<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
computers	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
Simpsons	B-Application
cartoons	O
,	O
using	O
characters	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
members	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
provided	O
their	O
voices	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
some	O
criticism	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
a	O
design	O
program	O
for	O
creating	O
cartoons	O
using	O
characters	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
finished	O
cartoons	O
to	O
friends	O
through	O
email	O
or	O
save	O
it	O
onto	O
a	O
hard	O
drive	O
or	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
17	O
characters	O
,	O
50	O
special	O
effects	O
,	O
270	O
props	O
,	O
and	O
35	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
with	O
thousands	O
of	O
individual	O
cels	O
hand-drawn	O
by	O
actual	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
cartoonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
computers	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dialogs	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
actual	O
cast	O
members	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
gave	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
hype	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
The	O
Palm	O
Beach	O
Post	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
cartoons	O
:	O
"	O
Layering	O
characters	O
,	O
props	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
dialogue	O
into	O
seamless	O
animation	O
is	O
no	O
small	O
task	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
'll	O
invest	O
a	O
good	O
chunk	O
of	O
time	O
with	O
this	O
CD-ROM	O
before	O
you	O
're	O
ready	O
to	O
premiere	O
your	O
own	O
Simpsons	B-Application
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
as	O
Homer	O
would	O
say	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
more	O
'	O
Woohoo!	O
 '	O
</s>
<s>
Wireds	O
Erika	O
Milvy	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Fox	O
's	O
Simpsons	B-Application
Cartoon	O
Studio	O
may	O
be	O
more	O
the	O
'	O
90s	O
answer	O
to	O
Colorforms	O
than	O
a	O
finely	O
tuned	O
animation	O
resource	O
,	O
but	O
dang	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
fun	O
to	O
watch	O
Smithers	O
and	O
Mr.	O
Burns	O
hula	O
across	O
the	O
monitor	O
as	O
a	O
three-eyed	O
fish	O
swims	O
by	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
anally	O
inclined	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
certainly	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
have	O
these	O
cartoons	O
make	O
more	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Cartoon	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
fun	O
,	O
relatively	O
inexpensive	O
jaunt	O
into	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
"	O
Simpsons	B-Application
Cartoon	O
Studio	O
is	O
awkward	O
to	O
operate	O
and	O
limited	O
in	O
what	O
it	O
can	O
accomplish	O
,	O
producing	O
animated	O
sequences	O
that	O
are	O
jerky	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
sync	O
.	O
</s>
