The Simpsons celebrates a milestone never met by any animated series ever. December 17th 2008 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Simpson’s own weekly series, now in its staggering 20th season.
In reality The Simpsons hit 20 last year since its first incarnation was in 30 second shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show between segments, but this day is the 20th Anniversary of the very first episode of the Simpsons show ever on Television.
In case you have been living under a big giant rock, Wikipedia calls it:
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of the middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its titular family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons many aspects of the human condition including American culture, society, and television.
Of all the ups and downs of the series, it has reached an untouchable status. They would have to quit on their own terms to want to bring this show to a close.
Homer has pursued pretty much every profession known to man (despite his incredible inability to deserve them) and has met more celebrities than Perez Hilton.
But of the entire series, the one character that never fails to amuse me is the Comic Book Guy. Nameless (Jeff Albertson actually), and the animated avatar of every elitist comic book geek you have ever known offers up some of the best lines in the series. Obviously I am biased to the character being a comic book collector myself. In the various comic shops I have frequented throughout my hobby, I have met this man incarnate at least five times.
So in tribute to the Simpsons, The Movie Blog tips its virtual hat to the show that has found a soft spot for just about everyone, and I see no end in sight.
Can you name your favourite character or favourite episode??
