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- "THE SIMPSONS — Season 19 (2007-2008) - Book list". FoxFlash. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
This is a list of books relating to The Simpsons television series.
| Year | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Greetings from The Simpsons | Matt Groening | 0-06-096580-0 (original) 0-06-113830-4 (2006 edition) |
| 1990 | The Simpsons Xmas Book | Matt Groening and Mimi Pond | 0-06-096581-9 |
| 1991 | The Simpsons Rainy Day Fun Book | Matt Groening | 0-06-096861-3 |
| 1991 | The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album | Matt Groening | 0-06-096582-7 (original) 0-06-113830-4 (2006 edition) |
| 1991 | Maggie Simpson's Book of Animals | Maggie Groening and Matt Groening | 0-694-00321-2 |
| 1991 | Maggie Simpson's Counting Book | Maggie Groening and Matt Groening | 0-694-00319-0 |
| 1991 | Maggie Simpson's Book of Colors and Shapes | Maggie Groening and Matt Groening | 0-694-00320-4 |
| 1991 | Maggie Simpson's Alphabet Book | Maggie Groening and Matt Groening | 0-694-00318-2 |
| 1992 | The Simpsons Fun in the Sun Book | Matt Groening | 0-00-653101-6 |
| 1993 | Bart Simpson's Guide to Life | Matt Groening | 0-06-096975-X |
| 1993 | The Simpsons Ultra-Jumbo Rain or Shine Fun Book | Matt Groening | 0-06-095006-4 |
| 1993 | Matt Groening's Cartooning with The Simpsons | Matt Groening | 0-06-096874-5 |
| 1998 | The Simpsons Guide To Springfield: An 'Are We There Yet?' Book | Matt Groening | 0-06-095282-2 |
| 1998 | The Simpsons on Parade' Book | Matt Groening | 978-1-85286-955-7 |
| 2002 | The Simpsons Songbook | Matt Groening and Alf Clausen | 1-4234-1229-X |
| 2004 | The Simpsons Jigsaw Book (Australia) | 1-86503-857-1 | |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Masterpiece Gallery: A Big Book of Posters | Matt Groening | 0-06-134103-7 |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Handbook | Matt Groening and Bill Morrison | 0-06-123129-0 |
| Year | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Bart Book | Bill Morrison and Matt Groening | 0-06-073885-5 |
| 2004 | The Homer Book | Bill Morrison and Matt Groening | 0-06-073884-7 |
| 2005 | Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture | Evan Dorkin and Bill Morrison | 0-06-074821-4 |
| 2005 | The Ralph Wiggum Book | Bill Morrison and Matt Groening | 0-06-074820-6 |
| 2006 | The Krusty Book | Karen Bates and Jamie Angell | 0-06-074822-2 |
| 2006 | The Lisa Book | Bill Morrison and Matt Groening | 0-06-074823-0 |
| 2008 | Flanders' Book of Faith | Edwin Aguilar, Mary Trainor, et al. | 0-06-133901-6 |
| 2008 | The Book of Moe | Marcos Asprec, Terry Delegeane; et al. | 0-06-128432-7 |
| 2009 | The Marge Book | Bill Morrison and Matt Groening | 0-06-169880-6 |
| 2010 | Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment | Matt Groening and Bill Morrison | 0-06-178743-4 |
| Year | Title | Seasons | Edited by | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family | Shorts, 1–8 | Ray Richmond, Antonia Coffman | 0-06-095252-0 |
| 1999 | The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued | 9–10 | Scott M. Gimple | 0-06-098763-4 |
| 2002 | The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Still Continued | 11–12 | Jesse L. McCann | 0-06-050592-3 |
| 2005 | The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again | 13–14 | Jesse L. McCann | 0-06-081754-2 |
| 2010 | Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 | 1–20 | Richmond, Coffman, Gimple, McCann | 0-06-171128-4 |
| Year | Title | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness | 978-1-60887-226-8 |
| 2014 | Bart Simpson's Manual of Mischief | 978-1-60887-310-4 |
| 2014 | C. Montgomery Burns' Handbook of World Domination | 978-1-60887-320-3 |
| 2015 | Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic | 978-1-60887-321-0 |
| 2015 | Grampa Simpson's Guide to Aging | 978-1-60887-452-1 |
| 2016 | Bartman: The Superhero's Handbook | 978-1-60887-453-8 |
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.
Bartholomew Jojo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series The Simpsons and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed Bart while waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip, Life in Hell, but instead decided to create a new set of characters. While the rest of the characters were named after Groening's family members, Bart's name is an anagram of the word brat. After appearing on The Tracey Ullman Show for two years, the Simpson family received its own series on Fox, which debuted December 17, 1989. Bart has appeared in every Simpsons episode except "Four Great Women and a Manicure".
Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr., PhD, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head". Bob is a self-proclaimed genius who is a graduate of Yale University and a champion of high culture, including the adoption of a transatlantic accent, similar to that of Grammer's portrayal of Dr. Frasier Crane from the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. He began his career as a sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show, but after enduring constant abuse, Bob framed his employer for armed robbery in "Krusty Gets Busted", only to be foiled by Bart Simpson, and sent to prison. Bob started seeking revenge against Bart while in prison, and the two became feuding arch-enemies.
Bongo Comics Group was a comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Matt Groening along with Steve & Cindy Vance and Bill Morrison. It published comics related to the animated television series The Simpsons and Futurama, as well as the SpongeBob SquarePants comics, along with original material. The company was named after Bongo, a rabbit character in Groening's comic strip Life in Hell.
The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox animated sitcom The Simpsons by Matt Groening. The film was directed by the show's supervising producer David Silverman and stars the series' regular cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, and Tress MacNeille reprising their roles and Albert Brooks as the film's main antagonist, Russ Cargill, head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The film follows Homer Simpson, who irresponsibly pollutes Springfield's local lake, causing the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to imprison the town under a giant glass dome. After he and his family escape to Alaska, they ultimately abandon Homer for his selfishness and return to Springfield to prevent the town's demolition by Cargill. Homer then works to redeem his folly by returning to Springfield himself in an effort to save it.
Carol Lay is an American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip, Story Minute, which ran for almost 20 years in such US papers as the LA Weekly, the NY Press, and on Salon. Lay has been drawing professionally for over 30 years. Based in Los Angeles, Lay's strips and illustrations have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Mad, Newsweek, Worth Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Yorker.
Tim Long is a comedy writer born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Long calls Exeter, Ontario, his home town and has written for The Simpsons, Politically Incorrect, Spy magazine and the Late Show with David Letterman. Currently credited as a consulting producer on The Simpsons, Long was - until Season 20 - credited as an executive producer. His work has also recently appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker. He also wrote the episode "Mr Roboto" for YTV's Mr. Young.
Treehouse of Horror is a series of annual Halloween-themed anthology episodes of the animated sitcom The Simpsons. Also known as The Simpsons Halloween Specials, each episode typically consists of three separate, self-contained segments. Each segment involves the Simpson family in some comical horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting; plot elements operate beyond the show's normal continuity, with segments exaggeratedly more morbid and violent than a typical Simpsons episode. With 34 episodes as of 2023, each Treehouse of Horror episode is numbered in Roman numerals, one less than the respective season it is in.
Andrew James "Bart" Simpson, was an English sailor who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as crew for skipper Iain Percy in the Star class representing Great Britain. Simpson died in the capsize of the catamaran he was crewing on 9 May 2013, while training for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay.
The Simpsons is an American animated comedy franchise whose eponymous family consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons were created by cartoonist Matt Groening for a series of animated shorts that debuted on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into The Simpsons, a half-hour prime time show that was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). The popularity of The Simpsons has made it a billion-dollar merchandising and media franchise. Alongside the television series, the characters of the show have been featured in a variety of media, including books, comic books, a magazine, musical releases, and video games.
"Holidays of Future Passed" is the ninth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 11, 2011. Most of the episode is set thirty years into the future, when Bart and Lisa take their children with them to Homer and Marge's house over Christmas, while a pregnant Maggie goes into labor. Bart has divorced his wife, Jenda, and is struggling to become a better father for his two boys, while Lisa has trouble connecting with her rebellious teenage daughter, Zia. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening made a minor uncredited cameo appearance as a sports commentator shouting "goal!" during a soccer game.
"The Simpsons Guy" is the first episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series Family Guy, and the 232nd overall episode. It is a 44-minute-long crossover with The Simpsons, and was written by Patrick Meighan and directed by Peter Shin. It originally aired in the United States on September 28, 2014, on Fox, where both The Simpsons and Family Guy have aired since their respective debuts.
