Season 1
The Simpsons (Season 1)
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Season Information
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The Simpsons' first season began on 17th December 1989 with the first episode of the series, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" and ended on 13th May 1990 with "Some Enchanted Evening". Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon were the show runners of the season.
It was originally intended that the season finale, "Some Enchanted Evening", would be the first episode of the season as well as the series which would have aired at Autumn of 1989. However, after a poorly received workprint of the episode, 70% of its animation had to be redone, delaying it to months throughout the season until finally being aired at the end of the season on 13th May 1990. Subsequent episodes in production such as "Bart the Genius" had minor problems that were easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers considered to air the Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", on 17th December 1989 which had to be aired in the Christmas holidays of 1989 nonetheless.
The season had four nominations and won one of them. It won Outstanding Animated Program from "Life on the Fast Lane", which the episode was tied with "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special", "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special" and "The Simpsons Theme", composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".
All of the 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the "Some Enchanted Evening" workprint, were released on DVD on 25th September 2001 in Region 1 and 24th September 2001 in Region 2 and 4. This is the First of the Complete Seasons of The Simpsons released in boxsets for home media.
Episodes
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Original Airdate | 'Directed by' | Written by | Prod. Code |
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"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" "The Simpsons Christmas Special" |
December 17, 1989 | David Silverman | Mimi Pond | 7G08 |
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The Simpsons have a difficult Christmas,primarily due to lack of money as all of the savings, which was intended for shopping, had to be spent to pay for an expensive tattoo removal for Bart and no bonus for Homer in work. They try to ensure a good holiday within their financial pressure whilst Homer tries to earn money in such ways such as being Santa Claus. | |||||
