The first episode of The Simpsons show was made on December 17,1989 and this series has broadcasted 596 episodes. On April 19,1987 the shorts of the show became part of The Tracey Ullman Show and after a three-season run,the sketch was developed and into a half-hour prime time show and became a hit for Fox. It also became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season. The shorts were series of 48 one-minute that ran on television programs. Matt Groening wrote and designed many of the shorts and the first short that aired was on April 19,1987 and it was called "Good night". Also Matt Groening made a character of himself and put it in the show and his character showed up in The Simpsons in the episode "The 138th Episode Spectacular".
"The Simpsons" is an American sitcom television show starring the Simpson family and was created by Matt Groening and also plays on Fox Broadcasting Company. Matt Groening created a weird and dysfunctional family and named the characters after the members of his own family. He also named Bart after his own name. "The Simpsons" show has been one of the longest-running American animated program and sitcom. "The Simpson" family got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 14, 2000 and it has won many awards since it got deputed as a series on tv. Time magazine named "The Simpsons" the 20th century's best television series and throughout its first 9 seasons, it recieved a world-wide applause. The people who play the characters are Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), and Yeardley Smith (Lisa). And there has been made one movie along with the shows called "The Simpsons Movie".
