the simpsons first aired on television on december 17, 1989.
the simpsons first aired on television on december 17, 1989.
when did the simpsons first air on television?
december 17 , 1989
the simpsons shorts are a series of animated shorts that aired as a recurring segment on fox variety television series "the tracey ullman show" for three seasons, before the characters spun off into "the simpsons", their own half-hour prime-time show. it features homer, marge, bart, lisa, and maggie. the series was created by matt groening, who designed the simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. the shorts first aired on april 19, 1987 starting with "good night". the final short to air was "tv simpsons", originally airing on may 14, 1989. "the simpsons" later debuted on december 17, 1989, as an independent series with the christmas special "simpsons roasting on an open fire".
the simpsons shorts
first awarded in 1972, the annie awards are given exclusively to animated programs. "the simpsons" has won 34 annies, including 12 straight in the best animated television production category and winning in 2015 and 2016 for best general audience animated tv/broadcast production.









































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section::::awards for "the simpsons".:british comedy awards.









































"the simpsons" has won three british comedy awards. matt groening also won a special award for outstanding contribution to comedy in 2004.









































section::::awards for "the simpsons".:primetime emmy awards.
list of awards and nominations received by the simpsons