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S2 : E4
TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 10.26.22
Just as critical to the success of the show as the writers, the animators had drama and tension of their own. The funky, punk rock animation house Klasky Csupo, led by Gabor Csupo, had secured the contract of a lifetime, but could they hold on to The Simpsons? Through internal strife and natural disasters, the animators gave The Simpsons their signature look.
The Origin
S2 : E1 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 10.05.22
In the late 1980's, Fox was desperate to be a major network and failing. Industry titan James L. Brooks, television veteran Sam Simon, and a crude comic strip from cartoonist Matt Groening combined t...
The Pilot
S2 : E2 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 10.12.22
Problems plagued the launch of The Simpsons, causing it to miss its original debut date and throwing the future of the entire series into question. When the pilot finally aired in December of 1989, it...
The Room
S2 : E3 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 10.19.22
The Simpsons writers' room is the stuff of TV legend. It would churn out hilarious scripts like a Ford automobile assembly line, turning what could have been a niche, off-beat miss into a surprise hit...
The Wars
S2 : E4 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 10.26.22
Just as critical to the success of the show as the writers, the animators had drama and tension of their own. The funky, punk rock animation house Klasky Csupo, led by Gabor Csupo, had secured the con...
The Later Years
S2 : E5 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 11.02.22
With the departure of the original creative team, a fresh team of writers take over running the show. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein build on the legacy, expanding the world and exploring the side cha...
The Legacy
S2 : E6 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 11.09.22
Remaining on air for over 30 years is no small task, yet The Simpsons has always managed to stay fresh and keep up with the modern era. Even contract negotiations and corporate mergers never put The S...
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson are household names around the world thanks to the longest-running scripted primetime television series of all time - The Simpsons.
Ken Levine, Mimi Pond, Rob Kenneally, Todd McFarlane, Garth Ancier, Chris Turner, Ken Estin, Bill Kopp, Joe Russo II, Carol Wyatt, Rich Moore, Gyorgyi Kovacs-Peluce, Julia Prescott, Allie Goertz, Travis "Bart" McNall, Russ Woody, Donick Cary, Phil Roman, Doug Benson, Jennifer Howell, Daniel Kimmel
Benjamin J. Frost, Cisco Henson, Alyssa Michek, Ian Roumain, Brian Volk-Weiss