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The Simpsons were created in 1985 by Matt Groening. Groening was waiting for a meeting with writer/producer/director James L. Brooks, based on the success of his comic strip Life in Hell, to discuss producing animated shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show. Upon realizing he did not want to give up the rights to his original characters, he came up with new ones on the fly. They were named after his own family members: father Homer, mother Marge, and sisters Lisa and Maggie. Instead of using his own name, Groening used "Bart" as the name for the son because it is an anagram of the word "brat." Each character was designed to be recognizable from their silhouette. The Simpsons debuted as a series of recurring shorts called "bumpers" on the Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. Fox later spun The Simpsons off into its own show, premiering on December 17, 1989, gaining the network its first top 30 hit within the first season.
The Simpsons have been featured in many video games, such as The Simpsons (Arcade Game), The Simpsons: Road Rage and The Simpsons: Hit andamp;amp;amp; Run. Reception of games featuring The Simpsons has been mixed, with releases like Bart vs. The Space Mutants and Bart vs. The World considered some of the worst games the NES had to offer. Recent releases, such as The Simpsons Game (Game) garnered more favorable reviews for emulating the show's irreverent, self-referential humor. There are also two pinball machines, The Simpsons (Game) and The Simpsons Pinball Party (Game).
The Simpsons holds many distinctions, being both the longest-running American sitcom and animated show, as well as the longest-running scripted prime-time television series. The show satirizes American culture from the perspective of a middle-class suburban family, combining surreal cartoon humor with commentary on the human condition. It's been credited with pioneering the "animated sitcom," cartoons with appeal to adult audiences, influencing later programs like South Park (Franchise) and Family Guy (Franchise).
The Simpsons is one of the most significant cultural exports of the United States. It is dubbed in 36 different languages and airs in at least 180 countries.
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