“Moving into your neighborhood!”

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a cartoon? Not to have a cartoon version of yourself, but to actually jump into the cartoon world as your actual self. If so, your dream can now come true. Thanks to the marketing geniuses behind The Simpsons Movie, at least a dozen 7-11’s across the United States and Canada have been remodeled to mimic the Kwik-E-Mart in The Simpsons cartoon, in lieu of the July 27^th movie release.

To help bring the Kwik-E-Marts to life, there are nine life-size characters, such as; Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie, store owner Apu, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy, that are placed in and out of each store. Other characters, such as Jasper Beardly, will be hiding in the bagged ice freezer. That long beard will turn into icicles in no time. Next season on The Simpsons, the writers should dedicate an entire episode as to why he had to change his name from Beardly to Icely and the entire town should solve the mystery as to how the beard turned to ice in the first place. Talk about blurring the lines of reality. You know smarty pants Lisa would chime in at the end of the episode with something like, “Remember when we did publicity for our movie?” And make solving a mystery look so easy.

In addition to walking around and seeing the yellow cartoon characters come to life, you will also be able to purchase the products they eat. You can chomp down on “Frosted Krusty O’s” in the morning and drink “Buzz Cola” with your friends at night.

This is pop culture at its finest. The Simpsons have managed to weasel its way into everyday life for the past 20 years. Some fanatics may say Kwik-E-Marts should have come to life years ago. Speaking of years ago….shouldn’t Maggie be walking by now?

Have a: Duff.