On April 19, 1987, viewers watching Fox's "The Tracey Ullman Show" first met the Simpson family when the animated short "Good Night" aired during the British comedian's sketch show. Cast members Dan ...

Mmm, charts … Exactly 30 years ago, on April 19, 1987, The Simpsons' first skit appeared on Fox's The Tracey Ullman Show. Minute-long bits aired during each of the show's three seasons before The ...

For some audiences, The Simpsons has always just been a part of popular culture. The animated nuclear family from a town located in an unknown state has been a ubiquitous presence on TV, in film, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cartoonist Matt Groening had no idea his one-off animated episode of "The Simpsons" in 1987 would become America's longest-running ...

On April 19, 1987, a momentous event happened: America was introduced to one of its most enduring families, The Simpsons. Bart, Homer, Marge and the rest of the family first appeared in 48 short ...

The 55-year-old, who has worked on the 'Simpsons' TV show since 1987 and directed its feature film adaptation in 2007, also helmed the four-minute short. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards I ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight hundred episodes, 37 seasons, and one four-fingered family that refuses to age. As “The Simpsons” hits a milestone few series have ever glimpsed this weekend, the architects ...