"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:

Girlhood | School Groundskeeper | Comic Book Shop | Beer | Tavern

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 97 wins & 102 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Aug. 7	7:00 PM	Fox	Bart the Mother	#10.3
Thur. Aug. 7	11:30 PM	Fox	The Girl Who Slept Too Little	#17.2

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:

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

The Many Deaths of Hans Moleman: - Forced off the road by Homer; flies off a cliff. - Otto runs his AMC Gremlin off the road; his car stops narrowly missing a tree and then explodes anyway. - His thick eyeglasses act as a magnifying glass and set him on fire. - Is executed in Springfield after Homer eats his last meal. - Burns, on an ether-induced hallucination, drills into Moleman's head thinking he's the Lucky Charms leprechaun. - Engulfed by an anti-escape orb as Marge escapes from the Movementarians. - Blown up by an explosive éclair meant to poison Homer. - Knocked out by Homer in jail with a book. (possible death) - The French neutron bomb Springfield, presumably killing Hans along with most everyone else. - Hauled away by thugs at the retirement home when he makes a comment about the senior-edited Gone with the Wind (1939) they are watching. (he is possibly killed) - Seen trapped in the phone booth in the bird sanctuary (which becomes a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963)). We don't see his death, but if you've seen The Birds (1963), you know his fate is sealed. - Drowned in quicksand in "Simpsons Tall Tales". - Accidentally run over by Homer at the end of "The Parent Rap". - In Treehouse of Horror - 15 when Ned predicts Molemans death, Ned saves Moleman but then drops him into a manhole where there are lots of crocodiles.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Moe appears in the first season he has black hair. In all subsequent seasons his hair is a grayish-blue.

Quotes:

Marge: The only thing I asked you to do for this party was put on clothes, and you didn't do it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love 1990's: I Love 1990" (2001)

Soundtrack:

'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme

I defy anyone who doesn't love this.

Well, almost twelve years on and I'm still hooked. The Simpsons is just classic. I remember seeing an the first series years ago and being completely transfixed. The whole dysfunctional family set-up had been done before with Roseanne and Married...With Children, but The Simpsons stood out as being special. I don't know whether it's because it's an animated show or whether it's the faultless scripts or the fantastic vocal cast or the wealth of characters, I just know I love it. Every episode is memorable, even below-quality episode still wipes the floor with most of the sitcom's on television today. The Simpsons has a become a part of modern culture, and I sincerely hope it can keep on going for a long time yet. I'm not sure how I'd react if it went off the air. Long may they grace our TV screens and long may I laze around watching endless repeats of it.