The Simpsons\r
American television show\r
This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him. The family includes loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents include the familys religious neighbor, Ned Flanders, family physician Dr. Hibbert, Moe the bartender and police chief Clancy Wiggum.\r
First episode date: December 17, 1989\r
Program creator: Matt Groening\r
Theme song: The Simpsons Theme\r
Network: FOX\r
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, more