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The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

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Genre
Animated sitcom · Satire
Composers
Richard Gibbs · Alf Clausen · Bleeding Fingers Music
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Matt Groening
Developed by
James L. Brooks · Matt Groening · Sam Simon
Directed by
List of directors

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Premise

Production

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Influence and legacy

Release

Reception and achievements

Other media

Merchandise

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The Simpsons

Nodes467
Edges466
Triples730
Avg. degree2
Density0.004283
Components1

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The Simpsons

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related to Voice actors · 56
The Simpsons → Actors Studio, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Azaria, Barney Gumble, Bart, Bart Simpson, Bonita Pietila, Both Fox, Burns, Cartwright, Castellaneta, Chief Wiggum, Clown, Dan Castellaneta, Dr, Every, Grampa Simpson, Groening, Groundskeeper Willie, Hank Azaria
related to Awards and honors · 51
The Simpsons → Alan Sepinwall, All Time, Also, America, American TV, Annie Awards, Bart, Bart Simpson, Best TV Shows, British, Channel, Dazzlingly, Empire, Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly's, Fame, Furthermore, Greatest Cartoons, Greatest Kids' TV, Greatest TV
related to Merchandise · 42
The Simpsons → Al Jean, Another, April, As, Australia/New Zealand/Latin America, Buzz Cola, Canada, Chappelle's Show, Clue, December, DVD, Eleven, Europe, Game, However, In, Jean, July, Krusty-O, Kwik-E-Marts
related to Idioms · 38
The Simpsons → Bart, Bible, Castellaneta, Century Lexicon, Collins English Dictionary, Cromulent, D'oh, Dan Castellaneta, Deep Space Homer, Dictionary, France's, French, Genius, Groundskeeper Willie's, Hardy, Homer, Homer's, Iconoclast, Iraq, It
related to Television · 36
The Simpsons → American, As, Beavis, Butt-Head, Capitol Critters, During, Family Dog, Family Guy, Fish Police, For Family Guy, Futurama, Gets Home, Gracie Films, Griffins, Hill, I'm, In, Jay Sherman, King, Korean
related to Run length achievements · 35
The Simpsons → American, Anniversary Special, April, Bart, Best, Ever, For, Fox, Genius, Guinness World Records, Harriet, Harriet's, However, In, In May, In October, January, Japanese, Morgan Spurlock, On February
related to Streaming and digital sell-through · 35
The Simpsons → Al Jean, Apple TV, August, Brooks, Disney, DVD, FX, FXNOW, HBO, However, Hulu, In, Initially, It, Jackson, James, Later, Leaving Neverland, Leon Kompowsky, Matt Groening
related to Writing · 32
The Simpsons → According, Al Jean, Conan O'Brien, Credited, David Letterman, December, Each, English, Evan Goldberg, George Meyer, Group, Homer, Homer Simpson, Jay Kogen, Jeff Martin, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Late Night, Meyer, Mike Reiss
related to Early success · 29
The Simpsons → American, And, At, Bart, Bart Gets, Bartmania, Because, Believing Bart, Bill, Due, ET, Fox, Fox Network, He, I'm Bart Simpson, In, NBC, Nielsen, Nielsen Media Research, Simpson
related to Development · 28
The Simpsons → April, Bart, Bill Kopp, Brooks, Brooks's, David Silverman, Georgie, Groening, Gyorgyi Kovacs Peluce, Having, He, Hell, However, James, Klasky Csupo, Kovács Györgyike, Life, Lisa, Maggie, Marge

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simpsons show episode series season episodes bart characters television first seasons groening fox time family one matt animated simpson homer

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The SimpsonsComposersRichard Gibbs1.00infobox
The SimpsonsComposersAlf Clausen1.00infobox
The SimpsonsComposersBleeding Fingers Music1.00infobox
The SimpsonsCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The SimpsonsCreated byMatt Groening1.00infobox
The SimpsonsDeveloped byJames L. Brooks1.00infobox
The SimpsonsDeveloped byMatt Groening1.00infobox
The SimpsonsDeveloped bySam Simon1.00infobox
The SimpsonsDirected byList of directors1.00infobox
The SimpsonsEditorsDon Barrozo1.00infobox
The SimpsonsEditorsMichael Bridge1.00infobox
The SimpsonsEnding theme"The Simpsons Theme" (reprise)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerJames L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon[a] Al Jean (1992–1993; 1995; 1997–2026) Mike Reiss (1992–1993; 1995; 1997–1998) David Mirkin (1993–1996; 1998) Bill Oakley (1995–1998) Jo…1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerJames L. Brooks1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerMatt Groening1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerSam Simon[a]1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerAl Jean (1992–1993; 1995; 1997–2026)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerMike Reiss (1992–1993; 1995; 1997–1998)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerDavid Mirkin (1993–1996; 1998)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerBill Oakley (1995–1998)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerJosh Weinstein (1995–1998)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerMike Scully (1997–2002)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerDavid X. Cohen (1998–1999)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerGeorge Meyer (1999–2001)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerIan Maxtone-Graham (2005–2012)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerMatt Selman (2005–present)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerCarolyn Omine (2005–2006)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerTim Long (2005–2009)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsExecutive producerJohn Frink (2009–present)1.00infobox
The SimpsonsGenreAnimated sitcom1.00infobox

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