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The Walking Dead is a multimedia horror/drama franchise created by Robert Kirkman. It tells the stories of groups of survivors in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse.

The Walking Dead franchise began with the black-and-white comic book series, which ran from 2003 to 2019 for a total of 193 issues. The comic book series built a substantial fanbase and won several awards, and in 2010 AMC began airing a television series based on the comic book. The franchise has since spawned diverse other media, including:

• Spin-off television series:
  • Fear the Walking Dead, which began airing in 2015.
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which aired for two television seasons in 2020 and 2021.
  • Tales of the Walking Dead, which began airing in 2022.
• Several web series that expand on the stories of characters and situations seen in passing on the TV shows.
• An aftershow, Talking Dead, which began in 2011 and airs in conjunction with new episodes of the TV shows.
• Numerous books, both original novels and compilations of the comic book.
• Video games, board games, and tabletop (miniatures-based) games.

The Walking Dead distinguishes itself from other entries in the zombie genre in that it can be considered character-based drama as well as horror. Robert Kirkman has said on several occasions that in the Walking Dead universe, fellow human survivors should be considered just as great a threat as the undead.

The Walking Dead has been referred to several times in various Simpsons media.

References

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 24 512 "Gone Abie Gone" When Grampa went missing, Homer read the book The Wander Years: A Guide to Finding the Walking Dad for ideas on how to find him. The book's title is a pun on both The Wonder Years and The Walking Dead. 30 647 "Krusty the Clown" The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead are two of the shows shown on the TV screens. Also, one of Homer's TV show "recap" reviews is "Too much walking, not enough dead. C-plus.", which, at the time the episode aired, could have referred to either The Walking Dead or Fear the Walking Dead. 33 709 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" Chris Edgerly's "scary name" screen credit, "Chris the Walking Deadgerly", is a reference to The Walking Dead. 30 647 "Krusty the Clown" Among the TV shows mentioned on the scrolling list is The Walking Dead (not visible in the accompanying image, here). 37 793 "Treehouse of Horror XXXVI" The Onion's political cartoonist, Stan Kelly, has a cartoon bubble saying "The Watching Dead".

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #20 The Walking Ned Punned in the title and parodied throughout the story. Also, the typeface for the title is the same as the one used for the title on the covers of the comics. Simpsons Comics #214 Worst Con Ever! When the Simpsons attend the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, Homer (literally) runs into an exhibit for a TV show called The Strolling Dead, an obvious reference to The Walking Dead. There are also a number of Strolling Dead cosplayers in attendance; their costumes resemble characters from The Walking Dead TV show. Simpsons Summer Shindig #9 Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber! While Sideshow Bob is in the hospital, Chief Wiggum offers him a copy of the latest issue of The Walking Ned. In addition to being a pun on the franchise, the magazine's title is in the same typeface as the one used for the title on the covers of the comics. Simpsons Winter Wingding #10 Fright Before Christmas Homer, Bart, Lisa and other Springfieldians appear in a zombie-themed Christmas special called Wassailing Dead. The TV program's title is a reference to The Walking Dead and to the program's holiday setting (a zombie attack on Christmas Village).

Books

Picture Book Reference Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness In his reviews of comic book adaptations of works of classic literature, Comic Book Guy says that the adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath is "like The Walking Dead with the Great Depression standing in for the zombie apocalypse". Bartman: The Hero's Handbook The name of The Creeping Dread is a reference to The Walking Dead.

Twitter

Common cast and crew

Cast

Picture Name Role in The Walking Dead franchise Role on The Simpsons Jim Lau Guest-starred in one episode of Fear the Walking Dead. Voiced the Hong Kong doctor in the Season 7 episode "Bart on the Road". Kumail Nanjiani Voiced Reggie in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Season Two. Voiced Theo in "You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!".

Crew

External links

• The Walking Dead (franchise) at Wikipedia