The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Developed by Groening,James L. Brooks,and Sam Simon,the series is a satirical depiction of American life,epitomized by the Simpson family,which consists of Homer,Marge,Bart,Lisa,and Maggie. Set in the fictional town of Springfield,it caricatures society,Western culture,television,and the human condition.
Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons and part of the eponymous family. Voiced by Julie Kavner,she first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19,1987. Marge was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on Life in Hell but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He based the character on his mother Margaret Groening. After appearing on The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons,the Simpson family received their own series on Fox,which debuted December 17,1989.
Homer Jay Simpson is the protagonist of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared,along with the rest of the Simpsons,in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19,1987. Homer was created by the cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of producer James L. Brooks's office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip Life in Hell but instead created a new set of characters. He named the character after his father,Homer Groening. After appearing for three seasons on The Tracey Ullman Show,the Simpsons received their own series on Fox,which debuted on December 17,1989.
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" is the series premiere of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on December 17,1989. Introducing the Simpson family into half-hour television in this episode,Bart Simpson disobediently gets a tattoo without the permission of his parents. After Marge spends all the family's holiday budget on having it removed,Homer learns that his boss is not giving employees Christmas bonuses,and takes a job as a shopping mall Santa.
The first season of Futurama began airing on March 28,1999 and concluded on November 14,1999 after 13 episodes.
The Simpson family are the main fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple Homer and Marge and their three children,Bart,Lisa,and Maggie. They live at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the fictional town of Springfield,United States,and they were created by cartoonist Matt Groening,who conceived the characters after his own family members,substituting "Bart" for his own name. The family debuted on Fox on April 19,1987,in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" and were later spun off into their own series,which debuted on Fox in the U.S. on December 17,1989,and started airing in Winter 1989.
The first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between December 17,1989,and May 13,1990,beginning with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening,James L. Brooks,and Sam Simon.
The seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons began airing on Sunday,September 11,2005,and finished airing on Sunday,May 21,2006. It broke Fox's tradition of pushing its shows' season premieres back to November to accommodate the Major League Baseball games airing on the network during September and October of each year. Season 17 was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on December 2,2014,Region 2 on December 1,2014,and Region 4 on December 3,2014.
The fifteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons aired from Sunday,November 2,2003,to Sunday,May 23,2004. The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 14 (EABF) production line. The most watched episode had 16.2 million viewers and the least watched had 6.2 million viewers. Season 15 was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on December 4,2012,Region 2 on December 3,2012,and Region 4 on December 12,2012.
The thirteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between November 6,2001,and May 22,2002,and consists of 22 episodes. The showrunner for the thirteenth production season was Al Jean,who executive-produced 17 episodes. Mike Scully executive-produced the remaining five,which were all hold-overs that were produced for the previous season. The Simpsons is an animated series about an American family,which consists of Homer,Marge,Bart,Lisa,and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield,and lampoons American culture,society,television and many aspects of the human condition. This is also the last full season to use cel animation,though four episodes from this season's production cycle would air during the following season as holdover episodes.
The twelfth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired between November 2000 and May 2001. It began on Wednesday,November 1,2000 with "Treehouse of Horror XI". The season contains four hold-over episodes from the season 11 (BABF) production line. The showrunner for the twelfth production season was Mike Scully. The season won and was nominated for numerous awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards wins and an Annie Award. Season 12 was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 18,2009,Region 2 on September 28,2009,and Region 4 on September 2,2009.
The eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States between September 26,1999 and May 21,2000,starting with "Beyond Blunderdome" and ending with "Behind the Laughter". With Mike Scully as the showrunner for the eleventh season,it has twenty-two episodes,including four hold-over episodes from the season 10 production line. Season 11 was released on DVD in Region 1 on October 7,2008 with both a standard box and Krusty-molded plastic cover.
The tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23,1998,and May 16,1999. It contains twenty-three episodes,starting with "Lard of the Dance". The Simpsons is a satire of a middle-class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name,which consists of Homer,Marge,Bart,Lisa and Maggie. Set in the fictional city of Springfield,the show lampoons American culture,society,television,and many aspects of the human condition.
The ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between September 1997 and May 1998,beginning on Sunday,September 21,1997,with "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson". Mike Scully served as showrunner for the ninth production season. The ninth broadcast season contained three episodes with 4F-series production codes,indicating that they were hold-over episodes from production season eight,and two episodes with 3G-series production codes,which are not explicitly confirmed to be part of any production season but are speculated to be relabeled 3F-series episodes. This makes it the first broadcast season to include holdover episodes from two previous production seasons.
The eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between October 27,1996,and May 18,1997,beginning with "Treehouse of Horror VII". The showrunners for the eighth production season were Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein,while the season was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The broadcast season contained two episodes with 3F-series production codes,indicating that were hold-over episodes from the seventh production season,and two episodes with 3G-series production codes,which have never been explicitly confirmed to be part of any specific production season
The sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between September 4,1994,and May 21,1995,and consists of 25 episodes. The Simpsons is an animated series about a working class family,which consists of Homer,Marge,Bart,Lisa,and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield,and lampoons American culture,society,television and many aspects of the human condition.
The second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek:Enterprise commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 18,2002 and concluded on May 21,2003 after 26 episodes. Set in the 22nd century,the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise,registration NX-01. The second season saw the series continue a concentration on stand-alone episodes as seen in the debut season,but the decision was made to start an ongoing story-arc to run into the third season with the second season finale episode "The Expanse". The second season also saw the return of executive producer Rick Berman to writing duties after he had been working on the film Star Trek:Nemesis.
