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, Julie Kavner

Top Rated TV #56 | Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 168 wins & 302 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... 642 episodes, 1989-2018
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... 642 episodes, 1989-2018
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / ... 642 episodes, 1989-2018
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / ... 642 episodes, 1989-2018
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / ... 642 episodes, 1989-2018
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak / ... 631 episodes, 1989-2018
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / ... 554 episodes, 1989-2018
Tress MacNeille	...	Dolph / ... 508 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 | satire | adult animation | dysfunctional family | beer | 

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Taglines:

Just a product of society that's lost its good manners.

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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:

Los Simpson

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

Throughout the run of the series, a cawing crow is heard in nearly every establishing shot of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. This tradition was parodied in The Simpsons: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore (2006) (#17.17), in which a cow is heard mooing during the establishing shot of an India-based nuclear power plant.

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Goofs

Jasper acts as if blind in some episodes but can clearly see in others.

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Quotes

Grampa: I'll be glad when we've buried the last of you Hepburn types!

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Crazy Credits

On the Halloween specials starting with II and with the exception of VI, the theme is played on an organ. When the Gracie Films logo appears, the "Shh!" Is replaced by a sound bite of a woman screaming and the accompanying jingle is played on a pipe organ.

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Connections

Referenced in The Question Jury: Episode #1.5 (2016)

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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.