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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.
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 and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the show has broadcast 508 episodes and the twenty-third season started airing on September 25, 2011. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million.
(Homer): You took a twenty-karat diamond
And made it gleam
Like a big spaghetti dinner
Smothered in whipped cream!
(Comic Book Guy): You're like X-Men number three
In a mylar bag
(Snake): You're a brand new muscle car
And all the wheels are mag
(Grandpa) You make me feel as young
As the blood I get from sheep
(Cpt. McCallister) You're like Jaquiline Bisset
In me favorite film The Deep
(Moe) You're sexy and exotic
Like a hooker from Belize
(Dr. Hibbert) Or a patient with insurance
Who's crawling with disease
(All) You're a sundae underneath two great big cherries!
(Marge) Keep in mind they're only tempora-a-ries!
(All) Still we'd like to say that we are very very
Glad to see you
(Mayor Quimby) And I decree you
The hottest thing to hit this city since the fire that killed eleven
(All) {gasp}
(Mayor Quimby) Dangerous criminals!
(All) Hooray!