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The Simpsons is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Network. It is a satirical parody of the " Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family, consisting of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Set in the fictional town of Springfield, the show lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole and even television itself.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with James L. Brooks. He sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show.
The Simpsons was an early hit for Fox, and has won several major awards. In its 1998 issue celebrating the greatest achievements in arts and entertainment of the 20th century, Time magazine named The Simpsons the century's best television series. On January 14, 2000 the Simpsons was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is the longest-running American sitcom, as well as the longest-running American animated program. The Simpsons has been influential on popular culture. Its catchphrases have been adopted into the English lexicon. The annoyed grunt "D'oh!" has entered the English dictionary. It was cited as an influence on many adult-oriented animated sitcoms of the late 1990s.
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 420 episodes have been aired and the twentieth season will commence airing in on September 28, 2008.[1] The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and has grossed approximately US$526.2 million worldwide to date. The 18th season finale was the 400th episode, and the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons franchise was celebrated in 2007. A feature-length movie was released on July 27, 2007.
Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist and television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon. Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons . He is also the creator of the comic Life in Hell and co-creator of Futurama. Life in Hell caught the attention of James L. Brooks. In 1985, Brooks contacted Groening with the proposition of working in animation for the FOX variety show The Tracey Ullman Show. Originally, Brooks wanted Groening to adapt his Life in Hell characters for the show. Fearing the loss of ownership rights, Groening decided to create something new and came up with a cartoon family, the Simpsons and named the members after his own family, except Bart, which was an anagram of the word brat. The shorts would be spun off into their own series: The Simpsons, which has since aired over 400 episodes in 19 seasons. In 1997, Groening got together with David X. Cohen and developed Futurama, an animated series about life in the year 3000. After four years on the air, the show was cancelled by Fox, but Comedy Central commissioned 16 new episodes to be aired in 2008. Groening has won 10 Primetime Emmy Awards, nine for The Simpsons and one for Futurama as well as a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. In 2002, he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on Life in Hell.
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I find the defendant not guilty. As for Science versus Religion, I'm issuing a restraining order. Religion must stay 500 yards from Science at all times. |
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"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", also known as "The Simpsons Christmas Special", was the first full-length episode of The Simpsons to air despite originally being the eighth episode produced for season one. It first aired December 17, 1989. It was written by Mimi Pond and directed by David Silverman. The title alludes to "The Christmas Song", also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire".
This episode deals with The Simpsons preparations for the holidays, but Homer is forced to resort to desperate measures when his Christmas bonus is canceled. Meanwhile, Marge's family money goes to erase the tattoo son Bart thought would be a perfect gift.
October 19, 2008: " Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"
At the party, Bart meets Simon Woosterfield, his exact look-alike who is a member of the richest family in Springfield. Simon and Bart decide to switch places, though Bart realizes his new siblings are plotting his death in order to inherit the vast Woosterfield family fortune all for themselves.
Guest star: Joe Montana.
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It is pretty amazing to go from being a print cartoonist to having a hit animated television show, although I secretly expected it do well. |
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—Matt Groening
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The Lisa shows are great, you get the nice, sweet, observant stuff with her. Really there are two kinds of episodes, one with Homer playing the hilarious buffoon, the other softer thing with Marge and Lisa. |
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We try to reward people for paying attention. If you don't pay attention it's a very funny show, but if you do pay attention there are lots of references to other things that are going on in our lives, in culture, in movies and so on. |
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—Hank Azaria
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- Cleanup: Springfield's state, The Simpsons Road Rage, Otto Mann, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Milhouse Van Houten
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- Reference: Bart Simpson, Bongo Comics, Cheese-eating surrender monkeys, Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness, Joshua Sternin, Lona Williams, Montgomery Burns, Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror, Rainier Wolfcastle, List of Springfield Elementary School students, List of the Simpson characters in advertisements, Steve O'Donnell, Springfield's state, The Heartbroke Kid, The Itchy and Scratchy Game, Weekend at Burnsie's, World of Springfield
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