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The Simpsons
Clockwise from top left: Homer, Marge, Maggie, Santa's Little Helper (dog), Bart, Snowball II (cat), and Lisa.
Genre
Animation
Comedy
Created by
Matt Groening
Developed by
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Voices of
Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Hank Azaria
Harry Shearer
(Complete list)
Theme music composer
Danny Elfman
Opening theme
"The Simpsons Theme"
Composer(s)
Alf Clausen
Country of origin
 United States
Language(s)
English
No. of seasons
19
No. of episodes
419 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s)
Al Jean
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Running time
22–24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel
FOX
Picture format
NTSC or
ATSC 720p60 pillarbox
Audio format
Dolby Surround (NTSC)
Dolby Digital 2.0 (ATSC)
Original run
December 17, 1989 – present
Chronology
Related shows
The Tracey Ullman Show
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical parody of the middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its titular family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and it lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name.[1] The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987.[2] After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1992-1993).[3]
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the show has broadcast 419 episodes and is currently in its nineteenth season. The season 18 finale, which aired on May 20, 2007, was the show’s 400th episode, and 2007 marked the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons franchise. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and has grossed approximately US$526.2 million worldwide to date.
The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 23 Emmy Awards, 26 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named it the 20th century's best television series,[4] and on January 14, 2000 it was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom[5] and the longest-running American animated program.[6] Homer's annoyed grunt "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English lexicon, while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms.[7]

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