The Simpsons is the longest running show in American history. This is clear as the show is one of the best sitcoms in the world. The show was screened on December 17, 1989 for the first time. Almost all of us know about the outbreak of Ebola virus, Presidency of Donald Trump, and current innovations in technology but how many of you know all these were the predictions of The Simpsons show. Don’t worry if you don’t have enough knowledge about the show because we will present you a list of Simpson’s facts.

Without wasting any time let’s start reading fun facts about Simpsons.

The Simpsons Family

The show revolves around a family. Homer, Bart, Maggie, Lisa and Marge are the members of family.

Time for Making a Single Episode

Do you know how long it takes to create a single episode of The Simpsons? Minimum 6 to 8 months are needed to shape one episode of the show.

The Springfield City

The Simpsons family live in a fictional city called Springfield. Though the city contain many zaniest characters from the police officer to the clown. But the focus of the show was Simpson family.

The Yellow Skinned Family

The show was first aired in the 90’s. And from the first season the entire cast of The Simpsons was yellow skinned. Many people wondered why every character has yellow complexion. May be it was the favorite color of the creator. But Matt Groening introduced the idea of using yellow because he though, yellow is the best color to get the attention of channel surfers.

The Show Flopped In Myanmar

A national law in Myanmar banned the excessive use of yellow and red colors in TV programs. Due to this reason the yellow theme cartoons didn’t get that much love there.

Mailing ID of Homer

Well, the mailing id, Chunkylover53@aol.com, is not a temporary id. Actually it is registered and you will get an auto generated reply from Homer if you send a mail to him.

Total Episodes of The Simpsons

The Simpsons has total 30 seasons. And there are total 644 episodes aired in all of these seasons.   

“d’ oh!” Expression Entered the Dictionary

The expression “d’ oh!” became so popular that Oxford dictionary decided to add the word in wordbook. Finally, the word became part of English dictionary in 2001.

Springfield Town Actually Exists

We all think Springfield, a city in which Simpson family lived, was a fictional town. But in reality there are 34 places in America on the name of Springfield.

The Simpsons Movie

The comedy show was such a great hit that aside from the TV show, “The Simpsons Movie” was released in 2007. Have you watched the movie?

Matt Groening’s Family Name

After reading this fact you will know the dedication of Matt to this show. As already mentioned, the names of Simpson family are on the names of Matt’s own family members.

The Simpson Desert

If you think this desert is on the name of The Simpsons show then for sure you are wrong. Because the desert is actually named after Alfred Allen Simpson, an Australian industrialist.

Only Two Characters Have Five Fingers in the Show

You must have noticed while watching The Simpson that all characters in the show have four finger. Similarly you have observed that God and Jesus are the only characters in the show with five fingers.

“d’ oh!” was Translated In Spanish and French

Homer’s most common expression in whole seasons was “d’ oh!” The word has translation both in Spanish and in French. The Spanish word for the expression is “Ouch!” while in French it is “T’ oh!”

Secret about Krusty

Krusty the clown was introduced in the show to later reveal his identity as Homer Simpson but the director thought it will confuse the audience who may lose their interest in the show.

Guest Starts Are Almost Countless

Yes! The Simpson is the longest running animated series in the History of America. Also the show set a record for having the largest number of guest stars in any comedy program.

Do You Know Bart was Included in The List of 100 Influential Characters

In 1998, The Simpsons got so much popularity that the show made it to the century’s best television show. This honor was given to the prime-time TV series by Time Magazine. Nobody had thought of a fictional character influential enough to make it to the list of 100 most influential people in 1998.

Even Michael Jackson Was a Fan of the Show

Being a super fan of the show you should know that The Simpson released an album called “The Simpsons: Sing the Blues”. The globally hit song of this album, “Do the Bartman”, was co-written by Michael Jackson. Even he provided some background vocals. This shows that Michael was also a fan of the series.

Maggie’s Cost Surprised Everyone

You remember Marge and Maggie visiting the supermarket where at one point the cashier scanned Maggie accidently. The price shown on the machine was $847.63. Perhaps we thought it could be the price of Maggie. How funny! But Matt revealed that the total cost of raising a baby in 1998 was the same as shown on till in the supermarket.

Maggie’s Cost Changed in the Next Series

In a series released in 2008, Marge and Maggie were at the supermarket again. May be you remembered the total cost of Marge’s grocery. If not, let me tell you, it was $243.26. The cashier unintentionally scanned Maggie after that the price changed to $486.52. Well, Matt Groening doesn’t came forward to explain it this time. A rough guess we can make out of it is that your expenses doubles when you have a baby.

Full Name of Bart

Bart is one of the most amazing characters of the Simpsons family. Yet how many of you know the full name of Bart. His full name was Bartholomew Jojo Simpson. The word “Bart” is an anagram of “Brat”.

Maggie’s “sucking” Sound

Maggie often used to make “sucking” sounds. The voice behind this sound was Matt Groening. While the non-sucking sounds in season 1 and in The Simpsons Movie was voice over by Nancy Cartwright.

The Simpsons Visited All the Continents

The family visited all the seven continents even Antarctica. In one episode, Bart was found saying that they have visited all the continents but Lisa point out that the family had not been to Antarctica.

Homer’s Respect for Arabic culture

Though the Simpsons family didn’t visit Saudi Arabia but in Arabic version Homer drink soda instead of beer. And rather than eating hot-dog he preferred eating Egyptian sausages. This shows the respect toward Islamic culture. Moreover, the name of Homer was changed to Omar that series.

The Bus Driver

Otto played the character of bus driver. It is believed that a guitarist slash from the show “Gun N’ Roses” was the inspiration behind the character. As in both shows the driver had black curly hair. Also the driver was keen snake collector.

River “The Simpson”

Not at all the river is not named after the show. Rather the river is located in Chile and named on admiral of Chilean Navy, Robert Winthrop Simpson.

First Words of Homer’s Children

All three of Homer’s children spoke different first word. Like Bart’s first words were “Ay Caramba!” and that of Lisa was “Bart”. While Maggie said “Daddy” for the first time as she learned speaking.

The Simpsons Theme Tune

The Simpson theme tune also known as “The Simpsons Main Title Theme” is the music for the animated comedy series. In 1989, Matt Groening himself approached a music composer and song writer Danny Elfman to create the theme music. Danny composed and finalized the theme song in just two days.

Matt’s Favorite Episode of The Simpsons

Matt Groening being the creator of the show although love all episodes of The Simpsons. However, his most favorite episode is “Bart the Daredevil”.

Mockery of Edward Cullen

So fans it’s a test for you. Do you remember Lisa’s crush? Edmund Dracula who was a parody of Edward Cullen from the “Twilight” movie. The voice behind the caricature was of world famous Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe. Edmund looked like 8 but in reality his age was 400 years.

Playboy Magazine Featured Marge

Just like all other characters of The Simpsons are famous. Similar reputation Merge has. In 2009, seeing Marge’s fame the Playboy Magazine featured her on the cover page.

Bart’s Middle Name

Bart’s name is quite long. Though her middle name “Jojo” is very easy.

Lisa Celebrated her 8^th Birthday Twice

If you have watched all the episodes properly you may remember that Lisa celebrated her birthday in two episodes of the series. Why she celebrated her bash twice? What I think it must be a mistake.

Barbara Bush Remarks about the Show

There had been a long and bitter quarrel between the bushes and the show. Barbara called the show as “the dumbest thing she had ever seen”. This harsh behavior caused the writers to send a letter to bush. However, the bushes not only apologize but in 1992, in an election campaign George H.W. Bush talked about his affection for the show.

Smithers Was Dark in the First Season

Mr. Burns’ assistant Waylon Smithers had dark complexion and blue hair in the first season. Actually it was intention to keep Smithers dark complexion. But in later seasons as the animations improved Smithers complexion was changed to yellow just like many other characters. Though the crew admitted that it was the mistake of color stylist.

What Does the Expression “d, oh” meaning?

Homer’s “d, oh” expression really has meaning. In the script it is used to show annoyed groan.

Moe’s Phone Number

If you remember, Moe’s phone number 764-84377 had one digit more than usual numbers in U.S.

“Meh” Became Part of Dictionary

We often use the response “meh” in various situations. This indifferent response was used in The Simpsons after that it became the part of dictionary.

Most Educated Characters in the Show

Carl and Lenny are the most educated characters in The Simpsons having a degree in nuclear physics.

Rumpus Room

Well, this room was rarely seen in Homer’s home.

The Simpsons Writers Joined Labor Union

Writers Guild of America is a labor union in USA which contain thousands of writers. This union protects the rights of writers. The Simpsons writer joined this union in 1998. Therefore, in 2007 the writers also attended the strike with other authors of the union to support them.   

Homer’s Salary

As you know Homer was an employee in nuclear power plant so he earned a quite handsome salary of $25,000.

Voice behind the Word Daddy

Do you remember the first words of baby Maggie? Her first words were “daddy”. The words were voiced over by Elizabeth Taylor.

Who Owns the Simpsons Copyright

Though Fox TV holds the rights of The Simpsons until 2082. But Disney Co. has purchased many of the assets of Fox Corp. Disney being the parent company now has right to stream the shows and movies of Fox Corp. That’s the reason all the seasons are available on Disney plus (new Disney Platform).

The Simpsons Producers

Unlike other sitcoms the producers of The Simpsons are highly skilled. Al Jean completed his study from Harvard. While David Cohen is a physics graduate.

Voice behind Bart

Even though Nancy Cartwright was going to voice over Lisa but then she changed her decision. Well, it is hard to believe that Bart’s voice is actually that of Nancy Cartwright.

Bart’s Locker Combination

The locker combination of Bart is 36-24-26.

Pointed Hair of Bart

Hairs of Bart Simpson was a little different from his family. Bart has nine pointed hair.

Guest Star Paul McCartney

Before being coming as a guest star Paul McCartney demanded Lisa to remain vegetarian throughout the series.

Mr. Burns Owner of Springfield Power Plant

Mr. Burns or Charles Montgomery is a wealthy, devious and greedy owner of the Springfield nuclear power plant. Monty was appeared in the show with intention to be the relative of Homer. Initially Mr. Burns was voiced by Christopher Collins. But currently the voice behind Mr. Burns is Harry Shearer.