LEGO The Simpsons could be back on the menu thanks to this Krusty Burger project

The Simpsons could one day be back on the menu in LEGO Stores thanks to the latest LEGO Ideas project to squeeze into the third 2023 review, which pitches ‘the set we all anticipated’…

LEGO The Simpsons enjoyed a brief run in the mid-2010s, comprised of two Collectible Minifigures series and two direct-to-consumer builds: 71006 The Simpsons House in 2014, and 71016 Kwik-E-Mart in 2015. At the time, most of us predicted the LEGO Group would keep up annual releases of Springfield’s most iconic buildings, such as the elementary school, nuclear plant and – of course – Krusty Burger.

But it wasn’t to be. The theme ultimately fizzled out, leaving plenty of iconic characters and locations on the cutting room floor. We may now get another shot at some of those thanks to FastBrickStudios’ The Simpsons: The Krusty Burger project, however, which has just inched past 10,000 votes to reach the third 2023 review. The 2,996-piece build apes the design language of the Kwik-E-Mart, and it’s a real passion project for the fan designer.

“I was initially very surprised with how quickly and minimally my favourite LEGO theme retired,” they wrote on the project page. “Given all of the possible locations Springfield has to offer, I expected to see many more Simpsons sets and minifigures released throughout the years, ultimately piecing together a LEGO Springfield town of my own.

“Given the show’s success, and with it being the longest-running TV comedy, it didn’t cross my mind that the theme would get discontinued with so few sets. Seeing [the LEGO Group] retire this property encouraged me to design and build what you see in front of you, The Krusty Burger! The set that we all anticipated to have after The Kwik-E-Mart.”

Details scattered throughout the build include a Krusty menu, a surveillance camera, a fully-equipped kitchen and (naturally) plenty of Krusty Burgers. Again following the template of both 71006 The Simpsons and 71016 Kwik-E-Mart, the pitch also includes a vehicle in Marge’s orange station wagon, along with nine characters: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Mr. Teeny, the squeaky-voiced teen, Plopper and Krusty the Clown himself.

All but the squeaky-voiced teen, Mr. Teeny and Plopper have already appeared as minifigures, so if the LEGO Ideas team does take this opportunity to restart its Simpsons theme, fingers crossed it’s a bit more adventurous with its character selection (even if it has to start playing fast and loose with relevance).

There are no guarantees this will be the second coming for the animated show, though: the Ideas review board first needs to pass judgement on whether LEGO The Simpsons could succeed after nearly a decade on pause. That will happen as part of the third 2023 review, which will close for submissions at some stage in the next couple of days. You can check out all 38 projects in this round below.

Every LEGO Ideas project in the third 2023 review

Number	LEGO Ideas project	LEGO Ideas user	Date qualified
1	Modular Heritage Museum	Anon22	September 4, 2023
2	Great Temple of Abu Simbel	ilPas	September 7, 2023
3	Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love”	dimexart	September 10, 2023
4	Moon Palace	legotruman	September 13, 2023
5	NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions	Whatsuptoday and Matthew Nolan	September 19, 2023
6	LEGO Anatomy	legotruman	September 24, 2023
7	WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979	Daniel ASC	October 5, 2023
8	Coraline: The Pink Palace	Thebigchicken	October 5, 2023
9	Good Ogel’s Garden	Pablo Sánchez Jiménez	October 8, 2023
10	Happier Than Ever	Friedrich3	October 10, 2023
11	City Burger	Bricky_Brick	October 13, 2023
12	Desktop Rock’N’Roll	Adwind	October 23, 2023
13	Phineas and Ferb!	Greygo	October 23, 2023
14	JWST	tonysmyuncle	October 26, 2023
15	Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023	SunflowerVolume33	October 30, 2023
16	LEGO Microscope	Science16476	November 2, 2023
17	Sequoia Tree Trail	PieceOnEarth	November 5, 2023
18	Tesla Center	Airbricks95	November 8, 2023
19	Working Canal Lock	Baron von Barron	November 9, 2023
20	Christmas Theater	Tom79acaya	November 12, 2023
21	Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary	Vaicko	November 15, 2023
22	Stray Kids ‘Oddinary Maniac’	MadamTerrificHouse100 and Brick.Cucumber	November 19, 2023
23	Rainforest Frogs	Mario Vela	November 26, 2023
24	Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile	King of Crocs	November 27, 2023
25	Kaamelott, the Knights of the Round Table	Lincoln SixBricks	December 1, 2023
26	Classic Tractor	pezzz	December 3, 2023
27	Forest Base	Iyan Ha	December 5, 2023
28	The Vintage Service Station	MOCturnal and Besbaddesign	December 5, 2023
29	Sea Turtle	legotruman	December 9, 2023
30	No Man’s Sky | Radiant Pillar BC1	nasa105	December 18, 2023
31	Pirate Treasure Chest	Sparkos	December 19, 2023
32	Queen Elizabeth II	legolux1973	December 21,2023
33	Mechanical Flip Calendar	Sariels Bricks and Pets	December 22, 2023
34	The Italian Riviera	Galaxy333	December 24, 2023
35	Subnautica: The Aurora	OG Brick Studio	December 29, 2023
36	The Pink Palace Apartment from Coraline	LordClimentos66749	December 30, 2023
37	Galley of Warriors	Iyan Ha	December 31, 2023
38	The Simpsons: The Krusty Burger	FastBrickStudios	January 2, 2024

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