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 (512 episodes, 1989-2013)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten (443 episodes, 1989-2013)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner (401 episodes, 1990-2013)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices (246 episodes, 1998-2010)
Maggie Roswell	...	Helen Lovejoy (191 episodes, 1990-2013)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (176 episodes, 1990-2013)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince (164 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:

Putting the Fun back in Dysfunctional!

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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

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:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elizabeth Taylor, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Mark Hamill, Steve Buscemi and Joe Mantegna are the only actors to play both themselves and a fictional character on the series.

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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

Bart: Dad, I can't believe you're risking my life to save your own.
Homer: Son, you'll understand one day, when you have kids.

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Crazy Credits

Many of the episodes include in-jokes during the credits, the Halloween specials change the cast and crews names to sound more morbid (E.g. Grave-Yeardly Smith). Sometimes the end credits theme is variated into something more thematic to the episode or spoofing a famous TV show or movie theme. The Gracie Films logo may have it's music changed to match the episode's theme, and a character may be saying something comical during the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Ask That Guy with the Glasses: Episode #4.2 (2011)
"Were you saying 'boo' or 'Boourns'?"

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

This Show Will Be Used to Study How Life Was 100 Years From Now

Brilliant television series that could probably be best described as "The Flintstones" gone stark-raving mad. "The Simpsons", everyone knows them. Some love the series and some could care less about it. Love it or hate it, it is near impossible to criticize the intelligence and creativity of this series. The titled animated family makes their home in Springfield, USA and gets into situations that are seemingly more outlandish and crazier than the previous adventure. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are still going strong after nearly a dozen years of television life and with each passing moment it seems that the series sets some new precedent. For several years the show seemed to be the only attraction to the then obscure Fox Network. It was the first primetime animated show that was treated like a sitcom since "The Flintstones" quietly left the air in 1966. Many people feared the series when it first premiered in 1989 because they felt that it was hardcore adult material in a candied form that would appeal to younger audiences. Well for the most part this was true. However, "The Simpsons" would prove to be much more for all audiences. The great thing about the series is that it caters to all audiences. True there are usually situations that may not be suitable for all viewers, but then again that is true with everything on television this side of Disney Land and Sesame Street. "The Simpsons" works because of great comedy of course, but also great lessons that can be taken from most of the episodes. The people within the program may be animated, but they are just as complicated and vulnerable as the people watching them. All the regulars have their quirks, but in some episodes you can understand what certain characters are going through because the show is so life-like at times. Former President George Bush (the one from 1988-1992) once made a statement that families should be more like "The Waltons" and less like "The Simpsons". His opinion is somewhat old-fashioned and unrealistic. In other words, many topics dealt with in "The Simpsons" fit life for people in the 1990s and 2000s better than "The Waltons" did in the 1970s. A crowning achievement in television art. 5 stars out of 5.