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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 [[FOXFox]] network in December 1989). It is currently in its ''twenty-third'' season, making it the longest-running prime-time sitcom in Amercan TV history (worldwide that honor belongs to ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'', although the latter has [[British Brevity|fewer episodes]], with 297 while ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has surpassed 500).
 
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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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].
 
[[The Movie|A feature film]] ([[Sarcasm Mode|creatively titled]] ''[[The Simpsons Movie (Animation)|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.
 
Many of the people behind the show are also responsible for ''[[Futurama]]'' (and while ''Futurama'' certainly takes some comedic cues from this show, it is a far cry from a ''Simpsons'' clone).
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* ''Bart vs. the Space Mutants'', released in 1991
* ''Bart vs. the World'', released in 1991 (both fairly standard side-scrollers)
* ''Krusty's Fun House'', released in 1992-1993, originally named ''Rat-Trap'' before being reworked as a ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'' title. The [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Sega Genesis]] versions were named ''Krusty's Super Fun House''. It was essentially a maze game.
* ''Bartman Meets Radioactive Man'', a platform game released in 1992.
* ''Bart's Nightmare'' on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], released in 1992 (a [[Gameplay Roulette]] game)
* ''Virtual Bart'', despite its name actually released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the [[Sega Genesis]], not the [[Virtual Boy]], in 1994. Another [[Gameplay Roulette]] game, with each level having a different theme.
* ''The Itchy & Scratchy Game'', a platform game starring the titular duo (and not Bart for once), released in 1993 and 1995 - you play as Itchy and battle against Scratchy.
* ''The Simpsons Wrestling'', a, well, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|wrestling game]] on the [[Play Station]] released in 2001, featuring the voice actors from the show and unique special moves for each character.
* ''The Simpsons Skateboarding'', a... well, it should be obvious. Released on the [[Play Station 2]] in 2002.
 
Check out [[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)/Characters|this character sheet]] for more info on FOX's "first family" of animation. Also has a work-in-progress Recap page [[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)/Recap|here]].
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* [[The Simpsons M-Z|Main Series Tropes, M-Z]]
* [[Trope Namers/The Simpsons|Tropes Named by The Simpsons]]
* [[The Simpsons (Videovideo Gamegame)|The Simpsons (Arcade Game)]]
* [[The Simpsons Movie (Animation)|The Simpsons Movie]]
* [[The Simpsons (Comic Book)|Simpsons Comics]]
* [[The Itchy and Scratchy Show (Animation)|The Itchy and Scratchy Show]]
* [[The Simpsons Hit and Run|The Simpsons Hit & Run]]
* [[The Simpsons Game (Video Game)|The Simpsons Game]]
* [[Treehouse of Horror|The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror]]
* [[The Simpsons Road Rage]]
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