some interesting facts about the Simpsons

Year: 2007



  • All the Simpson’s characters voices are done by only seven people
  • The TV airs weekdays on Fox at 7:30pm and new episodes air at 8:00pm on Fox
  • Matt Groening (the creator of the Simpsons) also created another cartoon sitcom called Futurama, which was not as popular
  • Up till now 326 Simpsons episodes have been created
  • Bart’s voice is actually a women
  • The Simpsons first aired in 1987
  • All of the Simpsons middle names start with J
  • You pronounce Matt Groenings last name like Graining
  • Marge’s hair was based on how Matt Groening saw his mother’s hair when he was younger
  • Homer and Marge are in their late 30’s, Bart is 10 years old, Lisa is 8 years old and Maggie’s age is undetermined
  • The creator of the series, Matt Groening had a hair cut like Bart’s when he was younger, and he decided to give it to Bart
  • It takes 6 - 8 months to make each episode
  • There are about 100 animators employed full time in Los Angeles and another 100 people work as animators in South Korea
  • The animation is done to fit the voices, rather than the more common technique of mixing the voices to the animations
  • On January 14, 2000, The Simpsons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • The Simpsons have featured an amazing list of guest stars, including Johnny Carson, Elizabeth Taylor, Sting, Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Aerosmith, Steve Martin, U2, Ron Howard, Paul and Linda McCartney, Mark McGwire, Dr. Steven Hawking and Mel Gibson
  • Bart is an anagram for Brat
  • Matt Groening does the voice of Maggie’s sucking
  • The Simpsons have been awarded over 40 major television awards
  • In September 2002, The Simpsons received its 38th Emmy nomination
  • The Simpsons almost got sued by FOX for making fun of their Republican views

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