Animated television dramedy which started its life as animated shorts on the Tracey Ullman show to progress into the longest-running prime-time (animated or otherwise) television show, starting its prime-time life in the 1989-1990 television season for Fox Broadcasting Network, itself just out of its own studio infancy.
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Why are the Simpsons yellow?
I understand that all cartoons are generally a stylised drawing however many western style cartoons follow similar patterns.
Why then are the Simpsons dawn in yellow? Why not pink like most other American shows?
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Does this room exist in the Simpsons' house?
I found this cutaway of the ground floor of the Simpsons' house:
But, I don't remember the top right room in any episode. Does it really exist, or is it made for the cutaway?
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Do all the McBain clips in The Simpsons form a film when pieced together?
I was told before that all the McBain clips on The Simpsons, though they may seem independent, when pieced together actually make a full film where each clip follows on from the previous one.
I've looked on YouTube but I couldn't find anything. Does…
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Where are the Simpsons from?
They have always left it ambiguous, which state they are actually from. If someone has any idea, could you please help me?
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Why did Homer, Moe and Wally cover their mouths when talking about the Super Bowl?
In the Simpsons episode Sunday Cruddy Sunday (S10E12), Homer, Wally and others head to the Super Bowl.
When Homer asks Moe if he'd be interested in going to the Super Bowl he said he'd love to as his favourite team were playing:
Moe: "The Atlanta…
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How do the writers of The Simpsons handle the character's aging and time progress?
The Simpsons has been running for a long time, how does the series handle the character's aging? There's an annual Halloween episode, so we know the years pass in Springfield, but do the characters age at all?
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Encrypted message in Simpsons Christmas episode 2013
In the latest Simpsons episode S25E08 (http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/White_Christmas_Blues) there is a strange ending containing something that looks like car license plates, but with some strange content. Here is a list. Top text, number, and the…
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Why is Jimmy Carter "history's greatest monster"?
In one episode of The Simpsons, the town is unable to raise enough money to build a statue of Abraham Lincoln (due to Marge's unavailability to sell treats because of her incarceration) and so instead is forced to settle for a statue of Jimmy…
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Do any characters in The Simpsons age over time?
Do any non celebrity characters in The Simpsons get older over the course of the series? I know that most characters stay the same age but want to know if anyone bucks this trend.
I am asking about people in episodes set in the present, so…
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In The Simpsons, why did they kill off Maude Flanders?
Why did the creators/screenwriters of The Simpsons decide that Maude Flanders had to die?
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When did The Simpsons start repeating Couch Gags?
After several years away I've come back to The Simpsons around S20. I have noticed on at least two separate occasions that longer 'couch gags' have been repeated on more than one episode (one featured them breaking into a museum to find their couch,…
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Was there a reason why the blowfish poison didn't kill Homer?
In Season 2, Episode 11 of The Simpsons, "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish", Homer accidentally eats the poison in a blowfish at a sushi restaurant, and as a result he's told he has only a day left to live. But for some reason, he survives…
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Is every Simpsons episode beginning unique?
I'm currently watching The Great Wife Hope which I know I have never seen before. However, while watching the opening couch gag, I was convinced I had seen the start before on a different episode. I have also seen the text Bart writes on the…
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Do the Simpsons have any particular accent?
I understand some of the characters have specific accents such as Fat Tony or Apu. But does the Simpson family have an accent that you could identify with a certain area in the US?
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Episode(s) of The Simpsons without all 5 Simpsons?
Has there ever been an episode of The Simpsons that didn't include all five of the core Simpsons (Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa and Maggie)?
I like to think of myself as a quite a bit of a Simpsons nut, but when my wife sprung this question on me, I sat…
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