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The Simpsons is an animated TV show created by Matt Groening about the lives of a dysfunctional family in Springfield. It has over 400 episodes and covers various themes, spawning a billion dollar merchandising industry and cultural impact.
The Simpsons is an animated television family that appeared on a popular television show of the same name that aired on the Fox television network on December 17, 1989. The Simpsons revolves around the lives of five main family members from the fictional town of Springfield . Matt Groening, an American cartoonist, writer and producer, created the TV show. Groening is also the author of a weekly comic called Life In Hell and the creator of another Fox animated television series, Futurama. The Simpsons started out as a series of animated shorts until it was turned into a half-hour primetime television show that is highly acclaimed and garnered numerous awards throughout its run.
The five direct members of the Simpson family are Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Homer Simpson is a goofy, beer-loving father whose job is a safety inspector at the local nuclear power plant. Marge, his wife, stays at home with their three children and works hard to keep the family in balance. Ten-year-old Bart, their oldest son, is a troublemaker as well as a self-proclaimed underachiever. His eight-year-old sister Lisa is the exact opposite of a morally grounded third-grade genius who excels at playing the baritone saxophone. Little Maggie, the youngest Simpson at age one, imparts her special wisdom by saying nothing and sucking on a pacifier instead.
Some other notable Simpsons characters include: Abraham Simpson, the senile grandfather; Ned Flanders, the Simpsons’ overly religious neighbor; Charles Montgomery Burns, owner of the nuclear power plant and Springfield’s most powerful citizen; Krusty the Clown, Springfield’s biggest celebrity and; and Seymour Skinner, principal of Springfield Elementary School and nemesis of Bart Simpson. The city of Springfield is home to many other minor neighborhood characters who play into the lives of the Simpsons and contribute to their adventures to varying degrees from show to show. Some play a role in many episodes, while others have only made an appearance on the show once.
Episodes of The Simpsons have covered a wide variety of themes that have evolved over the long run of the program, which also happens to be the longest-running American situational comedy, or sitcom, of all time. The main themes of the program revolve around aspects of typical American family life from the perspective of a highly dysfunctional American family. The Simpsons, having aired over 400 episodes, has also covered many other different topics, including religion, politics, society, the entertainment industry, and many more, sometimes covering multiple themes within a single episode.
The Simpsons spawned a billion dollar merchandising industry that has produced thousands of different Simpsons-related products including DVDs, T-shirts, video games, music CDs, a theme park ride, a movie, and more. There have also been many books written about the show and many studies have been done on its various themes, cultural references and cultural impacts.
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