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This is a list of television advertisements in which The Simpsons have appeared in.

1 A Baseball Moment from the Simpsons (1996)
2 Burger King (1990-2007)
3 Butterfinger (1988-2007)
4 CC's Chips (1998)
5 C. C. Lemon (2000-2002)
6 Church's Chicken (1995)
7 Vizir detergent (1996)
8 Toyota (1992-1993)
9 KFC (1993)
10 Tapped Out (2012-2014)
11 No ProblemO's (2002)
12 The Simpsons video games (1991-2007)
13 Other advertisements

A Baseball Moment from the Simpsons (1996)[edit]

Main article: A Baseball Moment from the Simpsons

Burger King (1990-2007)[edit]

Main article: Burger King

Butterfinger (1988-2007)[edit]

Main article: Butterfinger

CC's Chips (1998)[edit]

Main article: CC's Chips

C. C. Lemon (2000-2002)[edit]

Main article: C. C. Lemon

Church's Chicken (1995)[edit]

Main article: Church's Chicken

Vizir detergent (1996)[edit]

Main article: Vizir detergent

Toyota (1992-1993)[edit]

Main article: Toyota

KFC (1993)[edit]

Main article: KFC

Tapped Out (2012-2014)[edit]

Main article: Tapped Out

First Aired	Title	Length	Description
2012	Tapped Out Trailer	60 seconds	A large shadow cast over Springfield while every person goes on their normal life.The large shadow turns to be a giant finger that lifts the Simpson's house as Homer is awaken by the rumbling noise. This Homer flees in terror, but falling buildings block his path. Scared, Homer looks up and ask: "Why are you doing this?". The screen zooms out of a tablet which another Homer is using. The large Homer replies that he just wants to tap in game Homer, to get free donuts.
2012	Tapped Out Return Trailer	83 seconds	The commercial shows viewers the gameplay of The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
2012	Treehouse of Horror Update	16 seconds	Homer plays the The Simpsons: Tapped Out Halloween update on his myPad.
2012	Holiday 2012 Spot	18 seconds	Santa Homer is giving tablet computers to a few kids who are on a snowy field. After a game update explanation by a narrator, Homer flies away on a sleigh that Bart smashed while playing on his tablet
2013	Get It On Google Play	60 seconds	A man who has recently got a higher job promotion,starts to play Tapped Out. While making his in game Homer very happy, the man stops taking care of his looks, his job, and his family. At the end the man looses it all, and ends up living under a bridge still playing the game.
2013	Treehouse of Horror Update 2013 Trailer	16 seconds	Maude Flanders ghost appears to the Simpsons. After scaring them, she ask if they are ready.
2013	Christmas 2013 Trailer	20 seconds	Homer, Krusty, Apu, Dr. Hibbert, and Rev. Lovejoy throw down presents to kids while riding Santa's sleigh.
2014	Preparing for War	16 seconds	The family dress up in 'costume' to face their greatest nemesis, the game who keeps beating them in the App Store.
2014	Halloween Update Trailer 2014	15 seconds	It is nighttime at the Power Plant and Homer is too busy playing on his myPad he doesn't notice a fire behind him. Homer then explores the Halloween update before collecting Cash and XP in his back garden where Bart has fallen out of his Treehouse, a Rigellian wrapped around his head.
2015	Homer and Tap Ball	11 seconds	Homer passes through Toreador Grampa, Kung Fu Comic Book Guy, Football Nelson, Tennis Marge, Jockey Bart and Soccer Lisa doing their Tap Ball animation and recieves a blue scarf from below, parodying Kate Upton's Game Of War - Fire Age live action commercial.
2016	Superheroes 2	15 seconds	The superheroes and villains from the Superheroes event perform their best attacks. Bartman and Pie Man appear at the end, and Pie Man destroys the II text, all skinny, just before releasing the breath showing his full belly.

No ProblemO's (2002)[edit]

Main article: Bart Simpson's No ProblemO's

First Aired	Title	Length	Description	Screenshot
April, 2002	No Problemos Part One	30 seconds	Bart uses Santa's Little Helper and a lasso to get back at Homer for stealing the milk for his No Problemos cereal (Only shown in the UK).
April, 2002	No Problemos Part Two	30 seconds	Bart turns the tables on Homer for stealing the milk for his No Problemos cereal (Only shown in the UK).

The Simpsons video games (1991-2007)[edit]

Main article: Video game adverts

First Aired	Product	Length	Description
1991	The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants	20 seconds	Bart plays The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants on his NES past his bedtime, much to Homer's annoyance.
1991	Bart vs. the World and Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly	30 seconds	It starts with a reminder that previously Bart was playing Bart vs. the Space Mutants. Then he changes the cartridge to Bart vs. the World. Homer walks in and sends Bart to cut the grass. Bart goes there, and pulls out a Game Boy with the game Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly. Homer sees him, and takes it away. On the last shot Bart walks into his room, and finds Homer, Lisa, and Maggie playing video games.
October, 2007	The Simpsons Game	n/a	Krusty gives info on the game and is furious that he isn't in it.
October, 2007	The Simpsons Game	n/a	Bart asks Homer if he can buy the video game and Homer is affected by video game laws of physics.

Other advertisements[edit]

First Aired	Product	Length	Description
1990	Mattel action-figures	30 seconds
1991	Michael Jackson's "Black Or White" Premiere Promo	10 seconds
Circa 1993	Doritos (Netherlands)	?? seconds	Homer has a bag of Doritos. Directed by Swinton Scott and Animation by Luis Escobar.
1993	T.G.I. Friday's	30 seconds	Homer is watching TV on Christmas season. Suddenly, a TGI Friday's commercial starts, and Homer starts to crave. Homer gets disappointed at the end when the add states that their promotion is not available to cartoon characters.
1994	Ramada Inn	30 seconds	Bart and Lisa repeatedly bug Homer on a long car trip to said hotel. The advert also discusses a promotion which offered free The Simpsons-themed products and merchandise, such as The Simpsons 3D Chess Set.
1995	1-800-COLLECT	30 seconds	Homer visits the Grand Canyon, and misses the family. He decides to make a call on a phone that is placed in an unsafe area. While he calls, the floor cracks, and Homer hangs from the phone. Bart on the other side pick up the phone, and he is asked if he accepts a collect call. He say no, that Homer should get with the times and hangs up. Homer gets mad and tries to strangle the phone, but this action makes him fall down the cliff a la Willy E. Coyote.
1997	Doritos	30 seconds	Homer is eating a bag of Doritos during his snackbreak.
November 8th, 1998	Intel Inside	30 seconds	Homer becomes a genius after a Pentium II processor is implanted in his brain.
	Teletoon	varies	Several scenes of Homer sitting on his couch watching TV, spoofing the Adidas ads, each ad ending with "Long Live Couches", with the Teletoon logo on top , with www.couchpotato.com at the top left of the screen.
2002	Sabritas (Mexico)	30 seconds	The family are at a soccer game, where everybody is eating random chips produced by Lay's. Homer ask why none is doing anything, so he decides to go and ask the players. He slips and lands just next to them.
2004	Ritz Bits	30 Seconds	Comic Book Guy wants Bart's Ritz Bits. So, Comic Book Guy trades Bart a chocolate Radioactive Man and Issue #1 of Radioactive Man. Bart then gives him the Ritz Bits box. Then Comic Book Guy says, "Hello, this box is empty." Bart then replies "You said the box." Comic Book Guy then says "Worst trade ever!" and rips his pants.
February 1, 2004	MasterCard	30 seconds	Homer runs various errands, to the classic MasterCard scripting of "tangible item: price, tangible item: price, tangible item: price, intangible item/concept: priceless".
February 13, 2006	Domino's Pizza	30 seconds	A new "Ay carumba spicy fajita pizza" is delivered to the Simpsons door and as Homer lays it on the table everyone quickly grabs a slice.
2006	Sabritas (Mexico)	30 seconds	Bart removes a Pog (Tazo) from a Lay's bag, and starts to play by slamming it to a pile of Tazos. He is doing so great that it impresses all the children. Even Jessica Lovejoy kisses him.
February 14, 2007	Subway	30 seconds	Homer gets a subway sandwich, and Bart takes it away.
December, 2007	Mister Donut (Japan)	15 seconds	Some Springfield characters silhouettes are seen in a movie theater. On the screen a mini ad of Mr Donuts shows, where a donut falls and homer chases after it. The next is a zoom into the movie theater screen with an image advertising the Simpsons Movie. Then we see the Simpsons praying on the table on Christmas time. Homer interrupts saying how much he loves Christmas, specially donut ice cream. Bart wonders how they do it.
2007	Channel 4 (UK)	30 seconds	Homer lays down on hi hammock where his six pack is sitting. This action makes the beer to go flying, and end up at a electric current wire. Homer climbs to get it, but he gets electrocuted. Night fall arrives, and Homer is still there. He gives up and drinks it any ways, giving the whole town electric shortages, forming the shape of a 4. In January 27, 2014, it was aired in the episode "Specs and the City" as a couch gag with a slight change as how the beer cans end up on the wires.
February, 2008	Sky1 (UK)	30 seconds	The family are watching Itchy and Scratchy on an episode called "Slaughter is the Best Medicine".
2008	Renault Kangoo (aired in several countries)	60 seconds	The family go with a Kangoo car dealer to test a car.
Spring, 2008	The Simpsons Ride	30 seconds	The Simpsons take a long trip to the Universal Studios in Florida. Bart and Lisa pest Homer all the way. Once they reach the park, Homer drives through the roller coaster trail. It ends with them looking at a picture, and the car smashing onto the floor a few seconds later.
2009	Springfield's Got Talent	30 seconds	Simon Cowell asks Homer what his name is and Homer says his name, age and tells Simon that he's never been kissed. Homer then says he wants to be a famous singer like Susan Boyle. A clip of Homer singing from the episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" is shown, which Homer gets boos in. He then says he has other talents and a clip of Homer getting hit by a cannonball from "Homerpalooza" is shown.
February 7, 2010	Coca-Cola (Hard Times)	60 seconds	Mr. Burns is affected by the recession, and is forced to sell his wealth. He goes to the park really sad, but he notices every one is happy while Apu offers to him a coke. It end with Milhouse hitting a Coke bottle, and then he apologizes.
Mayo, 2010	Nike	5 seconds	Homer answers the door, to be surprised by Ronaldo, who kicks his ball inside the house.
2012	Wonderful Pistachios (Get Crackin')	15 seconds	Bart is slingshotting pistachios at Homer, who attempts to catch them in his mouth.
2012	Sabritas (Mexico)	22 seconds	A group of kids are playing Tazos (Pogs) right outside the Simpsons house. Bart comes out on his skateboard shooting pogs with his special pog gun. While doing stunts, Bast throws a big Tazo that bounces on many places, and lands knocking everybody's tazos, making Bart the winner.
2013	Project Runway All Stars	22 seconds	Marge is modeling several dresses.
2014	Margarita and De Todito (Colombia)	26 seconds	Similar to the 2012 Mexican Lay's Sabritas commercial, but modified with Papas Margarita (Margarita Potato) products.
2015	World Series 2015	40 seconds
2016	Tic Tac	15 seconds
2016	Subaru Forester	30 seconds