The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton". The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).

Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 735 episodes of the show have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes. A feature-length film, The Simpsons Movie, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million, with a sequel in development as of 2018. The series has also spawned numerous comic book series, video games, books, and other related media, as well as a billion-dollar merchandising industry. The Simpsons is a joint production by Gracie Films and 20th Television. On March 3, 2021, the series was announced to have been renewed for seasons 33 and 34, which were later confirmed to have 22 episodes each, increasing the episode count from 706 to 750. Its thirty-third season premiered on September 26, 2021, and ended on May 22, 2022. The thirty-fourth season premiered on September 25, 2022.

Through the years, the show has been dubbed into many languages. Unfortunately, some of these dubs have become lost.

## Al-Shamshoon

### Year(s)

2005

Al-Shamshoon (Arabic: آل شمشون) was the Arabic dub of The Simpsons, which first aired in September 2005. Before an actual dubbed version existed, they had the original episodes in English, but with Arabic subtitles. Later, it was not only dubbed in Arabic (with subtitles provided for shots including written English, such as the chalkboard gags), but references to alcohol (Duff Beer and Moe's Tavern), pork (bacon and hot dogs), and numerous other themes have been deleted or significantly modified. For instance, Homer drinks soda instead of beer, eats beef sausages as opposed to pork, and all references to Moe's Tavern were cut. The characters were also given typical Arabic names such as Omar, Mona and Badr for Homer, Marge and Bart respectively as part of the retooling, while voices were provided by leading Arabic voice actors including Egyptian film star Mohamed Heneidi as "Omar", and their hometown "Springfield" was called "Rabeea" (Arabic for Spring) and made it look like an American town with a major Arab population. The series, however, did not fare very well and only 34 of the 52 adapted episodes aired.

Al Shamshoon (The Simpsons arabic dub intro)The intro for the dubThe Simpsons - intro (Arabic)The intro for the dubAl Shamshoon (The Simpsons arabic dub) creditsThe outro for the dubال شمشون The Simpsons Arabic versionA scene from The Raven

## Симпсонови

### Year(s)

??-2012

A Macedonian dub called **Симпсонови** aired on MRT1 and MRT2 until 2012. Currently, the dub is lost.

## Simpsons

### Year(s)

1993

The Simpsons appeared for the first time on Swedish television on November 29, 1990. The series was originally broadcast on TV3 in English with Swedish subtitles. However, in 1993, the network decided to start dubbing The Simpsons into Swedish to increase ratings, and the show was moved to a more child-friendly time. After a public outrage the dubbing was dropped after only six episodes and the show was moved to a more adult time. Homer was voiced by Per Sandborgh, Marge by Lena Ericsson, Bart by Annica Smedius, Lisa by Lousie Raeder and Krusty by Mattias Knave. A dub of the movie was released with The Simpsons Movie DVD, with Annica Smedius providing the voice for Bart once again.

## External links

*The Simpsons* on the Dubbing Database

1. ↑ https://tvprofil.com/mk/serije/1877231/simpsonovi