The Simpsons

The Simpsons is a long running animated TV show, spanning 32 seasons over as many years, and counting (As of Oct 2020). It revolves around the lives of a supposedly average American middle class household; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie.
Over the years, The Simpsons' cast grew from the original five family members into over a hundred unique characters, along with numerous cameos.
== Canon ==
== Fandom ==
Who doesn't have a favourite episode of the Simpsons?
The Simpsons fandom is simply huge. Having been aired in almost every country on the planet, and spanning almost thirty years, you would be hard pressed to find someone who can't quote their favourite line from an episode, forget someone who hasn't seen an episode.
A show with such an enormous cast is also heavily appreciated by fic writers, as every character has a backstory, and fic writers will gleefully fill in any blanks that the show doesn't explain. Apps like Simpsonize me also stoke the fandom's fire, because this means you can make your very own Simpsons character, and give them a backstory too!
A world famous show with a legacy fit for royalty, the Simpsons fandom won't be silenced any time soon.
=== Shipping ===
With such a huge cast, there are almost limitless shipping combinations in The Simpsons. Canon pairings are common, with the typical Homer/Marge and similar ships. However, fanon pairings are also exceedingly popular, with both slash and femslash like Marge/Manjula featuring prominently.
== Fanworks ==
=== Fan Theories ===
* Homer Simpson is a vegetable in a coma, and has been for over 20 years.
* The Springfield Effect
* Everyone in the Simpsons family is a genius.
* Moleman is a different person every appearance.
=== Fanfiction ===
* Bart Simpson: Attorney at Law - "Seventeen years in the future Bart simpson, now a successful Attorney in East Springfield. He has everything, and is happy. That is going to be challenged when some women reenter his life."
* Lisa Squared - The year is 2028. Lisa and her husband, Matt, are happy to hear of Maggie's engagement. Maggie and Bart go to Lisa's house in Capital City to discuss it. Bart pulls out an old photo album and they look through it. Matt notices a picture of Lisa's twin sister, Suzy, and is immediately curious. Bart convinces Lisa to tell the story.
* Lisa Fitzgerald - Lisa is the daughter of an abusive, alcoholic father. After attempting to commit suicide, Lisa is taken into care and fostered by The Simpson family and has to learn how to live again.
* Tales From The First Decadian Simpsonites (2013) by Mara Wilson
=== Podcasts ===
* Four Finger Discount 
* Round Springfield (formerly Everything's Coming Up Simpsons) 
* Simpsons Is Greater Than... 
* Talking Simpsons 
=== Fan videos ===
* The Bartman Reanimate Collab (2019) - a multi animator project/reanimated collab based on the music video for the song "Do the Bartman".
* Troyal of the Century: Troy McClure v. The Springfield Aquarium by TmsT (2023) (also available on the AlbinoBlackSheep YouTube channel)
=== Fan music ===
* Dankmus - a YouTuber who remixes Simpsons clip samples into music.
== Controversies ==
== Cultural Influences ==
Among other things, the invention of the words 'do'h', 'meh' and 'cromulent' has been credited to The Simpsons.
'Spider Pig', one of the songs from the Simpsons Movie, had a huge cultural impact upon the film's release, with parodies and covers appearing world over.
=== Steamed Hams ===
A popular meme based on the "Skinner and the Superintendent" sequence from the 1996 episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" (Wikipedia).
Works based on the Steamed Hams meme include:
* Steamed Hams but There's a Different Animator Every 13 Seconds (2018) - a multi animator project by various animators headed by Andrew Kepple, hosted on the AlbinoBlackSheep YouTube channel
* Steamed Hams Inc. ♪ by NPCarlsson (2018) - samples from the Simpsons scene set to the song "Feel Good Inc" by Gorillaz.
* The Simpsons: "Steamed Hams" recreated under the Northern Lights in Tromsø ("Or: Steamed Hams but the Aurora Borealis is real") by Chasing Lights (2018)
* Steamed Hams But Every Scene is a Different Animation Style (2022) by lotusbandicoot (in imitation of numerous other cartoons' styles)
* Playlist of Steamed Hams videos by Tyrone Deise, including Steamed Hams but it was banned in the USSR (2023; described as "Steamlyannaya Hamonika (1968)") and Steamed Hams but it's by Dr Seuss (2025).
* Steamed Hams but its magic eye (autostereogram video) by Jounistudios (2024).
== Predicting the Future? ==
Occasionally, Simpsons episodes have been known to predict the future. Whether or not this is just sheer coincidence is unknown, however the sheer number and broad range of things the show has correctly predicted is simply staggering, with the impact ranging from surprising to downright creepy.
Some of these predictions include:
*Skype/Video Calling
*The Higgs Boson Theory
*The deaths of both Alan Rickman and David Bowie
And perhaps scariest of all;
* The successful presidential campaign of Donald Trump
== Archives and Fannish Links ==
* Simpsons works at FFN
* The Simpsons works at AO3
* The Simpsons fic recs at TV Tropes
* LardLad.com aka "The Last Exit to Springfield", a fansite
* rubbercat.net/simpsons, a fansite
* The Simpsons Gallery, another fansite that focuses on images
* FanForum's The Simpsons forum
* The Simpsons at Fanpop
* Dead Homer Society
===DeviantART===
* SimpsonsFanfiction
* BartSimpsonFan-Group
* We-Love-Lisa
* Bob-and-You
* Itchy-and-Scratchy
== Resources ==
* The Simpsons Archive
*Wikisimpsons, The Simpsons Wiki
== References ==
Category:The Simpsons