The Simpsons
| 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 |
| Theme music composer | Danny Elfman |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 500 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Al Jean James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television Gracie Films |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) (1989 - 2009) 720p (HDTV) (2009) |
| Original run | December 17, 1989 – present (renewed through 2011-2012) |
| Other websites | |
| Official website | |
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 486 episodes have aired over 22 seasons. As of today, the show is in its 23rd season, which will air in 2011-2012. 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. Fox then decided to give them their own show in 1989.
[change] The Simpsons Episodes
[change] Elements of the show
[change] Chalkboard gag
Many episodes begin with a scene of Springfield Elementary School, where Bart Simpson is shown writing lines on a chalkboard as punishment for being bad. For example, in one episode, Bart writes, "I will not conduct my own fire drills." The line is supposed to be humourous. Not every episode has a new one and sometimes the chalkboard gag may be cut because there is not enough time.
[change] Couch gag
In the opening, all the Simpsons come home to the family. After Homer Simpson is almost or is hit by Marge's car, they all go into the living room, where something comical happens again. These are called "couch gags". On one couch gag Homer Simpson walked onto the screen like James Bond and shot the camera. Sometimes if an episode is a short one, then the couch gag will be very long. A couple of couch gags have been over one minute long.
[change] Ending credits
At the end of the show, the credits are shown. Sometimes they might be changed. In one episode, the ending showed Homer reading from a document about Dateline. In another episode, where all of the character sung in song, the character Snake kept firing his gun in order to make the music that was playing stop.
[change] Movie
A film based on the show, The Simpsons Movie, was released in 2007.
[change] Other websites
- TheSimpsons.com Official website
- The Simpsons at the Internet Movie Database
- The Simpsons at TV.com
- The Simpsons Archive (See The Simpsons Archive)
- The Simpsons at the Encyclopedia of Television
- The Simpsons Wiki
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