The iconic animated series, The Simpsons, is marking its 35th anniversary with a special Christmas episode airing on Disney+. The episode, titled 'O C’mon All Ye Faithful', will air on December 17, 2024, the same date as the show's debut episode in 1989.
The Simpsons is one of the most successful shows in television history with a huge cultural following dating back more than 30 years. This hit animated sitcom, which was created based on animated shorts that aired on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987, debuted on the Fox network on Dec. 17, 1989, with its first episode titled Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.
The innovative animated series is celebrating its 35th anniversary and to mark the milestone, fans can tune in for a special anniversary Christmas episode airing Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, called O C’mon All Ye Faithful airing on Disney+. The Simpsons, created by Matt Groening, is an animated show that follows a dysfunctional family featuring Homer, a beer loving father, Marge, a hardworking homemaker wife, Bart a 10-year-old underachiever, Lisa an 8-year-old genius, and Maggie, the pacifier loving silent infant. The family lives in the fictional town of Springfield. The Simpsons Roasting episode was the only one that aired in the 1980s and was viewed by 13.4 million people and earned two Emmy nominations. But weekly episodes were broadcast beginning on Jan. 14, 1990. A hallmark of the sitcom is its satire of society, pop culture, and politics, which makes it easy for viewers of different generations to relate to it. Nearly 200 animators were constantly drawing and painting at least 24 drawings for every second of airtime for The Simpsons and once this was completed, the script writing began, and the actors recorded their voiceovers for the characters. The series cast consisted of Dan Castanella (voice of Homer Simpson), Julie Kavner (voice of Marge Simpson), Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), Harry Shearer Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Harry Shearer (voice of Ned Flanders) and Hank Azaria (voice of Moe Szyslak)
THE SIMPSONS ANIMATED SERIES 35TH ANNIVERSARY CHRISTMAS EPISODE DISNEY+
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