"The Simpsons" (1989)TV series 1989-????

Creator:

Matt Groening

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Release Date:

17 December 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh!

Plot:

The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

Plot Keywords:

Fictional City | Sisterhood | School Bus Driver | School Groundskeeper | Comic Book Shop

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 97 wins & 102 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Sept. 8	7:00 PM	Fox	Brother's Little Helper	#11.2
Mon. Sept. 8	11:30 PM	Fox	The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer	#18.1

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... (419 episodes, 1989-2008)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... (419 episodes, 1989-2008)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / ... (419 episodes, 1989-2008)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / ... (419 episodes, 1989-2008)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / ... (418 episodes, 1989-2008)
Hank Azaria	...	Chief Wiggum / ... (410 episodes, 1989-2008)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / ... (343 episodes, 1989-2008)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner / ... (293 episodes, 1990-2008)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices / ... (186 episodes, 1998-2008)

Runtime:

22 min (420 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Albanian | French | Japanese | German | Russian | Hindi | Swahili | Italian | Swedish | Turkish | Cantonese | Mandarin | Hebrew | Arabic | Klingon | Bengali

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (seasons 3- | Stereo (season 1-2)

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 6) (season 10) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) (DVD) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD) | Netherlands:AL | Italy:T | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD) | Australia:M (4 episodes) | Ireland:G (Some episodes) | Denmark:11 (DVD releases) | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) (seasons 2, 4, 5, and 6) | China:(Banned) (Banned from Prime Time TV) | Ireland:PG (DVD rating) (seasons 1, 3, and 7) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 (some episodes) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 (some episodes) | Finland:K-7 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Japan:U | Mexico:A | Portugal:M/12 (some episodes) | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:7 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG | UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-G (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG (Season 2+ DVD) | Australia:G (Season 1 DVD)

Filming Locations:

Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

In the episode "Homer3" (TreeHouse of Horror) where Homer enters the third dimension at the back of the bookcase, you can see the numbers and letters 46 72 69 6E 6B 20 72 75 6C 65 73 21 float by. This is actually hexidecimal code for "Frink rules!" (you can check by putting this code in your browser bar (only works in IE): 'about:%46%72%69%6E%6B%20%72%75%6C%65%73%21').

Goofs:

Continuity: Fat Tony's real name changes from episode to episode, though possibly intentionally because he might have several mafia names that the police know of.

Quotes:

[Ned has the ability to foresee one's death]
Ned Flanders: Homer, you will die eating a submarine sandwich.
Homer: What kind of bread is it?
Ned Flanders: Country parmesan.
Homer: Woo-hoo!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Futurama (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme

A landmark in TV-show history

i have yet to see something as funny, clever and entertaining as "The Simpsons" on TV. I'm hardly a TV-series buff, I rarely have the patience and interest to follow a show for more than five or six episodes. "The Simpsons" is the one show that I am very sorry to have missed out on until just a couple of years ago. Luckily, Swedish television are rerun experts. It is also the only show that I make sure to follow apart from perhaps "Friends", but in entertainment value, "The Simpsons" is way ahead.

What makes this show so great is its attention to detail, its outrageous dialogue and its completely fearless way of dealing with any issue that crosses the writers' minds. The many characters and their extravaganza makes it an endless well of new angles, new ideas and even more outrageous dialogues. Another very important element is the mocking irony and sarcasm which permeates the entire series. The smarmy and cheesy moments that a great many episodes end up in are extremely clever and becomes an important part of the fun.

What impresses me the most about the series is, however, the enormous amount of detail: the attentive spectator is not just in for the obvious gags - there's always something going on or something to read in the background, which makes a VCR mandatory so you can go back and check that special detail out again. Its a fantastic show, and its a great moment when one can sit down and watch another insane, stupid, disastrous and hilarious episode.