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The Simpsons

This article is about the television series. For the franchise, see The Simpsons (franchise). For the titular family, see Simpson family. For other uses, see The Simpsons (disambiguation).
"Simpsons" redirects here. For the defunct department store, see Simpsons (department store). For singular uses of the plural, see Simpson.

The Simpsons
Genre
Created byMatt Groening
Developed by
Showrunners
Written byList of writers
Directed byList of directors
Voices of
Theme music composerDanny Elfman
Opening theme"The Simpsons Theme"
Ending theme"The Simpsons Theme" (reprise)
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons36
No. of episodes785 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
Various
Producers
Editors
  • Don Barrozo
  • Michael Bridge
Running time21–24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
Disney+ (from 2024, select episodes)
ReleaseDecember 17, 1989 (1989-12-17) –
present
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company.[1][2][3] It 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.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton".[4] The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).

Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 785 episodes of the show have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in seasons and individual episodes. A feature-length film, The Simpsons Movie, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, to critical and commercial success, with a sequel in development as of 2024. The series has also spawned numerous comic book series, video games, books and other related media, as well as a billion-dollar merchandising industry. The Simpsons was initially a joint production by Gracie Films and 20th Television; 20th Television's involvement was later moved to 20th Television Animation, a separate unit of Disney Television Studios.[5] On April 2, 2025, the show was renewed for four additional seasons on Fox, with 15 episodes each, bringing the episode total from 801 to 861.[6][7][8]

The Simpsons received widespread acclaim throughout its early seasons in the 1990s, which are generally considered its "golden age". Since then, it has been criticized for a perceived decline in quality. Some observers have subsequently asserted that The Simpsons started to become "good again" around its thirty-fourth season in 2023.[9][10][11] Time named it the 20th century's best television series,[12] and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it "television's crowning achievement regardless of format".[13] On January 14, 2000, the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 37 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, and 2 Peabody Awards. Homer's exclamatory catchphrase of "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English language, while The Simpsons has influenced many other later adult-oriented animated sitcom television series.


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  1. ^ Ortved, John (October 12, 2010). The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History. Faber & Faber. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-86547-939-5. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Facts on File, Incorporated (2010). Animation. Infobase Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4381-3249-5. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Irwin, William; Conard, Mark T.; Skoble, Aeon J. (August 21, 2013). The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer. Open Court. p. 1972. ISBN 978-0-8126-9694-3. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Simpsons About the Show". Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Otterton, Joe (April 2, 2025). "'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy,' 'Bob's Burgers' Renewed for Four More Seasons, 'American Dad' Officially Returning to Fox". Variety. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  7. ^ https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-simpsons-family-guy-bobs-burgers-american-dad-renewed-1236356360/
  8. ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a64372762/the-simpsons-season-40-renewal/
  9. ^ Fox, Jesse David. "The Simpsons Is Good Again After 35 seasons, 770 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance". Vulture. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Shackleton, Niamh (October 13, 2023). "People are saying The Simpsons is finally good again after at least two decades". Unilad. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. ^ VanHooker, Brian (September 26, 2023). "Is 'The Simpsons' Good Again? A Superfan Roundtable". Cracked. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "The Best of the Century". Time. December 31, 1999. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "The best animated series ever". The A.V. Club. February 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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