The Simpsons Summary, Trailer, Season List, Cast, Where to Watch and More

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The Simpsons is an animated series set in the fictional town of Springfield, following the daily lives of the Simpson family—Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Premiering in 1989, the show is renowned for its satirical commentary on politics, media, and American culture, featuring numerous celebrity guest appearances.

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Seasons(38)

Season 1 (1989)

13 episodes

Season 2 (1990)

22 episodes

Season 3 (1991)

24 episodes

Season 4 (1992)

22 episodes

Season 5 (1993)

22 episodes

Season 6 (1994)

25 episodes

Season 7 (1995)

25 episodes

Season 8 (1996)

25 episodes

Season 9 (1997)

25 episodes

Season 10 (1998)

23 episodes

Season 11 (1999)

22 episodes

Season 12 (2000)

21 episodes

Season 13 (2001)

22 episodes

Season 14 (2002)

22 episodes

Season 15 (2003)

22 episodes

Season 16 (2004)

21 episodes

Season 17 (2005)

22 episodes

Season 18 (2006)

22 episodes

Season 19 (2007)

20 episodes

Season 20 (2008)

21 episodes

Season 21 (2009)

23 episodes

Season 22 (2010)

22 episodes

Season 23 (2011)

22 episodes

Season 24 (2012)

22 episodes

Season 25 (2013)

22 episodes

Season 26 (2014)

22 episodes

Season 27 (2015)

22 episodes

Season 28 (2016)

22 episodes

Season 29 (2017)

21 episodes

Season 30 (2018)

23 episodes

Season 31 (2019)

22 episodes

Season 32 (2020)

22 episodes

Season 33 (2021)

22 episodes

Season 34 (2022)

22 episodes

Season 35 (2023)

18 episodes

Season 36 (2024)

18 episodes

Season 37 (2025)

15 episodes

Season 38 (2026)

1 episode

Cast(23)

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)

Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)

Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson (voice)

Hank Azaria

Wiggum (voice)

Harry Shearer

Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)

Pamela Hayden

Milhouse Van Houten (voice)

Tress MacNeille

Agnes Skinner (voice)

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Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie in front of their family home in The Simpsons

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Bart Simpson hiding under the bedcovers as Sideshow Bob's shadow looms over him

Mr Burns smiling and signing a contract in The Simpsons

Mr Burns yells at his lawyer in The Simpsons

Mr Burns and Smithers at a birthday party in The Simpsons

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Mr Burns reads from a monkey's typewriter in The Simpsons

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Homer at the Bat - Don Mattingly's sideburns

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Mr Burns standing in blood in The Simpsons

Mr Burns talking on the phone in The Simpsons

Mr Burns with a fake mustache in The Simpsons

Odysseus sails to the sirens in The Simpsons

Homer eating potato chips in space in The Simpsons

Homer Lenny Carl and Lou being introduced as Sadgasm in The Simpsons episode

Homer eating expired meeting in the Simpsons episode

Ned Flanders looking up at God angrily in the Simpsons episode Alone Again, Natura-Diddily

Homer and Apu visit the head of the Kwik-E-Mart in The Simpsons

Bart Simpson looking at a tablet screen in anger

Homer being angry with Bart in a still from The Simpsons

Homer wearing a dress mowing the lawn in The Simpsons episode Dead Putting Society

Bart standing on one leg in the Simpsons Episode

Lisa laughing while Bart and Marge look serious in The Simpsons

A sculpture of the Simpsons family from the Meow Wolf couch-gag for Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition.

Marge reaching for a soda in Omega Mart in the Simpsons couch gag from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

The Simpsons stand in front of their couch animated in the style of a Merry Melodies Disney cartoon in The Simpsons

Homer in a Severance parody in The Simpsons

Moe Homer Lenny and Carl watch a sad Superintendent Chalmers talk at Moe's in The Simpsons season 37 episode 2

Homer jumps Springfield Gorge on a skateboard in The Simpsons

Homer and Herb meeting through a car window for the first time in The Simpsons

Jessica Lovejoy in church in The Simpsons

Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hugo Simpson

Channel 6 news member Arnie Pye in The Simpsons

Krusty performing with Sideshow Raheem in The Simpsons

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A nerd wearing a Genius at Work t-shirt in The Simpsons

The Simpsons in the backyard in an early Tracey Ullman short

Homer says goodnight to Bart in a Simpsons short

The Simpsons in an early Tracey Ullman short

Government employees spying on citizens in The Simpsons

Homer discovers Higgs boson in The Simpsons

Marge holds a Curious George book in The Simpsons

Lunchlady Doris serving horse meat in The Simpsons

Lisa and Hugh lying in bed in The Simpsons

The 20th Century Fox sign in The Simpsons

Lisa Simpsons complains about President Trump on The Simpsons

Lisa talks to Mr Bergstrom in The Simpsons

Jay Sherman meets Bart and Homer in The Simpsons

The real Principal Skinner with the impostor Armin Tamzarian in The Simpsons and Marge, Bart, Homer Simpson and Superintendent Chalmers looking shocked.

Homer grasping a parking ticket in The Simpsons

Homer and Lenny wearing Oogle Goggles in The Simpsons

Bart with an assault rifle in The Simpsons

Homer dressed as a panda in Homer Vs Dignity

Homer woohooing at the power plant in The Simpsons

Homer talks to a journalist in The Simpsons

Homer and Moe in the boxing ring in The Simpsons

Homer and Bart stealing grease in The Simpsons

Homer and Bart in a truck in The Simpsons

Homer and Apu robbing a burning building in The Simpsons

Homer and Flanders with a bounty in The Simpsons

Homer dancing on a baseball field in The Simpsons

Homer eating chips in space in The Simpsons

Homer, Barney, Skinner, and Apu sing as The Be Sharps mimicking the Beatles in

Moe Syzlak raising a glass and smiling in The Simpsons

Marge with her mouth agape next to Homer, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie in a church in The Simpsons season 31

Homer about to hug Marge in The Simpsons season 37

The Simpsons family sitting on their couch in a minimalist grey room in The Simpsons

Homer dances in front of fire in The Simpsons

Homer pulls on a pig's tail in The Simpsons

Homer hanging out with his friends in college in The Simpsons

Conan O'Brien interviewing Bart in The Simpsons

Sideshow Bob squinting evilly while at a party in The Simpsons

Homer smiling as Mother Simpson waves in the kitchen

Homer and Mona Simpson hugging in The Simpsons

Sideshow Bob pointing a machete at Bart on a house boat in The Simpsons.

Hank Scorpio uses a flamethrower in The Simpsons

Lisa talks to Stacy Lovell in The Simpsons

Lisa chases down Mr Bergstrom at a train station in The Simpsons

Artie Ziff walking with Marge in The Simpsons

The Simpsons family photo in Holidays of Future Passed - Challenge My GOAT image

Challenge My Goat image of The Simpsons singing a Christmas song around a piano

Mr Bergstrom playing guitar in a classroom with Lisa wearing a cowboy hat in The Simpsons

Lisa in Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Challenge My GOAT image of Bart and Lisa writing letters in The Simpsons

Challenge My GOAT image of Homer dressed as Santa with Bart pulling his beard in The Simpsons

Challenge My GOAT image of The Simpsons singing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Split image of Seamus and the Sea Captain

Split image of Tom Tucker and Kent Brockman

Split image of Principal Shepherd and Principal Skinner

Split image of Marge Simpson and Lois Griffin

Split image of Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin

Frank Grimes losing his mind in The Simpsons

Lyle Lanley in the town hall in The Simpsons

Ray Patterson in his office in The Simpsons

Homer and Marge talk to John in The Simpsons

Edna Krabappel sitting at her desk reading in The Simpsons

Characters with mouths open looking up in The Simpsons

Homer reads Lisa a bed time story in a scene from The Simpsons

The Simpsons Marge Simpson crying season 36 finale

Bart looking worried at a tablet in The Simpsons

The Griffin family from Family Guy watching TV on the Simpsons family's couch

Homer Simpson (voice: Dan Castellaneta) smiling while looking at a laptop and Bart Simpson (voice: Nancy Cartwright) looking up at his dad dubiously in The Simpsons season 37, episode 1

A thrilled Milhouse sits in the dark lit by a TV screen in The Simpsons

Simpsons Seinfeld parody comedians in cars kvetching

Krusty the Clown looking tired and upset onstage in The Simpsons

Marge talks in the car as Bart, Maggie, Lisa, and Homer listen in The Simpsons (Image courtest of Everett)

John Swartzwelder statue in The Simpsons

Frank Grimes and Homer Simpson in Homer's Enemy

Homer, Marge, Bart and Milhouse looking shocked watching TV in The Simpsons

Mr Burns standing behind a rostrum in The Simpsons

The Simpsons family and Millhouse staring at something offscreen in awe

Homer Simpson looks horrified in the wilderness from The Simpsons

Homer Simpson in The Simpsons season 6, episode 6,

Marge looks concerned as a well dressed Homer looks stunned from The Simpsons

Homer and Barney at a press conference in The Simpsons

Mr Burns in a tank looking surprised in The Simpsons

Largo smiling in an episode of The Simpsons

The Simpson family cower in terror as a group wields axes in The Simpsons season 35

Homer strangles Bart in the backyard in the Simpsons

Marge and Homer holding Bart in Simpsons season 2

The Simpson family on the couch in The Simpsons

The Simpsons family surrounded by angry Springfield residents

Mr Burns and Gloria in a boat together in The Simpsons

Homer hugging Lisa in the The Simpsons episode Lisa Gets an F

Lisa plays the saxophone near Homer's bed at the hospital in The Simpsons

Hank Scorpio, Homer Simpson, and Mr. Bont in The Simpsons season 8, episode 2,

Homer Simpson and Fat Tony in The Simpsons

Mike Wegman and Homer Simpson hiding behind a gummi ramen truck in The Simpsons

Homer Simpson and Mike Wegman in The Simpsons

Homer in The Simpsons season 31, episode 2,

Lisa and Homer in front of a Futurama sign in The Simpsons

Sarah McLachlan with Itchy and Scratchy in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Marge Simpson in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Lisa and Marge in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Marge and Bart in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Lisa, Bart, Maggie, and Marge in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Lisa, Burt, and Maggie, The Simpsons Air Travel 5

Homer and Marge in The Simpsons Air Travel 8

Lisa, Bart, Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Comic Book Guy in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Marge smiling uncomfortably, with lowered brows, in an episode of The Simpsons season 36

Homer speaks to the union in The Simpsons

Homer, Marge, Manjula, and Apu having dinner in The Simpsons

Superintendent Chalmers and Apu in The Simpsons

Apu, Jamshed, and Mr. Teeny in The Simpsons

Ned Flanders seeing Maude falling to her death in The Simpsons Season 11, Episode 14, “Alone Again, Natura-Diddily.”

The Simpsons Bart in rags in The Crepes of Wrath

The Simpsons Some enchanted Evening creepy nanny with Bart and Lisa tied

The Simpsons The Crepes of Wrath Bart arriving to France

The Simpsons The Crepes of Wrath Bart crushing grapes

The Simpsons The Crepes of Wrath foreign exchange student

The Simpsons The Crepes of Wrath the vineyard

The Simpsons The Crepes of Wrath Bart and the winemaker

The Simpsons The Crepes of Wrath winemaker

Marge, Homer, and Maude Flanders in The Simpsons

Bart and Lisa watching Itchy & Scratchy in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Itchy and Scratchy at the Olympics in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Itchy and Scratchy in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Jimbo with an Itchy & Scratchy tattoo in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Lisa and Bart in Maggie's room in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Maggie and Marge in The Simpsons season 36 finale

Collage of The Simpsons Next to Brian, Lois, Peter, Chris, and Stewie from Family Guy

The Simpsons Homer holding a monkey's paw

Marge looks unnerved sitting beside skinny Patty and Selma on a couch from The Simpsons season 36 episode 13

Jimbo Jones standing in front of a crowded auditorium in The Simpsons

Homer Simpson wearing a fluffy coat in The Simpsons season 35

Manjula and Apu talking in The Simpsons at Moe's Bar

Apu in front of a stack of Krusty-O's in The Simpsons

Homer, Apu, Skinner and Barney singing in The Simpsons

Homer, Moe, and Apu looking sad in The Simpsons

Moe huddled like a goblin singing into a hose in Moe's Tavern from The Simpsons season 35 episode 16

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10/10

A 30-year-old institution like The Simpsons is of course not always going to be perfect. But those first ~10 seasons are classic for a reason, and anyone who doesn't understand why the modern cartoon still exists should revisit them. Not only did some of the best comedy writers of a generation start the show, some of the best comedy writers of the next generation graduated out of it. Without The Simpsons, there would be no Bob's Burgers, Great North, Bojack Horseman, or Tuca & Bertie. We also wouldn't have Family Guy, though, so you have to take the good with the bad.

2024-08-21 14:32:54
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10/10

At least The Simpsons made you think out the box

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10/10

I've always loved the Simpsons since the very first episode. Treehouse of horrors have been a bonus for the show. I love them all.

2024-11-03 17:54:31
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7/10

The Simpsons is one of the most iconic shows of all time thanks to its great social commentary and perfect balance of comedy and heart, and while its output in the 2000s and 2010s had a major drop in quality, recent years have been far more consistent with delivering good episodes more often than not. It's hard to wholeheartedly recommend The Simpsons as it is in modern-day, but at the very least, someone can still watch the first dozen or so seasons for some of the greatest comedy to ever come out of an animated series.

2024-08-28 18:23:12
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9/10

Iconic, brilliant and endlessly influential masterpiece...

2025-07-19 15:04:02
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10/10

At its height, the Simpsons was of such unbelievably high quality that it can be forgiven an eternity of poor follow-up seasons. Empathetic, literate, observant of its time but 'about' enduring human foibles, it's easily the best sitcom of all time, partly because animation allowed it to reinvent its entire world whenever needed.

2024-08-25 20:53:44
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10/10

While this series has had its highs and lows, the impact it had, and continues to have, is hard to overestimate. This impact stems from the combination of intelligent writing, a wide range of witty humour from visual gags to spontaneous one-liners, high-quality voice acting and creative animation to make a series truly worthy of recognition and praise.

People like to discuss how the show's quality declined and sometimes that it "died", usually somewhere around the start of this century.
For me personally, this decline was much slower than people claim. There was a slight lull around the movie (which makes sense since both were worked on simultaneously). It improves a little around Season 19-21, stays largely static until Season 28 or so, perks up a bit at 29 but drops to a low at Season 30.

However, Seasons 31 and 32 would improve on it and the show, as of Season 33, has been enjoying a "Silver Age". Is it as good as the first 10 seasons or so? No, of course not, as the term I used implies. However, I would recommend anyone who stopped watching many years ago to give Seasons 33-35 a go at least.

For what it's worth, this is just my opinion and fellow fans will disagree with me. That's perhaps the best aspect of this fanbase, it shows how this series can unify people from pretty much every background.

2024-10-10 06:52:16
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10/10

Not every episode of The Simpsons is flawless, but it is a timeless piece of American history for a reason. The comedy is hilarious and stands the test of time and few other animated cartoons enjoy the legacy and acclaim The Simpsons does.

2024-08-23 16:30:13
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8/10

The wear of time can be seen and heard, but The Simpsons feels like tradition at this point, it's constant, it's widespread, and known by many. And this is down to people having spent decades watching them, passing it onto their children, and so many cultural references. While it can be guilty of cheap tricks to pull in viewers, the characters people have grown fond of will always bring viewers back, be their struggles relatable or too silly to turn away from, and its clear by recent seasons becoming more experimental that the series is still trying to surprise viewers, even to this day.

2024-08-23 17:15:37
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10/10

The Best Show EVER!!!
I'VE Been watching it since it was a few minutes on the Tracy show,I Never missed it and then When it Took over off with it's own time in Sundays and Fox,then reruns,I Saw them every day at 4 PM after school with My Family and Friends, THANKS SO MUCH,WE LOVE YOU SIMPSONS

2024-09-30 17:27:40
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10/10

I hope that the Simpsons and Futurama gets a crossover series.

2025-07-04 23:59:09
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1/10

tbh it's overrated.

2025-10-07 08:17:51
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10/10

Here is what I have to say on The Simpsons The Simpsons should no longer have the opportunity to stop because over the years I am a huge fan of The Simpsons and there should be more seasons and episodes and the reason why is because what if Bart had that special guy he really loves and gets married we all know Bart is gay and he would probably be exactly like what he likes and it would be nice to see barts gay lover on the New Simpsons with Bart all grown as an adult and Marge with Lilac blue hair long and cut buy her neck and homer with grey hair and Maggie and Lisa as blonde curls in Thier hair Maggie would be a lawyer and Lisa as a teachers presecedent in all the new 2025 series on fox

2025-04-11 22:12:56