The Simpsons 

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

Creators:

James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer

Top Rated TV #61 | Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 170 wins & 305 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... 659 episodes, 1989-2018
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / ... 659 episodes, 1989-2018
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / ... 659 episodes, 1989-2018
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... 658 episodes, 1989-2018
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / ... 657 episodes, 1989-2018
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak / ... 648 episodes, 1989-2018
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / ... 567 episodes, 1989-2018
Tress MacNeille	...	Dolph / ... 520 episodes, 1990-2018

Storyline

This is an animated sitcom about the antics of a dysfunctional family. Homer is the oafish unhealthy beer loving father, Marge is the hardworking homemaker wife, Bart is the perpetual 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:

cult tv | dysfunctional family | beer | sitcom | satire | 

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Taglines:

Putting the Fun back in Dysfunctional!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

FOX Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

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

Release Date:

17 December 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Simpsons

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films,20th Century Fox Television,Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (441 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo (season 1-2) Dolby Digital (season 20-)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Simpsons is the longest running spin-off series of all time, and the most successful spin-off compared to its parent series, having outlasted The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) by more than twenty-eight years.

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Goofs

Although the giant stone head in the Simpson basement is gray, in some episodes it has appeared rainbow-colored.

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Quotes

Moe: You know, they say there's someone for everybody
[on the other side of the World, Moe's Soulmate hangs herself]

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Crazy Credits

Aspects of the opening credits are usually changed with each episode. Elements changed include the blackboard message Bart writes, the sax solo played by Lisa, and most notably the sequence right after Homer gets chased through the garage. Not all of these variations have been included in syndicated versions of the episodes.

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Alternate Versions

All audio and visual references to the first name of character Moe Szyslak have been changed to 'Boe' in the Italian version.

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Connections

Featured in Hot Coffee (2011)

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Soundtracks

The Simpsons Theme
Written by Danny Elfman

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.