“Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” debuted on December 17, 1989, only about three months after I was born. I always felt it set the tone for the show’s sentimental side. As a debut, it’s ...

The original intended pilot for The Simpsons might surprise you, and it's better that we never got that first version of the ...

A big reason why The Simpsons was such a big hit with audiences right from the very beginning is that, despite their yellow complexion, four-fingered hands and bulging eyes, the characters were deeply ...

Thirty-six years ago today, a yellow family from a town called Springfield changed the face of television forever. On a cold Sunday night in 1989, the Fox network aired a half-hour Christmas special ...

The Simpsons felt like a Christmas miracle since its debut episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," which displayed all the cleverness and sense of timing that the animation titan would become ...