In February , the cost of purchasing newer episodes rose too high for the BBC, making them disinclined to pay for newer episodes, which leaded them to lost the terrestrial rights to air The Simpsons, with the final episode, " Behind the Laughter ", airing on May 7, at 6pm.
However, broadcasting rights were held until The channel was outbid by Channel 4 , who handled the rights and has been airing the show in terrestrial television since November In May , this event was referenced on Dead Ringers , in which a false continuity announcement was given out, regarding the fact they no longer aired The Simpsons , and that they now showed a double feature of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air a common fixture to weeknights on BBC Two, where The Simpsons was always followed by The Fresh Prince.
Over the course of the show airing on BBC Two, it averaged around 3 million viewers per episode. In October , it reached a peak of 4. Simpsons Wiki Explore. The television series is a spin-off of a series of animated shorts originally aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. The series is a satirical parody of the " Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family.
It lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole and even television itself, being famous for its frequent use of self-referential humor, and meta-references. The Simpsons itself has had an impact on popular culture. Catchphrases have been used in real life and the annoyed grunt d'oh has been accepted into the English dictionary.
The show has been cited as an influence on many adult-oriented animated series in the late s, such as King of the Hill , South Park and Family Guy. Although it in recent years has been accused of a decline in quality, it still remains a highly rated show.
The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, as well as the longest-running American animated program, to date. Since it debuted on December 17, , the show has aired episodes see list of episodes in eighteen seasons.
As of March 20, , the show has been renewed through its nineteenth season, which would air in — September 1, am. Read More About: Classic Reviews. Surgeon General Response. All Rights reserved. Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa, originally auditioned for Bart. You sound too much like a girl! Dan Castellaneta was invited to read for Homer Simpson after Tracey Ullman saw him perform a sketch comedy bit about a blind, crippled comedian at Second City in Chicago.
Because "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was originally meant to be the eighth episode, Santa's Little Helper is mysteriously absent from the next episode "Bart the Genius".
According to DVD commentary, the creators of the show received letters of praise for heightening the awareness of the abandonment of racing dogs even though they didn't know it was a real problem when they created the episode. BY Christian Bond. The Simpsons was supposed to premiere in September. Marge Simpson was supposed to get drunk in the first episode of The Simpsons.
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