It is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes. Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 744 episodes of the show have been broadcast. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to ' simpleton'. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show

20th Television Animation (season 33–present).

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