The Simpsons is an animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a soft-satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show.
The Simpsons was an early hit for Fox, and won several major awards. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named it the 20th Century's best...
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Track listing: "The Simpsons" Main TitleLisa's SaxAll Singing, All DancingWe Put the Spring in SpringfieldSimpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)ciousCut Every CornerA Boozehound Named BarneyHappy Just the Way We Are"simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)cious" End CreditsCash and CaryMeet the FlintstonesUnderwater WonderlandHappy Birthday, Mr. BurnsThe Field of Excellence"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" ThemePoochie Rap SongThe City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"Quimby" Campaign Commercial"The Simpsons" End Credits ThemeTrash of the TitansCanyoneroEveryone Loves Ned Flanders ("The Adventures of Ned Flanders" Theme)"Scorpio" End Credits"Chief Wiggum, P.I." Main Title"The Love-Matic Grampa" Main TitleThe Simpsons Spin-Off ShowcaseThe Ballad of Jebediah SpringfieldIn Marge We Trust"Krusty the Clown" Main TitleCape FeareMr. PlowPlow King"Kamp Krusty" Theme Song"The Simpsons" End Credits ThemeUnion Strike Folk Song (Parts 1 & 2)Rappin' Ronnie ReaganCletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel!"Ya-Hoo" Main TitleThe Land of Chocolate"Skinner & the Superintendent" ThemePresident's SongThe Star Spangled BannerTalkin' SoftballLife Father, Like ClownBlessed Be the Guy That Bonds ("Mcbain" End Credits)You're Gonna Like Me (The Gabbo Song)Can I Borrow a Feeling?"The Simpsons" End Credits Theme (Philip Glass Homage)We Love to SmokeApu In "The Jolly Bengali" ThemeThe Garbageman (long demo version)Señor Burns (long version)Happy Birthday, Mr. Smithers
Track listing: Love?Sisters Are Doin' It for ThemselvesFunny How Time Slips AwayTwenty-Four Hours a DayTen Commandments of BartI Just Can't Help MyselfShe's Comin' Out Swingin'Anyone ElseEvery Summer With YouHail To Thee, Kamp Krusty
Track listing: The Simpsons Main Title Theme (extended version)We Do (The Stonecutters' Song)Dancin' Homer (medley)Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?'round Springfield (medley)"Oh, Streetcar!" (The Musical)Jingle Bells$pringfield (Medley)"Itchy & Scratchy" Main Title Theme"Itchy & Scratchy" End Credits ThemeThe Day the Violence Died (medley)Señor BurnsThe Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Afro-Cuban" version)Your Wife Don't Understand YouKamp Krusty (Medley)The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Australian" version)The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Hill Street Blues" Homage)The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" Homage)Treehouse of Horror V (medley)Honey Roasted PeanutsBoy Scoutz N the Hood (medley)Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (medley)"Eye on Springfield" ThemeFlaming Moe'sHomer's Barbershop Quartet (medley)TV Sucks!A Fish Called Selma (medley)Send in the ClownsThe Monorail SongIn Search of an Out of Body VibeCoolBagged Me a HomerIt Was a Very Good BeerBart Sells His Soul (medley)Happy Birthday, LisaThe Simpsons Halloween Special End Credits Theme ("The Addams Family" Homage)Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One (medley)Lisa's Wedding (medley)The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("Dragnet" Homage)
Track listing: Do the BartmanSchool DayBorn Under a Bad SignMoanin' Lisa BluesDeep, Deep TroubleGod Bless the ChildI Love to See You SmileSpringfield Soul StewLook at All Those IdiotsSibling Rivalry
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