Simpson Mania

Simpson Maina: The History of TV's First Family is a 1990 book, and the very first publication regarding to The Simpsons. It was distributed through Consumer Reports' non-profit publisher. It mainly explains how Matt Groening and his team of showrunners developed the Simpsons from concept sketches, to Tracey Ullman shorts to a series of their own. Alongside are early character profiles, first season episode summaries, the character inspirations from several past primetime sitcoms and of course, its immediate cultural impact.