The Simpsons (1989– )

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

Creator:

Matt Groening

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 119 wins & 159 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson (529 episodes, 1989-2013)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (529 episodes, 1989-2013)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (529 episodes, 1989-2013)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (529 episodes, 1989-2013)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders (528 episodes, 1989-2013)
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak (511 episodes, 1989-2013)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten (442 episodes, 1989-2013)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner (399 episodes, 1990-2013)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices (246 episodes, 1998-2010)
Maggie Roswell	...	Helen Lovejoy (190 episodes, 1990-2013)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (174 episodes, 1990-2013)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince (160 episodes, 1990-2013)

Storyline

The Simpsons is an animated sitcom about the antics of a dysfunctional family called the Simpsons (surprise surprise). Homer is the oafish unhealthy beer loving father, Marge is the hardworking homemaker wife, Bart is the ten year old underachiever (and proud of it), Lisa is the unappreciated eight year old genius, and Maggie is the cute, pacifier loving silent infant.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear power plant | dysfunctional family | school | neighbor | beer | 

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Taglines:

On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

FOX Fox (Spanish)

Country:

USA

Language:

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

Release Date:

17 December 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los Simpson

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television, Curiosity Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (441 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo (season 1-2) Dolby Digital (season 20-) Dolby (seasons 3-19)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Bart, he is 2 years and 38 days older than Lisa.

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Goofs

When Moe appears in the first season he has black hair. In all subsequent seasons his hair is a grayish-blue.

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Quotes

Homer: Oh, I'm in no condition to drive. Wait a minute. I don't have to listen to myself. I'm drunk.

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Crazy Credits

In episode BABF10, "Alone Again, Natura-Diddly," 'Ian Maxtone-Graham' 's writing credit is larger than normal after an on-screen joke is made.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad: Avaturd/CSiCarly (2010)

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Soundtracks

"'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme"
Written by Robert Israel and Sam Simon
Performed by Cast
(various episodes)

User Reviews

Probably the best television show on Earth

The Simpsons is the longest running animated TV series since The Flinstones, and you could understand why after watching just one of the Simpsons episodes. Simply because The Simpsons is just so hilarious and incredibly clever and has been ripped off so many times, but nothing has come close to the brilliance that the Simpsons writers have brought us.

We have Homer Simpson, one of the most beloved TV characters of all time, with his famous quote "Doh!". He's an overweight, lazy, and not the brightest bulb, but so incredibly lovable for the fact of how bipolar he is! One minute he can be so incredibly depressed, but the next minute really happy and giggling. My favorite Homer quote is when he kills the zombie Ned Flanders in a Halloween episode, Bart tells him "Dad! You killed the zombie Flanders!"... "He was a zombie?" Marge is Homer's wife and a homemaker. She is at times naggy, but always manages to get in some terrific humor and some deep sympathy with all she puts up with. My favorite Marge quote is "Bart, don't make fun of grad students. They've just made a terrible life choice." Bart is the oldest son and a rebel. His usual quotes are "Don't have a cow" "Cool, man!" "Ei Carumba!". He's this generation's Dennis the Menace. My favorite Bart quote is "I need a soul, Ralph, any, your's!", you'll see what I mean.

Lisa is the second oldest and the smartie pants of the Simpson clan, she's kind of the know it all who solves all the adventures of the Simpsons. My favorite Lisa quote is "They're only using you for your pool you know... shut up brain! I have friends now, I don't need you any more!". Last, but not least, Maggie, the eternal baby of Homer and Marge, always a great love of the screen, but no famous quotes, just memorable moments like when she turns into an alien.

The supporting cast is a terrific addition, my favorites include Mr. Burns, Homer's boss, Groundskeeper Willy, the school janitor, and Mr. Skinner, the school principal. The Simpson is just a terrific show that in one way or another you will see at least one episode in your lifetime. I know that generations to come, they will still be watching The Simpsons.