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
The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio is a computer program based on the animated television series "The Simpsons" that was released for PC and Mac computers in 1996 by Fox Interactive. It allows users to create their own "Simpsons" cartoons, using characters, sounds, music, and locations from the show. The cast members of "The Simpsons" provided their voices for the program. "The Simpsons Cartoon Studio" has received generally positive reviews, although there has been some criticism too. "The Simpsons Cartoon Studio" is a design program for creating cartoons using characters, sounds, music, and locations from the American animated