
The Simpsons
Originally created by cartoonist Matt Groening, "Our Favorite Family," has graced the small screen in one form or another for over 20 years. The Simpson family first appeared on television as the subjects of interstitial "shorts" on The Tracey Ullman Show in April of 1987. The Simpsons remained a staple on The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons until they premiered in their own half-hour series, on December 17, 1989. With the help of Jim Brooks and Sam Simon, Matt Groening's cartoon family turned into an instant success. Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general. Currently in its 21st season, The Simpsons has piled up over 440 episodes, over 20 Emmy Awards, a handful of music albums, countless endorsements and merchandise, and even made the jump to the silver screen in the summer of 2007 with The Simpsons Movie. And according to Matt Groening, "There is no end in sight."
Mrs. Krabappel, fed up with Bart's lackadaisical approach to his studies, gives him an ultimatum: shape up or repeat the fourth grade.
Homer lies on a medical insurance form in order to obtain a miracle hair restoring drug.
The Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.
After the power plant experiences bad publicity and is threatened with closure, Mr. Burns decides to run for Governor in order to have power over the law.
Homer's heckling of the Springfield Isotopes baseball team during one of their games inadvertently leads to his appointment as the new team mascot.
In an attempt to show up Ned Flanders, Homer pits Bart against Ned's son, Todd, in a miniature golf competition.
On Thanksgiving, Bart runs away after refusing to apologize to a distraught Lisa for accidentally destroying her cornucopia.
After seeing a motorcycle daredevil at a monster truck show, Bart becomes a death-defying daredevil skateboarder.
Marge becomes a crusader against cartoon violence after an episode of "Itchy and Scratchy" seemingly inspires Maggie to attack Homer.
After Bart gets hit by a car driven by Mr. Burns, Homer is manipulated by ambulance-chaser Lionel Hutz into bringing an outrageous lawsuit against his boss.
After apparently consuming poison blowfish, Homer is told that he only has 24 hours to live and sets to tie up all the loose threads in his life in one day.
Homer and Marge tell the story of how they met and fell in love in high school.
Homer gets a crooked cable guy to install free cable in the Simpson home, and as a result, Lisa faces an ethical crisis over her family's stealing.
Homer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.
Homer meets his half-brother Herb Powell, an automobile tycoon who zealously bonds with the family and tasks Homer with designing a car for the average American.
After an uncontrollable Santa's Little Helper destroys several important Simpson possessions, Homer announces that he will be thrown out of the house unless he completes obedience training.
After Grampa's new girlfriend dies and leaves him $106,000 in her will, he tries to decide what to do with it.
After rekindling her artistic talents, Marge is commissioned to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns; Homer vows to lose weight after getting trapped in a water slide.
Lisa has a crush on her substitute teacher; Bart decides to run for class president.
Homer must decide whether he should complete marriage counseling or skip out to catch a legendary catfish; Bart and Lisa take advantage of Grampa's ignorance of the house rules.
Bart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.
After Bart saves Mr. Burns' life with a donated blood transfusion, Homer vows revenge when they receive only a "thank you" card as compensation.
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Dan Castellaneta | Homer Simpson |
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Harry Shearer | Marty |
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Nancy Cartwright | Bart Simpson |
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Yeardley Smith | Lisa Simpson |
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Julie Kavner | Marge Simpson |
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Hank Azaria | Apu Nahasapeemapetilon |
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Maggie Roswell | Mrs. Spencer |
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Pamela Hayden | Jack's Girlfriend |
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Russi Taylor | Martin Prince |
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James Earl Jones | Moving Man |
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Phil Hartman | Lionel Hutz |
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Marcia Wallace | Edna Krabappel |
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Frank Welker | Santa's Little Helper |
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Tress MacNeille | Kim |
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Jon Lovitz | Professor Lombardo |
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Jo Ann Harris | Chuck |
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Danny DeVito | Herb Powell |
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Dustin Hoffman | Mr. Bergstrom |
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George Takei | Akira |
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Cloris Leachman | Mrs. Glick |
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Larry King | Larry King |
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Alex Rocco | Roger Meyers Jr. |
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Daniel Stern | Narrator |
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Harvey Fierstein | Karl |
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Sab Shimono | Master Chef |
Edition | Special Edition |
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Packaging | Custom Case |
Nr Discs | 4 |
Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Dolby Digital Surround [English] Dolby Digital Surround [French] |
Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | Spanish |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Aug 06, 2002 |
Regions | Region 1 |
Watched | |
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Quantity | 1 |
Index | 448 |
Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:33 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:33:40 |