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The Simpsons
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom which was created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical parody of the middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its titular family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and it lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch 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 first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1992-1993).
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Classic, Simpsons have to be the top, they gave us almost 10 seasons of pure gold

Posted 3 months ago

I even use Homers' image as my avatar

Posted 8 months ago

I still remeber the first season. All the news media ganging up on them and saying it wouldn't last. Look at them now. Homer is the best. I just love him

Posted 8 months ago

haha that's true. Even if the new episodes aren't hailarious, they are NEW episodes...you would think their well of ideas would have run dry already.

Posted 8 months ago

Agreed, but I think it has become such a part of our world that we almost take it for granted. It's just "there".

When it goes off the air, I think we'll look back at it more kindly than we do these days. Frankly, I'm amazed that they've managed to keep it up for so long! (Can you imagine how boring the 20th season of Cheers would have been?)

Posted 8 months ago

If we are looking at Best TV Show All Time, and looking at the show in it's entire run then no show comes close to The Simpsons. In it's 20th season it shows you the lasting power it has and even though I do agree that the newer ones aren't as funny as the older ones, I would say that The Simpsons overall "funnyness" is above and beyond any other TV show there is.

Posted 8 months ago

Such a classic.

Posted 10 months ago

I think they might have gotten a bit old, but it's still by far my favourite tv series. Some episodes are classic. And Family Guy and American Dad are basically just rip offs of the Simpsons with crude humor and less funny jokes. Especially with Family Guy, there is also a tendency to waste time, like, ALOT of time and it's really annoying.

Posted 10 months ago

I love the simpsons, but its getting to old and none creative...Family guy and American dad are taking over. and if you over the age of 18; please watch The Boondocks.

Posted 1 year ago
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