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Disney+ is a streaming service owned and operated by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, a division of The Walt Disney Company. They streamed The Simpsons when the service launched on November 12, 2019 in the USA. The service launched in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2020.
The Simpsons
Disney+ has exclusive streaming rights over The Simpsons.[1] However, the episodes from before the show went widescreen are available on a 16:9 aspect ration, rather than their original 4:3 aspect ratio. This cuts off parts of the screen and even cuts out some jokes, such as a joke from the episode "Duffless" where Duff Beer, Duff Lite and Duff Dry are all shown coming from the same tube.[2] On May 28, 2020, the original 4:3 aspect ratio was made available with a setting on the The Simpsons page. This took so long because Disney+ had to make sure watchers could choose which version to watch without breaking other features of the website.[3]
The season 3 premiere "Stark Raving Dad" is also not available on Disney+, as it was from syndication due to the allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson.[4]
8 profile icons were released onto Disney+ on August 31, 2021 in commemorate the launch of Star+ in Latin America. The characters picked were Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Ralph Wiggum and Dr. Hibbert.[5]
Shorts
Several shorts were released exclusively on Disney+.
- The Maggie Simpson short Playdate with Destiny was released on April 10, 2020.[6]
- It's also confirmed that The Longest Daycare is available to stream on May 29, 2020.[7]
- The short The Force Awakens from Its Nap was released on May 4, 2021[8]
- The short The Good, the Bart, and the Loki was released on July 7, 2021.[9]
- The short Plusaversary was released on November 12, 2021.[10]
- The Spanish-only short music video "Te Deseo Lo Mejor" was released on December 31, 2021, a week after its debut on YouTube.[11]
- The short When Billie Met Lisa was released on April 22, 2022.[12]
- The short Feliz Navidad was released on December 15, 2022.[13]
- The short Welcome to the Club was released on September 8, 2022.[14]
- The short Rogue Not Quite One was released on May 4, 2023.[15]
- The short May the 12th Be with You was released on May 10, 2024.[16]
- An Halloween short will be released on October 11, 2024.[17]
Profile icons
References
- ↑ The Verge - "The Simpsons will stream exclusively on Disney+"
- ↑ The Verge - "Disney+ will fix The Simpsons' joke-destroying 16:9 aspect ratio starting in 2020"
- ↑ Variety - "To Deliver 'The Simpsons' in 4:3 Aspect Ratio, Disney Plus Had to Rearchitect Its Content-Delivery System"
- ↑ NME - "The Michael Jackson episode of 'The Simpsons' has been cut from Disney+"
- ↑ Disney Plus Informer - "New 'The Simpsons' Profile Avatars Added To Disney+"
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "Playdate with Destiny"
- ↑ *pacifier suck**pacifier suck*👶 The Oscar-nominated animated short film from #TheSimpsons, Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare," is coming May 29 to #DisneyPlus. #DisneyBundle
- ↑ What's On Disney Plus - ""Maggie Simpson In 'The Force Awakens From Its Nap'" Coming Soon To Disney+"
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "The Good, the Bart, and the Loki"
- ↑ Disney+ UK on Twitter - "Plusaversary"
- ↑ Laughing Place - "Disney+ Adds Bad Bunny Simpsons Collab Music Video "Te Deseo Lo Mejor""
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "When Billie Met Lisa"
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "Feliz Navidad"
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "Welcome to the Club"
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "Rogue Not Quite One"
- ↑ Disney+ on Twitter - "May the 12th Be with You"
- ↑ Vanity - " 'The Simpsons' To Produce Four New Episodes Exclusively For Disney+ — Including A New Christmas Two-Parter"
