"The Simpsons" (1989)TV series 1989-????

Creator:

Matt Groening

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Release Date:

17 December 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Parental Relationship | Blue Hair | Dumb Police | Little Girl | Young Boy

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 97 wins & 101 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. May 16	7:00 PM	Fox	Summer of 4'2''	#7.25
Fri. May 16	11:30 PM	Fox	The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer	#18.1

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... (418 episodes, 1989-2008)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... (418 episodes, 1989-2008)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / ... (418 episodes, 1989-2008)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / ... (418 episodes, 1989-2008)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / ... (417 episodes, 1989-2008)
Hank Azaria	...	Chief Wiggum / ... (409 episodes, 1989-2008)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / ... (342 episodes, 1989-2008)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner / ... (292 episodes, 1990-2008)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices / ... (185 episodes, 1998-2008)

Runtime:

22 min (400 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (seasons 3- | Stereo (season 1-2)

Certification:

Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD) | Australia:M (4 episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) (seasons 2, 4, 5, and 6) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) (DVD) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD) | Ireland:G (Some episodes) | Ireland:PG (DVD rating) (seasons 1, 3, and 7) | China:(Banned) (Banned from Prime Time TV) | Italy:T | Denmark:11 (DVD releases) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 6) (season 10) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 (some episodes) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 (some episodes) | Finland:K-7 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Japan:U | Mexico:A | Portugal:M/12 (some episodes) | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:7 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG | UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-G (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG (Season 2+ DVD) | Australia:G (Season 1 DVD)

Filming Locations:

Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The main characters were given a yellow coloring to attract the attention of channel hoppers.

Goofs:

Continuity: Louis, Bart's black friend, appears yellow in one frame in "The Crepes Of Wrath" when Principal Skinner is introducing his mother to Bart and his friends.

Quotes:

[Burns learns about the stock market crash of 1929]
Mr. Burns: Oh no. Smithers, why didn't you tell me about this market crash?
Smithers: Well, sir, it happened 25 years before I was born.
Mr. Burns: Oh, that's your excuse for everything.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme

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.