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Educators, especially those who blog, throw the term, “community,” around a lot. While it is of course possible to create, sustain and build thriving communities online, I got a taste of the old-fashioned variety at our local movie googleplex during a showing of The Simpsons Movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When Homer Simpson walks his pig, Plopper, upside down on the ceiling and begins to sing the hauntingly addictive “Spider Pig<\/a>” theme, the majority of people – kids and adults – in the theatre began to sing along spontaneously.<\/p>\n

Yes, it was a 15-second long impromptu community choir right there at The Simpsons Movie<\/a>!<\/p>\n

It’s worth noting that film trailer does not feature the entire (albeit brief) song. The audience either read\/heard it online, guessed or enough people saw the film already.<\/p>\n

The other extraordinary example of community in the credits of The Simpsons Movie<\/a>. The credits revaled the hundreds, if not thousands of artists, writers, technicians and actors who made the film.<\/p>\n

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For those of you wondering… Yes, there is a Wikpedia entry for “Spider Pig<\/a>!” That is where I leanred that the pig’s name was Plopper. (I wasn’t taking notes during the film.) It’s on the page detailing the countless animal characters<\/a> (it’s own Wikipedia entry) featured on The Simpsons<\/a>. YouTube also has the entire Spider Pig sequence from the Simpsons Movie, but this must be a copyright violation. Below is a clip from the film trailer, also found on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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“Spider Pig, Spider Pig, does whatever a Spider Pig does. Can he swing, from a web, no he can’t, he’s a pig. Look out, he is a Spider Pig.”
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