BBC2 - The Simpsons

Creator: Matt Groening Producers: Al Jean, James Brooks, matt Groening and Sam Simon Developed by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Sam Simon. Voices: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer Theme tune composed by Danny Elfman and Alf Clausen. Released in December 1989 creating over 400 twenty minute episodes split into at least 20 series (to date), this animated series is without doubt one of the most famous families in the world. * BRIEF IDEA I'm guessing that everyone has heard of the Simpson family and have probably watched at least one ... more

Let me begin by saying that although this category comes under 'BBC2' followers will know that this changed to Chennel 4 many moons ago. I was not given the option of altering this, so have carefully placed this review here. The cartoon world's first dysfunctional family which has been aired for over 20 years. What makes this show so addictive, I will give you an outline of the show and you can decide....First, a little iota of trivia - Why are the characters a yellow colour? Via research, I have learnt that this was initially this was done as a marketing ploy to attract the attention of ... more

I am going to make a bold statement here and say that The Simpsons is quite possibly the best television program ever to grace the goggle box. I doubt if there are many people who are not familiar with the images of at least one member of this dysfunctional cartoon family. The Simpsons started life as a short segment on the Tracy Ulman show. The first of these was called "good night" and lasted just 1 minute and 46 seconds when aired on the 19th April 1987. Since then nearly 300 episodes have been made of the multi Emmy award winning show making it the longest running animated series in ... more

All Simpsons fans will have seen how our friend,Homer, has grown in stature over the history of this series.The early episodes tended to have Bart as their no.1 character but now the backbone and mainstay of this truly amazing comedy is definitely Homer and long may that situation remain so! Most men are able to relate and to empathise with Homer if only they admit to the truth.There is a little (or a lot) of him in every male fan. What is it about him that appeals to us so much?Taken in isolaton,many of the aspects of his character are pretty undesirable but somehow this is a case when the ... more

The Simpsons is an institution. There are those who dislike it, but everyone can name the family members and knows what colour Marge's hair is. Thus, I am not going to explain my reasons for loving the series in great depth with this op. Instead I will outline the characters for those not as addicted as me and list my 10 favourite episodes. The characters Homer Simpson The family head. An idiot who always tries to do his best for his family, when he's not drinking or watching TV. Earlier episodes tended to focus on Bart, until the makers realised what an incredible character they had in Homer ... more