The Simpsons shorts the shorts were divided into three or four parts, but in the third season they were played as a single story. Tracey Ullman later filed a lawsuit, claiming that her show was the source of "The Simpsons"' success and therefore should receive a share of the show's profit. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network. 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.
Heartbreak Hotel (The Simpsons) 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 Homer's rejection letter openings and sends it to the show's