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

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Creator:

Matt Groening

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21

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:

Nuclear Power | Dysfunctional Family | Principal | House | Sitcom

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 101 wins & 118 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 7	7:00 PM	Fox	Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind	#19.9
Mon. Nov. 9	7:00 PM	Fox	You Only Move Twice	#8.2

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / ... (444 episodes, 1989-2009)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / ... (444 episodes, 1989-2009)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / ... (444 episodes, 1989-2009)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / ... (444 episodes, 1989-2009)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / ... (444 episodes, 1989-2009)
Hank Azaria	...	Chief Wiggum / ... (435 episodes, 1989-2009)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / ... (368 episodes, 1989-2009)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner / ... (319 episodes, 1990-2009)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices / ... (217 episodes, 1998-2009)
Maggie Roswell	...	Maude Flanders / ... (168 episodes, 1990-2009)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel / ... (156 episodes, 1990-2009)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / ... (145 episodes, 1990-2009)

Runtime:

22 min (441 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:

Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) (DVD) | Denmark:11 (DVD releases) | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) (seasons 2, 4, 5, and 6) | Ireland:PG (DVD rating) (seasons 1, 3, and 7) | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Australia:M (4 episodes) | China:(Banned) (Banned from Prime Time TV) | Ireland:G (Some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 6) (season 10) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 11) | Norway:11 (DVD release) | Australia:M (Season 12 DVD) | Singapore:PG (season 1 -5) (season 7 - 9) (season 12) | 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 2-11 DVD) | Australia:G (Season 1 DVD)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The character of Otto the bus driver is believed to be based on Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. Both have long black curly hair and both are avid snake collectors

Goofs:

Continuity: When Homer visits the Twin Towers and is forced to scale both towers in search of a working bathroom, for one frame neither tower has the radio antenna on top.

Quotes:

Ned Flanders: That is one bitching ride.
Rod Flanders: Daddy said a bad word!
Ned Flanders: Oh, lighten up, Roddy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.63)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme

Remember when this was the best show ever?

The Simpsons is probably the funniest show ever to be broadcast on TV. Forget Seinfeld, Friends, Frasier(don't forget Cheers), this is way better. There is no show that is as clever, as addictive or even as sharp as this show. Believe me, this is pure satire in a perfect disguise. Who would expect that? Cartoons are for children, aren't they? Another great thing about this is the fact that you can't possibly name all characters, and every time someone asks me who's my favourite, I say someone else. Brockman is hilarious, so is Moe, so is Troy McClure,so are Patty and Selma. The Simpsons is a layer show. Smart people laugh at the inside-jokes, idiots and children laugh at Homer getting a car stuck in his ass. I thought it would be like that till my retirement, but no. This show has become dull and uninspired. It got really unrealistic. Marge seems to get psycho from time to time, Homer is just an annoying jerk now, guest stars are getting thrown in in terrifying amounts, the writers are putting in way too many in-jokes(those are actually about the only jokes left)and I still watch it but I don't know why. I guess I'm just waiting for that one good episode that isn't going to come anyway. Should it be cancelled? No, I like the waiting for a new episode and I'll deal with the disappointment afterwards.