The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts are an American animated TV series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety television program "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
Heartbreak Hotel (The Simpsons) Woolf?" with George Segal reprising his role from the film. Heartbreak Hotel (The Simpsons) Heartbreak Hotel is the 641st episode of "The Simpsons" and the second episode of season 30. The episode was written by Matt Selman and Renee Ridgeley. In the episode, Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson take part in a reality TV show. The Simpson family are watching a reality TV show called "The Amazing Place". Bart and Lisa encourage Homer and Marge to audition, but Marge shows them their past tryouts for the show, which were rejected every single time. Lisa edits a video of Marge and