The Simpsons

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The Simpsons
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Genre	Adult animation Animated sitcom Satire Parody
Created by	Matt Groening
Based on	The Simpsons shorts by Matt Groening
Developed by	James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon
Voices of	Dan Castellaneta Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Hank Azaria Harry Shearer (Complete list)
Theme music composer	Danny Elfman
Opening theme	"The Simpsons Theme"
Composers	Richard Gibbs (1989) Alf Clausen (1990–2017) Bleeding Fingers Music (2017–present)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	35
No. of episodes	768 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	List James L. Brooks (entire run) Matt Groening (entire run) Al Jean (1992–1993; 1995–present) Matt Selman (2005–present) John Frink (2009–present) Sam Simon (1989–1993) Mike Reiss (1992–1993; 1995–1998) David Mirkin (1993–1995) Bill Oakley (1995–1997) Josh Weinstein (1995–1997) Mike Scully (1997–2001) George Meyer (1999–2001) Carolyn Omine (2005–2006) Tim Long (2005–2008) Ian Maxtone-Graham (2005–2012)
Running time	21–24 minutes
Production companies	Klasky Csupo (1989-1992) IMX Communications (1996-present) Bardel Entertainment (2015) Film Roman (1992-2016) Rough Draft Studios (1992-present) Funbag Animation Studios (1994) Sunwoo Entertainment/Sunwoo Asia-Pacific (1991-1999) Gracie Films 20th Television[a] (1989–2021) 20th Television Animation (2021–present)
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	December 17, 1989 (1989-12-17) – present
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom. It was created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show started on December 17, 1989 and so far over 700 episodes have aired in 35 seasons. As of today, the show is in its 35th season. As a full-length movie, The Simpsons Movie, was released on July 27, 2007 as a celebration of the franchise. It is aimed at the whole family.

The comedy takes place in the fictional town of Springfield, although it is speculated that this town may correspond to the real-life cities of Springfield, Oregon (a city near where Groening grew up) or Springfield, Wyoming, from the adventures of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Homer's name is an Homerous. His full name is Homer J. Simpson. Bart's name is an anagram of Brat. His full name is Bartholomew Jojo Simpson. This TV show has a yellow skinned cartoon family. In 1998, Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife, resulting in his characters being removed from the show. In 2000, Ned Flander's wife, Maude Flanders was killed off. Also in 2000, Barney Gumble became sober. In 2002, the production of The Simpsons had switched from cels to digital ink and paint. During that time, The Simpsons had suffering of franchise fatigue. "Sneed's Feed and Seed" from the episode E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) became an internet meme.^[1][2]
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1. ↑ "Sneed's Feed and Seed". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
2. ↑ "/co/ - Comics & Cartoons » Thread #37643352". desuarchive.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.