The simpsons

The Simpsons is an sitcom created by Matt produced by the Fox Company. The main of a working-class Homer, Marge, Bart, series lampoons many culture, society,

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animated and Broadcasting characters are a satire family, consisting of Lisa and Maggie. The aspects of American politics and history.

The cartoon made its animated bumpers for Show, SIMPSONIZE ME airing on April 19, then expanded into a television spin-off by airing on December 17, seasons of the series with the 28th season September 25, 2016.

debut as 60-second the The Tracey Ullman with the first short 1987. The shorts were full-length 30-minute 20th Century Fox, first 1989. As of 2016, 27 have been produced, that premiered on

The series currently holds the record for the longest-running prime-time sitcom in the US, running for 27 years and 28 seasons, as well as 3 seasons of shorts since 1989, and becoming the longest-running program on FOX.

History Main article: History of The Simpsons The Simpsons were conceived in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office by Matt Groening.He was asked to do a series of animated shorts, and decided to do his Life in Hell series; but since he realized that animating Life in Hell would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life's work, he chose another approach and formulated his version of a dysfunctional family. He named the characters after his own family, and substituted Bart for his own name; as it was an anagram of 'brat'.

The Tracey Ullman Simpsons

The Original Simpsons: From Left to Right, Maggie, Lisa, Marge, Homer and Bart.

The Simpsons first appeared to the world on April 19, 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show. Groening submitted crudely drawn sketches of the family to the animators, assuming they would clean them up in production. However, the animators just re-traced over his drawings; that is why the Simpsons appear crudely drawn in the shorts. UK: simpsonize me 20th Century Fox. In 1989, a team of production companies adapted the Simpsons into a half-hour prime time series for FOX. FOX was initially nervous to air the Simpsons, as there hasn't been a cartoon in prime time since The Flintstones, and that they were unsure if they could keep the audience's attention for the duration of the episode. They proposed doing three seven-minute shorts and four specials until the audience adjusted, but the producers gambled for thirteen half-hour episodes for the series. The Simpsons was originally to premiere in the fall of 1989, with "Some Enchanted Evening," but when the episode came back from animation in Korea, it had major animation problems with it. James L. Brooks was extremely dissatisfied with the product and called for many parts of the episode to be redone. The producers then agreed to just go ahead and air "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," on December 17, 1989 as a Christmas Special.

Production Executive Producers Through the entire show's history, Matt Groening and James L. Brooks have served as the show's executive producers. Sam Simon was also in this position, although not credited. When Simon left in 1993, he arranged a deal to be credited as executive producer as well as get profits even though he no longer works on the show.

Writers The first team of writers for The Simpsons was assembled by Sam Simon. These were: John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, George Meyer, Jeff Martin, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky. Newer Simpsons writing teams usually have 16 writers and episode ideas are thought of and proposed in early December. The main writer writes the first draft and the group changes it, adding in jokes and removing parts they don't like. This can sometimes change a script entirely. Up until 2004, the head of these groups was George Meyer, who apparently wrote a lot of the best lines from episodes. But the idea of all this came from the magic hand of Matt Groening who invented the pictures

The Simpsons first aired from 1987 to 1989 as a series of animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show.

Unofficially known as "Season 0," the original 48 ad-bumpers kicked off what is now well established as one of television's all-time classic series (which premiered on the then-fledgling FOX network in December 1989). It is currently in its twenty-eighth season, making it the longest-running prime-time

sitcom in American TV history (worldwide, that honor belongs to Last of the Summer Wine, although the latter has fewer episodes, with 297 while The Simpsons has made 600 episodes so far). It has also been renewed for two more seasons, which will take it up to 669 episodes in total, which will make it surpass Gunsmoke as the the longest running scripted television program by episode count ever. When it was first adapted into television, it set a new trend in animation - much of the voice acting had been rather industrial, with voice actors simply reciting a list of their character's linesnote , in whatever emotion the script called for. The Simpsons, however, recorded its lines like a live-action movie, the voice actors for a given scene recording together, allowing for more organic interaction between the characters.

Depicting the animated adventures of the upper-lower-middle class Simpson family, the show started as a parody of Dom Com conventions, but quickly incorporated elements of social satire, pop culture references, and a mix of highbrow and lowbrow humor that has kept it popular year after year.

Simpsonize me Originally the show focused most of its attention on 10 year old Bart Simpson, but after the first 3 seasons, his dad Homer gradually took on being the most consistent protagonist.

One reason for the show's longevity is the massive cast of over 100 recurring characters it has built up over time, allowing the writers to work with a rich variety of relationships and milieus. Another thing that has established The Simpsons as being unique is an absolute refusal to acknowledge the passing of time. Bart has remained 10 years old and in general the show employs an active Negative Continuity, sometimes even acknowledged in the show.

For roughly the first 10 seasons, The Simpsons was in its classic era and widely considered to be one of the most consistently funny TV shows ever produced. However, it is generally considered that at some point after (or near the end of) that, the series declined in quality. Exactly when it declined, and by how much, is difficult to find a consensus on, but viewership has decreased over the years. Its numbers remain strong though, and the merchandising juggernaut shows no signs of stopping. Fox at one point considered setting up a separate Simpsons/spin-off network; though that didn't happen, Simpsons reruns became a cornerstone of the comedy-oriented FXX cable network when that was spun off from the FX network. Though, despite claims that it's not as good as it once was, there's something to be said about a show that debuted (as a series of shorts) when Ronald Reagan was U.S. President, debuted in prime-time and referenced by name when George H.W. Bush was in office, had its best years when Bill Clinton was in office, was more-or-less still going strong during the George W. Bush administration, saw Barack Obama get elected twice and was around to repeatedly mock Donald Trump throughout his entire campaign.

A feature film (creatively titled The Simpsons Movie) was released in summer 2007. Perhaps not surprisingly, reactions from fans were mixed, with some fans claiming it to be on the level of the Golden Age episodes, and some considering it just an extra long Tarnished Age episode. Nevertheless, the film

was a huge financial success and received a positive response from critics, earning a 89% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes and getting a 80 on Metacritic.

Many of the people behind the show are also responsible for Futurama (and while Futurama certainly takes some comedic cues from this show, it is a far cry from a Simpsons clone).

Matt Groening has said he created the core family members in The Tracey Ullman Show's production office waiting room after realizing he didn't want to sign the rights to his Life in Hell characters over to Rupert Murdoch.

In 2009, the show began its 21st season, officially dethroning Gunsmoke as the longest running primetime American television series of all time, before surpassing Gunsmoke's episode total in 2016 (although Sesame Street, among other daytime programs, still retains an even longer run with 40 seasons).

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