn Fanning]] with the profits.

The band also released a new single "Defy You" exclusively for the film ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]''.

===Ron Welty's departure and ''Splinter'' (2003–2005)===
Nearly three years after the release of ''Conspiracy of One'', long-time drummer [[Ron Welty]] left the band in 2003 to start [[Steady Ground]], a band in which he plays drums and co-produces. Neither Welty or the remaining members have elaborated on the departure.

[[Image:The Offspring2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Offspring in [[Leeds]], in 2004.]]

In 2003, the band released their seventh album ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]''. The Offspring recruited [[Josh Freese]] to record the drums for ''Splinter'', and later announced that [[Atom Willard]] would be the official replacement for Ron Welty. The album's original title was to be ''Chinese Democrazy (You Snooze, You Lose)'', from the name of the [[Chinese Democracy|long-delayed album]] by [[Guns N' Roses]]. As a result, [[Axl Rose]] filed a [[cease and desist]] order against The Offspring, and to avoid delaying the release, the band chose to simply rename the album. The first single "Hit That" enjoyed moderate success on MTV. "Hit That" used a variety of electronic samples, different from what The Offspring have done in the past.<ref>[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=193947 Punk's Offspring is aging well], by Randy Lewis of the [[LA Times]], posted December 21, 2003.</ref>

In 2005, the band released a ''[[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album in both [[DualDisc]] and regular CD editions. ''Greatest Hits'' contains 14 of the band's hits between ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]'' and ''[[Splinter (album)|Splinter]]'', and two previously never released songs "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You" (a cover of [[The Police]]) (a hidden track). The compilation does not contain any material from the [[The Offspring (album)|first album]] and ''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]''. The DualDisc contains video of Dexter and Noodles discussing the band's history and a bonus acoustic version of the song "Dirty Magic." About a month later, the band released a video DVD with all of their music videos, and some videos from a live show.

During the summer of 2005, the band played the [[Vans Warped Tour]] for the first time, and followed that with a tour of Europe and Japan. After the "Greatest Hits" world tour the band took a break from writing, recording and touring. During the hiatus, Willard was recruited by [[Tom DeLonge]] for his band [[Angels & Airwaves]] and released an album, ''[[We Don't Need to Whisper]]'', in 2006.

===''Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace'' (2006–present<!-- Please stop changing "2006-present" to "2006-2008". The "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace"-era isn't over yet, wait until they announce a ninth album or something. -->)===

[[Image:Offspring.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Offspring in Leeds, in 2004.]]

In [[November 2006]], it was reported that The Offspring were back in the studio recording their eighth studio album, ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'' with producer [[Bob Rock]] and "a fistful of demos". In July 2007, Dexter announced that the band had finished "two more songs" and the album was being recorded in Orange County, California.<ref>[http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=433689 Dexter's Journal Entry for July 18,2007]</ref> The album, in its entirety, can be streamed online for free at iMeem.com.<ref>[http://intunemusic.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/listen-to-the-offsprings-new-album-for-free/ inTuneMusic: Listen to The Offspring's new album for free]</ref>

It was announced on July 27, 2007 that former [[Saves the Day]] drummer [[Pete Parada]] had been chosen to be The Offspring's new drummer, replacing Atom Willard. The band's first shows with Parada were at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan in August of the same year.<ref>[http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?newsID=433744 The Offspring have a new drummer] Posted July 27, 2007</ref> It was during these shows that the band debuted "[[Hammerhead (song)|Hammerhead]]" which would become the first single from the new album. Parada did not play on the new album however; Josh Freese once again handled drum duties, as he did with ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]''.<ref>[http://ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the_offspring_announce_new_drummer.html The Offspring Announce New Drummer] Posted July 30, 2007</ref>

In September 2007, The Offspring posted a studio cam on their fan board.<ref> [http://www.offspring.com/forums/showthread.php?s=ffca08051d8a7efaf9aceb044086fd8f&t=30223 Offspring Studio Cam] Official The Offspring Forums</ref> It shows the mixing and recording rooms, occasionally with the band members and producers/mixers. The cam updates every 30 seconds. In November 2007, the Offspring began posting short 'in the studio' videos on YouTube. The videos featured short segments of the band recording new material for the upcoming album.

When asked on [[December 24|Christmas Eve]] 2007 what the current status of the new album was, Dexter replied:

{{cquote2|Wanna know what‘s going on with the new record? Well, I‘ve got two lyrics to do, a couple more to sing, and various musical tweaks and fixes to get done. Then we‘ll be ready to mix.

We haven‘t announced a release date yet because we‘re just not quite close enough to know when we‘ll be finished. We want to thank all our fans who have been so patient, and we want you to know that we‘ve been in the studio nearly every day now for quite a while working hard to make a great record.|Dexter Holland<ref>{{cite web | date=[[December 24]], [[2007]] | title=Happy Holidays from The Offspring | work=TheOffspring.com | publisher=TheOffspring.com | url=http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=434771| accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>}}

[[Image:The Offspring At Download 2008.JPG|thumb|left|200px|The Offspring at [[Download Festival]] in 2008.]]

On April 9, 2008, Dexter announced on The Offspring's official website that the band had finished recording the new album. He also announced that the album would be called ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'' and would be released on June 17th.<ref>[http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=435578. The Offspring journal entry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The album's first single, "Hammerhead", went to radio on May 6th.<ref>[http://www.tunelabmusic.com/2008/03/28/the-offspring-to-release-new-single-in-may/ The Offspring To Release New Single In May], from [[TuneLab Music]], obtained April 3, 2008.</ref> Additionally, The Offspring's official site provided an [[MP3]] download of the song to the general public on May 5th.<ref>[http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?newsID=436353 Free "Hammerhead" Download Available Now] from The Offspring Official site, obtained May 5, 2008.</ref>

The supporting [[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Tour|tour]] for the album began on May 16th with a performance at the [[X-Fest]] festival in California. On May 28th it was announced on the band's website that [[Scott Shiflett]] (from [[Face to Face]]) will replace bassist [[Greg Kriesel|Greg K]] on current tour dates due to a birth in the family. Kriesel returned in mid-June.<ref>[http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?newsID=437614 News: The Offspring<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

[[Epitaph Records]] also announced that the label would be re-issuing ''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]'' and ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''; both albums were remastered and ''Smash'' contained a new 24 page booklet. The re-issues were released on the same day as ''Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace'', coinciding with the new album's release.<ref>[http://www.punknews.org/article/28659 Punknews.org | Epitaph to re-issue Offspring's Ignition and Smash<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Music style and influences==
While The Offspring are primarily considered an alternative rock, skate punk or (simply a) punk rock group, their music contains strong elements of [[grunge music|grunge]], [[heavy metal music|metal]], and occasionally [[ska]]. Many of their songs contain refrains of "whoas" in either their verses (as in "[[The Kids Aren't Alright]]" and "One Fine Day") or choruses (as in "Get It Right", "Something to Believe In", and "All Along"), which are a sort of hallmark of the band's. Their lyrics are typically sardonic and sarcastic and discuss wide-ranging issues from personal relationships ("[[Hit That]]", "[[She's Got Issues]]") to the degradation of United States ("L.A.P.D.", "[[Americana (album)|Americana]]", "Stuff Is Messed Up").

The band cites their musical influences as, [[The Adolescents]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Channel 3 (band)|Channel 3]], [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Descendents (band)|Descendents]], [[The Dickies]], [[Ramones]], [[Sex Pistols]], [[Social Distortion]], [[TSOL]], and [[The Vandals]].<ref>[[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|Greatest Hits DVD]]</ref><ref>[http://www.concertlivewire.com/cdarchives/offspring.htm Americana: Soundtrack for a Declining Civilization]</ref><ref>[http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2004/04/12/Lifestyle/Dexter.Hollands.Opus-657046.shtml?norewrite200610091715&sourcedomain=www.dailytrojan.com Dexter Holland's Opus]</ref>

==Band members==
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*'''Dexter Holland''' – guitar, lead vocals
*'''Greg K.''' – bass, backing vocals
*'''[[James Lilja]]''' – drums, backing vocals
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1985–1987)
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*'''Dexter Holland''' – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*'''[[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman|Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman]]''' – lead guitar, backing vocals
*'''Greg K.''' – bass, backing vocals
*'''James Lilja''' – drums, backing vocals
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1987–2003)<br>Classic lineup
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*'''Dexter Holland''' – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*'''Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman''' – lead guitar, backing vocals
*'''Greg K.''' – bass, backing vocals
*'''[[Ron Welty]]''' – drums, backing vocals
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2003–2007)
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*'''Dexter Holland''' – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*'''Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman''' – lead guitar, backing vocals
*'''Greg K.''' – bass, backing vocals
*'''[[Adam Willard|Adam "Atom" Willard]]''' – drums
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2007–present)
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*'''Dexter Holland''' – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*'''Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman''' – lead guitar, backing vocals
*'''Greg K.''' – bass, backing vocals
*'''[[Pete Parada]]''' – drums
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|}

===Session musicians===
*[[Josh Freese]] – drums <small>(recorded drum tracks on ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]'' and ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'')</small>

===Touring musicians===
*[[Chris "X-13" Higgins]] – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(1994–2005)</small>
*[[Warren Fitzgerald]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(May 30, 2008–July 26, 2008) made a return appearance September 1, 2008 </small>
*[[Scott Shiflett]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(filled-in for Greg K. from May 30, 2008–June 8, 2008)</small>

== Discography ==
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!width="50%"| Notes
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| 1989
| ''[[The Offspring (album)|The Offspring]]''
| Debut album; was not released on [[Compact disc|CD]] until 1995.
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| 1992
| ''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]''
| First release on [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]].
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''
| The most successful Offspring album to date, and the best selling independent-label album of all time; last release on Epitaph.
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]''
| In Europe, this album was released on [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]] and in the [[United States|U.S.]] on [[Columbia Records|Columbia]].
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Americana (album)|Americana]]''
| The second most successful Offspring album to date; also released as an [[Enhanced CD]].
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Conspiracy of One]]''
| Last album recorded with the "classic" line up; also released as an [[Enhanced CD]].
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]''
| Although this album was recorded without an official drummer, studio musician [[Josh Freese]] handled the drum tracks. It was also released as an [[Enhanced CD]].
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]''
| The band's first full-length studio release in almost five years, the longest gap between The Offspring's studio albums to date; like the previous album, [[Josh Freese]] recorded the drum tracks for this one.
|}


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.offspring.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.the-offspring.eu/ The Offspring - Unofficial site]
*[[lyricwiki:The Offspring|The Offspring]] at [[LyricWiki]]
*{{MySpace|offspring|The Offspring}}
* {{Last.fm|The Offspring|The Offspring}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/offspringtv The Offspring] at [[YouTube]]
*[http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/O/Offspring/ The Offspring] at the [[Open Directory Project]]
*[http://offspring.jonnys-place.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page The Meaning of Life Wiki], an Encyclopedia dedicated to The Offspring.


==See also==
{{TheOffspring}}


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Revision as of 22:50, 10 October 2008

This article is about a character from The Simpsons. For the novelist, see Mona Simpson.

Template:Simpsons character Mona J. Simpson[1] is a character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. She is voiced by Glenn Close. Mona is the estranged wife of Abe Simpson and the mother of Homer Simpson.[1] Homer believed that his mother was dead, a lie his father Abe told him. Instead, she was on the run. Mona first appears in the second season in a flashback in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". She returns in "Mother Simpson", "My Mother the Carjacker" and "Mona Leaves-a", in which she dies.[2]

Profile

File:Homer and Mona.png
Homer and Mona in the '60s.

While Homer was still a small child in the 1960s, Mona became increasingly caught up in the hippie movement and participated in various acts of political activism, her beliefs being ignited by seeing Joe Namath's long hair during Super Bowl III. On one of these acts, Mona and a gang of other activists protesting germ research entered Burns's laboratory and destroyed all the biological warfare experiments. As the gang escaped, she stayed behind to help a fallen Burns, who in turn threatened her. Since that night, Mona was forced to leave her family. Seeking to comfort his son, Abe lied and said Mona had died while Homer was at the movies. He continued the lie by claiming Walt Whitman's gravestone was actually Mona's.

While Mona's whereabouts were unknown for most of her life, it was later revealed that for several years she resided at a hippie commune where she painted a mural dedicated to her son Homer. She continued to care for him from afar, sending him care packages every week. However because Homer never tipped his letter carrier, none of them have been delivered and have instead been stored at the post office for years. It was revealed that she was unfaithful to Abe during this period but Abe didn't realize this.

In "Mother Simpson", Mona hears the news and visits her son's open grave, into which Homer had just accidentally fallen. They are reunited, and Mona spends some quality time catching up with her family, but when Burns sees her at the post office and recognizes her face, she is forced to go on the run again. She is given secret information for escape from Chief Wiggum, because the chemicals she used to destroy Burns' biological samples inadvertently rid Wiggum of his asthma as well, which was holding him back from being a police officer. In "My Mother the Carjacker", Homer discovers a secret message left by her in a newspaper. After some time at a diner, she is found by the cops. She goes to trial for the crime she committed, but due to Homer's testimony she is acquitted. Mr. Burns later has her imprisoned for the minor charge of signing into a federal park under a false name (one pseudonym mentioned in this episode was "Anita Bonghit"). Homer attempts to break her free from the prison bus, but the chase ends in what appears to be her death when the bus drives off a cliff and lands in the water, where it explodes, and sets off a rock avalanche which buries it. In truth, she narrowly escaped before the bus went off the cliff, and is still on the run, last known to be eating Rhode Island style clam chowder.

File:DaDeath.jpg
Homer finds an unresponsive Mona.[3]

Mona makes her final living appearance on a May 11, 2008, Mother's Day episode entitled "Mona Leaves-a". Mona returns to try and make up for lost time with Homer, but he angrily refuses, saying that she'll just wind up abandoning him again. That night, Mona arrives for one last apology, and says that by trying to fix the world, she learned she was destroying her own, but after Homer still says no, Mona, understanding that it needs to take time, leaves the room. Homer feels guilty about being mad at her and tries to make up with her only to find she passed away. She is cremated and according to her will, Homer is supposed to throw her ashes out on a mountain where they disrupt a missile guidance system which would have devastated the Amazon rainforest once again plotted by Burns. After stopping the launch, Mona's ashes are finally scattered atop the mountain and the episode ends with a flashback of the time Mona spent with Homer.

Character

Creation

Prior to the seventh season, Mona Simpson had only made two brief flashback appearances, the first being season two's "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the second being season six's "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" and in both cases she was voiced by Maggie Roswell.[2] Mona's first major appearance was in the seventh season episode "Mother Simpson", which was pitched by Richard Appel, who was desperately trying to think of a story idea and decided that he had to really reach for an idea and decided to do something about Homer's mother, who previously had only been mentioned once.[4] The writers used the episode as an opportunity to solve several little puzzles, such as where Lisa's intelligence came from.[4] The character is named after Richard Appel's wife, who is the novelist Mona Simpson.[4] (The real-life Mona Simpson is the full sister of industrialist Steve Jobs, although he had been given up for adoption at birth and the two didn't meet until adulthood.) Mona Simpson was designed in a way so that she has a little bit of Homer in her face, such as the shape of her upper lip and her nose.[5] There were several design changes because the directors were trying to make her an attractive older and younger woman, but still be Simpson-esque.[5] The inspiration for the character comes from Bernardine Dohrn of the Weather Underground, although the writers acknowledge that several people fit her description.[6] Her crime was intentionally the least violent crime the writers could think of, as she didn't harm anyone and was only caught because she came back to help Mr. Burns.[6]

Glenn Close, who was directed in her first performance by Josh Weinstein,[6] was convinced to do the episode partially because of James L. Brooks.[7] When Mona gets in the van, her voice is done by Pamela Hayden because Glenn Close could not say "d'oh!" properly[6] and thus they used the original temp track recorded by Hayden.[4]

Development

Glenn Close would record original material for another episode, season fifteen's "My Mother the Carjacker", and a deleted scene featuring Mona from "Mother Simpson" would appear in season seven's "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular". The character would also have a speaking appearance in season ten's "D'oh-in in the Wind", this time voiced by Tress MacNeille. Glenn Close returned as Mona for the third time in the season nineteen episode "Mona Leaves-a".[8]

Reception

"Mother Simpson" is one of Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein's favorite episodes as they feel it is a perfect combination of real emotion, good jokes and an interesting story[9] and they have expressed regret about not submitting it for the Emmy award in the "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour)" category.[6]

IGN.com ranked Glenn Close's two performances as Mona as the 25th best guest star in the show's history.[2] In 2007, Entertainment Weekly called Glenn Close one of "fourteen guest stars whose standout performances on TV make us wish they'd turn up in a Simpsons Movie 2".[10] In 2008, Entertainment Weekly would also name Close one the 16 best Simpsons guest stars.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Martin, Jeff; Archer, W.M. "Bud" (1991-02-21). "My Mother the Carjacker". The Simpsons. Season 2. Episode 15. Fox Broadcasting Company.
  2. ^ a b c Robert Canning (2008-05-12). "IGN: Mona Leaves-a Review; Homer's mother returns... briefly". IGN. Retrieved 2008-05-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Cite error: The named reference "IGN" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ Christine M (2008-05-12). "Recapist: "Mona Leaves-a"". Recapist. Retrieved 2008-05-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Appel, Richard (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ a b Silverman, David (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e Oakley, Bill (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ Groening, Matt (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ "Fox unleashes a May sweeps to remember". FoxFlash. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Weinstein, Josh (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Mother Simpson" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ Bruno, Mike. "Simpsons Movie 2: Our Dream cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  11. ^ Wook Kim (2008-05-11). "Springfield of Dreams: 16 great 'Simpsons' guest stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-05-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

See also

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