The Simpsons (1987)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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0x01 Good Night
20 April, 1987 4:00 am
Good Night was the first ever Simpsons short to air on The Tracey Ullman Show. The five main family members - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie - were first introduced in this short. Homer and Marge attempt to calm their children to sleep, with the opposite results.
Maggie can be heard saying "good night". She rarely talks throughout the run of the series.
0x02 Watching TV
04 May, 1987 4:00 am
Bart and Lisa quarrel during commercial breaks over what channel they'll watch. Repeatedly Maggie comes up to the television and changes the channel. Later Homer is saying some speech about family matters then stops when the show comes back on.
A piece of music from the Tracey Ullman show plays at one part or another during the short.
0x03 Jumping Bart
11 May, 1987 4:00 am
Homer makes several attempts to have Bart jump into his arms. Each time Bart jumps Homer is distracted and fails to catch him.
Towards the end of the episode boxing gloves are delivered, presumably the ones used in the episode Punching Bag.
0x04 Babysitting Maggie
01 June, 1987 4:00 am
Marge puts Bart and Lisa in charge of babysitting Maggie. They watch TV while Maggie gets electrocuted, falls down the stairs, and falls off the roof.
Maggie sticks a fork in an electrical socket thereby electocuting herself, she crawls up the stairs and falls down them in insane Slinky fashion then she climbs onto the roof in hot pursuit of a butterfly, and falls off it.
0x05 The Pacifier
22 June, 1987 4:00 am
Lisa and Bart try to get Maggie to stop sucking on her pacifier, but Maggie, who has an entire drawer full of them, refuses to kick the habit.
0x06 Burping Contest
29 June, 1987 4:00 am
Despite Marge's objections, Bart, Lisa and even Maggie compete in a contest to see who can make the most disgusting burp.
0x07 Dinner Time
13 July, 1987 4:00 am
Marge serves the family purple goop for dinner, insisting that they say grace first.
0x08 Making Faces
23 September, 1987 4:00 am
Despite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.
0x09 The Funeral
05 October, 1987 4:00 am
Bart is determined to see his uncle's corpse...but not for long.
This is the only appearance of Uncle Hubert.
0x12 House of Cards
26 October, 1987 4:00 am
Bart tries to make a house of cards, but Lisa & Maggie make noises that have the "house" fall every time.
0x13 Bart and Homer's Dinner
02 November, 1987 4:00 am
Bart can't stomach it when he and Homer are forced to fend for themselves.
0x14 Space Patrol
09 November, 1987 4:00 am
Bart, Lisa and Maggie play a game of "Space Patrol" while Homer and Marge are out.
Lisa plays a superhero with Maggie as her sidekick, while Bart puts a jug on his head with the pretense of it being the helmet of an alien warlord.
However, his head accidentally plops into it and the jug is left stuck on his head. Lisa "frees" Bart from the jug using a croquet mallet. Lisa and Maggie then hide, allowing Bart, stumbling in a daze amongst pieces of the precious broken jug lying on the floor, to take the blame.
0x15 Bart's Haircut
16 November, 1987 4:00 am
Bart has his hair cut too short by a barber.
This is the first time we hear a character from The Simpsons series say a curse word.
0x16 World War III
23 November, 1987 4:00 am
Homer wakes up the family to practice for a nuclear drill... in the middle of the night.
0x17 The Perfect Crime
14 December, 1987 4:00 am
Marge bakes a batch of delicious cookies. Bart attempts to steal them, but burns his fingers trying to pick them up. Everyone except Bart and Maggie leave the kitchen to let them cool down, and Bart takes this opportunity to swipe them, muttering to himself "Aha! The perfect crime!"
Homer and Marge come back to find the tray empty. Marge suspects Maggie of eating the cookies, but as a witness she knows exactly who took them and guides them along a trail of cookies running across the floor. His family catch him lying on his back in his bedroom amidst a pile of cookie crumbs. Looking up at them with his stomach full, he groans, "There is no perfect crime." His head bangs back down on the ground and Maggie, secretively, snacks on an uneaten cookie.
0x18 Scary Stories
21 December, 1987 4:00 am
Bart tells Lisa & Maggie a series of scary stories (in the middle of the dark) only to believe they're coming true.
0x19 Grampa and the Kids
11 January, 1988 4:00 am
Grampa spends time with the kids.
This is Grampa's first appearance.
0x20 Gone Fishin'
25 January, 1988 4:00 am
Bart and Homer go on a fishing trip. Homer asks Bart for a bologna sandwich, but Bart forgot the bologna. He puts the bait on the sandwich instead. Later on they hit rapids and Homer is almost knocked unconscious. They later fall off of a waterfall.
0x21 Skateboarding
08 February, 1988 4:00 am
Bart teaches his sisters how to skateboard...or is it the other way around.
0x22 The Pagans
15 February, 1988 4:00 am
The kids discuss paganism.
This is the first time Bart calls his dad "Homer".
0x23 Closeted
22 February, 1988 4:00 am
Bart locks himself in the closet, and when he busts out, he finds out that the family has gone out without him.
0x24 The Aquarium
29 February, 1988 4:00 am
At an aquarium Bart swims with the sharks...literally.
This is the first time we see a naked Simpsons character.
This also marks Lisa Simpson saying the word hell in this short.
0x26 Bart's Hiccups
14 March, 1988 4:00 am
Lisa and Maggie try to cure Bart's hiccups...the hard way.
0x28 The Art Museum
02 May, 1988 4:00 am
The Simpsons go to the art museum.
This is the first time we hear Bart say "Whoooa, Mama!".
0x29 Zoo Story
09 May, 1988 4:00 am
Homer unwisely teases a monkey at the zoo and gets a faceful of poo for his trouble.
This is the shortest Simpsons Short.
0x30 Shut Up, Simpsons
07 November, 1988 4:00 am
Maggie squeaks her toy, causing a chain reaction of anger in the family.
0x31 Shell Game
14 November, 1988 4:00 am
Bart tries to hide the cookies he stole from the jar from his parents.
0x32 The Bart Simpson Show
21 November, 1988 4:00 am
Bart puts on his own show after Homer tells him to stop watching cartoons. First appearance of Itchy and Scratchy.
This is the first time we hear Lisa call her dad "Homer".
0x33 Punching Bag
28 November, 1988 4:00 am
Bart, Lisa and eventually Marge take out their frustrations on a punching bag with Homer's picture on it.
0x35 The Krusty the Clown Show
16 January, 1989 4:00 am
The kids get to see Krusty's show live for the first time. First appearance of Krusty the Clown.
0x37 Bart's Little Fantasy
06 February, 1989 4:00 am
Bart tells a story about large kids who throw their small parents into a small room.
0x38 Scary Movie
13 February, 1989 4:00 am
Bart, Lisa and Maggie go to the movie to see "The Happy Little Elves Return" (much to Bart's dismay), but Bart convinces the girls to see "Space Mutants" instead. Guess who's the scaredy-cat!
0x41 Echo Canyon
13 March, 1989 4:00 am
The family drives to Echo Canyon, takes turns making echoes, and Bart almost makes a boulder crunch the family car.
0x42 Bathtime
20 March, 1989 4:00 am
Homer makes Bart take his "Sunday Night Bath", only to flood the bathroom.
0x43 Bart's Nightmare
27 March, 1989 5:00 am
In this sequel to "Shell Game", Bart has a nightmare after eating every single cookie from the cookie jar.
0x45 Family Therapy
24 April, 1989 4:00 am
Homer takes the family to a psychologist.
This is last Tracey Ullman Short we hear a character from The Simpsons series say a curse word.
0x46 Maggie in Peril (Chapter One)
01 May, 1989 4:00 am
Bart kicks Maggie's ball out of sight and she takes off to retrieve it back. (To be Continued...)
0x47 Maggie in Peril (The Thrilling Conclusion)
08 May, 1989 4:00 am
Part 2. Maggie floats in the air hanging on to balloons and lands safely back in her playpen.
0x49 Springfield's Most Wanted
18 September, 1995 4:00 am
This special was aired before the premier of the 7th season opener; hosted by John Walsh (from the FOX series "Americas Most Wanted"), it offered up all sorts of theories and insights into who might have shot Montgomery Burns.
0x50 The Simpsons Movie
28 July, 2007 4:00 am
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives.
0x53 The Simpsons' Christmas Message
26 December, 2008 4:00 am
Marge comments on David and Victoria Beckham's marriage in a negative comparison with hers and Homer's, and compared the special relationship between the UK and the US to that of Mini Me and Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers films ("Helping out in all our zany schemes to take over the world"). Lisa Simpson also held a banner supporting Cornwall's secession: "UK OUT OF CORNWALL", while chanting "Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn" (freedom for Cornwall now).
0x56 A Culture Show Special
26 July, 2007 4:00 am
Not long before the anticipated release of their movie, and after celebrating the 400th episode and 20 years, The Culture Show paid homage to the great success of The Simpsons with this special half-hour documentary about them. Hosted by Lauren Laverne (who co-hosts Culture Show along with the great film critic Mark Kermode), this programme basically looked back from their first appearance on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 and episodes gone by to see why everyone loves this cartoon sitcom so much. This included the key and supporting characters, the jokes, the celebrity appearances, the writers, the mocking of everyday things, and much more, a great one-off documentary with plenty of clips, information and opinion to keep you interested. With contributions from creator Matt Groening, Ricky Gervais, Nick Park, Stephen Hawking, Phill Jupitus, Helen Fielding and Johnny Vegas.
0x57 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: in 3-D! On Ice!
11 January, 2010 4:00 am
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock takes on the behemoth task of documenting 20 years of the global phenomenon that is THE SIMPSONS. In his distinctive and innovative style, the unprecedented one-hour special follows Spurlock as he sets off on a cross-country globe-trotting mission combing the streets for interviews from fans young and old. His travels take him from the home of THE SIMPSONS' biggest fan to the organization at the center of THE SIMPSONS' biggest controversies to landmarks such as the birthplace of "Groundskeeper Willie" and the Springfield Isotopes' playing field. In addition, Spurlock talks to cast, writers and celebrities about the undying cultural obsession with THE SIMPSONS.
0x58 Access All Areas
12 January, 2010 4:00 am
In the first of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais takes you behind the scenes to see how the show is made, talking to those who put each episode together, plus celebrity fans like Simon Cowell and Hugh Hefner.
0x59 The Simpsons Balenciaga
03 October, 2021 4:00 am
Homer forgets to buy Marge a birthday present, and while looking for ideas finds her sleeping with a Balenciaga catalog and writes to them, asking if they can send him their cheapest product with the Balenciaga logo on it, or even just a tag.
0x60 Te Deseo Lo Mejor
25 December, 2021 4:00 am
Bad Bunny helps Homer and Marge in the video for his new single Te Deseo Lo Mejor. The Puerto Rican pop star rekindles the flame between the two lovers.
0x61 The Longest Daycare
18 February, 2013 4:00 am
In this Oscar-nominated short from The Simpsons, Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.
0x62 Planet of the Couches
17 October, 2016 4:00 am
To celebrate the series’ 600th episode, The Simpsons and Google have come together to create a special Virtual Reality experience. Produced with Google Spotlight Stories, The Simpsons couch gag, “Planet of the Couches,” is available on both Android and iOS. View it with any Google Cardboard viewer for the full VR experience.
0x63 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
23 October, 2017 4:00 am
The special, which satirizes Ken Burns' seminal documentary miniseries Baseball, will pay tribute to the episode "Homer at the Bat" while offering up interviews from eight of the baseball stars who appeared as ringers in the episode, as well as Yankees All-Star Aaron Judge, Nick Offerman, Russell Brand, George Will, Tim Gunn, and Dr. Oz, not to mention sportscasters Bob Costas, Joe Buck, Bob Uecker, and Charissa Thompson. In addition, the documentary includes "interviews" with Homer, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Apu, and Comic Book Guy.
0x64 Playdate with Destiny
07 March, 2020 4:00 am
Maggie and Marge are having a play-date at Springfield's finest toddler play park when Maggie becomes smitten with a little boy. It's love at first suck and Maggie dreams about seeing him again after a day full of make-believe romance.
0x65 Maggie Simpson in “The Force Awakens From Its Nap”
05 May, 2021 4:00 am
In a daycare, far, far away... but still in Springfield, Maggie is on an epic quest for her stolen pacifier. Her adventure brings her face-to-face with young Padawans, Sith Lords, familiar droids, Rebel scum, and an ultimate battle against the dark side, in this original short celebrating the Star Wars galaxy.
0x66 The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
08 July, 2021 4:00 am
Loki joins forces with Bart Simpson to fight against his toughest opponents in Springfield after he is banished from Asgard yet again.
0x67 The Simpsons in Plusaversary
13 November, 2021 4:00 am
The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.
0x68 When Billie Met Lisa
23 April, 2022 4:00 am
When Lisa's practicing with her saxophone annoys the rest of the family, she is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and Finneas while searching for a quiet place. Billie then invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session.
0x69 Welcome To The Club
09 September, 2022 4:00 am
Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun
0x70 The Simpsons Meet The Bocellis In Feliz Navidad
16 December, 2022 4:00 am
This Christmas, Homer surprises Marge with the ultimate gift: an unforgettable performance from Italian opera superstar Andrea Bocelli and his children Matteo and Virginia.
0x71 Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
05 May, 2023 4:00 am
On their way to daycare, Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu's hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial TIE fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield in this epic short celebrating all things Star Wars.
0x72 May The 12th Be With You
11 May, 2024 4:00 am
It’s Mother’s Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains and a surprising old friend.
0x73 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
12 October, 2024 4:00 am
Sideshow Bob joins the villains of Disney+ for a new holiday carol...for Halloween!
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