"The Simpsons" (1989) TV series 1989-????

Creator:

Matt Groening

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21

Release Date:

17 December 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh!

Plot:

The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

Plot Keywords:

Nuclear Power | Dysfunctional Family | Principal | House | Sitcom

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 101 wins & 118 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	8:00 PM	Fox	The Devil Wears Nada	#21.5
Mon. Nov. 16	7:00 PM	Fox	Double Double Boy in Trouble	#20.3

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)
Hank Azaria	...	Chief Wiggum / ... (438 episodes, 1989-2009)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / ... (371 episodes, 1989-2009)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner / ... (321 episodes, 1990-2009)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices / ... (217 episodes, 1998-2009)
Maggie Roswell	...	Maude Flanders / ... (169 episodes, 1990-2009)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel / ... (156 episodes, 1990-2009)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / ... (145 episodes, 1990-2009)

Runtime:

22 min (441 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Albanian | French | Japanese | German | Russian | Hindi | Swahili | Italian | Swedish | Turkish | Cantonese | Mandarin | Hebrew | Arabic | Klingon | Bengali

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (seasons 3- | Stereo (season 1-2)

Certification:

Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) (DVD) | Denmark:11 (DVD releases) | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) (seasons 2, 4, 5, and 6) | Ireland:PG (DVD rating) (seasons 1, 3, and 7) | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Australia:M (4 episodes) | China:(Banned) (Banned from Prime Time TV) | Ireland:G (Some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 6) (season 10) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 11) | Norway:11 (DVD release) | Australia:M (Season 12 DVD) | Singapore:PG (season 1 -5) (season 7 - 9) (season 12) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 (some episodes) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 (some episodes) | Finland:K-7 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Japan:U | Mexico:A | Portugal:M/12 (some episodes) | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:7 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG | UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-G (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG (Season 2-11 DVD) | Australia:G (Season 1 DVD)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

According to the Simpson Family tree (designed by Matt Groening), Homer and Mr. Burns are actually related.

Goofs:

Plot holes: In one episode we learn that the octuplets are older than Maggie yet Maggie was in the show even before Apu get married.

Quotes:

Homer: Oh, yeah, what are you gonna do? Release the dogs? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouth and when they bark, they shoot bees at you?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Same River Twice (2003)

Soundtrack:

'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme

A landmark in TV-show history

i have yet to see something as funny, clever and entertaining as "The Simpsons" on TV. I'm hardly a TV-series buff, I rarely have the patience and interest to follow a show for more than five or six episodes. "The Simpsons" is the one show that I am very sorry to have missed out on until just a couple of years ago. Luckily, Swedish television are rerun experts. It is also the only show that I make sure to follow apart from perhaps "Friends", but in entertainment value, "The Simpsons" is way ahead.

What makes this show so great is its attention to detail, its outrageous dialogue and its completely fearless way of dealing with any issue that crosses the writers' minds. The many characters and their extravaganza makes it an endless well of new angles, new ideas and even more outrageous dialogues. Another very important element is the mocking irony and sarcasm which permeates the entire series. The smarmy and cheesy moments that a great many episodes end up in are extremely clever and becomes an important part of the fun.

What impresses me the most about the series is, however, the enormous amount of detail: the attentive spectator is not just in for the obvious gags - there's always something going on or something to read in the background, which makes a VCR mandatory so you can go back and check that special detail out again. Its a fantastic show, and its a great moment when one can sit down and watch another insane, stupid, disastrous and hilarious episode.