The Simpsons shorts

The Simpsons shorts are a series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety show "The Tracey Ullman Show" for three seasons, before the characters spun off into their own half-hour prime time show called "The Simpsons". It features the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. The shorts first aired on April 19, 1987 starting with "Good Night". The final short to air was "TV Simpsons", originally airing on May 14, 1989. "The Simpsons" would later debut on December 17, 1989 with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".] with Wesley Archer, David Silverman, and Bill Kopp being animators for the first season. After season one it was animated by Archer and Silverman. Georgie Peluse was the colorist and the person who decided to make the characters yellow.

The actors who voiced the characters would later reprise their roles in "The Simpsons". Dan Castellaneta performed the voices of Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, and Krusty the Clown.]

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* List of The Simpsons episodes