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Even "The Simpsons" aren't immune to the economic slowdown.

Plans to immortalize the animated sitcom family in granite and possibly give them a home in the Hollywood neighborhood have been put on hold.

The statue is a project of KPDX (49), which wanted to commemorate two anniversaries this year -- 20 years of airing the show since it began in 1989 and the station's 25 years of operation.

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Craft Village UK has launched a brand new package design for its range of soap stone sculptures featuring characters from The Simpsons. Hand crafted in the remote village of Tabaka in Kenya, the products are a major source of income for the inhabitants, who are renowned for their stone sculpting skills.

The range consists of 12 intricately carved busts, each standing approximately 12cm high, unique in colour and contour, and signed by the individual carver. After an original soft-launch in 2007, the product packaging has been redesigned and this year sees the new launch of the soapstone figures. The packaging has been re-designed to reflect the ethical nature of this range and Craft Village UK is now an accredited provisional member of the World Fair Trade Organistion.

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In Sunday's episode of the TV show, which was broadcast in the United States, viewers got to witness Marge kissing an attractive female friend on the lips. The action took place in the Simpson's living room, in Springfield, as her husband Homer looked on.

However, the lingering kiss was, in fact, all a figment of her husband Homer's imagination.

This isn't the first time the long-running cartoon series has explored issues of sexuality.

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