(January 2002) Forest Park, IL - ROCKET USA has again teamed up with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising and Matt Groening, the Emmy Award-winning creator of The Simpson's, to make a line of Simpson's tin and metal toys, games and collectibles.

Homer Simpson goes Heavy Metal as Rocket USA introduces the 8 �" tin walking wind-up version of the "D'oh!" man. This high-quality tin rendition of one of TV's all-time classic characters could only be done by Rocket USA. Homer's features include new and collectible packaging designed especially for this toy, and carries a suggested retail price that is not a lot of "D'oh!"

The Simpson's, winner of 16 Emmy Awards, is currently the longest running show on prime-time television and attracts over 60 million viewers a week in over 60 countries. It is the #1 program in its time slot for teens and adults in over 20 countries and was voted the #1 sitcom of all time by Entertainment Weekly. The Simpson's website www.thesimpsons.com averages over 500,000 hits per day.

Rocket USA is committed to producing high-quality tin, die-cast and magnetic toys, games and collectibles that are fun and stimulate the imagination of the young and young at heart. Imagination is where the fun is. Contact us at (903) 534-9499, and visit our online catalog and pressroom at www.rocketusa.com.