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{{quote|''[[Catch Phrase|"D'oh!"]]'' <ref>Or ''[annoyed grunt]' to the scriptwriters</ref>|'''Homer Simpson'''}}
''[[The Simpsons]]'' first aired from 1987 to 1989 as a series of animated shorts on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. Unofficially known as "Season 0," the original 48 ad-bumpers kicked off what is now well established as one of television's all-time classic series (which premiered on the then-fledgling [[FOX]] network in December 1989). It is currently in its ''twenty-
Depicting the animated adventures of the upper-lower-middle class Simpson family, the show started as a parody of [[Dom Com]] conventions, but quickly incorporated elements of social satire, pop-culture references, and a mix of highbrow and lowbrow humor that has kept it popular year after year. Originally the show focused most of its attention on 10 year old Bart Simpson, [[Breakout Character|but after the first 3 seasons his dad Homer gradually took on being the most consistent protagonist]].
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One reason for the show's longevity is the massive cast of over 100 recurring characters it has built up over time, allowing the writers to work with a rich variety of relationships and milieus. Another thing that has established ''The Simpsons'' as being unique is an absolute refusal to acknowledge the passing of time. Bart has [[Comic Book Time|remained 10 years old]] and in general the show employs an active [[Negative Continuity]], sometimes even [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledged in the show]].
Roughly from about Seasons 2 - 9, ''The Simpsons'' was considered one of the most consistently funny TV Shows ever produced. However, it is generally considered that at some point after that, the series declined in quality. Exactly ''when'' it declined, and by how much, is difficult to find a consensus on, but viewership has decreased over the recent seasons. Its numbers remain strong though, and the merchandising juggernaut shows no signs of stopping. ''Fox'' announced that [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-simpsons-network.html it is considering setting up a separate Simpsons/spin-off network]. (It's called FXX!)
[[The Movie|A feature film]] ([[Sarcasm Mode|creatively titled]] ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'') was released in summer 2007. Perhaps not surprisingly, [[Broken Base|reactions from fans were mixed]], with some fans claiming it to be on the level of the Golden Age episodes, and some considering it just an extra long Tarnished Age episode. Nevertheless, the film was a huge financial success and recieved a positive response from critics, earning a 89% Fresh Rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] and getting a 80 on Metacritic.
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