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"The Simpsons" (1989): Season 21: Episode 5 -- Marge shows some skin for charity.
"The Simpsons" (1989): Season 21: Episode 4 -- Get spooked with three all-new scary stories.
"The Simpsons" (1989): Season 21: Episode 3 -- Marge protests a violent sport.
"The Simpsons" (1989): Season 21: Episode 2 -- Bart becomes the teacher’s pet.
"The Simpsons" (1989): Season 21: Episode 1 -- Homer gets whipped into shape for a role in a feature film.

Overview

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9.2/10   392 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 full episode list
Release Date:
17 December 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh! more
Plot:
The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 101 wins & 118 nominations more
User Comments:
the absolute Best Cartoon ever! more (631 total)

Cast

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Dan Castellaneta ... Homer Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)
Julie Kavner ... Marge Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)

Nancy Cartwright ... Bart Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)

Yeardley Smith ... Lisa Simpson / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)

Harry Shearer ... Ned Flanders / ... (447 episodes, 1989-2009)

Hank Azaria ... Chief Wiggum / ... (438 episodes, 1989-2009)
Pamela Hayden ... Milhouse Van Houten / ... (371 episodes, 1989-2009)
Tress MacNeille ... Agnes Skinner / ... (321 episodes, 1990-2009)
Karl Wiedergott ... Additional Voices / ... (218 episodes, 1998-2009)
Maggie Roswell ... Maude Flanders / ... (170 episodes, 1990-2009)

Marcia Wallace ... Edna Krabappel / ... (157 episodes, 1990-2009)
Russi Taylor ... Martin Prince / ... (146 episodes, 1990-2009)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
22 min (441 episodes)
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
After popular voice actor 'Phil Hartman' was murdered, the various characters he played such as lawyer Lionel Hutz and actor Troy McClure were retired. However, the characters can still occasionally be seen in scenes involving large groups. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Springfield Elementary School is yellow in some episodes and white in others, sometimes changing color multiple times in the same episode (later episodes corrected this continuity problem by making the school's official color yellow, and including a picture of the "old, white" school in Principal Skinner's office.) more
Quotes:
Marge: Get ready, skanks! It's time for the truth train! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kissing on the Mouth (2005) more
Soundtrack:
'The Itchy & Scratchy Show' Theme more

FAQ

What happens in the couch scenes at the beginning of each episode?
A few long-running characters are based upon real-life celebrities. Who are the inspirations for these characters?
Which episode is the first one ever made?
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111 out of 159 people found the following comment useful.
the absolute Best Cartoon ever!, 1 July 2005
Author: splintercell89 from United States

Out of every cartoon, Movie, play, and T.v show I've ever seen The Simpsons tops it all. the Simpsons is the funniest show Bar None. American Dad, Futurama, and Family guy come in close but in my opinion the Simpsons is better than all of them combined. I have seen every single episode and i own seasons one through five and have Simpsons posters and action figures.i have not found an episode that i did not like., some of my favorites are the valentines episode where Bart puts Homers Beer in the paint shakers, and "Das Bus" season 9 "O' Brother were art Thou?" season 2. and any episode from the sixteenth season. they have made it to over three hundred episodes and I'm betting on three hundred more. THE SIMPSONS WILL NEVER DIE!

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