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| − | '''The Simpsons '''is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening and produced by the [[wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The main characters are a satire of a working class family, consisting of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The series lampoons many aspects of American culture, society, politics and history.
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| − | The cartoon made its debut as 60 second animated bumpers for the The Tracey Ullman Show, with the first short airing on April 19, 1987. The shorts were then expanded into a full length 30 minute television spin-off in 1989 by the FOX Company, and the first episode aired on
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| − | The series currently holds the record for the longest running primetime sitcom in the history of television, running for 21 years since 1989, and becoming the longest running program on FOX.
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| | == History == | | == History == |
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| − | === Executive Producers ===
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| − | Through the entire show's history, Matt Groening and James L. Brooks have served as the show's executive producers. [[Sam Simon]] was also in this position, although not credited. When Simon left in 1993, he arranged a deal to be credited as executive producer as well as get profits even though he no longer works on the show.
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| − | The first team of writers for The Simpsons was assembled by Sam Simon. These were: [[John Swartzwelder]], [[Jon Vitti]], [[George Meyer]], [[Jeff Martin]], [[Al Jean]], [[Mike Reiss]], [[Jay Kogen]] and [[Wallace Wolodarsky]]. Newer Simpsons writing teams usually have 16 writers and episode ideas are though of and proposed in early December. The main writer writes the first draft and the group changes it, adding in jokes and removing parts they don't like. This can sometimes change a script entirely. Up until 2004, the head of these groups was [[George Meyer]], who apparently wrote a lot of the best lines from episodes.
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| − | === Voice Actors ===
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| − | [[Homer Simpson]], [[Grampa Simpson]], [[Barney Gumble]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]], [[Mayor Quimby]], [[Hans Moleman]] and many others
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| − | [[Marge Simpson]], [[Patty]] and [[Selma]]
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| − | [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Julie Kavner]] were already members of "[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]". Rather than hire more actors for voices for the Simpsons animated shorts, the producers asked both Castellaneta and Kavner to provide the voices of characters [[Homer |Homer]] and [[Marge]]. [[Yeardley Smith]] originally wanted to play the role of [[Bart]], but the producers found her voice too "girlish". Instead, she was given the role of [[Bart]]'s sister, [[Lisa Simpson]]. [[Bart]] was voiced by [[Nancy Cartwright]] , who originally auditioned for the role of Lisa but decided to be the voice of Bart instead after finding out that Lisa had a lack of personality at the time, while the character of Bart was "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, and clever".
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| − | [[Hank Azaria]] was a voice actor for the short-lived cartoon "Hollywood Dog" at the time. The casting director of the cartoon was also casting director of ''The Simpsons'', and Hank signed up for the role of [[Moe Syzlak]]. Later, he voiced several other characters, including [[Chief Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] and [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]].[[Harry Shearer| Harry Shearer]] was reluctant to be a voice actor on the show but was convinced by [[James L. Brooks]] to join the cast "after three phone calls."
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| − | The Simpsons are a typical family who live in a non fictional (place not people) korrey loves georger webb xxx fictional Middle American town of Springfield.<ref name="Turner28">Turner, p. 28</ref> Homer, the father, works as a safety inspector at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], a position at odds with his careless, buffoonish personality. He is married to Marge Simpson, a stereotypical American housewife and mother. They have three children: Bart, a ten-year-old troublemaker; Lisa, a precocious eight-year-old activist; and [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]], a baby who rarely speaks, but communicates by sucking on a pacifier. The family owns a dog, [[Santa's Little Helper]], and a cat, [[Snowball V]], renamed [[Snowball II]] in "[[I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot]]". Both pets have had starring roles in several episodes. Despite the passing of yearly milestones such as holidays or birthdays, the Simpsons do not physically age and still appear just as they did at the end of the 1980s. Although the family is dysfunctional, many episodes examine their relationships and bonds with each other and they are often shown to care about one another.<ref>{{cite video | people=Oakley, Bill|date=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
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| − | The show includes an array of quirky characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople and local celebrities. The creators originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokesters or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. A number of them have gained expanded roles and subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to Matt Groening, the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the comedy show "Second City Television".<ref name="avclub1">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47771/1|title=Matt Groening: Interview|accessdate=2006-10-22|author=Rabin, Nathan|date=2006-04-26|publisher=The A.V. Club}}</ref>
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| − | The show takes place in the fictional town of [[Springfield]], which was partially based on [[Matt Groening]]'s hometown of [[wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=12392|title=Matt Groening’s Portland|accessdate=2007-08-04|author=Hamilton, Don|date=2002-07-19|publisher=''[[wikipedia:Portland Tribune|Portland Tribune]]''}}</ref>, but according to the producers, it was supposed to represent any town in the United States of America. The [[Springfield's State|state]] that [[Springfield]] is in located is never mentioned in the series, a fact that has become an joke throughout the series. [[David Silverman]] once jokingly claimed that the state was "North Takoma" <ref name="NT">{{cite news|author=Laura Lee Davies |url=http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/oakley.silverman.html|title=Bill Oakley & David Silverman|publisher=''[[wikipedia:Time Out (company)|Time Out]]''|date=1996-09-25|accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref>.
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| − | ''See also [[Couch gag]], [[Chalkboard Gag|Chalkboard gag]]'', ''[[Billboard gag]]''
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| − | The opening sequence is one of the most memorable hallmarks and running jokes of the series. The opening sequence differs from episode to episode. Prior to the show's transition to HD format, three elements of the opening sequence constantly change: a Chalkboard gag, Lisa's saxaphone solo, and a Couch gag. The Chalkboard gag involves [[Bart]] writing a sentence repeatedly on a chalkboard at [[Springfield Elementary]], and the Couch gag involves the Simpsons family sitting on the couch in the living room, usually accompanied with a visual joke, i.e. the couch turning into a giant octopus and eating the entire family. Lisa's saxaphone solo in the opening sequence is different each episode.
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