‘The Simpsons’ turn 20
David Johnson April 19th, 2007
Will Homer will forget his anniversary? “The Simpsons” made their debut as a short on the Tracy Ullman Show twenty years ago this week. As a series, the show was the first real hit for the fledgling Fox network and now is officially the longest-running sitcom in television history.


5 Comments Add your own
1. david | April 19th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Amazing…I recall seeing some of those early shorts…never imagined that it would become the media colossus that it has, or that I would have spent so much of my adult life watching those characters!
2. Safran | April 19th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
T-shirt I just got at the NAB Show: “I AM SO SMRT”
3. Mitch | April 20th, 2007 at 8:17 am
Slow start, uninspired finish. But there were about 10 good years somewhere in the middle.
4. 5TH GRADERWHO IS AS SMART AS A 9TH GRADER | April 20th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Simpsons is not appropriate for children.
5. 5TH GRADERWHO IS AS SMART AS A 9TH GRADER | April 20th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
LOL
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