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Few things in life are certain beyond death , taxes … and thatThe Simpsonsmay outlast all of us . The series debut on Fox in 1989 , and it ’s been running ever since . The animated sitcom is presently in its 35th season , and it ’s already been regenerate for season 36 . In the unlikely event that time of year 36 turn out to be the oddment of the show , The Simpsonswould finish its run with 801 episodes . That ’s not even countingThe Simpsons Moviethat came out in 2007 .
The Simpsonspaved the way for other invigorate hit likeFamily GuyandSouth Park , both of which are over two decade into their various runs as well . But few other shows have had the seniority or the cultural impact asThe Simpsons . Even though the show ’s popularity is n’t what it once was , The Simpsonsstill has a very turgid fan base . That can make it hard to see fresh trifle about the show , because many of its die hard follower already be intimate almost everything aboutThe Simpsonsthat there is to know .
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Regardless , we ’ve done our good to gather this lean of the 10 surprising facts aboutThe Simpsonsthat you did n’t know .
Many Simpsons names came from streets in Portland
Residents of Portland , Oregon , have known this for a farsighted time , but the name of several of the show ’s stomach persona were taken from street in the urban center . Flanders Street supply the last name of Homer ’s neighbor , Ned Flanders . Additionally , Burnside Street , Lovejoy Street , Van Houten Avenue , and Quimby Street share their their respective gens with Mr. Burns , Reverend Lovejoy , Millhouse Van Houten , and Mayor Quimby , severally .
Even the name of the street of the Simpson family ’s home , Evergreen Terrace , is a real street in Portland . But you wo n’t observe the real Simpsons house there .
There’s a real-life version of The Simpsons’ house
The noted Simpsons theater at 742 Evergreen Terrace may not be in Portland , but it ’s still standing in Henderson , Nevada . It was build in 1997 as part of a promotional cause for the show by Pepsi and Fox . The house was design , built , painted , and decorated to be as close to a real - liveliness adaption of the Simpsons ’ home as potential . Even Bart ’s treehouse was recreated in the backyard .
Ironically , the winner of the Simpsons ’ menage decided to take the cash prize instead of the house itself . The home is still around to this day , although the current owners have had it smudge onGoogle Mapsin order to discourage tourer drop - ins and to preserve their privacy .
The Simpsons’ most prolific writer retired to self-publish novels
CasualSimpsonsfans in all probability do n’t make up too much attention to the show ’s piece of writing credit . But among the hardcore fans , John Swartzwelder is aSimpsonslegend who wrote 59 episodes across the show ’s first 14 seasons , although his final installment was held back for season 15 . Swartzwelder ’s likeness has appeared in the serial a few times , and he returned concisely in 2007 to contribute toThe Simpsons Movie .
Swartzwelder is notoriously reclusive , and he rarely concede interviews . Since his retirement from the show in 2003 , Swartzwelder has give his efforts to his self - published humor novels , most of which roll around his original lineament Detective Frank Burly . Swartzwelder also sells his novels throughhis official land site .
Michael Jackson co-wrote Do the Bartman
Unless you inhabit through Simpsons mania in the early 1990s , you may never get a sentience of what it was like when The Simpsons were everywhere . In 1990 , just a year afterThe Simpsonspremiered , a spinoff knickknack album , The Simpsons blab the Blues , go far in stores . The lead single from that record , Do the Bartman , was co - compose by one of the show ’s biggest fan : Michael Jackson .
Jackson cash in one’s chips on to lend his interpreter to the show ’s third season premiere , Stark Raving Dad , where he dally a humans bring up Leon Kompowsky who conceive that he was Michael Jackson . Jackson also wrote the songHappy Birthday Lisafor the episode , although the singing vocals were provided by Kipp Lennon .
Because of intimate insult allegement against Jackson , Stark Raving Dadwas pull out from syndication and from streaming . The only way to get a effectual copy now is to track down the out - of - mark DVD set forThe Simpsonsseason 3 .
The Simpsons has changed the English language
Prior toThe Simpsons , D’oh ! was not recognized as an actual word , although it does forgo the show by several decades . Dan Castellaneta ’s function of the Son as Homer ’s “ annoyed grunt ” turned it into a unglamourous term . In 1998 , the Oxford Dictionary of English added D’oh ! to its page , exclamation period and all .
The Simpsonsalso created the words chocotastic and cromulent , while popularizing antecedently little - used term like craptacular , embiggen , unpossible , meh , and yoink . That ’s an unexpected side upshot of the show ’s cultural ambit .
There’s an Arabic dub of The Simpsons
The Simpsonsis also popular around the world , but most of the alien interlingual rendition of the show are n’t that dissimilar from the serial we have in America . However , the Arabic dub ofThe Simpsons , Al - Shamshoon , made several changes to appeal to audiences in the Middle East .
The names of the primary characters were changed , so Homer became Omar , Marge became Maon , and Bart was cognise as Badr . All references to pork and alcoholic drink were edited out of the serial , and Springfield was renamed Rabeea . Despite the campaign made to make the series satisfactory to a new audience , Al - Shamshoonfailed to charm on and only 34 of the adapt episodes were aired .
Over 200 Simpsons action figures have been made
astonishingly , it take 10 old age before Playmates made the first serious endeavour to turnThe Simpsonsinto a toy dog railway line . In December 1999 , Playmates introduced its World of Springfield assembling , which produced over 200 action figure before ending the ladder in 2004 .
While the elongated and gonzo supporting shape ofThe Simpsonswere conspicuously boast , the household members were still the stress . Homer turned out to be the most democratic , with 23 variant figures , followed closely by Bart ’s 15 discrepancy . Jakks Pacific is even give rise a newSimpsonstoy line afterwards this year , so every obscure occupant in Springfield may eventually get an action figure of their own .
The Simpsons has inspired 25 video games
The Simpsonsmay not have been around for the original video recording plot fad in the 1980s , but they arrived just in time to erupt out at the colonnade in 1991 . The firstSimpsonsvideo biz was created by Konami as a side - scrolling drum ’em up that only broadly speaking resembles the show that it was inspired by . It even features some cameos by the bunny rabbit from serial publication Almighty Matt Groening ’s comic stripLife in Hell . Most of the 24 game that came after it were liberate for home consoles like the NES , Sega Genesis , and more .
Since the show ’s tiptop in popularity during the ’ XC , the release ofSimpsonsvideo games has slacken down considerably . The last major non - mobile statute title , The Simpsons Game , was released in 2007 , around the same time as the movie . Since then , The Simpsons Arcade Gamehas been rereleased as a standalone cabinet by Arcade1Up , but no novel claim are on the visible horizon .
The Simpsons have crossed over with multiple shows
During the 6th season ofThe Simpsons , Groening was so incensed about the episodeA Star Is Burnsthat he took his name off of it . Groening was upset that the episode featured a crosswalk withThe Critic , a short - lived animated series starring Jon Lovitz as film critic Jay Sherman . The show had a individual season on ABC before Fox pick it up for time of year 2 , andThe Simpsonswas used to promote the new addition to the connection ’s lineup .
The irony is thatA Star is Burnsis a great episode that happens to have one ofThe Simpsons ‘ most well - known lines : “ I was articulate Boo - urns . ” Since then , The Simpsonshas featured the stars ofThe X - Files,24 , andFuturamaon the series as they reprise their use for crossover episodes . Rick and Morty‘s nominal duette made cameo appearance in a Simpsons couch gag when they accidentally killed the iconic family . And the Simpsons even guest - asterisk on two episodes ofFamily Guy .
The 40th anniversary is sooner than you think
The 40th anniversary ofThe SimpsonsTV series will happen in 2029 , but the literal 40th day of remembrance of the franchise will be two years to begin with in 2027 . That ’s because the characters first made their debut in a short onThe Tracey Ullman Showon April 19 , 1987 .
Fox gave The Simpsons their own show establish on the popularity of those trunks , and the quietus is history . Tracey Ullman took way out with that , and lodge a causa against Fox in 1992 , arguing that she deserved a plowshare of the show ’s earnings since the character were boast on her series . But that did n’t stop Ullman from Edgar Guest - starring in the 2d time of year ofThe Simpsons . For the criminal record , Ullman ’s lawsuit was reject by the lawcourt .
