LOS ANGELES — The Fox network's animated family “The Simpsons” is getting a plastic makeover on May 4, as the creators team up with toy company Lego for an entire episode created out of the plastic building blocks, Fox's consumer products division said on Sunday. The episode, entitled “Brick Like Me,” will see family patriarch Homer Simpson wake up in a Springfield where everyone and everything is made out of Legos, and he must figure his way out before he gets stuck in the plastic world forever. Danish company The Lego Group first started producing the plastic construction building blocks in 1949, which have become a popular toy around the world. “The Simpsons,” created by Matt Groening, is the longest-running animated series in the history of US television. The series, which airs on 21st Century Fox's Fox Television, entered its 25th season last year, and the Lego episode will be its 550th show. — Reuters
