The Simpsons T-ShirTS

The Simpsons

Z

The rhino is being hunted into extinction and could disappear forever unless we act now.

The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The Simpsons is a soft-satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself.

The Simpsons was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The Simpsons became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, The Simpsons was developed into a half-hour prime time show.

The Simpsons was an early hit for Fox, and won several major awards. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named The Simpsons the 20th Century's best television series, and on January 14, 2000 The Simpsons was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Simpsons is currently the longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American animated program. Homer's annoyed grunt "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English lexicon, while The Simpsons has been cited as an influence on many adult-oriented animated sitcoms.

Since The Simpsons debut on December 17, 1989, the show has aired 400 episodes over 18 seasons. As of March 20, 2006, The Simpsons was renewed for a 19th season due to be aired in 2007–2008, premiering on September 23, 2007. The season 18 finale, aired on May 20, is The Simpsons 400th episode, and 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons franchise. A feature-length film, The Simpsons Movie, was released on July 27, 2007.

The Simpsons are a typical family who live in a fictional "Middle American" town of Springfield. Homer Simpson, the father, works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant—a position at odds with his careless, buffoonish personality. Homer Simpson is married to Marge Simpson, a stereotypical American housewife and mother. They have three children: Bart, a ten-year-old troublemaker; Lisa, a precocious eight-year-old activist; and Maggie, a baby who never speaks, but sucks on a pacifier. The family owns a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II. Both pets have had starring roles in several episodes. Despite the passing of yearly milestones such as holidays or birthdays, the Simpsons do not physically age.

The Simpsons show includes an array of quirky characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, and local celebrities. The Simpsons creators originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokesters or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. However, a number of them have gained expanded roles and subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to Matt Groening, The Simpsons adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the comedy show SCTV.

The Simpsons takes place in the fictional American town of Springfield, without any geographical coordinates or references to US states that might identify which part of the country it represents. Nevertheless, fans have tried to determine Springfield's location by taking the town's characteristics, surrounding geography, and nearby landmarks as clues. As a response, The Simpsons has become intentionally deceptive in regard to Springfield's location. The name "Springfield" is a common one in America and appears in over half of the states. Springfield's geography, and that of its surroundings, contain coastlines, deserts, vast farmland, tall mountains, or whatever the story or joke requires. Despite this, Groening has said that Springfield has much in common with Portland, Oregon, the city where he grew up.

The Movie.
Green Day is performing on Lake Springfield, where they fail to engage the audience in talking about the environment. Green Day are killed when the pollution in the lake eats away at their barge, causing it to sink. At the funeral, Grampa has a religious vision, in which he predicts impending doom upon the town, but only Homer's wife Marge pays attention to it. Their environmentalist daughter Lisa and Colin, an Irish boy, hold a seminar entitled "An Irritating Truth", where they convince the town to clean up the lake. Meanwhile, Homer adopts a pig, which causes his now neglected son Bart to seek a parental figure in neighbor Ned Flanders. Homer keeps the pig's waste in an overflowing silo, which horrifies Marge, who tells Homer to dispose of it safely. Homer instead dumps the silo into the lake, polluting it severely and mutating a squirrel. Nearby, Flanders and Bart bond during a hike and discover the squirrel, and it is captured by the EPA. Russ Cargill, head of the EPA, takes drastic action by placing Springfield in a giant glass dome.

When the police discover Homer's silo in the lake an angry mob approaches the Simpsons' home, setting it on fire but the family escape through a sinkhole in baby Maggie Simpson's sandbox and they flee to Alaska. Meanwhile, cracks in the dome cause Cargill to plan Springfiled's destruction, and in Alaska the Simpsons see a television advertisement which promotes a new Grand Canyon where Springfield is. Marge and the kids decide to save the town, but Homer refuses to help the people that tried to kill him. They abandon him and leave to rescue Springfield, only to be captured and placed back in the dome. After a visit with a mysterious Inuit shaman, Homer has an epiphany that he must save the day, and rushes to save the town. A helicopter arrives above Springfield and lowers a bomb suspended by rope through a hole in the dome. Homer climbs the outside of the dome and descends the rope, knocking the escaping townspeople and bomb off. Homer notices a motorcycle, is reunited with Bart and grabs the bomb. They cycle up the side of the dome and Bart throws the bomb through the hole, detonating it and shattering the dome. The town praises Homer, who rides off with Marge on the motorbike into the sunset. The film ends with everyone restoring Springfield, including the Simpsons' home, back to the way things were.