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The Simpsons
| The Simpsons | |
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 The Simpson family. From left to right: Bart, Marge, Santa's Little Helper (dog), Maggie, Homer, Lisa, and Snowball II (cat). |
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| Genre | Animated sitcom |
| Created by | Matt Groening |
| Developed by |
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| Voices of | |
| Theme music composer | Danny Elfman |
| Opening theme | "The Simpsons Theme" |
| Composer(s) | Richard Gibbs (1989–90) Arthur B. Rubinstein (1990) Alf Clausen (1990–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 27 |
| No. of episodes | 596 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 21–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Gracie Films (1989-present) 20th Century Fox Television Klasky Csupo (1989–92) Film Roman (1992–2016) Fox Television Animation (2016–present) The Curiosity Company (2015–present, uncredited) |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format | 480i/576i (4:3 SDTV) (1989–2009) 720p (16:9 HDTV) (2009–present) |
| Audio format | Stereo (1989–91) Dolby Surround 2.0 (1991–2009) 5.1 surround sound (2009–present) |
| Original release | December 17, 1989 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.[1][2][3] The series is a satirical depiction of a working class lifestyle epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. It's the 20th Century Fox debut in animation.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–90).
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the series has broadcast 596 episodes. It will begin airing its 28th season on September 25, 2016. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million. On May 4, 2015, the series was officially renewed for seasons twenty-seven (2015–16) and twenty-eight (2016–17), consisting of 22 episodes each.[4][5]
The Simpsons has received widespread critical acclaim, especially for the "Golden Age" of approximately its first ten seasons.[6][7] Time magazine named it the 20th century's best television series,[8] and The A.V. Club named it "television's crowning achievement regardless of format".[9] 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 31 Primetime Emmy Awards, 30 Annie Awards, and a Peabody Award. Homer's exclamatory catchphrase "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English language, while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms. Despite this, the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years.