Simpsons, The

Simpsons, The, is a popular American animated situation comedy. The show, which premiered as a weekly series in 1990, follows the comic adventures of the Simpsons, a blue-collar American family, and the many other colorful characters who live in the fictitious town of Springfield. “The Simpsons” is known for its satire of popular culture and American society. The series and its contributors have won dozens of Emmy Awards .

The Simpson family consists of a dim-witted father, Homer (voice by Dan Castellaneta), who works in the town’s nuclear power plant; a devoted mother and housewife, Marge (voice by Julie Kavner); a mischievous 10-year-old, Bart (voice by Nancy Cartwright); a bright 8-year-old, Lisa (voice by Yeardley Smith); and a pacifier-sucking baby, Maggie. The series also frequently features guest voices from famous real people portraying animated versions of themselves.

“The Simpsons” was created by the American cartoonist Matt Groening . The television series developed from a series of animated segments that were shown on the American television variety series “The Tracey Ullman Show” beginning in 1987. The Simpsons appeared in a 1989 Christmas special before their weekly series began the following January. In 2007, The Simpsons Movie, an animated feature-length motion picture based on the series, was released.