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The producers convinced Fox to move the debut to December 17, and aired "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as the first episode of the series. [2] The first season won one Emmy Award, and received four additional nominations. [4] The DVD boxset was released on September 25, 2001, in Region 1 and September 24, 2001, in both Region 2 and Region 4.
[1] [2] After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime-time hit show. [3] From the series debut on December 17, 1989, to May 17, 2009, The Simpsons had broadcast its first 441 episodes, to the end of the twentieth season. The show holds several American television longevity records.
On October 16, 2016, The Simpsons reached its 600th episode in its 28th season. On March 21, 2021, The Simpsons reached its 700th episode [12] in its 32nd season. On January 26, 2023, The Simpsons was renewed for seasons 35 and 36. [13] As of December 17, 2024, 779 episodes of The Simpsons have aired, currently in its thirty-sixth season.
The first episode aired Dec. 17, 1989. Though the series may not be as popular as it was in its heyday in the 1990s, the show is still known for its sometimes uncanny way of predicting the future ...
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (titled onscreen as "The Simpsons Christmas Special") (originally produced as the eighth episode) [1] [2] is the series premiere of the American animated television series The Simpsons. A Christmas special, the show had a very long delayed release.
The episode was released first on home video in the United Kingdom, as part of a VHS release titled The Simpsons Collection; the episode was paired with season one episode "The Call of the Simpsons". [18] In the United Kingdom, it was once re-released as part of the VHS boxed set of the complete first season, released in November 1999. [19]
The Simpsons, which celebrated its 35th anniversary on 17 December and has bizarrely predicted real-life events for more than three decades, has been shown in the UK on Channel 4 since 2004 but it ...
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