In 1987, "The Simpsons", an animated short cartoon segment of "The Tracey Ullman Show", debuted. Matt Groening's creation gained its own half-hour series in 1989, the first prime-time animated series since "The Flintstones". Although 70 percent of the first episode's animation had to be redone, pushing the series premiere back three months, it became one of the first major hit series for the fledgling Fox network. "The Simpsons" caused a sensation, entering popular culture and gaining wide acclaim for its satirical handling of American culture, families, society as a whole, and the human condition.