The Simpsons.

The Simpsons (in English, The Simpsons) is an American comedy series in animation format created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and aired in several countries worldwide. The series is a satire of American society about the life and day to day in a middle class family in the country (which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson) who lives in a fictional town called Springfield 1
The family was conceived by Groening and debuted shortly thereafter in a series of animated shorts produced by James L. Brooks.2 Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting his own name for Bart.2 3 short became part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987 , 4 but after three seasons was decided to turn them into a series of half-hour episodes in prime time. Was a success on Fox and was the first series of this channel to become among the 30 most watched programs in the 1992-1993 season in the United States.5
Since its debut on December 17, 1989 have been issued 516 episodes until December 16, 2012, after his twenty-fourth season premiere on 30 September 2012.6 At the end of the eighteenth season, on May 20, 2007, U.S. aired the episode 400: You Kent Always Say What You Want. In most of the world on 26 and 27 July 2007 was released The Simpsons Movie, which grossed nearly $ 526 million worldwide.7
The Simpsons has won numerous awards since it debuted as a series, including 25 Emmy Awards, 24 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 called it the best series of the twentieth century, 8 and 14 January 2000 received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. The Simpsons is an American series of cartoons and more duración9 American animated program more largo.10 The growl of annoyance of Homer "D'oh!" Has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary Inglés, while the series has influenced many animated sitcoms adults.11 Also in 2013 he received his first Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Animated Short for The Longest Daycare Maggie Simpson.