The Simpsons notoriety will be hard to keep under wraps with a collection of comic stories that will catapult them once again onto the world stage.

First, Bart and Lisa write to their new pen pals across the globe, but their humanitarian efforts only lead to an international incident

Next, Ned Flanders goes on a road trip of self-discovery, and while he's away, Cletus and his kinfolk setup housekeepin' at the Flanderosa; however, the lid gets blown off the stewpot when the slacked-jawed yokel and loudmouthed local, Homer Simpson, start a-fussin' and a- feudin'

Then, Homer's secret vacation plans leave the whole Simpsons family overexposed And, the Olmec Indian head in the Simpsons' basement reveals some mysteries of its own, and Bart's destiny may be changed forever.

Finally, there's no covering it up when Marge becomes Springfield's hostess with the mostest and hottest catering sensation