The Simpsons is the longest-running animated television series in American television history, with 17 seasons and 356 episodes since its debut on December 17, 1989 on FOX, and is a spin-off of The Tracey Ullman Show. The television series was produced by Gracie Films for 20th Century Fox. The Simpson family. ... See Homer Jay Simpson Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson, also in the Bouvier family Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson Margaret Maggie Simpson See also Abraham Grampa J. Simpson Mona Simpson Herbert Herb Powell Categories: Families in The Simpsons ... Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is one of the main characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Marge Simpson Marge Simpson garbage can, at Union Station in Toronto Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... 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Highly satirical, the show lampoons many aspects of the human condition, but primarily parodies the "Middle American" lifestyle its titular family exhibits and more generally American culture, society and even television itself. In the Channel 4 programs, the 100 Greatest Cartoons and the 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows, it was voted into first place. Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... Middle America is an American colloquialism used—in contrast to coastal America—to describe a region of the United States that, geographically, comprises the bulk of the nation. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... The 100 Greatest Cartoons was a documentary which featured a poll conducted by the British television channel Channel 4 in 2004. ... The 100 Greatest Kids TV shows was a poll conducted by the British television channel Channel 4 in 2001. ...

Setting, characters and plot

The characters were originally created by Matt Groening as part of a series of original animated segments for The Tracey Ullman Show. Over the course of the series Groening has used many of the themes present in his long-running comic strip series, Life in Hell. (For instance, the idea of creative school children constantly being persecuted and suppressed by totalitarian grown-ups stems from the strip.) Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954) (name rhymes with raining, IPA is an American cartoonist and the creator of the television series The Simpsons and Futurama. ... The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly television variety show, hosted by comedienne Tracey Ullman. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Life in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Matt Groening. ...

The Simpsons is set in the fictional United States town of Springfield. Throughout the show's history fans have tried to determine where Springfield is by taking the town's characteristics, surrounding geography and nearby landmarks as clues. However, both the town itself and its location are fictional. Nearly every state and region in the U.S. has been both suggested and ruled out by conflicting "evidence" of a location for Springfield, so that the town could theoretically be anywhere. For example, in the episode "Behind the Laughter" the Simpsons are described as "a northern Kentucky family". In a later airing the location was changed to "southern Missouri." Also, in the episode "Sweet & Sour Marge", it is mentioned that Tennessee is to the south of Springfield which would put them back in Kentucky or possibly, in Virginia. In one episode at a graveyard the characters throw dirt that blots out the grave of Adlai Stevenson (either the Vice President or Presidential Candidate of the US) who was a well-known politician based in Illinois, implying Springfield, Illinois. Creator Matt Groening has stated that Springfield has much in common with Portland, Oregon, the town he grew up in (see Matt Groening's Portland (http://www.portlandtribune.com/simpsons/)), and the name "Springfield" was chosen because virtually every state has a town or city with that name. (See Where Is The Simpsons' Springfield? (http://www.snpp.com/guides/springfield.list.html) for more information on this issue.) Jebediah Springfield, founder. ... Behind the Laughter is an episode from the eleventh season of The Simpsons. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954) (name rhymes with raining, IPA is an American cartoonist and the creator of the television series The Simpsons and Futurama. ... Portland skyline. ...

Animation scholars and fans have noted the series uses the medium of animation to its advantage, allowing the show to take place in many settings (indoors and outdoors) and feature a far greater cast of characters than a live-action sitcom. The cost of having an episode of The Simpsons take place in the mountains, Europe, the city park, or a cruise ship on the ocean (all of which simply use drawn and painted backgrounds) is hardly more than placing the family in the standard "family comedy setting" of a living room, a kitchen, and one or two related settings (the workplace and a favorite social hangout) (which is also no more than drawn and painted backgrounds). This allows for far more flexibility in plot development than a typical live-action sitcom set sound stages. Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model unit (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result with a... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... A sound stage is a hangar-like structure, building or room, that is soundproof for the production of theatrical motion pictures and television, usually inside a movie studio. ...

D'oh! Noted American TV dad Homer J. Simpson

The show's basic premise centers on the antics of the family: Homer and Marge, and their children Bart, Lisa and Maggie as well as their pets Santa's Little Helper – the dog – and Snowball II – the cat. (Snowball I was run over and killed earlier in Simpsons history. In a later episode, Snowball II is killed, along with replacements Snowball III and Coltrane. Snowball IV survives and is renamed Snowball II to save money on dishes.) http://alumnes. ... http://alumnes. ... See Homer Jay Simpson Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson, also in the Bouvier family Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson Margaret Maggie Simpson See also Abraham Grampa J. Simpson Mona Simpson Herbert Herb Powell Categories: Families in The Simpsons ... Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is one of the main characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Marge Simpson Marge Simpson garbage can, at Union Station in Toronto Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Maggie Simpson Margaret Maggie Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons. ... Santas Little Helper (voiced by Dan Castellaneta), is a fictional character in the television series The Simpsons. ... Snowball II (a fictional character in the television series The Simpsons) was the Simpson familys cat. ... Snowball (a fictional character in the television series The Simpsons) was the Simpsons pet cat, replaced by Snowball II after her death. ...

Homer, a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, is a generally well-meaning buffoon whose short attention span often draws him into outrageous schemes and adventures. Marge was once intelligent and sophisticated, but has come to conform with the stereotype of housewife/mother. Bart, the oldest sibling, is a troublemaker and classroom terror ("a vile burlesque of irrepressible youth" is how Lisa once described him) who thinks of himself as a rebel while Lisa is a brainy student, vegetarian, Buddhist and jazz music fan who dreams of a better future (she is referred to as "the future of the family"). Maggie is an eternal baby. Despite the fact that numerous years (and birthdays) clearly pass (for example, many Christmas episodes), the Simpsons do not appear to age. Some characters' ages have fluctuated throughout the years; this is most likely due to simple oversight on the part of the writers. In the television cartoon series The Simpsons, the city of Springfield is a company town and the company in question is the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. ... The term Buffoon is a somewhat derogatory yet amusing term for a humourous character who provides his amusement principally through stupidity rather than talent. ... Attention span is the amount of time a person can concentrate on a single activity. ... For the term used in Computing, see Stereotype (computing). ... A stereotypical housewife A homemaker is a person whose prime occupation is to care for his/her family and home. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... A human infant The word Infant derives from the Latin in-fans, meaning unable to speak. ...

The Simpsons sports a huge array of secondary characters.

The show also has a vast array of quirky supporting characters, including co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, and local celebrities. Many of these characters have developed a vast cult following of their own. For a comprehensive list, see characters from The Simpsons. The Simpsons File links The following pages link to this file: The Simpsons User:Dbalic/Simpsons Gallery ... The Simpsons File links The following pages link to this file: The Simpsons User:Dbalic/Simpsons Gallery ... These are characters from the animated TV series The Simpsons. ...

Authority, especially in undeserving hands, is a constant target of the show's often sharp satire. This probably explains the often strong negative reaction to the show from social conservatives. This negative reaction was most pronounced during the early seasons of the show. Nearly every authority figure in the show is portrayed unflatteringly: Homer is thoughtless and irresponsible, the antithesis of the ideal 1950s TV father though he always comes through for his family in the end. Springfield police chief Clancy Wiggum (voiced by Hank Azaria in an Edward G. Robinson-influenced tone) is obese, stupid, lazy, corrupt and not overly concerned with constitutional rights (not to mention that he somewhat resembles a pig). Mayor Quimby — who sounds like John F. Kennedy — is a corrupt, spend-thrift womanizer. Seymour Skinner (who sounds like Charles Kuralt), the principal of Springfield Elementary School, is an uptight, humorless bachelor who lives with his domineering mother. He has frequent flashbacks to his capture and imprisonment by the Viet Cong, and he is repeatedly likened to Norman Bates in Psycho. Reverend Lovejoy, the pastor of the local church, is judgemental and moralistic (but only regarding other people), with a monotonous voice that always puts Homer to sleep during Sunday sermons. While most of these characters are more incompetent than truly evil there is one true sadist: Montgomery Burns, owner of the Springfield Nuclear Plant and Homer Simpson's boss; he is often compared to Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane, not to mention that his first name is also Charles. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the... In the television series, The Simpsons, the Wiggum family consist of Clancy (father and police officer), Sarah (mother), and Ralph (child). ... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York) is an American actor born to a Jewish family of Greek origins, who is best known for his voice work on the animated television show The Simpsons. ... Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and film. ... Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby Joseph Joe Quimby, Jr. ... Order: 35th President Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Term of office: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 Preceded by: Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Date of birth: May 29, 1917 Place of birth: Brookline, Massachusetts Date of death: November 22, 1963 Place of death: Dallas, Texas First... Principal Skinner Seymour Spanky Skinner is voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Charles Kuralt (10 September 1934 – 4 July 1997) was an award-winning American journalist. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Spoiler warning: Norman Bates is the name of a character in the seminal Alfred Hitchcock horror movie Psycho (1960) which was based on an equally influential novel by author Robert Bloch. ... This article is about the novel and the movies based on it. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Mr. ... Citizen Kane is the first feature film directed by Orson Welles (he had directed two short films previously), and is loosely based on the life of the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and the reclusive aerospace and movie mogul Howard Hughes. ...

Promotional artwork for The Simpsons' milestone 350th episode.

In a somewhat ironic twist, during the more recent years of Simpsons production, some social conservatives have come to embrace the show. One of the main explanations of this shift is that the Simpsons portrays a traditional nuclear family among a lineup of television sitcoms that now portray less traditional families. The show has toyed with the possibility of extramarital affairs, such as when Homer falls for a female nuclear technician who shares his love of donuts, or when Marge's ex-boyfriend Artie Ziff tries to rekindle their old romance. Nevertheless, these affairs never occur, and by the end of every episode, Homer and Marge's marriage is strongly affirmed. Social conservatives and some evangelical Christians have also pointed to the positive role-model of devout christian Ned Flanders, though he is portrayed in a less-than-affirming manner. In several episodes, God actually intervenes to protect the Flanders family, invoking such protestant concepts as Predestination. As compared with the Simpsons family, the Flanders family is relatively well-off and less dysfunctional, fulfilling certain theories expressed by sociologist Max Weber in his seminal work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Download high resolution version (730x816, 164 KB)350th episode promo card This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (730x816, 164 KB)350th episode promo card This work is copyrighted. ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... Ned Flanders Ned (short for Nedward) Flanders is a character on The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Predestination is a religious idea, under which the relationship between the beginning of things and the destiny of things is discussed. ... Maximilian Weber (April 21, 1864 – June 14, 1920) was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders of the modern, antipositivistic study of sociology and public administration. ... The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a book written by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist in 1904 and 1905 that began as a series of essays. ...

The show also routinely mocks and satirizes show business conventions and personalities. Krusty the Clown has an enthusiastic following among Springfield's kids, but offstage he is a jaded, cynical hack, in poor health from a long history of overindulgence and substance abuse. He will endorse any product for a price. Kent Brockman is a self-important, spoiled TV news anchorman with little regard for journalistic ethics possibly thanks to the fact that he won the lottery in one episode. Viewers also learn that Brockman went by 'Kenny Brockelstein' in the 1960s, but that he anglicized by the time the Simpsons episodes of the 1990s take place. Krusty the Clown, or Herschel Krustofski (full name: Herschel Pinkes Remochel Krustofski), is a fictional character in the cartoon The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, reporting and analyzing information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

The plots of most episodes focus on the adventures of one particular family member, frequently Homer. However the plots have never been very predictable or constant and tend to be very character-driven. Recurring themes in episodes include:

• Homer gets a new job or attempts to make money in a get-rich-quick scheme.
• Marge attempts to escape the monotony of keeping house by finding employment or taking up a hobby.
• Bart causes a large problem and attempts to fix it.
• Lisa embraces or advocates the merits of a particular political cause or group.
• The entire family goes on vacation. (Because of these vacations the entire family has been to every continent on Earth with the exception of Antarctica.)

There are several types of scenes that recur often and have become conventions of the show's storytelling style. Examples of these stock scenes include: Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is one of the main characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Get-rich-quick schemes promise high rates of return for a small investment. ... Marge Simpson Marge Simpson garbage can, at Union Station in Toronto Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (Latin continere, to hold together) is a large continuous land mass. ...

• A scene at the very beginning of the show in which the family goes somewhere together, like a cartoon festival or a cider mill. After a few minutes there, the main plot begins.
• A scene, often near the middle of the show, in which Homer and Marge are in bed together discussing the events of the story so far.
• A scene in which the family is eating dinner together and talking about the events of the plot. Conceptually this is very similar to the "Homer and Marge in bed" scenes, but including Bart and Lisa.
• A scene in the morning in which Marge is preparing breakfast, and the kids and Homer are eating before going to work or school as they talk about what they are going to do. This is often near the start of the episode.
• A scene in which Homer is at Moe's Tavern escaping the hassles of work and family to be with his friends.
• A scene in which one or more Simpsons are watching a TV program, which the viewer watches along with them.
• A crowd scene, in which the entire town of Springfield convenes to witness some notable event, protest something, attend a civic meeting, or even start a riot. Many recurring minor characters appear and speak.
• TV anchorman Kent Brockman reporting on the events of the plot.
• Scenes that cut from the main action to show what a secondary character, like Krusty or Mr. Burns, is doing at the time.
• A fantasy in which one of the Simpsons imagines how something might turn out.

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes by theme Moe Szyslak Moe Szyslak (pronounced SIZZ-lack; or, using Polish pronunciation, SHIZ-lock) is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ... Anchorman may refer to: News anchor, someone who works in radio who hosts a regular news program Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, a 2004 American comedy movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Many Simpsons episodes have plots that revolve around recurring themes. ...

See also: The Springfield Connection (http://www.springfieldconnection.net)

Series history

The crudely drawn Simpson family on The Tracey Ullman Show.

The Simpson family first appeared in animated form as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. The first short "Good Night" airing on April 19, 1987. Matt Groening admits the reason that they were so crudely drawn in the beginning was because he could not draw well and the animators did nothing more than just trace over his drawings. The shorts were never aired by the BBC in the UK, though some of them, including "Good Night," were included in a Simpsons anniversary episode. The Simpsons was converted, by a team of production companies that included what is now the Klasky-Csupo animation house, into a series for the Fox Network in 1989 and has run as a weekly show on that network ever since. The Simpsons on The Tracey Ullman Show. ... The Simpsons on The Tracey Ullman Show. ... See Homer Jay Simpson Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson, also in the Bouvier family Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson Margaret Maggie Simpson See also Abraham Grampa J. Simpson Mona Simpson Herbert Herb Powell Categories: Families in The Simpsons ... The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly television variety show, hosted by comedienne Tracey Ullman. ... The Simpsons made their first TV debut on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... See also: 1986 in television, other events of 1987, 1988 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1987-88 American network television schedule. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... Klasky Csupo, Inc. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox, is a television network in the United States. ... See also: 1988 in television, other events of 1989, 1990 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1989-90 American network television schedule. ...

The Simpsons was the first true TV series hit for Fox; it was the first Fox show to appear in the top twenty highest-rated shows of the time. It also sparked controversy, as Bart Simpson was portrayed as a rebellious troublemaker who caused trouble and got away with it. Parents' groups and conservative spokespersons felt that a cartoon character like Bart Simpson provided a poor role model for children. When a Simpsons T-shirt was marketed featuring Bart and the logo "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')" Simpsons T-shirts and other merchandise was banned from public schools in several areas of the United States. Moral example is trust in the moral core of another, a role model, without the obvious mediation of any theory or language. ... In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. ...

Bart appears on the cover of a 1990 TIME issue.

The outcry against Bart was reflected in the second season opener, featuring an episode called Bart Gets an F where Bart's school wants to make him repeat the fourth grade. In this episode, the school counselor quotes the controversial T-shirt by stating, "He is an underachiever... and proud of it." TIME Magazines Best of 1990 This image is a book cover. ... TIME Magazines Best of 1990 This image is a book cover. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... Bart Gets an F is the first episode of The Simpsons second season, airing on October 11, 1990. ...

In September 1990, Barbara Bush said in an interview for People magazine that The Simpsons was the dumbest thing she had ever seen. Six years later, an episode had George and Barbara Bush move to Springfield and leave after George gets involved in a feud with the Simpson family (in a style reminiscent of Dennis the Menace and Mr. Wilson). Mr. and Mrs. Bush were both portrayed by voice actors. One of the Simpsons DVD sets includes a special feature that presents an exchange of letters between the First Lady and show staff. In another address, Mr. Bush said that America needed to be closer to The Waltons than to The Simpsons, causing Bart to say they were a lot like the Waltons, since they were both praying for an end to depression. This is a list of television-related events in 1990. ... Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. ... People, a weekly magazine of celebrity and popular culture news, debuted on February 27, 1974. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: J. Danforth Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush (born June... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... The Waltons was an American television series about a family living in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. ...

The writers have shown a love for cameo appearances by celebrities and extended pastiches of contemporary and classic movies, as well as subtle visual jokes. Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ... The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic genre. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

On February 9, 1997 The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones as the longest-running prime time animated series in America, however it has not yet beaten several Japanese anime series such as Sazae-san (which has been running since 1969) and Doraemon (running since 1979). In January 2003, it was announced that the show had been renewed by Fox through 2005 — meaning it has replaced The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952 to 1966) as longest-running sitcom (animated or live-action) ever in the United States. In 2004, the series was renewed through its 19th season and if it survives until 2009, it will tie (or will have beaten if The Tracey Ullman Show shorts are counted) Gunsmoke's record as the longest-running prime time series (of any genre) in U.S. television history. Some take the view that The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet should continue to be counted as the longest-running sitcom as The Simpsons is animated not live-action although this view is declining as more authorities unambiguously credit The Simpsons as television's longest-running sitcom. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1997. ... The Flintstones, a Hanna-Barbera animated series, is one of the most successful animated television series of all time, originally running in American prime time for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes billed in the west under the portmanteau Japanimation. ... The Wonderful World of Sazae-san is a series of twelve comic books published for English-speaking audiences; selected comic strips have been chosen to be published in the books, which are sold overseas and in Japan. ... Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King Poster Doraemon [1] (ドラえもん) by Hiroshi Fujimoto, a. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was an American radio and television series. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television western drama program. ...

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. In that same issue, Bart Simpson was named to the Time 100, the publication's list of the century's 100 most influential people. He was the only fictional character on the list. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... The List of TIME Magazines 100 most influential people of the 20th century (called the TIME 100 for short) is a list of the 20th centurys most influential politicians, artists, innovators, scientists and icons, compiled by TIME Magazine. ...

The Simpsons' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Over the years, virtually every Simpsons character has appeared on a magazine cover, ranging from TIME to Christianity Today and even Airliners. 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ... Airliners Magazine is a magazine that is dedicated to the airline industry. ...

The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 21 Emmy Awards, 22 Annie Awards, a Peabody and numerous others. On January 14, 2000 the Simpsons were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An Emmy Award. ... The Annie Award are given to actors for their work in voice-overs including those done in animated film, video games and other vocally-driven art. ... The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television within the United States. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2000. ... A small part of the Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce...

The voice actors have been involved in much-publicized pay disputes with Fox on more than one occasion. In 1998, the voice actors stopped working, forcing 20th Century Fox TV to increase their salary from $30,000 per episode to $125,000. The actors were supported in their action by series creator Matt Groening. [1] (http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/groening99e.html) As the revenue generated by the show continued to increase through syndication and DVD sales, six actors (playing over 50 characters) — Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer — stopped showing up for script readings in April 2004 after weeks of unsuccessful negotiations with Fox. They asked for $360,000 per episode, or $8 million for a 22-episode season. On May 2, 2004, the actors resolved their dispute with Fox after having their demands met. The universally reported claim that this dispute was in fact a full-blown strike is denied by Harry Shearer. [2] (http://www.metronews.ca/column_tube_talk.asp?id=2347&cid=650) The Simpsons is a figurehead for modern teenage pop culture with its satirical motifs and numerous parodies. Because of these motifs and parodies many starving children are fed. You can also remember the first episode 'Simpsons roasting on an open fire.' A voice actor (or voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animation (including animated feature films, television series, animated shorts), radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1998. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born September 10, 1958), commonly known as Dan Castellaneta is an American actor who is most known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the television series The Simpsons and Genie in Disneys Aladdin television series. ... Julia Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American actress, best known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s and for providing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons. ... Nancy Campbell Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actor. ... Yeardley Smith Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (born July 3, 1964 in Paris, France) is an American actress and voice actor who is best known for providing the voice of Lisa Simpson (and occasionally, both on the Tracy Ullman shorts and the half-hour show, for Maggie Simpson) on the animated... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York) is an American actor born to a Jewish family of Greek origins, who is best known for his voice work on the animated television show The Simpsons. ... Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943, Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor and writer who began his career as a child actor in 1950s movies (The Robe) and television (The Jack Benny Program). ... This is a list of television-related events in 2004. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Origin of the names

Many of the characters in the Simpsons take their names from important people and places in Groening's life:

• Lisa – Lisa Groening (Matt Groening's sister)
• Marge – Margaret Groening (his mother)
• Homer – Homer Groening (his father and one of his sons)
• Maggie – Maggie Groening (one of his sisters)
• Bart – an anagram for "brat", a reference to Groening himself
• Abraham – picked at random by writers for The Simpsons, but coincidentally was the name of Matt Groening's grandfather
• 742 SW Evergreen Terrace in Portland, Oregon is the address of the place where Matt Groening grew up.
• Chief Wiggum – Groening's college love's last name was "Wiggum"
• Miss Hoover (Lisa's teacher) – one of his primary school teachers
• Moe – Matt Groening's former drug rehab counselor
• Apu (Kwik-E-Mart owner) – reference to one of his favorite movies
• Ned Flanders – In northwest Portland, Oregon, Groening's hometown, there is a NE Flanders St.
• Reverend Lovejoy - NW Lovejoy Street, another Portland street name
• Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby - NW Quimby Street, another Portland street name, and corrupt former Portland Police Bureau Chief Diamond Joe Purcell.
• C. Montgomery Burns - an abbreviated Portland street called West and East Burnside Street, as well as Portland's Montgomery Park neighborhood.
• Sideshow Bob Terwilliger - Terwilliger curves in Portland.

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• Seymour Skinner – behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner, especially considering his Psychoesque relationship with his mother, or a reference to "see more skin"
• Maude, Rod and Todd Flanders – they all rhyme with "God" (Maude being pronounced 'Mod' in certain North American accents).
• Kang and Kodos (aliens) – In the original Star Trek, Kang is a Klingon, and Kodos ("The Executioner") is a human villain.
• Barney Gumble (Homer's drinking buddy) – Barney Rubble from The Flintstones.
• Troy McClure (actor) – B-movie actors Troy Donohue and Doug McClure.
• Dr. Nick Riviera (enterprising physician) – Elvis Presley's physician, George C. Nichopoulos, was called Dr. Nick.
• Milhouse Van Houten – notorious 1960s figures Richard Milhous Nixon and Manson Family member and convicted murderer Leslie Van Houten (or, far more likely, Van Houten Avenue in Portland, Oregon).
• Jacqueline Bouvier: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
• Patty and Selma: Olympic gold medal winning track & field athlete Stella Walsh who, following her death, was found to be genetically intersex from the autopsy.

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Opening sequence

A typical chalkboard gag.

The Simpsons opening sequence is one of the show's most memorable trademarks. Almost every episode opens with a title shot coming through the cumulus clouds and into the school where Bart is writing sentences on the class chalkboard, presumably set as a punishment by one of his teachers for some mischievous deed or wayward comment; Homer is shown leaving the power plant, with Mr Burns and Smithers in the background (second season onwards); Marge and Maggie are shown checking out at the supermarket with Maggie travelling across the scanner, ringing up at $847.63, the then-annual cost of raising a baby (although a 'trivia question' shown as a wraparound for commercials during the episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" claims that the register says "NRA4EVER" — National Rifle Association For Ever); The sequence then introduces Lisa (who leaves a band rehearsal, usually playing a different saxophone solo); the family is then shown on their way to their house at 742 Evergreen Terrace (the address varied in the beginning, but the writers now use 742 Evergreen Terrace exclusively). The members of the family weave dangerously through traffic and in between fellow (and, from the second season onward, familiar) Springfield denizens, all miraculously reaching home at the exact same time. Upon entering, they all speed towards the family room couch where, in comedic parallel with the audience, they settle to watch their "must-see" TV show. A Simpsons chalkboard gag from the opening sequence, taken from a season five episode. ... A Simpsons chalkboard gag from the opening sequence, taken from a season five episode. ... During the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson writes a unique phrase on the chalkboard. ... Cumulus can also refer to Cumulus Media (also known as Cumulus Broadcasting) A cumulus cloud is a cloud belonging to a class characterized by dense individual elements in the form of puffs, mounds or towers, with flat bases and tops that often resemble cauliflower. ... A chalkboard, with multiple colors of chalk A blackboard, also called a chalkboard, is a surface on which markings made with chalk are visible. ... The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is an organization for gun owners advocacy in the United States. ...

For each episode, the sequence includes four variations: Bart writes something different on the chalkboard, Lisa plays a different solo on her saxophone, Homer screams in a different way (only done in the first couple of seasons), and the family attempts to sit on the couch as something goes awry in an often surreal manner. Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Surrealism is an artistic movement, and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the unconscious. ...

A frequently used couch gag.

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The "couch gag" sequence is frequently used to help show staff make the show longer or shorter, depending on the length of the episode itself. Most couch gags last only about five seconds, but the longest one on record lasted 46 seconds. On the FOX animated television series The Simpsons, the opening credits sequence features a visual joke usually involving the Simpson familys living room couch; this is the primary element that changes between opening sequences. ...

The first season opening sequence featured a number of differences from the later seasons, including a shot of Lisa riding her bike on the way home and Bart's way home consisting of snatching a bus stop sign, forcing several dazed Springfieldians to chase the bus, rather than just riding past a number of well known characters.

The series' distinctive theme tune was composed by musician Danny Elfman. The current arrangement is orchestrated by Alf Clausen. A composer is a person who writes music. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Daniel Robert Danny Elfman (born May 29, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas) is a pop musician, composer and writer of film soundtracks. ... He orchestrates music for cartoon shows. ...

See also: Bart chalkboard gags During the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson writes a unique phrase on the chalkboard. ...

Halloween episodes

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An annual tradition is a special Halloween episode consisting of three separate, self-contained pieces. These pieces usually involve the family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting; they always take place outside the normal continuity of the show (and are therefore considered to be non-canon), and completely abandon any pretense of being realistic. Regular Simpsons characters play humorous special roles, occasionally being killed in gruesome ways by zombies, monsters, or even each other. These Halloween segments have parodied many classic horror and science fiction films; often one of the segments spoofs an episode of The Twilight Zone. Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ... The Twilight Zone original opening. ...

Episodes spoofed:

• "Nightmare at 20,000 feet"
• "To Serve Man"
• "It's a Good Life"
• "Little Girl Lost"

Bart introducing a segment of "Treehouse of Horror IV" in the manner of Rod Serling's Night Gallery.

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In later years the series dropped the framing device of characters telling stories, but kept the Treehouse title; for several years the characters broke the fourth wall and introduced their pieces directly to the audience. In Treehouse of Horror II the writers decided to give the cast and crew of the show scary names in the opening and closing credits (like "Mad Matt Groening" and "James Hell Brooks"). This also became a tradition, and has been done in every Halloween episode except I, XII and XIII. The names have changed in subsequent seasons. Another mainstay of the Halloween shows is the appearance of the two space aliens Kang and Kodos, introduced in the second segment of the first "Treehouse of Horror." Specifically in a proscenium theater, the term fourth wall applies to the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a theater through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... The existence of alien beings (intelligent extraterrestrial life) has been one of the enduring themes of science fiction. ...

In a section of Treehouse of Horror VI called Homer³, Homer and Bart go into a three-dimensional world created by Pacific Data Images, a computer animation company. This segment from the Halloween show was also used as a segment of a film shown in the IMAX cinema in London. This was one of the few times The Simpsons have strayed from their traditional 2D animation, along with a live action cameo by Regis and Kathie Lee in Treehouse of Horror IX, a couple of claymation scenes in 'Tis The Fifteenth Season featuring The California Prunes and Jimmy Stewart, and a live action couch gag consisting of a sketchbook being flipped by a hand to make the characters run towards the couch and sit down. Another recent episode featured a CGI trailer for a comedy about humanoid playing cards. 3-D or 3D abbreviates three-dimensional and is often related to a stereoscopic display that exploits binocular vision. ... DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. ... Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. ... An IMAX dome in Guayaquil, Ecuador IMAX (for Image Maximum) is a film projection system that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems. ... Categories: TV Spin-offs | Television talk shows | Television stubs ... The term Claymation is a registered trademark created by Will Vinton Studios to describe their clay animated movies. ... Tis the Fifteenth Season is the most recent Christmas episode of The Simpsons. ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ...

Voice actors and their characters

All episodes (with the exception of one) list only the voice actors (not the characters they voice) in keeping with the mystique of having the audience not associate any one character with an actor — this is to discourage the audience from easily identifying exactly which voice actor did what. A voice actor (or voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animation (including animated feature films, television series, animated shorts), radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ...

Here is a list of all the major voice actors and the characters they voice:

Stars

Dan Castellaneta provides the voice of Homer Simpson and many other characters.

• Dan Castellaneta: Homer Jay Simpson, Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Santa's Little Helper, Barney Gumble, Krusty The Clown, Groundskeeper Willy, Mayor Quimby, Gil, Sideshow Mel, Scratchy, Hans Moleman, Scott Christian, Kodos, Arnie Pie, Louie, Bill, Leopold, Luigi, Squeaky-voiced Teen, Crazy Old Man, and others.
• Julie Kavner: Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson , Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Mrs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier.
• Nancy Cartwright: Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney, Database, Jimmy, and others.
• Yeardley Smith: Lisa Simpson.
• Hank Azaria: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Clancy Wiggum (sounds like Edward G. Robinson), Comic Book Guy (or Jeff Albertson), Officer Lou (sounds like Sylvester Stallone), Carl Carlson, Dr. Nick Riviera (sounds like Ricky Ricardo), Snake, Bumblebee Man, Captain McCallister, Akira, Professor John Frink, Cletus Spuckler (or Delroy), Kirk van Houten, Superintendent Chalmers, Drederick Tatum, and others.
• Harry Shearer: Waylon J. Smithers, Ned Flanders, Principal Seymour Skinner (sounds like Charles Kuralt), Otto Mann, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Dr. Julius Hibbert (sounds like James Earl Jones), Jasper, Lenny Leonard, Officer Eddie, Rainier Wolfcastle a.k.a. McBain, Itchy, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Kang, Kent Brockman, Herman and Charles Montgomery Burns

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Recurring

• Marcia Wallace: Mrs. Edna Krabappel (1990–present).
• Maggie Roswell: Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Elizabeth Hoover, Luann van Houten, and others (1990–1999, 2002–present).
• Marcia Mitzman Gaven: Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Elizabeth Hoover, Luann van Houten, and others. (When Maggie Roswell quit the show from 1999–2002)
• Pamela Hayden: Milhouse van Houten, Rod Flanders, Jimbo "Corky" Jones, and others.
• Russi Taylor: Sherri, Terri, Martin Prince, and others. (1990–present)
• Tress MacNeille: Lindsay Naegle, Mrs. Agnes Skinner, Cookie Kwan, Dolph, Brandine Del Roy, Mrs. Glick, Ann Landers, and others.
• Phil Hartman: Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure; (both characters were "retired" after Hartman's death) (1991–1998)
• Doris Grau: Lunchlady Doris; her character also retired after her death. (1989–1995)
• Joe Mantegna: Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico (1991–present)
• Jon Lovitz: Artie Ziff, Aristotle Amandopolis, Jay Sherman, and others (1991–present)
• Karl Wiedergott: Various (1998–present)
• Albert Brooks: Cowboy Bob, Jacques, Brad Goodman, Hank Scorpio, and Tab Spangler (1990–present)
• Kelsey Grammer: Sideshow Bob (1990–present)
• Frank Welker: Santa's Little Helper and other animals (1991–present)
• Jan Hooks: Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (1997–present)
• Charles Napier: Warden, Grant Connor, Officer Krackney (2001–present)
• Jane Kaczmarek: Judge Constance Harm (2001–present)

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Guest celebrities

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Writers

John Swartzwelder is the most famous of the writers on the Simpsons' staff. He has written the most episodes and many of them were the early classics. According to the DVD commentaries, he used to write episodes while sitting at a booth in his favourite restaurant. When the restaurant closed down, he bought the booth and had it installed in his house. John Swartzwelder is a writer for the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

Current late-night talkshow host Conan O'Brien was a writer during the fourth and fifth season. He wrote "New Kid on the Block" (9F06), "Marge vs. the Monorail" (9F10), "Homer Goes to College" (1F02) and "Treehouse of Horror IV" (1F04). Conan OBrien hosts the NBC television talk show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... New Kid on the Block is an episode from the fourth season of the animated television series, The Simpsons. ... Marge vs. ... Homer Goes to College is the third episode of the fifth season of The Simpsons. ... Treehouse of Horror IV is the fifth episode of The Simpsons fifth season, first aired on October 28, 1993. ...

The character Professor John Frink was named for writer/producer John Frink. This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ...

Production history

The series has gone through numerous executive producers, also known as showrunners, throughout its run. The showrunner is in charge of every aspect of the show for the season(s) he is currently serving as. Executive producer is a role in the entertainment industry that is difficult to define clearly. ... A show runner is a person who has had proven success in the television industry, and typically has close ties to executives at various major television networks. ...

• Season 1–2: Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon
• Season 3–4: Al Jean and Mike Reiss
• Season 5–6: David Mirkin
• Season 7–8: Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein
• Season 9–12: Mike Scully
• Season 13–present: Al Jean

The Simpsons has been animated by many different studios over the past 18 years, both domestic and overseas. Throughout the run of the animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, the animation was solely produced domestically at Klasky Csupo. Klasky Csupo was also the animation studio during the first three seasons of the half-hour length series, however, due to the increased workload, production was now being subcontracted to overseas studios, usually in Korea, where labor is cheaper. While character and background layout is done by the domestic studio, inbetweening, coloring and filming is done by the overseas studios. Throughout the years, different overseas studios have animated different episodes, even episodes within the same season. Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954) (name rhymes with raining, IPA is an American cartoonist and the creator of the television series The Simpsons and Futurama. ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a Hollywood producer, writer, and film director. ... Al Jean is a TV comedy writer most known for his work on The Simpsons. ... Mike Reiss is an American TV comedy writer. ... David Mirkin is an American actor, television director, writer and producer. ... William Douglas Oakley (April 1, 1964 - February 16, 2004) was a letterer for numerous comic books from Marvel, DC, and other companies. ... Josh Weinstein is an American TV writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. ... Al Jean is a TV comedy writer most known for his work on The Simpsons. ... Klasky Csupo Inc. ... Korea (한국) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north. ...

The overseas animation studios are:
AKOM - 188 episodes

• Exclusively produced the first two seasons of the series.
• Produced various episodes throughout the run of the series.

Anivision - 55 episodes Anivision is a division of Sunwoo, a large Korean animation studio. ...

• Produced animation for episodes from seasons 3-10.

Rough Draft Studios - 111 episodes Rough Draft Studios is an animation studio that resides in both Glendale, California and Seoul, South Korea. ...

• Produced animation for episodes from season four onwards.

U.S. Animation, Inc. - 2 episodes

• Jointly produced "Radioactive Man" with Anivision.
• Produced "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"

Toonzone Entertainment - 2 episodes Radioactive Man Real name Claude Kane III Publisher Bongo Comics First appearance In Simpsons TV show: Bart the Genius (first mention), Three Men and a Comic Book (first appearance of comic book) Created by Morty Mann Radioactive Man is not to be confused with the Marvel Comics character The Radioactive... The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular is the tenth episode of The Simpsons seventh season. ... Toonzone Entertainment is an animation studio that has worked on The Simpsons (Seasons 15+) and King of the Hill (Seasons 8+). The overseas director for Toonzone Entertainment is Eom Hyoung Sik. ...

• Produced "The Fat and the Furriest" and "She Used to Be My Girl".

During season four, Gracie Films made a decision to switch domestic production to DPS Film Roman, which continues to animate the show to this day. The last episode to be animated by Klasky Csupo was "A Streetcar Named Marge". The Fat and the Furriest is an episode from The Simpsons that aired in the fifteenth season on November 30, 2003. ... She Used to Be My Girl is an episode from the sixteenth season of the animated TV series The Simpsons. ... Gracie Films logo Gracie Films is a film and television production company, created by James L. Brooks in 1986 for The Tracey Ullman Show. ... DPS Film Roman is an independent animation company based in Los Angeles, California. ...

After season 13, production was switched from traditional cel animation to digital ink and paint. Originally, the switch was intended to happen during season 12 with the episode "Tennis the Menace", but after seeing the results, Gracie Films decided to hold off for two more seasons. Tennis the Menace, however, being already completed, was broadcast this way. Traditional animation, sometimes also called cel animation or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. ... Traditional animation, sometimes also called cel animation or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. ... Tennis the Menace is the twelfth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. ...

Memes

Several memes (often neologisms) that started on The Simpsons have now become mainstream words or sayings. The most famous of which is Homer's saying: "D'oh!", which is referred to in scripts, as well as three episode names, as "annoyed grunt". D'oh is now listed in the OED, but without the apostrophe. "D'oh" is the accepted spelling, and is certainly the most common; the closed captions for the program (at least in the U.S.), however, spell it "D-OHH". Meme, (rhymes with cream and comes from Greek root with the meaning of memory and its derivative mimeme), is the term given to a unit of information that replicates from brains and inanimate stores of information, such as books and computers, to other brains or stores of information. ... In linguistics, a neologism refers to a recently created (or coined) word, phrase or usage which can sometimes be attributed to a specific individual, publication, period or event. ... Doh! is the comical catch phrase of Homer Simpson, from the long running animated series The Simpsons. ... The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a comprehensive multi-volume dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ... Closed captioning allows deaf, hard of hearing / hearing_impaired, and other people to read, through captions, a transcript of the audio portion of a video that they cannot hear. ...

Groundskeeper Willy's phrase, "cheese-eating surrender monkeys", used to describe the French, was picked up by U.S. politicians and publications in 2003, after European and especially French opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq. Cheese-eating surrender monkeys is an insulting descriptive phrase, referring to the French, which gained brief notoriety among conservatives in the United States in the run-up to the war in Iraq. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the continent. ... The 2003 invasion of Iraq, also called the Iraq War or Operation Iraqi Freedom, is a war that began March 20, 2003, between the United States, United Kingdom and a coalition of their allies, against Iraq. ...

The expression "excellent" — drawn out as a raspy "eeeexcelllent..." in the style of Montgomery Burns — has also entered popular use, as have Homer's triumphant "Woohoo!" and Nelson Muntz's mocking "HA-ha!".

On Slashdot and Fark, one particular meme: "I for one welcome our new <Insert topic here> overlords" stems from a quote of Kent Brockman from the episode "Deep Space Homer": Slashdot (frequently abbreviated as /.) is a popular technology-related website, updated many times daily with articles that are short summaries of stories on other websites with links to the stories, and provisions for readers to comment on the story. ... Screenshot Fark. ...

Ladies and gentlemen, er, we've just lost the picture, but, uh, what we've seen speaks for itself. The Corvair spacecraft has been taken over — "conquered", if you will — by a master race of giant space ants. It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive earth men or merely enslave them. One thing is for certain, there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

The show's creators also take pride in having passed on schoolyard rhymes to a new generation of children who otherwise may not have heard them.

See also: Made-up words in The Simpsons Several memes (often neologisms) that started on The Simpsons television series have now become mainstream words or sayings. ...

Comics

Simpsons comic books

Numerous different Simpsons-related comic book series have been published by Bongo Comics since 1993. The Simpsons comic books. ... The Simpsons comic books. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Bongo Comics is a comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Steve and Cindy Vance, Bill Morrison, and Simpsons creator Matt Groening. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

• Simpsons Comics and Stories (1993)
• Simpsons Comics (1993–present)
• Bartman (1993–1995)
• Itchy and Scratchy Comics (1993–1994)
• Radioactive Man (1994–present)
• Krusty Comics (1995)
• Lisa Comics (1995)
• Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror (1995)
• Bart Simpson Comics (2000–present)
• Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis (2002)

The Simpsons and Futurama comics are also reprinted in the UK, under the same titles, with various stories from the other Bongo series reprinted in the main Simpsons comic. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Simpsons Comics is a monthly comic book series based on the animated TV show The Simpsons, published by Matt Groenings Bongo Comics group. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This short-lived Bongo Comics series saw young Bart Simpson adopt the mantle of crimefighting. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Radioactive Man Real name Claude Kane III Publisher Bongo Comics First appearance In Simpsons TV show: Bart the Genius (first mention), Three Men and a Comic Book (first appearance of comic book) Created by Morty Mann Radioactive Man is not to be confused with the Marvel Comics character The Radioactive... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Music

Music has been a recurring theme in The Simpsons with virtually all members of the cast breaking into song at least once during the course of the series. Perhaps the best known song is "Do the Bartman", that was released as a single and became an international success. This short-lived Bongo Comics series saw young Bart Simpson adopt the mantle of crimefighting. ...

• The Simpsons Sing the Blues (1990)
• Songs in the Key of Springfield (1997)
• The Yellow Album (1998)
• Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons (1999)

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DVDs and videos

Many episodes of the show have been released on DVD and VHS over the years. When the first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history (although it would later be overtaken by the first season of Chappelle's Show). The five DVD volumes rank as the best-selling television DVD series of all time. In particular, these DVDs have been released in North America (Region 1) and Europe (Region 2):
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Simpsons DVDs

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• The Complete First Season (Region 1/Region 2: September 2001)
• The Complete Second Season (Region 1: August 2002/Region 2: July 2002)
• The Complete Third Season (Region 1: August 2003/Region 2: October 2003)
• The Complete Fourth Season (Region 1: June 2004/Region 2: August 2004)
• The Complete Fifth Season (Region 1: December 2004/Region 2: March 2005)
• The Complete Sixth Season (to be released on August 16, 2005)

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• The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror (September 2003)
• Christmas with the Simpsons (October 2003)
• The Simpsons Gone Wild (September 2004)
• The Simpsons Christmas 2 (November 2004)
• Bart Wars (May 2005)

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• Bart Wars (September 2003)
• Dark Secrets of The Simpsons (September 2003)
• Greatest Hits (September 2003)
• Too Hot for TV (September 2003)
• The Simpsons Go to Hollywood (September 2003)
• Heaven and Hell (August 2004)
• On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh! (August 2004)
• Sex, Lies and The Simpsons (August 2004)
• The Simpsons Against the World (August 2004)
• The Simpsons.com (August 2004)
• Crime and Punishment (April 2005)
• The Last Temptation of Homer (April 2005)
• Raiders of the Lost Fridge (April 2005)
• Springfield Murder Mysteries (April 2005)
• Viva Los Simpsons (April 2005)

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Video games

• The Simpsons Pinball - Data East (1990)
• Bart vs. the World - NES and Sega Master System (1991–1993)
• Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly - Game Boy (1991)

Simpsons video games through the years.

• The Simpsons: The Arcade Game - Arcade, IBM PC and Commodore 64 (1991)
• Bart vs. the Space Mutants - NES, Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga Spectrum ZX, Amstrad, and PC (1991–1992)
• Bart's House of Weirdness - PC (1992)
• Bart vs. the Juggernauts - Game Boy (1992)
• Krusty's Fun House and Krusty's Super Fun House - NES, Game Boy, IBM PC, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, SNES (1992–1993)
• Bart's Nightmare - Sega Genesis and Super NES (1993)
• The Itchy and Scratchy Game - Sega Genesis, Super NES and Sega Game Gear (1994)
• Virtual Bart - Sega Genesis and Super NES (1994)
• Bart and the Beanstalk - Game Boy (1994)
• The Simpsons Cartoon Studio - PC (1996)
• Virtual Springfield - PC (1997)
• Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror - Game Boy Color (2001)
• The Simpsons Wrestling - PlayStation (2001)
• The Simpsons Road Rage - PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube (2001)
• Simpsons Skateboarding - PlayStation 2 (2002)
• The Simpsons Road Rage - Game Boy Advance (2003)
• The Simpsons Hit & Run - PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and PC (2003)
• The Simpsons Pinball Party - Stern Pinball (2003)

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The user dons a set of 3-D specs and is immersed in the sights and sounds of Americas favorite town. ... The tower of a personal computer (specifically a Power Mac G5). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Night of the Living Tree House of Horror Released March 2001 Game Boy Color Published by Fox Interactive/THQ Developed by Software Creations 1 player Night of the Living Tree House of Horror takes tales from the annual Tree House of Horrors Simpsons episodes and recreates them on the Gameboy... The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) was Nintendos successor to the Game Boy. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Simpsons Skateboarding Released November 13, 2002 Playstation 2 Published by Fox Interactive/Electronic Arts Developed by Code Monkeys 1 or 2 players With the success of Tony Hawks Pro Skater, Fox Interactive decided to release an extreme skateboarding game starring the Simpsons. ... 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The Simpsons Skateboarding Released November 13, 2002 Playstation 2 Published by Fox Interactive/Electronic Arts Developed by Code Monkeys 1 or 2 players With the success of Tony Hawks Pro Skater, Fox Interactive decided to release an extreme skateboarding game starring the Simpsons. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Simpsons Road Rage Released in 2003 Gameboy Advance Published by Fox Interactive/THQ Developed by Altron 1 or 2 players The Simpsons Road Rage was the first collaboration between Fox Interactive, Vivendi Universal Games, and Radical Entertainment. ... The Game Boy Advance is a best-selling handheld. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Simpsons Hit & Run is a video game based on The Simpsons franchise. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The Xbox is Microsofts game console, released on November 15, 2001. ... The tower of a personal computer (specifically a Power Mac G5). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books

• Bart Simpson's Guide to Life
• The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
• The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued
• The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Still Continued
• The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
• The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album
• Planet Springfield
• The Homer Book
• The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer
• The Bart Book
• The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family
• The Gospel According to the Simpsons: Leaders Guide for Group Study

And the next "Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family" will be released on October 31, 2005; it will be called The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again. The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album is a book, written by Matt Groening, that mimics a family album that the Simpsons television family would have. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Movie

Talk about a possible feature-length Simpsons movie has been going on since the early days of the series. The episode Kamp Krusty was originally going to be a movie, but became a regular episode after difficulties were encountered in trying to expand the script to feature-length. Kamp Krusty is an episode of The Simpsons first broadcast on September 24, 1992 as the debut of the fourth season of the show. ...

Rumors were circulated on the Internet about a movie already being in development, but it was not until 2004 that any were confirmed. In that year, producers announced a theatrical movie is in the very early stages of development, and that it will not be released until after the series ends. With the series being renewed for nineteen seasons, an estimated premier date was set for the summer of 2008. This was confirmed by 20th Century Fox June 6, 2005. Just like the series, the movie will be animated (Matt Groening recently turned down a proposal to make a live action film based on the characters, as this would likely ruin the franchise and anger fans) and will star the six main voice actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, and most likely Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, and Tress MacNeille. It is speculated that there will also be guest stars appearing in large roles or cameos. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar There will be a United States Presidential Election this year; it will be the election of the fourty-fourth president of the United States. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ... Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born September 10, 1958), commonly known as Dan Castellaneta is an American actor who is most known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the television series The Simpsons and Genie in Disneys Aladdin television series. ... Julia Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American actress, best known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s and for providing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons. ... Nancy Campbell Cartwright (born October 25, 1959) is an American actress and voice actor. ... Yeardley Smith Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (born July 3, 1964 in Paris, France) is an American actress and voice actor who is best known for providing the voice of Lisa Simpson (and occasionally, both on the Tracy Ullman shorts and the half-hour show, for Maggie Simpson) on the animated... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York) is an American actor born to a Jewish family of Greek origins, who is best known for his voice work on the animated television show The Simpsons. ... Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943, Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor and writer who began his career as a child actor in 1950s movies (The Robe) and television (The Jack Benny Program). ... Marcia Wallace (born November 1, 1942) is an actress from Creston, Iowa. ... Maggie Roswell is an actress best known for her voice work on The Simpsons depicting the characters of Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, and Luann Van Houten among others. ... Categories: People stubs | Voice actors ... Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actor who is best known for providing various voices on the animated television shows The Simpsons and Futurama. ... Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ...

It is not yet known whether movie production is a signal that the television run of The Simpsons is expected to end before its release. There are numerous examples, however, of television series continuing to run after spinning off a feature film, including Dragnet, The X-Files, and Beavis and Butthead. Similarly the British Broadcasting Corporation is reportedly considering launching a Doctor Who film franchise concurrent with the television series. A dragnet is any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects; including road barricades and traffic stops, widespread DNA tests, and general increased police alertness. ... X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular American television series created by Chris Carter. ... Beavis and Butt-head is an animated comedy show that aired on US TV station MTV from 1993 to 1997. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... List of Doctor Who serials Doctor Who audio releases Doctor Who spin-offs - includes a discussion of the many novelisations and original novels based on the series History of Doctor Who The Doctor (Doctor Who) List of supporting characters in Doctor Who, including villains and aliens List of robots in...

News website Corona posted a popular April Fool's Day describing a fictional plans for a live action movie. [http://web.archive.org/web/20000511131708/www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/simpsonsmovie.html (http://corona.bc.ca) April Fools Day or All Fools Day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. ...

Academia

Serious academic work has been done on the show. Among the publications that deal with it are:

• Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation by Chris Turner ISBN 0679313184
• Leaving Springfield: The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture (Contemporary Film and Television Series) by John Alberti ISBN 0814328490
• The Simpsons And Society: An Analysis Of Our Favorite Family And Its Influence In Contemporary Society by Steven Keslowitz ISBN 1587362538
• The Gospel According to the Simpsons: Leaders Guide for Group Study by Mark I. Pinsky, Samuel F. Parvin ISBN 066422590X
• The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer by William Irwin (Editor), Mark T. Conard (Editor), Aeon Skoble (Editor) ISBN 0812694333
• The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family by Mark I. Pinsky ISBN 0664224199
• The Gospel According to Bart: Examining the Religious Elements of The Simpsons by Beth L. Keller

Related topics

• Duff Beer
• Flying Hellfish squad
• KBBL
• Truck-o-Saurus
• Characters from The Simpsons
• List of Songs featured in The Simpsons
• The Simpsons TV ad list
• The Simpsons episode list
• The Simpsons episodes by theme
• SNUH (Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping)
• Animation
• The Simpsons family tree
• References to Star Trek in The Simpsons
• Trivia about The Simpsons
• List of TV Channels that air The Simpsons

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Similar TV Shows

• Futurama (1999-2003)
• South Park (1997-present)
• Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present)
• King of the Hill (1997-present)
• The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• The Jetsons (1962-1963, 1984-1987)

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External links

• The Simpsons Official Website (http://www.thesimpsons.com/)
• The Simpsons (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Simpsons (http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/page.cgi?g=20th_Century_Fox/Television/The_Simpsons/index.html) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Simpsons (http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/show/146/summary.html) at TV.com
• The Simpsons (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/) on BBC.co.uk
• The Simpsons (http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/S/simpsons/) on Channel 4
• Search for The Simpsons (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=title:The_Simpsons) using Google Video Search (http://video.google.com/).
• Corona April Fool's Day description of fictional live action Simpsons movie (http://web.archive.org/web/20000511131708/www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/simpsonsmovie.html)

• Simpsons News Sites:
  • The Simpsons Channel (http://www.simpsonschannel.com/)
  • Kwik-E-News (http://www.aroundspringfield.com/), Spanish.

• Fan Sites:
  • The Simpsons Archive (http://www.snpp.com/)
  • Destination: Springfield (http://www.homerize.com/)
  • Springfield Weekly (http://www.duffgardens.net/)
  • Behind the Laughter (http://www.blockoland.com/)
  • Simpson Crazy (http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/)
  • Cape Feare (http://www.capefeare.com/)
  • Simpsons Central (http://www.simpsonscentral.com/)
  • Last Exit To Springfield (http://www.lardlad.com/)
  • The Simpsons Folder (http://www.simpsonsfolder.com/)
  • Go Simpsonic (http://www.dashdingo.com/)
  • The Simpsons Gallery (http://www.duffzone.co.uk/)
  • A Hitchhiker's Guide To Springfield (http://www.roundspringfield.com/)
  • Springfield University (http://www.springfield-u.com/)
  • The Otto Show (http://www.geocities.com/lgss122000/info.html)
  • The Springfield Connection (http://www.springfieldconnection.net/)
  • Guide To Springfield USA (http://www.csupomona.edu/~jelerma/springfield/)
  • The Definitive Frink (http://www.internerd.com/frinky/)
  • The Simpsons Cards (http://www.cards.simpsonscity.com/)
  • CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet (http://www.compuglobalhypermega.net/), determines where the Simpsons are by elimination
  • The Simpsons Personality Test (http://www.matthewbarr.co.uk/simpsons/)

• Discussion forums:
  • alt.tv.simpsons (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.tv.simpsons) Usenet discussion group
  • The No Homers Club (http://www.nohomers.net/) discussion forums
  • The Springfield Message Board (http://www.maggied.com/) discussion forums
  • Toon Love (http://www.toonforums.net/forums/) discussion forums
  • The Simpsons City (http://www.simpsonscity.com/) discussion forums

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