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The family debuted as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show called The Simpsons, which debuted on December 17, 1989. The show was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the top 30 ratings in a season (1990).
However, the animators just re-traced over his drawings; that is why The Simpsons appear crudely drawn in the shorts. In 1989, a team of production companies adapted The Simpsons into a half-hour primetime series, for the FOX Broadcasting Company.