The Simpsons

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The Simpsons
Format Animated television series
Comedy
Created by Matt Groening
Developed by James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Voices of Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Hank Azaria
Harry Shearer
(Complete list)
Theme music composer Danny Elfman
Country of origin Flag of United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 414 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Al Jean
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Running time 20–23 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original run December 17, 1989 – present
(renewed through 2007–2008)
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Simpsons is an American television program that is an animated comedy, created by Matt Groening. The comedy takes place in the fake (make-believe) town of Springfield. It started on December 17, 1989 and so far over 400 episodes have aired over 19 seasons. As of March 20, 2006, the show has been renewed for a 19th season, which should be aired in 2007–2008. At the end of the 18th season was the 400th episode. A full-length movie, The Simpsons Movie has been made, released on July 27, 2007, in order to celebrate The Simpsons franchise.

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[change] About the show

The television show The Simpsons was originally shown as short shows on The Tracy Ullman Show. Then Fox decided to give them their own show in 1989. However, some say that there was a show very similar to the Simpsons before [citation needed].

[change] The Simpson family

  • Homer J. Simpson, the father, who is overweight, lazy and works at a nuclear power plant.
  • Marge Simpson, the mother, a housewife, who is very tolerant (understanding) of her family.
  • Bart Simpson, the 10-year old son, who gets in trouble.
  • Lisa Simpson, the 8-year old daughter, who is very smart.
  • Maggie Simpson, the baby girl, who can't talk. She talks once and never speaks again. She is always doing mischief.
  • "Grandpa" Abe Simpson, the father of Homer Simpson. He lives in an old folks home.
  • Patty and Selma Bouvier, Marge's sisters, whom have rough voices and often smoke cigarettes. Note that in one episode, Patty is revealed to be a lesbian. Selma has been married several times.
  • Mona Simpson, the mother of Homer Simpson; wife of Abe Simpson.
  • Santa's Little Helper, the family dog, a former racing greyhound.
  • Snowballs (I-V) and Coltrane, pet cats. All have died at one point in the series. The current cat is Snowball V (though she is called Snowball II)

[change] Other characters

Some of the many different characters who appeared on the show include:

  • Montgomery Burns, Homer's greedy, evil boss
  • Waylon Smithers, Montgomery Burns' assistant
  • Moe Szyslak, a grumpy bartender who works at a bar
  • Barney Gumble, one of Homer's friends, an alcoholic
  • Kent Brockman, a television news journalist|anchor
  • Mayor Quimby, the corrupt mayor of Springfield
  • Lenny Leonard and Carl Carlson, two of Homer's coworkers.
  • Krusty The Klown, TV star and host of a popular Children's/Comedy/Variety show who smokes and drinks a lot
  • Doctor Hibbert, the Simpsons' family doctor
  • Ned Flanders, the Simpsons' religious devout neighbour
    • Ned has two shy children, Rod and Todd. His wife Maude died at an auto race in the episode Alone Again, Natura-Diddly.
    • Milhouse Van Houten, Bart's nerdy best friend
    • His parents, Kirk and Luann, are divorced.
  • Nelson Muntz, school bully
  • Comic Book Guy, comic book store owner
  • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, convenience store owner
    • Apu and his wife Manjula have eight infant children.
  • Seymour Skinner, principal of the school
  • Chief Wiggum, chief of police who is not good at his job
    • Chief Wiggum's son, Ralph, is a stupid classmate of Lisa.
  • Jasper, friend of Grandpa's
  • Captain McAllister, sea captain
  • Otto Mann, who drives the school bus
  • Bumblebee Man, Spanish-speaking TV actor
  • Itchy and Scratchy, cartoon cat and mouse who are a different more violent version of Tom and Jerry
  • Troy McClure, out of work actor. He was once married to Selma.
  • Snake, robber and criminal.
  • Old Gil Gunderson, a salesman who has bad luck.
  • Side Show Bob (Robert Terwilliger), was Krusty the Clown's assistant before he was jailed after framing Krusty.
    • He was married to Selma once, has tried to kill Bart several times, and has gone to prison.
  • Fat Tony, the town's chief gangster who has a group of mobsters
  • Side Show Cecil (Cecil Terwilliger), Sideshow Bob's somewhat evil brother, whom was also once a clown
  • Janie, Lisa's best friend
  • Ranier Wolfcastle, The Arnold Schwarzenegger-like Hollywood action hero of Springfield who is in a lot of movies in Springfield
  • Mr Largo, the Springfield Elementary music teacher
  • Bruno, the stereotypical Australian boy telephoned by Bart in the "Simpson's in Australia" episode
  • Superintendent Chalmers, The superintendent of all Springfield elementary schools who does not like Principal Skinner
  • Agnus Skinner, The mean mother of Principal Skinner
  • Mrs. Krabappel and Ms. Hoover, Bart and Lisa's teachers, who both don't want to live or teach because of they don't have relationships
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The Simpsons
Characters: Homer Simpson • Marge Simpson • Bart Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Maggie Simpson • full list
Cast members: Dan Castellaneta • Julie Kavner • Nancy Cartwright • Yeardley Smith • Hank Azaria • Harry Shearer
Hallmarks: Theme song • Couch gag • Halloween episodes • Recurring jokes
Other: The Simpsons Movie • D'oh! • The Simpsons shorts • The Tracey Ullman Show • Duff Beer

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