Category:Season 1

Season 1

Season Information Original run: December 17, 1989 – May 13, 1990 No. of episodes: 13 Previous season: Ullman shorts Next season: 2 DVD boxset: The Complete First Season

The first season of The Simpsons began on the airing of "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" on 17th December 1989 and ending at "Some Enchanted Evening" on 13th May 1990. The show runners for the first production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon.

The series was originally set to debut in the fall of 1989 with the episode "Some Enchanted Evening", which was meant to introduce the main characters. However, during the first screening of the episode, the producers discovered that the animation was so appalling that 70% of the episode needed to be redone. The producers considered aborting the series if the next episode turned out as bad, but it only suffered from easily fixable problems. The producers convinced Fox to move the debut to December 17, and aired "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as the first episode of the series.

The first season won one Emmy Award, and received four additional nominations. Although television shows are limited to one episode a category, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was considered a separate special, and nominated alongside fellow episode "Life on the Fast Lane" for Outstanding Animated Program; "Life on the Fast Lane" won the award. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special", while "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special". The main theme song, composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".

The DVD boxset was released on September 25, 2001 in Region 1 and September 24, 2001 in both Region 2 and Region 4.

Episodes

Writers

Mimi Pond, Jon Vitti, Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, John Swartzwelder, Sam Simon, Matt Groening and George Meyer.

Guest Voices

Marcia Wallace, Sam McMurray, Susan Blu, Miriam Flynn, Albert Brooks, Christian Coffinet, Kelsey Grammer, Penny Marshall, June Foray, Paul Willson

Characters Introduced

Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Rod Flanders, Dewey Largo, Milhouse Van Houten, Sherri and Terri, Wendell Borton, Richard, Lewis, Snowball II, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Patty and Selma Bouvier, The Happy Little Elves, Santa's Little Helper, Martin Prince, Edna Krabappel, Dr. J. Loren Pryor, Martin Prince Sr., Otto Mann, Blinky, Sam and Larry, Sylvia Winfield, Mr. Winfield, Chief Wiggum, Jasper Beardley, Krusty, Lenny Leonard, Marvin Monroe, Lou, Eddie, Itchy & Scratchy, Nelson, Herman, Crazy Old Man, Brunella Pommelhorst, Janey Powell, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Jebediah Springfield, Ms. Albright, Space Mutants, Helen Lovejoy, Charlie, Carl Carlson, Agnes Skinner, Kent Brockman, Scott Christian, Sideshow Bob, Judge Roy Snyder

Locations Introduced

Springfield Elementary School, Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Springfield Mall, Springfield Town Hall, Springfield Bridge, Burns Manor, Noiseland Video Arcade, Kwik-E-Mart, Aztec Theater, Springfield Town Square, New Barney's Bowl-O-Rama, Herman's Military Antiques, Springfield National Forest.

Credits

• Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire/Credits
• Bart the Genius/Credits
• Homer's Odyssey/Credits
• There's No Disgrace Like Home/Credits
• Bart the General/Credits
• Moaning Lisa/Credits
• The Call of the Simpsons/Credits
• The Telltale Head/Credits
• Life on the Fast Lane/Credits
• Homer's Night Out/Credits
• The Crepes of Wrath/Credits
• Krusty Gets Busted/Credits
• Some Enchanted Evening/Credits

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