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 After winning a Fox and ''{{W|USA Today}}'' competition, {{W|Springfield, Vermont}} hosted the film's world premiere.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6910174.stm Simpsons launch hits Springfield] at [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news BBC News]</ref> ''The Simpsons Movie'' grossed a combined total of $74 million in its opening weekend in the US, taking it to the top of the box office,<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2007&wknd=30&p=.htm Weekend Box Office July 27–29, 2007] at [http://www.boxofficemojo.com Box Office Mojo]</ref> and set the record for highest grossing opening weekend for a film based on a television series, surpassing ''{{W|Mission Impossible II}}''.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20048748,00.html Raking in the d'oh!] at [http://www.ew.com/ Entertainment Weekly]</ref> It opened at the top of the international box office, taking $96 million from seventy-one overseas territories — including $27.8 million in the United Kingdom, making it Fox's second highest opening ever in that country.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN2936859520070730 "Simpsons Movie" rules foreign box office] at [http://www.reuters.com Reuters]</ref> In [[Australia]], it grossed AU$13.2 million, the biggest opening for an animated film and third largest opening weekend in the country.<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/809/809446p1.html Simpsons Movie Breaks Records] at [http://www.ign.com/ IGN]</ref> As of November 23, 2007 the film has a worldwide gross of $525,267,904.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm The Simpsons Movie] at [http://www.boxofficemojo.com Box Office Mojo]</ref>
-In July 2007, convenience store chain [[7-Eleven]] converted 11 of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to celebrate the release of ''The Simpsons Movie''. Prior to July, the promotion had long been known but the locations were kept a secret until the morning of July 1, when the 12 stores were made over with industrial foam, vinyl and actual Kwik-E-Mart signs.<ref name="FOX">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287578,00.html 7-Eleven Becomes Kwik-E-Mart for 'Simpsons Movie' Promotion] at [http://www.foxnews.com FOX News]</ref> These 12 locations, as well as the majority of other North American 7-Elevens, sold products found in ''The Simpsons'', such as [[Buzz Cola]], [[Krusty-O's]], [[Squishee]]s, pink frosted "Sprinklicious doughnuts" and other ''Simpsons''-themed merchandise. It was decided that [[Duff Beer]] would not be sold due to the movie being rated PG-13, and the promoters wanted to have "good, responsible fun," though it was noted that it was a tough decision.<ref name="FOX"/> The promotion resulted in a 30% increase in profits for the changed 7-Eleven stores.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5cd11e0c6fc24e90a897224f6f3c214d D'oh! 'Simpsons' limits tie-in partners] at [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The conversions lasted through early August, when the stores were converted back to 7-Elevens.<ref>[http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/974932.html Fadza! Damn yoo Fadza!] at [http://jenndolari.livejournal.com Jenn Dolari's LiveJournal blog]</ref>
+In July 2007, convenience store chain [[7-Eleven]] converted 11 of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to celebrate the release of ''The Simpsons Movie''. Prior to July, the promotion had long been known but the locations were kept a secret until the morning of July 1, when the 12 stores were made over with industrial foam, vinyl and actual Kwik-E-Mart signs.<ref name="FOX">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287578,00.html 7-Eleven Becomes Kwik-E-Mart for 'Simpsons Movie' Promotion] at [http://www.foxnews.com FOX News]</ref> These 12 locations, as well as the majority of other North American 7-Elevens, sold products found in ''The Simpsons'', such as [[Buzz Cola]], [[Frosty Krusty O's]], [[Squishee]]s, pink frosted "Sprinklicious doughnuts" and other ''Simpsons''-themed merchandise. It was decided that [[Duff Beer]] would not be sold due to the movie being rated PG-13, and the promoters wanted to have "good, responsible fun," though it was noted that it was a tough decision.<ref name="FOX"/> The promotion resulted in a 30% increase in profits for the changed 7-Eleven stores.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5cd11e0c6fc24e90a897224f6f3c214d D'oh! 'Simpsons' limits tie-in partners] at [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The conversions lasted through early August, when the stores were converted back to 7-Elevens.<ref>[http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/974932.html Fadza! Damn yoo Fadza!] at [http://jenndolari.livejournal.com Jenn Dolari's LiveJournal blog]</ref>
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 [[File:Comparison of episodes.png|250px|thumb|right|Comparison of cel animation ("[[Worst Episode Ever]]", left) and digital ink and paint ("[[Tennis the Menace]]", right).]]
 In 2002, the Rio de Janeiro tourist board found the season 13 episode "[[Blame It on Lisa]]" so offensive to the Brazilian people that they threatened to sue the producers. The board's exact word were "What really hurt was the idea of the monkeys, the image that Rio de Janeiro was a jungle ... It's a completely unreal image of the city". The producers' apologized and the issue did not go any further, but was international news for awhile. The episode was forbidden in Brazil.

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 The series was originally set to debut in the fall of 1989 with the episode "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", which was meant to introduce the main characters.<ref name="Some Enchanted Evening">Commentary for "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]"</ref> However, during the first screening of the episode, the producers discovered that the animation was so appalling that 70% of the episode needed to be redone.<ref name="Some Enchanted Evening"/> The producers considered aborting the series if the next episode ("[[Bart the Genius]]") turned out as bad, but it only suffered from easily fixable problems. The producers convinced Fox to move the debut to December 17, and aired "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as the first episode of the series.<ref name="Some Enchanted Evening"/>
-''The Simpsons'' was the Fox network's first TV series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows.<ref>[http://classictvhits.com/tvratings/1989.htm TV Ratings: 1989–1990] at [http://classictvhits.com/ ClassicTVHits.com]</ref> Its success prompted Fox to reschedule the series to compete with ''{{W|The Cosby Show}},'' a move that hurt the ratings of ''The Simpsons.''<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47771/1 Matt Groening: Interview] at [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V. Club]</ref> In 1992, Tracey Ullman filed a lawsuit against Fox, claiming that her show was the source of the series' success. The suit said she should receive a share of the profits of ''The Simpsons''—a claim rejected by the courts.<ref name="Ullman"/>
+''The Simpsons'' was the Fox network's first TV series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows.<ref>[http://classictvhits.com/tvratings/1989.htm TV Ratings: 1989–1990] at [http://classictvhits.com/ ClassicTVHits.com]</ref> Its success prompted Fox to reschedule the series to compete with ''[[The Cosby Show]],'' a move that hurt the ratings of ''The Simpsons.''<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47771/1 Matt Groening: Interview] at [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V. Club]</ref> In 1992, Tracey Ullman filed a lawsuit against Fox, claiming that her show was the source of the series' success. The suit said she should receive a share of the profits of ''The Simpsons''—a claim rejected by the courts.<ref name="Ullman"/>
 The first season won one [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]], and received four additional nominations. Although television shows are limited to one episode a category, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was considered a separate special, and nominated alongside "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]" for Outstanding Animated Program; "Life on the Fast Lane" won the award. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special", while "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special". The main theme song, composed by [[Danny Elfman]], was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".<ref>[http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php Emmy Awards official site]</ref>
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 "[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]" was the first episode produced for the season, but "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]" aired first because Bart was popular at the time and the producers had wanted to premiere with a Bart themed episode.<ref name="Gets an F">Commentary for "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]"</ref> The second season featured a new [[opening sequence]], which was shortened by fifteen seconds from its original length of roughly 1 minute, 30 seconds. The opening sequence for the first season showed Bart stealing a "Bus Stop" sign; whilst the new sequence featured him skateboarding past several characters who had been introduced during the previous season. Starting with this season, there were three versions of the opening: a full roughly 1 minute 15 second long version, a 45 second version and a 25 second version. This gave the show's editors more leeway.<ref name="Gets an F"/>
-Due to the show's success, over the summer of 1990, the Fox network decided to switch ''The Simpsons'' timeslots. It would move from 8:00 PM on Sunday night to the same time on Thursday where it would compete with ''{{W|The Cosby Show}}'', the {{W|Nielsen Ratings#Annual top-rated shows|number one show}} at the time.<ref name="Gets an F"/> Many of the producers, including [[James L. Brooks]], were against the move because ''The Simpsons'' had been in the top 10 while airing on Sunday and they felt the move would destroyed its ratings.<ref name="Gets an F"/> All through the summer of 1990, several news outlets published stories about the supposed "Bill vs. Bart" rivalry.<ref name="Gets an F"/> ''The Cosby Show'' beat ''The Simpsons'' every time during the second season and ''The Simpsons'' fell out of the top 10. It would not be until the [[Season 3|third season]] episode "[[Homer at the Bat]]" that ''The Simpsons'' would beat ''The Cosby Show'' in the ratings.<ref name="Gets an F"/><ref name="Bat">Commentary for "[[Homer at the Bat]]"</ref>
+Due to the show's success, over the summer of 1990, the Fox network decided to switch ''The Simpsons'' timeslots. It would move from 8:00 PM on Sunday night to the same time on Thursday where it would compete with ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', the {{W|Nielsen Ratings#Annual top-rated shows|number one show}} at the time.<ref name="Gets an F"/> Many of the producers, including [[James L. Brooks]], were against the move because ''The Simpsons'' had been in the top 10 while airing on Sunday and they felt the move would destroyed its ratings.<ref name="Gets an F"/> All through the summer of 1990, several news outlets published stories about the supposed "Bill vs. Bart" rivalry.<ref name="Gets an F"/> ''The Cosby Show'' beat ''The Simpsons'' every time during the second season and ''The Simpsons'' fell out of the top 10. It would not be until the [[Season 3|third season]] episode "[[Homer at the Bat]]" that ''The Simpsons'' would beat ''The Cosby Show'' in the ratings.<ref name="Gets an F"/><ref name="Bat">Commentary for "[[Homer at the Bat]]"</ref>
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 The [[Simpson family]] first appeared as [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] in ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' on April 19 [[1987]]. Groening submitted only basic sketches to the animators and assumed that the figures would be cleaned-up in production. However, the animators merely re-traced his drawings, which led to the crude appearance of the characters in the initial short episodes.<ref name="americasfirstfamily"/> The animation was produced domestically at [[Klasky Csupo]],<ref>Matt Groening's Baby Turns 10; Animation Magazine, Vol. 14, #1 - January 2000</ref> with [[Wesley Archer]], [[David Silverman]], and [[Bill Kopp]] being animators for the first season.<ref name="silverman">[http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp The David Silverman Interview] at [http://www.msnbc.com/ MSNBC]</ref> After season one it was animated by Archer and Silverman.<ref name="silverman"/> [[Gyorgyi Peluce]] was the colorist and the person who decided to make the characters yellow.<ref name="silverman"/>
-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]].<ref name="Complete">[[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]]"</ref> Homer's voice sounds different in the shorts compared to most episodes of the half-hour show. In the shorts, his voice is a loose impression of [[Walter Matthau]], whereas it is more robust and humorous on the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions.<ref>He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own; Los Angeles Times July 06 1999</ref> [[Julie Kavner]], [[Nancy Cartwright]], and [[Yeardley Smith]] performed the voices of [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and [[Lisa Simpson]] respectively.<ref name="Complete"/> While most of the characters' personalities are similar to what they are in the series, Lisa is portrayed as a female version of Bart without the intelligent nature that she possesses in the half-hour series.
+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]].<ref name="Complete">[[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]]"</ref> Homer's voice sounds different in the shorts compared to most episodes of the half-hour show. In the shorts, his voice is a loose impression of [[Walter Matthau]], whereas it is more robust and humorous on the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions.<ref>He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own; Los Angeles Times July 06 1999</ref> [[Julie Kavner]], [[Nancy Cartwright]], and [[Yeardley Smith]] performed the voices of [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa Simpson]] respectively.<ref name="Complete"/> While most of the characters' personalities are similar to what they are in the series, Lisa is portrayed as a female version of Bart without the intelligent nature that she possesses in the half-hour series.
 The shorts were featured on the first three seasons on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. By the fourth and last season of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' the first season of the half-hour show was on the air. In the two first seasons the shorts were divided into three or four parts,<ref name="Complete"/> but in the third season they were played as a single story.<ref name="Complete"/> [[Tracey Ullman]] would later file a lawsuit, claiming that her show was the source of ''The Simpsons'' success and therefore should receive a share of the show's profit. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network.<ref name="Ullman">Eat my shorts!; Entertainment Weekly October 23, 1992</ref>

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-[[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Television]] released a statement on October 4, 2011, saying: "23 seasons in, ''The Simpsons'' is as creatively vibrant as ever and beloved by millions around the world. We believe this brilliant series can and should continue, but we cannot produce future seasons under its current financial model. We are hopeful that we can reach an agreement with the voice cast that allows ''The Simpsons'' to go on entertaining audiences with original episodes for many years to come."<ref name="insidetv.ew.com">[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/04/simpsons-end-of-show-season-23-contract/ Insidetv.ew.com - 'Simpsons' studio says show cannot continue without cutting costs]</ref> The problem was that ''The Simpsons'' was probably worth more cancelled than on air. A 17-year-old syndication deal with TV stations prohibits Fox from selling ''The Simpsons'' to cable networks. Fox cannot break this deal unless production of episodes stop.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/would-the-simpsons-be-worth-more-dead-or-alive/ Deadline.com - Would ‘The Simpsons' Be Worth More Dead Or Alive?]</ref>
+[[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Television]] released a statement on October 4, 2011, saying: "23 seasons in, ''The Simpsons'' is as creatively vibrant as ever and beloved by millions around the world. We believe this brilliant series can and should continue, but we cannot produce future seasons under its current financial model. We are hopeful that we can reach an agreement with the voice cast that allows ''The Simpsons'' to go on entertaining audiences with original episodes for many years to come."<ref name="insidetv.ew.com">[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/04/simpsons-end-of-show-season-23-contract/ Insidetv.ew.com - 'Simpsons' studio says show cannot continue without cutting costs]</ref> The problem was that ''The Simpsons'' was probably worth more cancelled than on air. A 17-year-old syndication deal with TV stations prohibits Fox from selling ''The Simpsons'' to cable networks. Fox cannot break this deal unless production of episodes stop.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/would-the-simpsons-be-worth-more-dead-or-alive/ Deadline.com - Would 'The Simpsons' Be Worth More Dead Or Alive?]</ref>
-For more seasons to be produced after [[Season 23]], the studio requested that the cast members accept a 45% cut of their salaries.<ref name="insidetv.ew.com"/> The actors were willing to take a pay cut, but wanted a percentage of the back-end payments instead.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/us-simpsons-idUSTRE79505F20111006 Reuters.com - "Simpsons" deadline for voice actors looms]</ref> [[Harry Shearer]] offered a 70% cut in exchange for back-end percentages at one point, but the studio was unwilling to make any sort of deal that involved back-end percentages.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/simpsons-co-star-speaks-out-on-salary-negotiation-stalemate/ Deadline.com - ‘Simpsons' Co-Star Speaks Out On Contract Negotiation Stalemate]</ref> Finally, the studio and cast made a deal, in which the cast would take a 30% pay cut, down to just over $300,000 an episode, prolonging the show to its 25th season.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-245748 HollywoodReporter.com - 'The Simpsons' Renewed for Two More Seasons]</ref> Not just the cast, but the animators, writers, post-production crew and show runner [[Al Jean]] all took pay cuts.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Simpsons-Executive-Producer-1038600.aspx TVGuide.com - The Simpsons Executive Producer Al Jean on How the Show Was Saved]</ref>
+For more seasons to be produced after [[Season 23]], the studio requested that the cast members accept a 45% cut of their salaries.<ref name="insidetv.ew.com"/> The actors were willing to take a pay cut, but wanted a percentage of the back-end payments instead.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/us-simpsons-idUSTRE79505F20111006 Reuters.com - "Simpsons" deadline for voice actors looms]</ref> [[Harry Shearer]] offered a 70% cut in exchange for back-end percentages at one point, but the studio was unwilling to make any sort of deal that involved back-end percentages.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/simpsons-co-star-speaks-out-on-salary-negotiation-stalemate/ Deadline.com - 'Simpsons' Co-Star Speaks Out On Contract Negotiation Stalemate]</ref> Finally, the studio and cast made a deal, in which the cast would take a 30% pay cut, down to just over $300,000 an episode, prolonging the show to its 25th season.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-245748 HollywoodReporter.com - 'The Simpsons' Renewed for Two More Seasons]</ref> Not just the cast, but the animators, writers, post-production crew and show runner [[Al Jean]] all took pay cuts.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Simpsons-Executive-Producer-1038600.aspx TVGuide.com - The Simpsons Executive Producer Al Jean on How the Show Was Saved]</ref>
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 Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of [[James L. Brooks]]'s office. Brooks had asked Groening to pitch an idea for a series of animated shorts, which Groening initially intended to present as his ''[[Life in Hell]]'' series. However, when Groening realized that animating ''Life in Hell'' would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life's work, he chose another approach and formulated his version of a dysfunctional family.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=116200 ''Fresh Air'' interview with Matt Groening]</ref> He named the characters after his own family members, substituting "Bart" for his own name.<ref name="americasfirstfamily">''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]''</ref>
-The [[Simpson family]] first appeared as [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] in ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' on April 19 [[1987]]. Groening submitted only basic sketches to the animators and assumed that the figures would be cleaned-up in production. However, the animators merely re-traced his drawings, which led to the crude appearance of the characters in the initial short episodes.<ref name="americasfirstfamily"/> The animation was produced domestically at [[Klasky Csupo]],<ref>Matt Groening's Baby Turns 10; Animation Magazine, Vol. 14, #1 - January 2000</ref> with [[Wesley Archer]], [[David Silverman]], and [[Bill Kopp]] being animators for the first season.<ref name="silverman">[http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp The David Silverman Interview] at [http://www.msnbc.com/ MSNBC]</ref> After season one it was animated by Archer and Silverman.<ref name="silverman"/> [[Georgie Peluse]] was the colorist and the person who decided to make the characters yellow.<ref name="silverman"/>
+The [[Simpson family]] first appeared as [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] in ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' on April 19 [[1987]]. Groening submitted only basic sketches to the animators and assumed that the figures would be cleaned-up in production. However, the animators merely re-traced his drawings, which led to the crude appearance of the characters in the initial short episodes.<ref name="americasfirstfamily"/> The animation was produced domestically at [[Klasky Csupo]],<ref>Matt Groening's Baby Turns 10; Animation Magazine, Vol. 14, #1 - January 2000</ref> with [[Wesley Archer]], [[David Silverman]], and [[Bill Kopp]] being animators for the first season.<ref name="silverman">[http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp The David Silverman Interview] at [http://www.msnbc.com/ MSNBC]</ref> After season one it was animated by Archer and Silverman.<ref name="silverman"/> [[Gyorgyi Peluce]] was the colorist and the person who decided to make the characters yellow.<ref name="silverman"/>
 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]].<ref name="Complete">[[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]]"</ref> Homer's voice sounds different in the shorts compared to most episodes of the half-hour show. In the shorts, his voice is a loose impression of [[Walter Matthau]], whereas it is more robust and humorous on the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions.<ref>He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own; Los Angeles Times July 06 1999</ref> [[Julie Kavner]], [[Nancy Cartwright]], and [[Yeardley Smith]] performed the voices of [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and [[Lisa Simpson]] respectively.<ref name="Complete"/> While most of the characters' personalities are similar to what they are in the series, Lisa is portrayed as a female version of Bart without the intelligent nature that she possesses in the half-hour series.