Simpson's History
The Simpsons, was created by cartoonist Matt Groening. He named all of the main characters after members of his immediate family, except for Bart. Bart in an anagram for Brat, which is extremely appropriate. The Simpsons first hit American television in 1987, as a series of 30 second shorts produced for the comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show.
The Simpsons premiered as a half-hour comedy series in its own right on January 14th, 1990. It was instantly acclaimed by critics and fans alike as one of television's most accurate and most hilarious portraits of the American, dysfunctional family. It received the 1990, 1991, 1995 and 1997 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program.
The Simpsons reside in the community of Springfield, USA, and include Homer, the father, Marge, a loving, mother and wife who tries to be family peacemaker, Bart the monster of a boy, Lisa the intelligent middle child who plays the saxaphone and Maggie the pacifier chomping baby, of the family. There are a whole host of additional characters who appear occasionally or regularly.
Such expressions as:-
Aye carumba!
Eat my shorts, man!
Don't have a cow, man!
-are now part of every day language, both sides of the Atlantic.
Each episode begins with a slight twist which has become as famous, or infamous , as the actual show. The episodes are usually about 30 minutes long and most are available on DVD these days. In 2007 a Simpson's Movie was relesed but received a mixed response from critics and audiences. The sharp, quick wit seems more at home on the small screen in short, sharp bursts.
As animated characters The Simpsons series needs great voices working behind the scenes. The voices include:-
Dan Castellaneta as Homer
Julie Kavner as Marge
Nancy Cartwright as Bart
Yeardley Smith as Lisa
Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria as additional character voices.
Added to this The Simpsons has become renowned for its celebrity guest voice appearances such as:-
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Mccartney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Carson, Bette Midler, Winona Ryder, Danny DeVito, Glenn Close, The Smashing Pumpkins and Bob Hope.
In September 1997, The Simpsons received its fourth Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. The Simpsons is executive produced by three-time Academy Award and fourteen-time Emmy Award winner James L. Brooks, along with Matt Groening and Mike Scully.
The Simpsons is no longer being made but re-runs are shown and loved the World over
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