List of show runners in the history of The Simpsons:

• Season 1-2: Matt Groening , James L. Brooks and Sam Simon
• Season 3-4: Al Jean and Mike Reiss
• Season 5-6: David Mirkin
• Season 7-8: Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein
• Season 9 to 12: Mike Scully
• Season 13 - present: Al Jean

Since Channels South Africa English yes ? M-Net Albania English (subtitled in Albanian) yes 2005 Junior TV Germany German not ? ZDF (1991-1994), ProSieben (since 1994) Argentina Spanish ? ? Telefe Australia English yes ? Network Ten , FOX8 Austria German ? ? ORF1 Belgium (en) French not 1995 Club RTL Belgium (nl) Dutch yes ? VT4 Bolivia Spanish ? ? Unitel Brazil Portuguese not 1991 SBT , Rede Globo , Brazil FOX Canada English yes ? Global Television Network , CBC , CFMT Quebec Quebec French not 1990 V (Seasons 1 to 12), Teletoon Chile Spanish ? ? Channel 13 Colombia Spanish ? ? Caracol TV South Korea English (subtitled in Korean) yes ? EBS, Star World Costa Rica Spanish ? ? Repretel Croatia English (subtitled in Croatian) yes ? HRT2 Czech Republic Czech ? 1993 T1 , CT2 , Prima Cool Dominican Republic Spanish ? ? Antena Latina Telesistema 11 Ecuador Spanish ? ? Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas Spain Spanish, Catalan ? ? TVE , Antena 3 , Fox Espaa
In Catalonia, The Simpsons have been issued in Catalan on TVE2 between 1991 and 1994, and Antena 3 in 1995 in dual (repeat first three seasons). Finland English (subtitled in Finnish) yes ? Kolmoskanava (1991-1992), MTV3 (since 1993) France French not 1990 Canal + (since 1990), France 3 (1993-1996), M6 (2007-2008), W9 (since 2005) Hungary Hungarian not ? Viasat 3 Iceland English yes ? Std 2 Ireland English yes ? RT Two , TG4 , Sky One (since 1990) Israel English (subtitled in Hebrew ) yes ? IBA Arutz 1, Star World Italy Italian not 1991 Italia 1 , Canale 5 , Italia Fox Japan Japanese ? ? WOWOW , Fox, TVK , Teny Morocco French not 1998 2M Mexico Spanish ? ? TV Azteca, FOX Latinoamrica New Zealand English yes ? TV3 Nicaragua Spanish ? ? Channel 10 Panama Spanish ? ? TVN2 Paraguay Spanish ? ? Telefuturo Peru Spanish ? ? Frecuencia Latina Portugal English (subtitled in Portuguese) and Portuguese (in the movie) yes 1991 RTP 1 , RTP 2 , RTP Aores , RTP Madeira , Portugal FOX Serbia English yes ? PINK Sweden English yes ? TV3 , TV6 Slovakia Czech ? 2004 Slovensk televzia (STV) Turkey Turkish yes 1995 TV show (1995-1997), CNBC-e (since 2001) UAE English (subtitled in Arabic) yes 1996 Showtime Arabia (since 1996), Dubai One (2004-2005, One TV), MBC (Arabic version sweetened) (2005) Ukraine English yes ? M1 (since 2005) United Kingdom English yes ? Sky One (since 1990), BBC One (1996-1997), BBC Two (1997-2004), Channel 4 (since 2004) Uruguay Spanish ? ? Channel 10 Venezuela Spanish ? ? Venevision, Televen

In Japan , a special season is available through the telephone network 3G.

Influence and legacy

Expressions

A number of neologisms from The Simpsons have entered the popular jargon . Mark Liberman, director of the Linguistic Data Consortium, remarked that "the Simpsons have apparently taken over from Shakespeare and the Bible , as the largest source of cultural expressions and slogans . The most famous expression is that of Homer when he is annoyed: " D'oh! ". The term is so ubiquitous that it is now listed in the Oxford Dictionary Franais , but without the apostrophe . Dan Castellaneta says he borrowed the phrase from James Finlayson , an actor from the early comedies of Laurel and Hardy , who declared in a tone more elongated and whining. The director of The Simpsons told Castellaneta to shorten the noise, and it became the famous exclamation in the TV series .

The description of the French by the gardener Willie (Willie the janitor in Quebec ) as "cheese eating monkeys" was used by the chronicler of the National Review Jonah Goldberg, in 2003, after France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq. The term was then quickly extended to other journalists . "Cromulent", a word used in The True False Hero , appeared in the Webster Dictionary in English . "Kwyjibo", a false word Scrabble invented by Bart in Bart the genius , was used as one of the pseudonyms of Melissa worm . "And I, on behalf of all, welcome our new insect masters," a phrase used by Kent Brockman in Homer in space , has generated a variety of phrases commonly used . Variants of this phrase is used to express Brockman submission fantasy, usually in a humorous purpose . It has already been used in the media, such as in the magazine New Scientist . The dismissive term "Meh," which was popularized by the television series , appeared in the a href = "HarperCollins" alt = "HarperCollins"> Franais Collins Dictionary in 2008 . During the 1980s , experts considered that the only entertainment programs tailored to children were too expensive to produce in order to broadcast prime time. The Simpsons have changed this view . The use by Korean animation studios tweening (interpolation) and other processes have made the episodes cheaper. The success of The Simpsons and the lower production cost prompted television stations to take chances on other animated series . This led to a boom in the 1990s, new entertainment programs in prime time , including South Park , Family Guy , King of the Hill (Henry's worst gang in Quebec), Futurama and Occupation critical .

"The Simpsons created an audience for a prime-time animation that had not been there for many years. Basically, I think they have reinvented the wheel. They created what is, in many ways - you can classify it as that - a whole new medium. "

- Seth MacFarlane , creator of Griffin

Later, South Park paid homage to the Simpsons episode with the Simpsons have already done .

The Simpsons has also influenced programs like Malcolm , who started on 9 January 2000 the United States in the time slot after The Simpsons ^, . Malcolm has the feature to use the use of sight gags and do not use recorded laughter , unlike most sitcoms. Ricky Gervais said The Simpsons have had a major influence on his comedy British "The Office" that does not laughter recorded .

On 10 January 2010 , during the twenty years of the series, Fox aired a documentary titled The Simpsons The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice! , following the ^450th episode . Directed by Morgan Spurlock , he returns, among other things, its cultural impact in the history of television .

Reception

First success

The Simpsons was the first television series of the Fox network to appear in a ranking of the thirty most-watched programs in the United States on a full season ( 1989 - 1.99 thousand ) . While the seasons are centered on Homer, Bart is the protagonist in the first three seasons. In 1990, Bart has quickly become one of the most popular characters from television, which gave the name "Bartmania" ^{, , ,} . He becomes the character present on the Simpson-products such as t-shirts. In the early 1990s , millions of T-shirts were sold Representative Bart , and up to one million were sold in just a few days . Thinking that Bart is a bad model, several U.S. public schools have banned T-shirts representing the next titles like "I'm Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you? "(I'm Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you?) Or" Underachiever ('And Proud of it, man! ")' (Sub-efficient ^{, ,} . Derivatives of Simpson have sold very well and generated two billion U.S. dollars during the first fourteen months of sales .

Due to the success of the series in the summer of 1990, FOX decided to change the time slot for Simpson, moving from Sunday at 20 pm ( Eastern Time ) on Thursday , at the same time. It has to compete with the Cosby Show on NBC , series receiving good ratings at the time ^, . During the summer, several newspaper articles were published, describing the supposed rivalry "Bill vs. Bart" ^, .

Because of its popularity, Bart was often a member of the Simpson family as highlighted in advertisements for the series, even for episodes in which he was not involved in the main plot. The Simpsons has been acclaimed by many critics, describing the series as "the most disrespectful and least apologetic "to the antenna . In a review of the series dating to 1990, Ken Tucker, the magazine Entertainment Weekly , described the Simpson family as "the American family in that it is more complex, represented by simple cartoons. It is this clever paradox that millions of people are turning away from three major television networks Sunday night to watch The Simpsons . . Ken Tucker has also described Simpson as a "pop-cultural phenomenon, an animated series in prime time that brings the whole family . .

Long-term success

On 9 February 1997 , The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones as the animated series in prime time that lasted the longest in the United States , with the episode " Itchy, Scratchy and Poochie (Itchy & Scratchy and Poochie at Quebec ). In 2004 , The Simpsons have replaced The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966) as a sitcom that lasted the longest in the United States . In October 2004 , Scooby-Doo briefly surpassed The Simpsons in terms of number of episodes, becoming the series most in American . However, network executives in April 2005 , were again canceled Scooby-Doo, which finished with 371 episodes. The Simpsons have thus reclaimed the title with 378 episodes at the end of their seventeenth season . In May 2007 , The Simpsons hit their ^400th episode at the end of the eighteenth season. While The Simpsons have a record number of episodes of a series of American animation, other animated series, not American, have exceeded . For example, the Japanese anime series Sazae-san has almost two thousand episodes under his belt .

The year 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of the franchise Simpson. During the twentieth season ( 2008 - in 2009 ), the series was tied with Gunsmoke as the American television series that lasted the longest. However, a total of 635 episodes of Gunsmoke, which far exceeds the episodes of The Simpsons, who can not reach that number until about the twenty-ninth season, under normal programming ^, .

In July 2009 , The Simpsons have entered the Guinness Book of Records as the sitcom that aired the longest in the world, dethroning The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet .

Awards

Simpsons star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since the beginning of the series, which twenty-four Emmy Awards Twenty-six Annie Awards and a Peabody Award . In an edition of 1998 , aimed to celebrate the greatest achievements of ^twentieth century in the arts and entertainment, Time Magazine has included The Simpsons the best television series of the century . In the same issue, Time included Bart Simpson in the Time 100 , the list of the hundred most influential people of the century . Bart was the only fictional character on the list. On 14 January 2000 , The Simpsons received a star on the Walk of Fame of Hollywood . Also in 2000, a critic of the magazine Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker named The Simpsons as the greatest television show of the 1990s. Furthermore, viewers of British television Channel 4 The Simpsons elected head of two surveys: in 2001 the hundred largest television programming for children and in 2005, leads the ranking of the hundred largest Cartoons . Moreover, in 2001, Homer Simpson was also elected by the viewers of this channel as the greatest TV character . Homer also won ninth place in the list of fifty largest television icons of the magazine Entertainment Weekly . In 2002 , The Simpsons have been classified eighth largest issue of all time by TV Guide . In 2007 , the series has been included in the list of the hundred best shows of all time, Time Magazine . In 2008 , the animated series was placed in first position ranking of the hundred emissions last twenty-five years of the magazine Entertainment Weekly and Empire has named greatest television show of all time .

Criticisms and controversies

The rebellious nature of Bart , which often is not sanctioned, has led some parents and conservatives to consider him a bad role model for children ^, . In schools, educators have argued that Bart was "a threat to learning" because of its "poor performance which he is proud" and its negative attitude toward education . Others have described as "egocentric, aggressive and mean-spirited" . In an interview in 1991, Bill Cosby described Bart as a bad role model for children, calling him "angry, confused and frustrated." In response, Matt Groening said: "It sums up Bart. Most people are in a struggle to be normal, Bart believes that normality is very boring and does things that others would do, but they dare not do . "On 27 January 1992 , the U.S. president George HW Bush said: "We will continue to try to strengthen the American family, making it the most American families like the Waltons and less to Simpson . The authors responded sarcastically as a brief excerpt released three days later, before the replay of my friend Michael Jackson (Lobot-Homer in Quebec ), in which Bart said "Hey, we're like the Waltons. We also pray for the end of the crisis ^, . .

Several episodes have been controversial. The Simpsons have visited the Australia in Australia Bart cons ( season 6 , 1995 ) and Brazil in Adventures in Brazil (Rio Lisa dream in Quebec ) ( season 13 , 2002 ) , each episode has sparked controversy and prompted a backlash in the countries visited . In the case of Brazil, the Tourism Board of Rio de Janeiro , which argued that the city was described as harboring a high crime, kidnappings, slums and infestations of rats and monkeys, even went up Fox to threaten legal action . The Meridian ( Season 9 , 1997 ) is one of the most controversial episodes of The Simpsons. Many fans and critics reacted negatively to the revelation that the principal Seymour Skinner , a recurring character since the first season, was an impostor. The episode has been criticized by Matt Groening and Harry Shearer , who provides the original voice of Principal Skinner. In an interview in 2001 , Shearer noted that after reading the script, he told the authors: "It's so arbitrary, free and disrespectful to the public . "

The quality of the series in decline?

Criticisms about the first episodes of The Simpsons commended the series for its humor, realism and intelligence ^, . In the late 1990's , the tone and emphasis of the series have however begun to change. Some critics have called the series so "tired" . In 2000 , some longtime fans were disappointed by the series and have pointed to the fact that the main characters behaved more and more stupid ^, . Author Douglas Coupland described the new series criticisms as nonsense, saying that "The Simpsons made no awkwardness in fourteen years, so there is little chance they do now . . Mike Scully , who was the writer of the series of the season 9 for season 12 , has particularly been criticized ^, .

In 2003 , to celebrate the three hundredth episode, Homer goes to pay (Bart House in Quebec), USA Today published two articles about the Simpsons: A list of the ten episodes of the series selected by the webmaster of the site Fan Simpsons Archive and a top fifteen by the authors of The Simpsons themselves . The most recent episode cited in the list of the site is Homer's Phobia , dating from 1997. That the list of authors dating from 2000, is behind the laughter (Biographies: The Simpsons in Quebec). In 2004 , Harry Shearer criticized what he saw as the declining quality of the series: "I consider the last three seasons as one of the worst, while season 4 very good to me now . . In response, Dan Castellaneta said: "I do not agree . .

Hearings down

The Simpsons try to maintain a large audience while attracting new fans. While the first season has averaged 13.4 million viewers per episode in the U.S. , the twentieth season has collected an average of 7.1 million viewers. In an interview with April 2006 , Matt Groening said: "Honestly, I have not seen the end of Simpson. I think it is possible that the series becomes too financially burdensome ... but, right now, I think she is as creative as before, or even more. The animation is incredibly detailed and imaginative stories depict things that we've never done before. So creative that there is no reason to stop . "

This alleged decline in quality in any case can be linked with a sharp decline in audiences in recent seasons :

Thus, in early 2009, the five worst episodes of the series by hearing all belonged to the twentieth season :

1. Manicures for 4 women (season 20): 5.16 million
2. Lisa Queen of the drama (season 20): 5.75 million
3. A prince in New Barley (Season 20): 5.86 million
4. My father was wrong (Season 20): 5.94 million
5. Maggie disappears (Season 20): 5.97 million

Other media

Comics

Many comics have left the Simpsons. So far, nine comic book series were published by Bongo Comics since 1993 . The first comic based on the Simpsons first appeared in 1991 in Simpsons Illustrated magazine . The comics have been successful and a comic one-shot entitled Simpsons Comics and Stories, containing four different stories, was released in 1993, for the fans . She has also had success, so that the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening and his companions Bill Morrison , Mike Rote, Steve and Cindy Vance Vance created the publishing company Bongo Comics . The editions of Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Bart Simpson has been collected and reprinted in the United States by HarperCollins ^{, ,} . A comic book collector, released in 2009 under the name of The Simpsons / Futurama: The multiple crisis, also took place in the universe of The Simpsons and Futurama one.

Film

The Empire State Building lit up in yellow to promote the DVD release of the film.

A feature film animation directed by David Silverman was released on 27 July 2007 worldwide (except in Europe , where he was released on July 25 ). The production chose the composer Hans Zimmer to write the soundtrack for the movie.

In the film, Homer pollutes Lake Springfield with toxic waste, which led the U.S. government to declare the entire city has become a threat to the environment. Washington therefore covers a huge dome in the intention to eradicate all forms of life. The Simpsons are then forced to move to Alaska , but all family members are unwilling to let their friends live such a tragedy .

The film takes a multitude of characters from the series and new ones like Spider-Pig (Spider-Pig in Quebec ) or Colin. A sequel is planned, but some problems came against its development .

Music

A discography accompanies the series for years. Collections of original music in the present series were released on the albums Songs in the Key of Springfield with The Simpsons Go Simpsonic and The Simpsons: Testify . Several tracks were recorded in order to be placed on an album, without appearing in the series. The album The Simpsons Sing the Blues was released in September 1990 and was a success, ranking third in the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The first song of the album was Do The Bartman, played by Nancy Cartwright and released on 20 November 1990. The music was composed by Michael Jackson , without even recognized .

• 1990 : The Simpsons Sing the Blues
• 1997 : Songs in the Key of Springfield
• 1998 : The Yellow Album
• 1999 : Go with The Simpsons Simpsonic
• 2007 : The Simpsons Movie: The Music
• 2007 : The Simpsons Theme (reprise of the theme song of the series by the band Green Day for the movie )
• 2007: The Simpsons: Testify

The Simpsons Ride

The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Florida

The Simpsons Ride is a dynamic cinema officially announced in 2007. It is an attraction located in Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida . The Simpsons Ride officially opened 15 May 2008 in Florida and 19 May 2008 in Hollywood . In the attraction, guests are introduced into an amusement park cartoon built by Krusty the Clown. However, Sideshow Bob has escaped from prison and wants to take his revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family . The attraction features more than twenty-four recurring characters of The Simpsons and their respective original voice, with both Pamela Hayden , Russi Taylor as Kelsey Grammar . Harry Shearer has decided not to participate, making that none of the characters he plays does voice .

Video Games

The industry of video gaming has quickly adapted the characters and the world of The Simpsons. Among the games released very soon include The Simpsons: Arcade Game , an arcade game from Konami and The Simpsons: Bart vs.. the Space Mutants , published by Acclaim Entertainment , both released in 1991. More recently, other games are out, as a href = "The_Simpsons:_Road_Rage" title = "The Simpsons: Road Rage"> The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001), The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) or The Simpson, the game (2007). Two machines pinball in the colors of Simpson have been produced, one that was available soon after the first season , and another which is still available for purchase . The namesake family and secondary characters appear on many products, from t-shirts to posters. The Simpsons have also led to special editions of popular games such as chess , Clue , Monopoly , Dr Nutty , Scrabble or fates. Many card games like The Simpsons Trading Card Game are also out, but also books, official or not, on the Simpsons, for example, guides episodes. Many episodes of the series was released on VHS or DVD over the years. When the DVD of the first season was released in 2001, it quickly became the DVD from television's best-selling history, but it has since been surpassed by that of the first season of Chappelle's Show .

Publishing for Zone 1 of the Complete Season 6 has a design error. The fourth episode ( Itchy & Scratchy Land ) takes over the soundtrack qubecoise the first episode ( Bart of Darkness ).

In 2003 , approximately five hundred companies around the world were allowed to use the characters in their advertisements Simpson . To promote the film , twelve stores 7-Eleven were transformed into Kwik-E-Mart and selling products related to the universe of The Simpsons, as "Buzz Cola, Krusty-O cereal's or donuts pink .

On 9 April 2009 , the United States Postal Service has unveiled a series of five stamps from 44 cents featuring Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa and Maggie , to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the series . The Simpsons is the first television series to receive the honor while it is still in production ^, . The stamps, designed by Matt Groening , were made available for purchase on 7 May 2009 . About one billion stamps are printed .

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Characters	The Simpsons and relatives Homer Simpson Marge Simpson Bart Simpson Lisa Simpson Maggie Simpson Petit Papa Noel Cats Simpson Abraham Simpson Patty and Selma Bouvier Jacqueline Bouvier Mona Simpson Herb Powell Simpson Clancy Bouvier Abbie Simpson Orville Simpson At Springfield Eleanor Abernathy Jasper Beardley The seller of BD Maude Flanders Ned Flanders Rod and Todd Flanders Professor Frink Gil Barney Gumble Constance Harm Dr. Julius Hibbert Lionel Hutz Rabbi Krustofski Helen Lovejoy Reverend Lovejoy Captain Horatio McCallister Hans Taupeman Marvin Monroe Bleeding Gums Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Mayor Joe Quimby Nick Riviera Agnes Skinner Cletus Spuckler Jeremy Freedman Disco Stu Moe Szyslak Milhouse Van Houten Kirk Van Houten Luann Van Houten Chief Clancy Wiggum Artie Ziff Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Charles Montgomery Burns Carl Carlson Lenny Leonard Waylon Smithers Springfield Elementary School Otto Bus Inspector Chalmers Lunchlady Doris Elizabeth Hoover Edna Krapabelle Skinner Willie Jimmy Jones Nelson Muntz Dolph Milhouse Van Houten Ralph Wiggum Kearney Martin Prince Media personalities Itchy and Scratchy Kent Brockman Krusty the Clown Troy McClure Radioactive Man Rainier Wolfcastle Wicked The Serpent Kang and Kodos Sideshow Bob Big Tony Families The Simpsons The Flanders The Van Houten The Wiggum The Nahasapeemapetilon The Hibbert Other Complete List of characters Items recurring characters Guest stars
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