"The Tracey Ullman Show" (1987) TV series 1987-1990

Directors:

Ted Bessell
Art Wolff

Writers:

Jeff Baron (writer)
Dan Castellaneta (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

5 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot Keywords:

Variety Show | Sketch Comedy | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Cult Comedy | Cult Cartoon

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 7 of 19)

Tracey Ullman	...	Various Characters / ... (69 episodes, 1987-1990)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... (69 episodes, 1987-1990)
Sam McMurray	...	Various / ... (63 episodes, 1987-1990)
Joseph Malone	...	Various Characters / ... (58 episodes, 1987-1990)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... (43 episodes, 1987-1990)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (28 episodes, 1987-1989)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (28 episodes, 1987-1989)

Runtime:

30 min (79 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The Simpsons began as 30 second bumpers shown before and after commercial breaks.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Kay: [into a phone] Hello Mummy. I-i-i-i-i-i-t'ssssssssss K-a-a-a-y.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Missionary: Impossible (#11.15)" (2000)

Go Home Everybody!

I love Tracey Ullman and I don't know why the Queen hasn't honored her yet with some kind of British Honor. I remember when I first saw her in the video of They Don't Know About Us with Paul McCartney MBE before he was knighted many years ago. The network brought Tracey Ullman who is a great talent to create a sketch show which she played everything from a teenager to an old woman. She did everything without being vulgar, difficult, or cruel. I loved it when she and Dan Castellnata played a yuppie married couple who discover that their young son is normal and not a genius at school. Tracey also introduced the Simpsons to the world. Of course, it was 30 minute show and I felt that it wasn't enough time to get everything in. I think the show would have fared better if it was expanded to an hour. Still, I remember that show fondly as one of Fox's early efforts.