46 Things You Didn't Know About The Simpsons

In 2016, The Simpsons revealed that Mr. Smithers is gay.The SimpsonsThe Simpsons finally admitted the rumor that Mr. Smithers is gay. Mr. Burns's loyal assistant's sexuality was not a secret before, but "The Burns CageThe Burns Cage finally gave audiences confirmation. Mr. Smithers accepted his love for Burns would not be returned. Homer later helped him find real love.

The episode's writer, Rob LaZebnik said the episode came from his own gay son.LaZebnik told the New York Post, “I am a Midwestern guy, so I don’t wear my emotions on my sleeve.”New York Post“But I thought, ‘What better way to tell my son I love him than to write a cartoon about it?’” LaZebnik's son came out as a teen, and both parents accepted and loved him.

Characters in most cartoons have only four digits on each hand, except God, who always has five.

In 1992’s "Lisa the Greek," Lisa bet that if she loved Homer, the Washington Redskins would win the Super Bowl; if not, the Buffalo Bills would. Washington won.

Before the show aired, the two teams played in Superbowl XXVI. Washington won 37-24. Fox made it a tradition to air the episode before the Super Bowl for three years, changing dialogue to name the teams playing that year. DVD commentary shows Lisa picked the winning team every year.

TomTomTomTom hired Dan Castellaneta in 2009Dan Castellaneta recorded Homer's voice for GPS devices. At one point, Homer’s voice was downloaded 128,500 times in the US.Homer’s voice was downloaded 128,500 times in the USThis number accounts for more than 40% of GPS devices globally.

After actor Phil Hartman was murdered, the characters he voiced, like lawyer Lionel Hutz and actor Troy McClure, were retired instead of recast. They still appeared in crowd scenes silently.

The Simpsons' full names are:

Homer Jay Simpson
Marjorie Jacqueline Bouvier Simpson
Lisa Marie Simpson
Bartholomew Jojo Simpson
Margaret Evelyn Simpson

The action star who is not Arnold Schwarzenegger appears many times on the show. His appearances are so many and specific that editing them forms a movie.

Not only is The Simpsons thelongest-running prime-time animated seriesin US TV history, it isthe longest running prime-time comedy series too.

Danny Elfman composed the show's theme song in one day.It took one day for Danny Elfman to compose the show's theme song.Danny Elfman composed the show's theme song in one day.

The couch gag started as a time filler. If an episode runs long, the couch gag stays short; if more time is needed, the gag gets longer.

Yellow coloring gave the main characters attention from channel hoppers. They appeared in an oversaturated market; the show needed something extra to stand out.

Matt Groening created it.He told the BBC.An animator created the Simpsons' yellow. She showed it to him, and he said, 'This is the answer!' Because a flash of yellow on a channel remote tells you you are watching.The Simpsons..

Bart's prank calls to Moe came from "The Tube Bar Recordings," tapes ofactual prank calls to Louis "Red" Deutsch.Deutsch was a New Jersey bartender known for his violent temper.

Deutsch always responded to the prank calls with curses, abuse, and threats. Writers made Bart's prank calls less frequent after the first few seasons because they struggled to find new ones.

Comic Book Guy's real nameis Jeff Albertson..

Krusty and Homer look alike for a reason. The original idea was that Krusty wassupposed to be Homer in disguise.This idea eventually got dropped.

Homer speaks 21% of the Simpson's dialogue.A 2016 study shows this.Marge, Bart, and Lisa follow Homer, in that order.

Lionel Hutz claims he got his law degree from Princeton. Princeton does not offer a law degree, which confirms he is fake.

President George H. W. Bush gave a speech in 1992.He saidWe are going to keep trying to make American families more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.

The show responded with a quick segment for the next season. Bart said, "Hey, we’re just like the Waltons. We’re praying for an end to the Depression, too."

The Simpsons started as short skits in 1987.It began as short skits in 1987.onThe Tracy Ullman Show.Eventually, The Simpsons got its own run.The Simpsonswas given its own run.

The voice actorsmake $400,000 per episode.This is up from $300,000 after 2011 pay cuts.

It holds over 600 stars.lend their voices to the sitcom.A few includeMichael Jackson, Steven Hawking, Jose Canseco, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

A two-part mystery episode had Mr. Burns shot. The network held a contest to split a prize between those who guessed his shooter correctly. Maggie guessed it with some clues, but no one guessed her, so there were no winners.

Sideshow Bob is voiced byFrasier.Star Kelsey Grammar voices Frasier. In the 1997 episode "Brother from Another Series," Cecil, Sideshow Bob's brother, appears and is voiced by David Hyde Pierce, who plays Frasier's brother Niles. Cecil mentions Maris, Niles's unseen wife, which is ironic since Bart covers Cecil's eyes.

They finished the joke in the 2007 episode "Funeral for a Friend." Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr., Bob and Cecil's father, is voiced by John Mahoney.who played Frasier.'s father.

According to aSimpson family treeMatt Groening designed this. Mr. Burns is a distant relative of Homer.

"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" added a wild, wise-cracking dog, the Itchy and Scratchy Show, because Fox wanted more members in the Simpsons family.

Michael Jackson guest-starred as a mental patient who believedHe thought he was Michael Jackson..

Dr. Nick gets his name fromGeorge "Dr. Nick" Nichopoulos., whogot named after Elvis Presley after Elvis Presley’s death,was charged for giving Elvis thousands of narcotic doses to satisfy his drug appetite.

Conan O’Brien wrote a creditHe worked from 1991 to 1993., listed as writer or co-writer on episodes like “Marge vs. The Monorail” and “Homer Goes To College.”

The network holds the show's exclusive rightsFox planned for the long haul until 2082.. Other networks now have syndication rights, and Fox gets a share.

The nation’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.issued an edict banning the sale of anySimpsons.toys in Iranian stores. The nation banned the toys because they couldIt promotes Western culture..

Three Beatles appeared on the show.George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney appeared on the show.

The show initially planned to focus only on BartThe show revolves around Bart.. That idea quickly ended.

"Do The Bartman".It was a #1 hit in the UK and Ireland.. Michael Jackson, a big fan of the show, wrote and produced the song.

The phone number at Moe's Tavern is 764-84377, or SMITHERS. Mr. Burns tried to call Smithers in "Homer the Smithers" (1996) but did not know his number; SMITHERS was his only guess.

Matt Groening based the character Bart Simpson.He based Bart on the character of Dennis.onDennis the Menace.

Milhouse Van Houten has a bad name. "Milhous" was Richard Nixon’s middle name, and Miss Leslie Van Houten was part of the Charles Manson family, convicted in the LaBianca murders. Also, his middle name, "Mussolini," refers to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

The new HD opening sequence includes a gag about the format. The Simpson's new HDTV shows a gag using white, yellow, and red "composite A/V" cables that cannot carry an HD signal.

A letter to Mr. Burns shows he lives in Springfield, NJ. In "Behind the Scenes," the narrator says "this Kentuckian family...", so Springfield is generally thought to be in Kentucky. But the narrator might have meant the family originally came from Kentucky, not where they live now.

Elizabeth Taylor, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Mark Hamill, Steve Buscemi, and Joe Montegnaare the only actors who played both themselves and a character on the series.Some actors played themselves and a fictional character. Others, like Denis Leary,, played themselves.

Homer lets out an annoyed grunt, "D'oh!"The Oxford English Dictionary added Homer's grunt to its records.The dictionary now considers Homer's grunt the ultimate authority on the English language.

Matt Groening, the show's creator and animator, stated his initials appear in all Homer Simpson animations. Looking at Homer from the side, his hair's zig-zag forms an "M," and his ear forms the "G."

People thought Dr. Marvin Monroe died in 1995; his tombstone exists in the Springfield cemetery. However, he reappears in "The Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" (2004), where he tells Marge he has been "very sick." Monroe's absence from the series resulted from him becoming too much of a strain on Harry Shearer’s voice.Monroe strained Harry Shearer’s voice.Dr. Marvin Munroe died but recovered in '46 Things You Didn't Know About The Simpsons'.

Carl's last name is Carlson; Lenny's is Leonard. The sarcastic mustachioed guy is named Raphael. Krusty the Clown's real name is Herschel Shmoikel Krustofski. The Bumblebee Man is Pedro. Judge Snyder's first name is Roy. Sideshow Bob's name is Robert Underdunk Terwilliger.

The team needs at least three months for the animation process for each episode, even with modern technology.The team uses over 100 animators in South Korea to finish the work.This team uses over 100 animators in South Korea to get the job done.

The show's animation got much more sophisticated and fluid after the first season. Other changes after the early episodes include Homer's voice, which became higher pitched and less intelligent-sounding than before; Chief Wiggum's hair color changed; and Smithers's skin color shifted from Black in his first appearance to yellow in all later appearances.

Early episodes feature a slightly different opening credits sequence. After Homer throws the radioactive rod into the street, Bart skated. No recognizable characters appear on the street like in later episodes. The skateboard sequence ends with generic townspeople running after a bus. Lisa rides home on her bike, loaded with books, parks it in the garage just before Homer's car enters the driveway, and the credits continue as usual.

Homer and Marge are really married in France.a married couple dubs them.Philippe Peythieu and Veronique Augereau are involved.