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    The Simpsons Superguide
    The Simpsons Superguide
    The Simpsons Superguide
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    The Simpsons Superguide

    By Peter Adams

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    When Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and Maggie first appeared on our screens in 1987, in a series of 30-second animated cartoon shorts, no-one could predict the cultural phenomenon The Simpsons would become. More than 24 years later, the story of this dysfunctional family from the fictional town of Springfield, USA, has become the longest-running scripted show in television history. The Simpsons has 27 Emmy awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and five American postage stamps to its name. In the latest nod to the success of the series, executives at Fox have hinted at plans for an entire channel dedicated to showing Simpsons episodes day and night. But where did it all begin?
    The iconic series is the brainchild of Oregon cartoonist Matt Groening, who was asked to pitch a new idea to screenwriter James L Brooks, and came up with the last-minute plot while waiting in the lobby of his office.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateMay 25, 2014
    ISBN9781304918963
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      The Simpsons

      The Simpsons is arguably television's most beloved family. The Simpsons is the longest running American sitcom and the longest running American animated television program of all time. The Simpsons made their television debut on April 19, 1987 on the Tracey Ullman Show, in a cartoon short called Good Night.

      The Simpsons creator, Matt Groening first conceived the idea of The Simpsons while in an office lobby. The initial appearance of the Simpson family was drawn poorly, Groening said this was due to the fact that he couldn't draw well and the animators traced over his drawings.

      The Simpsons was truly an alternative animated television show to all of the other cartoons being put out at the time. The Simpsons features a family living in a small town called Springfield, the U.S. state of the town is unknown. The family is made up of Homer Simpson, who is the man of the house, he is an overweight safety inspector at the town’s power plant, and he often gives bad advice.

      Marge Simpson is Homer's wife and the lady of the house, she is a stay at home mother and she is the rational one who tries to keep peace in her crazy home. Bart Simpson is Homer and Marge's 10 year old son; he's always in trouble at school and at home. Lisa Simpson, is Bart's little sister, she's a philosophical free thinking 8 year old who loves to play the saxophone and solve the world’s problems. Maggie is the youngest daughter of Homer and Marge and never speaks, she communicates by sucking her pacifier.

      Many people liked The Simpsons shorts on the Tracey Ullman show, so in 1989 The Simpsons was made into a 30 minute television show. On December 17, 1989 The Simpsons premiered on the FOX broadcasting network as a Christmas special, it was entitled Simpsons roasting on an open fire.

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