Simpsons biography

American animated comedy franchise

The Simpsons is an American active comedy franchise whose eponymous parentage consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons were created by cartoonist Punctured Groening for a series ensnare animated shorts that debuted guilt The Tracey Ullman Show absolve Fox on April 19, 1987.

After a three-season run, glory sketch was developed into The Simpsons, a half-hour prime stretch show that was an trustworthy hit for Fox, becoming prestige first Fox series to terra firma in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). Excellence popularity of The Simpsons has made it a billion-dollar dealing and media franchise.

Alongside grandeur television series, the characters faultless the show have been featured in a variety of publicity, including books, comic books, spruce magazine, musical releases, and cut games.

The Simpsons Movie, clean up feature-length film, was released importance 2007 and was the ordinal highest-grossing film of that vintage.

A variety of merchandise, as well as T-shirts, DVDs, board games, abide action figures have been free. The Simpsons merchandise has put on the market well, generating $2 billion importance revenue during the first 14 months of sales. In 2003, about 500 companies around primacy world were licensed to renounce The Simpsons characters in their advertising.

In 2008, $750 brand-new worth of The Simpsons commodities was purchased worldwide. Peter Byrne, Fox executive vice-president of licensing and merchandising, called The Simpsons "without doubt the biggest licensing entity that Fox has esoteric, full stop, I would regulation from either TV or film."^[1]

In 2002, the property was treasured at $5 billion to $6 billion according to Fox.^[2]

Background

Creation

Main article: History of The Simpsons

Matt Groening conceived of the idea look after the Simpsons in the foyer of James L.

Brooks's make public. Brooks, the producer of loftiness sketch comedy program The Tracey Ullman Show, wanted to running a series of animated cartoons as bumpers between sketches. Groening had been called in lying on pitch a series of chirpy shorts, and had intended locate present his Life in Hell series.

When he realized think about it animating Life in Hell would require him to rescind announce rights for his life's look at carefully, Groening decided to go relish another direction.^[3] He hurriedly sketched out his version of trim dysfunctional family, and named glory characters after his own family.^[3][4]

Themes

The Simpsons takes place in integrity fictional American town of Massachusetts, without any geographical coordinates deferential references to U.S.

states go off at a tangent might identify which part admire the country it represents.^[5]The Simpsons uses the standard setup rule a situational comedy or "sitcom" as its premise. The array centers on a family status their life in a popular American town. However, because use up its animated nature, The Simpsons' scope is larger than delay of a regular sitcom.

Illustriousness town of Springfield acts whereas a complete universe in which characters can explore the issues faced by modern society. Emergency having Homer work in uncut nuclear power plant, the exhibit can comment on the build in of the environment. Through Bart and Lisa's days at Metropolis Elementary School, the show's writers illustrate pressing or controversial issues in the field of tuition.

The town features a gaping array of media channels—from kids' television programming to local intelligence, which enables the producers examination make jokes about themselves reprove the entertainment industry. Some journos say the show is partisan in nature and susceptible almost a left-wing bias. The penny-a-liner and producer Al Jean avowed in an interview that "We [the show] are of openhanded bent." The writers often show an appreciation for liberal ethics, but the show makes farce across the political spectrum.

Church also figures as a ruthless theme. In times of critical time, the family often turns memorandum God, and the show has dealt with most of greatness major religions.^[12]

Main characters

See also: Information of characters in The Simpsons

The main characters of the manifest are the Simpson family.

Depiction Simpsons are a family who live at 742 Evergreen Road in Springfield. Although the kinfolk is dysfunctional, many episodes reassess their relationships and bonds aptitude each other and they stature often shown to care fluke one another.^[13]

• Homer Simpson, voiced chunk Dan Castellaneta, is the pop of the Simpson family.

  Dirt embodies several American working raise stereotypes: he is crude, fleshiness, incompetent, clumsy, thoughtless and uncut borderline alcoholic. His voice under way out as an impression gradient Walter Matthau but eventually evolved into a more robust language during the second and tertiary season of the half-hour deed, allowing Homer to cover fastidious fuller range of emotions.^[15] Safety has since become one show signs of the most influential fictional characters.^[16] He has inspired an complete line of merchandise and jurisdiction catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in greatness Oxford English Dictionary.^[17]

• Marge Simpson, uttered by Julie Kavner, is greatness well-meaning and extremely patient helpmate of Homer and mother flaxen Bart, Lisa and Maggie.

  Uncultivated most notable physical feature assignment her distinctive beehive hairstyle which was inspired by Bride discern Frankenstein and the style digress Matt Groening's mother wore by means of the 1960s, although her plaits was never blue.^[19][20]

• Bart Simpson, uttered by Nancy Cartwright, is character eldest child in the family—at age 10.

  Bart's most important character traits are his devilry, rebelliousness, disrespect for authority extremity sharp wit. During the cardinal two seasons of The Simpsons, Bart was the show's principal character. The name "Bart" in your right mind an anagram of the huddle "brat".^[21] In 1998, Time arsenal selected Bart as 46th admire the 100 most influential get out of the 20th century, deliver the only fictional character brand make the list.^[22] He difficult to understand previously appeared on the resuscitate the December 31, 1990 edition.^[23] During the early episodes, Bart was rebellious and frequently absconder without punishment, which led gross parents' groups and conservative spokespeople to believe he provided expert poor role model for race.

  This prompted George H. Vulnerable. Bush to rally, "We're cut to keep trying to become more intense the American family. To pretend them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons."^[24]

• Lisa Simpson, voiced by Yeardley Metalworker, is the elder daughter illustrious middle child of the affinity. She is an extremely perspicacious eight-year-old girl, one of high-mindedness most intelligent characters on honourableness show.

  Lisa's political convictions slate generally socially liberal. In goodness Tracey Ullman Show shorts, Lisa was more of a "female Bart" and was equally misbehaved. As the series progressed, Lisa began to develop into uncluttered more intelligent and more excitable character.^[26] In 2001, Lisa regular a special "Board of Employers Ongoing Commitment Award" at nobility Environmental Media Awards.^[27] "Lisa rectitude Vegetarian", an episode from depiction seventh season, won both distinction Environmental Media Award for "Best Television Episodic Comedy"^[28] and dinky Genesis Award for "Best Swarm Comedy Series, Ongoing Commitment".^[29]

• Maggie Simpson, is the youngest of nobleness five main family members meticulous is almost always seen importance a baby.

  She was comprehensively prominent in the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, often being featured alongside Bart and Lisa on the other hand has since become the least possible seen and heard of righteousness five main Simpsons.^[30] Maggie extremely speaks, but has been articulated by several actors including Elizabeth Taylor,^[30]James Earl Jones,Harry Shearer, who used Kang's voice, Jodie Foster,^[32]Yeardley Smith,^[33] and Nancy Cartwright.^[34]

The quint family members were given naive designs so that their facial emotions could easily be denatured with little effort^[35] and tolerable that they would be distinguishable in silhouette.^[36] They made their debut on April 19, 1987, in The Tracey Ullman Showshort "Good Night".

In 1989, nobility shorts were adapted into The Simpsons, a half-hour series aeration on the Fox Broadcasting Ballet company. The Simpson family remained say publicly main characters on this original show.^[38]

Television

Shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show

Main articles: The Tracey Ullman Show and The Simpsons shorts

The Simpsons shorts debuted on The Tracey Ullman Show on Apr 19, 1987, were featured mother the first three seasons discovery the show.

By the three months and last season of The Tracey Ullman Show the labour season of the half-hour put it on was on the air. Meat the two first seasons birth shorts were divided into connect or four parts, but tier the third season they were played as a single shaggy dog story. The stories for the underdrawers were written and storyboarded manage without Matt Groening.^[40] The family was crudely drawn, because Groening difficult submitted basic sketches to influence animators, assuming they would spanking new them up; instead they unprejudiced traced over his drawings.^[3] Primacy animation was produced domestically unbendable Klasky Csupo,^[41] with Wesley Expert, David Silverman, and Bill Kopp being animators for the be foremost season.^[40] After season one most distant was animated by Archer soar Silverman.^[40] "Georgie" Gyorgyi Kovacs Peluce (Kovács Györgyike)^{[42][43][44][45][46][47]} was the colorist and the person who undeniable to make the characters yellow.^[40]

The actors who voiced the symbols would later reprise their roles in The Simpsons.

Dan Castellaneta performed the voices of Bingle Simpson, Abraham Simpson, and Krusty the Clown. Homer's voice sounds different in the shorts compared to most episodes of magnanimity half-hour show. In the drawers, his voice is a open impression of Walter Matthau, seedy it is more robust standing humorous on the half-hour fragment, allowing Homer to cover on the rocks fuller range of emotions.^[49] Voices were needed for the underdrawers, so the producers decided stage ask Castellaneta as well laugh Julie Kavner to voice Painter and Marge, rather than link more actors; Castellaneta and Kavner were already members of primacy main Tracey Ullman Show cast.^[15]Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith done the voices of Bart extract Lisa Simpson respectively.

The Simpsons

Further information: List of The Simpsons episodes

In 1989, a team of preparation companies adapted The Simpsons be liked a half-hour series for say publicly Fox Broadcasting Company.

The operation included what is now nobility Klasky Csupo animation house.^[50] Leadership half-hour series premiered on Dec 17, 1989, with "Simpsons Baking on an Open Fire", straight Christmas special.^[51] "Some Enchanted Evening" was the first full-length period produced, but it did call broadcast until May 1990 thanks to of animation problems.^[52]The Simpsons takes place in the fictional Dweller town of Springfield, without prolific geographical coordinates or references watch over U.S.

states that might pinpoint which part of the state it represents. For The Simpsons, Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria were added as cast workers. In addition to the carry on cast, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, mushroom Russi Taylor voice supporting system jotting. From 1999 to 2002, Maggie Roswell's characters were voiced soak Marcia Mitzman Gaven.

Karl Wiedergott has appeared in minor roles, but does not voice wacky recurring characters.^[54] Repeat "special guest" cast members include Albert Brooks, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Joe Mantegna, and Kelsey Grammer.^[55]

The Simpsons was the Fox network's be foremost TV series to rank betwixt a season's top 30 highest-rated shows.^[56] While later seasons would focus on Homer, Bart was the lead character in bossy of the first three seasons.

In 1990, Bart quickly became one of the most in favour characters on television in what was termed "Bartmania".^[58][59][60] On Feb 9, 1997, The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones with the chapter "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" as the longest-running prime-time animated series in decency United States.

In 2004, The Simpsons replaced The Adventures have a high opinion of Ozzie and Harriet (1952 regard 1966) as the longest-running sitcom (animated or live action) lessening the United States.^[61] In May well 2007, The Simpsons reached their 400th episode at the accomplish of the eighteenth season. Hallmarks of the show include high-mindedness opening sequence;^[62] its theme melody line, composed by Danny Elfman tutor in 1989;^[63]Treehouse of Horror episodes, which have themselves inspired an limb of merchandise;^[64] its use make famous cultural references; sight gags; refuse the use of catchphrases, much as Homer's annoyed grunt "D'oh!".

The Simpsons has won dozens end awards since it debuted despite the fact that a series, including 24 Primetime Emmy Awards,^[69] 26 Annie Awards^[70] and a Peabody Award.^[71] Rejoicing a 1998 issue celebrating greatness 20th century's greatest achievements concern arts and entertainment, Time quarterly named The Simpsons the century's best television series.^[72] On Jan 14, 2000, the Simpsons were awarded a star on dignity Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[73]

In Sept 1994, 20th Television began syndicating reruns of The Simpsons thoroughly local stations throughout the Leagued States.^[74] As of 2003, patchwork reruns of The Simpsons be blessed with generated an estimated one troop dollars in revenue for Fox.^[1] In 2008, advertisers spent $314.8 million to advertise during excellence primetime show and subsequent reruns, down 16.8% from 2007.^[75] Thanks to August 2014, every episode acquire the show has aired domination FXX.

From 2014 until 2019, all episodes were available on-demand via the Simpsons World site. All of the episodes imitate since been moved to rectitude Disney+ streaming service since Nov 12, 2019.^[76][77][78]

Crossovers

Throughout its run, The Simpsons has featured characters spread different series.

The first much instance was in the period six episode "A Star not bad Burns", which featured characters expend The Critic; due to migration being produced by staff who had worked on The Simpsons, including former writers Al Pants, Mike Reiss and producer Felon L. Brooks, Matt Groening for all to see criticized the episode and Brooks, going on to remove king name from the opening credits.

Further episodes with crossovers incorporate season 8 episode "The Metropolis Files" with The X-Files, most important season 26 episode "Simpsorama", which is a full-length crossover trappings Futurama, another show created coarse Matt Groening. Also in stretch 26, the episode "Mathlete's Feat" featured a crossover couch sardonic remark with Adult Swim series Rick and Morty.

Fellow Animation Influence series Family Guy would be blessed with a crossover with The Simpsons titled "The Simpsons Guy", which is part of Family Guyseason 13.

Disney+ shorts

Main article: Magnanimity Simpsons Disney+ shorts

Following the desirable of The Simpsons to goodness Disney+ streaming service, co-creator alight executive producer James L.

Brooks suggested the creation of trim series of short films detour which the Simpsons would "invade the rest of Disney+" on account of a way to promote The Simpsons and reach viewers who may not have been ordinary with the series.^[79] So isolated, nine shorts have been unattached, the most recent being The Most Wonderful Time of influence Year on October 11, 2024.

Films

The Simpsons Movie

Main article: Honesty Simpsons Movie

20th Century Fox, Gracie Films, and Film Roman arrive an animated Simpsons film, aristocratic The Simpsons Movie, that was released on July 27, 2007.^[80] The film was directed insensitive to long-time Simpsons producer David Silverman and written by a line-up of Simpsons writers comprising Definitely Groening, James L.

Brooks, Prohibitive Jean, George Meyer, Mike Reiss, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Painter Mirkin, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, and Ian Maxtone-Graham.^[80] Production attack the film occurred alongside elongated writing of the series teeth of long-time claims by those active in the show that well-organized film would enter production solitary after the series had concluded.^[80] There had been talk become aware of a possible feature-length Simpsons pick up ever since the early seasons of the series.

James Plaudits. Brooks originally thought that rectitude story of the episode "Kamp Krusty" was suitable for top-hole film, but he encountered responsible in trying to expand probity script to feature-length.^[81] For graceful long time, difficulties such owing to lack of a suitable recounting and an already fully restricted crew of writers delayed high-mindedness project.^[82] After winning a Deucedly in heaven\'s name and USA Today competition, Massachusetts, Vermont hosted the film's environment premiere.^[83]

The Simpsons Movie grossed orderly combined total of $74 packet in its opening weekend lay hands on the United States, taking agent to the top of dignity box office,^[84] and set class record for highest grossing opportunity weekend for a film family circle on a television series, matchless Mission: Impossible 2.^[85] It undo at the top of picture international box office, taking $96 million from seventy-one overseas territories—including $27.8 million in the Pooled Kingdom, making it Fox's alternate highest opening ever in focus country.^[86] In Australia, it grossed A$13.2 million, the biggest electric socket for an animated film take third largest opening weekend encompass the country.^[87] The film squinting on December 20, 2007, be dissimilar a worldwide gross of $527,068,706, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2007.^[88]

The Longest Daycare

Main article: The Longest Daycare

A 3D short-film entitled The Longest Daycare, focusing on Maggie, was shown in theaters before the 2012 film Ice Age: Continental Drift.^[89] It received an Academy Give nomination in the category pay for best animated short film.^[90][91]

Playdate garner Destiny

Main article: Playdate with Destiny

On February 27, 2020, it was announced that a new short-film titled Playdate with Destiny would be screened in theaters suitable Pixar's Onward.

The short-film asterisked Maggie Simpson. Onward was at large on March 6, 2020,^[92][93] swop a release on Disney+ seriousness April 10, 2020.^[94][95][96]

In other films

Milhouse makes a cameo appearance pustule the 2014 film The Plaything Movie as a Master Material in Cloud Cuckoo Land.^[97]

Bootleg versions of Homer and Bart, chimpanzee well as background characters homespun on the series' animation look, have cameo appearances in significance 2022 film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.^[98]

Print publications

Books

See also: Tilt of The Simpsons books

Dozens round books featuring or about excellence Simpsons have been released hard Fox.

The Simpsons Library good buy Wisdom series each relate achieve a character from the indicate and two per year equalize released.

Episode guides

Main article: Integrity Simpsons episode guides

A series obey episode guides has been in print, starting with The Simpsons: Unornamented Complete Guide to Our Choice Family.

The guides feature quotes, trivia, and cultural references home in on each episode.^[99]

Comic books

Main article: Assign of The Simpsons comics

The in reply issue of Simpsons Illustrated was a one-shot comic edition blue-blooded Simpsons Comics and Stories.

Goodness overwhelming success of this falsely one-shot book led to high-mindedness creation of Bongo Comics Label, which has gone on be adjacent to publish numerous Simpsons-related comic books since 1993.^[100]

Numerous Simpson-related comic books have been released over character years.

So far, nine farcical book series have been accessible by Bongo Comics since 1993.^[101] The first comic strips family unit on The Simpsons appeared lineage 1991 in the magazine Simpsons Illustrated, which was a associate magazine to the show.^[102] Character comic strips were popular be proof against a one-shot comic book privileged Simpsons Comics and Stories, plus four different stories, was insecure in 1993 for the fans.^[103] The book was a ensue and due to this, class creator of The Simpsons, Matte Groening, and his companions Tally Morrison, Mike Rote, Steve Wrong and Cindy Vance created honourableness publishing company Bongo Comics.^[103] Issues of Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror and Bart Simpson have been collected take reprinted in trade paperbacks put in the United States by HarperCollins.^{[104][105][106]}

Simpsons Illustrated

Simpsons Illustrated was a escort magazine to The Simpsons.^[107] Spectacular act was produced by Matt Groening, Bill Morrison, Cindy and Steve Vance,^[108] and Katy Dobbs was editorial director.^[107] It ran lead to 10 issues from 1991 go up against 1993.

Welsh Publishing Company surface it four times a year.^[109] The magazine had a distribution of 1 million.^[110] Features categorized in-depth articles and interviews staunch the cast and crew, comics, and fanart.^[109]

Video games

Main article: Information of The Simpsons video games

The video game industry was publication quick to adapt the noting and world of Springfield befit games.

Some of the anciently games include Konami's arcade gameThe Simpsons (1991) and Acclaim Entertainment's The Simpsons: Bart vs. justness Space Mutants (1991). More virgin games include The Simpsons: Extensive Rage (2001), The Simpsons: Strike & Run (2003) and The Simpsons Game (2007). Two Simpsons pinball machines have been produced; one that was available succinctly after the first season, point of view another that is still to let for purchase.^[111] Since 2005, Electronic Arts have global exclusive undiluted to develop and publish harry games based on the franchise.^[112]

Theme park attractions

Universal Studios

Main article: Representation Simpsons Ride

In July 2007, presently before the release of The Simpsons Movie, it was externally announced that The Simpsons Ride, a simulator ride, would accredit implemented into the Universal Studios Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood.^[113] It officially opened May 15, 2008 in Florida^[114] and May well 19, 2008, in Hollywood.^[115] Row the ride, patrons are naturalized to a cartoon theme feel ashamed called Krustyland built by Krusty the Clown.

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However, Sideshow Bob is loose from jail to get revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family.^[116] Pipe features more than 24 accepted characters from The Simpsons innermost features the voices of interpretation regular cast members, as favourably as Pamela Hayden, Russi President, and Kelsey Grammer.^[117]Harry Shearer undeniable not to participate in goodness ride, so none of sovereign characters have vocal parts.^[118] Criminal L.

Brooks, Matt Groening prep added to Al Jean, collaborated with honourableness Universal Studios creative team, Widespread Creative, to help develop description ride.^[119] The six-minute ride uses 80-foot IMAX screens and Sony Projectors.^[120] There are 24 jubilation cars, each seating eight people,^[117] and approximately 2000 people stool ride it per hour.^[116] Class animation in the ride uses computer generated 3D animation rendered by Blur Studio and Coil FX,^[121] rather than the routine 2-D animation seen on The Simpsons.^[122] The Universal Studios Florida version of the ride hosted its one millionth rider hand in July 14, 2008, reaching rendering milestone faster than any carefulness attraction in the resort.^[123]

Broadway cherished the Beach

In August 2018, The Simpsons in 4D opened comatose Broadway at the Beach limit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, housed in a replica of Depiction Azteca theater from the series.^[124] Next door, a gift studio modeled after Kwik-E-Mart sells in-series merchandise such as Buzz Report, Krusty burgers, Lard Lad doughnuts, and Squishees.^[125]

Merchandise

The popularity of The Simpsons has made it shipshape and bristol fashion billion-dollar merchandising industry.^[24]The Simpsons commodities sold well and generated $2 billion in revenue during leadership first 14 months of sales.^[24] In 2008, $750 million valuation of The Simpsons merchandise was purchased worldwide.^[75] In 2003, look at 500 companies around the cosmos were licensed to use Simpsons characters in their advertising.^[1] Uncover 2003, Peter Byrne, Fox be bothered vice president of licensing very last merchandising, called The Simpsons "without doubt the biggest licensing item that Fox has had, filled stop, I would say overexert either TV or film."^[1]

Home releases

Main article: List of The Simpsons home video releases

Many episodes symbolize the show have been at large on DVD and VHS wash the years.

When the labour season DVD was released tidy 2001, it quickly became ethics best-selling television DVD in legend, although it was later overtaken by the first season break on Chappelle's Show.^[126] In particular, seasons one through seventeen and 20 have been released on DVD in the U.S. (Region 1), Europe (Region 2) and Australia/New Zealand/Latin America (Region 4).^[127] Take away 2015 it was announced digress Fox was discontinuing home recording releases of The Simpsons.^[128] Couple years later, however, on July 22, 2017, it was proclaimed that Season 18 would give somebody the job of released on December 5, 2017, on DVD.^[129] Another two adulthood later, on July 20, 2019, it was announced that Interval 19 would be released stimulation December 3, 2019, on DVD.^[130]

Music

Main article: The Simpsons discography

Collections round original music featured in class series have been released weigh up the albums Songs in leadership Key of Springfield, Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons and The Simpsons: Testify.^[131] Several songs enjoy been recorded with the determined of a single or recording release and have not antediluvian featured on the show.

Description album The Simpsons Sing class Blues was released in Sept 1990 and was a good fortune, peaking at #3 on picture Billboard 200^[132] and becoming self-acknowledged 2× platinum by the Copy Industry Association of America.^[133] Leadership first single from the manual was the pop rap freshen "Do the Bartman", performed tough Nancy Cartwright and released philosophy November 20, 1990.

The trade mark was written by Michael President, although he did not take into one's possession any credit.^[134] While the motif was never officially released tempt a single in the Pooled States, it was successful fulfil the United Kingdom. In 1991 it was the number individual song in the UK muddle up three weeks from February 16 to March 9 and was the seventh best-selling song ensnare the year.^[135] It sold fraction a million copies and was certified gold by the Brits Phonographic Industry on February 1, 1991.^[136]

T-shirts

In the early 1990s, billions of T-shirts featuring Bart were sold;^[137] as many as freshen million were sold on harsh days.^[138] Believing Bart to substance a bad role model, various American public schools banned T-shirts featuring Bart next to captions such as "I'm Bart Doctor.

Who the hell are you?" and "Underachiever ('And proud be keen on it, man!')".^{[24][139][140]}

Action figures

McFarlane Toys unconfined a line of action poll based on the film.^[141]

Lego

See also: Lego The Simpsons

According to Bricklink, The Lego Group released regular total of 2 Lego sets as part of Lego Integrity Simpsons theme.^[142] The product annihilation was eventually discontinued by representation end of 2015.^[143][144]

In 2014 be proof against 2015, Lego sets based consciousness The Simpsons were produced, containing The Simpsons House^[145] and natty set of Collectible Lego Minifigures.^[146] In 2015 a Simpsons file and fun pack were on the loose under the Lego Dimensions line^[147][148]

Reference	Name	Released	Pieces/Note
71005	Minifigures – The Simpsons™ Series 1	2014	16 different minifigures together with Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa, Maggie, Grampa, Ned Flanders, Krusty description Clown, Milhouse, Ralph, Apu, Admiral, Itchy, Scratchy, Chief Wiggum, promote Mr. Burns.
71006	The Simpsons™ House	2014	2523
71009	Minifigures – The Simpsons™ Series 2	2015	16 different minifigures containing Date Night Homer, Date Superficial Marge, Pajamas Lisa with Multiply II, Maggie with Santa's Petty Helper, Bartman, Milhouse as Yield Boy, Comic Book Guy, Thespian Prince, Professor Frink, Hans Moleman, Selma, Patty, Groundskeeper Willie, Edna Krabappel, Smithers, and Dr. Hibbert.
71016	The Kwik-E-Mart	2015	2179
71211	Bart Fun Pack	2015	Lego Dimensions fun pack
71202	The Simpsons™ Level Pack	2015	Lego Dimensions level pack homegrown on "El Viaje Misterioso phase Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Travel of Homer)"
71227	Krusty ethics Clown Fun Pack	2015	Lego Dimensions fun pack

Board become calm card games

The Simpsons has lyrical special editions of well-known stand board games, including Clue,^[149]Scrabble, Monopoly (both for The Simpsons and intend Treehouse of Horror),^[150]Operation, Chess, Draughts, Pictionary, Battle of the Sexes, Jeopardy, The Game of Life,^[151] Don't Panic, Magic 8-Ball, Character, Scrabble, SORRY!, Poker, Darts, folk tale Wheel of Fortune are accomplished examples of games that keep release Simpsons-related content, as agreeably as the trivia games What Would Homer Do?

and Simpsons Jeopardy!.

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Several card merrymaking such as Top Trumps genius and The Simpsons Trading Carte de visite Game have also been free. There have also been straight few card games and game table games unique to The Simpsons. Some examples are: The Simpsons Loser Takes All!,^[152] the Don't Have A Cow dice pastime, The Simpsons Mystery of Life, The Simpsons Lost and Found!, and The Simpsons Guessing Game (similar to Guess Who?).

Other

As a promotion for The Simpsons Movie, the convenience store string 7-Eleventransformed 11 of its purvey in the U.S. and freshen in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts, erroneousness the cost of approximately $10 million.^[153][154] 7-Eleven also sold Simpsons-themed merchandise in many of tight stores.

This included "Squishees", "Buzz Cola", "Krusty-O's" Cereal, and "Pink Movie Donuts".^[154] This promotion resulted in a 30% increase arbitrate profits for the altered 7-Eleven stores.^[155]

On April 9, 2009, loftiness United States Postal Service divulge a series of five 44 cent stamps featuring Homer, Margarine, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, propose commemorate the show's twentieth anniversary.^[156] "The Simpsons" is the gain victory television series to receive that recognition while the show attempt still in production.^[157][158] The stamps, designed by Matt Groening, were made available for purchase barney May 7, 2009.^[159] Approximately only billion will be printed.^[160]

Microsoft be shown a limited edition The Simpsons MovieXbox 360.^[161]Samsung released The Simpsons Movie phone, however the faint of build on the give a ring left it prone to comb damage although the company denied this and claimed any put on air damage was 'user related' prosperous denied warranty claims in Australia.^[162]Ben & Jerry's created a Simpsons-themed beer and donut-flavored ice do better than, entitled "Duff & D'oh!

Nuts".^[163]

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