Double Wonderful

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Double Wonderful (ISBN 0-9755799-2-4) is a comedic novel written by American writer John Swartzwelder, better known as a writer for the animated television series The Simpsons. The novel was published in 2005.

The novel is full of one-liners and humorous situations, set in the town of Slackjaw, Kansas. Double Wonderful features a satirical look at the Western genre, involving the tourism business and merchandising, and the culture of fame.

Double Wonderful is preceded by Swartzwelder's first novel, The Time Machine Did It (2004, ISBN 0-9755799-0-8), and followed by a third book, How I Conquered Your Planet (2006, ISBN 0-9755799-4-0). All are published by Kennydale Books.

During one of the commentary tracks for the Complete Seventh Season of The Simpsons, David S. Cohen said that John was a novelist and that he had two books out on Amazon. They were The Time Machine Did It, and Double Wonderful. He recommends that you read The Time Machine Did It first, but they are just so funny that it is like another universe packed with like 200 pages of nothing but Swartzwelder jokes. He also adds "Your head will explode".

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• The mayor of Slackjaw is "Honest John" Turley, whose last name rhymes with Burly, the last name of Swartzwelder's main character from his preceding novel, The Time Machine Did It.