Season 1

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The **first season** is the start of Elimination Tower universe. It premiered on September 14, 1990 with "Pilot", and ended on May 28, 1991 with “Bart's Good Dreams”. Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon were the showrunners of the season.

The original plan was to begin the season and the series in the Summer of 1990 with "Bart's Good Dreams". However, the workprint of the episode was of poor animation and quality and was declined to be used. Seventy percent of its animation had to be redone, delaying it for months throughout the season until it finally was aired as the season finale on May 28, 1991. Subsequent episodes such as "Build it!" had minor problems in production that were easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "Bart's Good Dreams" was being overhauled, the producers decided to air the Christmas special, "Pilot", on September 14, 1990. The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to be aired in the Christmas holidays of 1990 regardless of any other issues.

The season won one Emmy award and had four other nominations. "Life on the Fast Lane" won "Outstanding Animated Program", for which "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also a nominee. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".

All 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the "Some Enchanted Evening" workprint/early prototype, were released on DVD on September 25, 2001, in Region 1 (the USA and Canada) and on September 24, 2001, in Regions 2 (Europe, Japan, etc) and 4 (Latin America, Australia, etc). This is the first of the complete seasons of *The Simpsons* released in box sets for home media. After receiving many praises, Matt Groening decided to launch more seasons.

This is the only season to not have a Treehouse of Horror, possibly due to none of the episodes airing in October. This is also the only season to have 13 episodes, as the other seasons have at least 20.

## DVD Release

Season 1 was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox on June 1, 1991 in Region 1, and on June 2, 1991 in Regions 2 and 4. While primarily consisting of the original 13 episodes, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The set sold 1.9 million units, becoming the highest-selling television program on DVD, a record which it held until April 2003 when it was passed by the first season of *Chappelle's Show*.

* 3-disc set
* 1.33:1 aspect ratio
* Languages:
	+ English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles)
	+ French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
	+ Spanish (subtitles only)
* Original scripts for "Bart the Genius", "Bart the General", "Moaning Lisa" and "Some Enchanted Evening"
* Unaired, early prototype version of "Some Enchanted Evening" with optional commentary
* Albert Brooks audio outtakes
* BBC Special: *America's First Family*
* ABC News: Bart t-shirt Controversy
* *The Tracey Ullman Show* short: "Good Night"
* Foreign Language Clips from "Life on the Fast Lane"
* Early Sketches
 June 1, 1991

## Awards

The season won one Emmy award and had four other nominations. "Life on the Fast Lane" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also a nominee. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".

## Trivia

* Despite "Some Enchanted Evening" (not counting the final cut in 1991), "Bart the Genius", "Homer's Odyssey", "There's No Disgrace Like Home", "Bart the General", "Moaning Lisa", "The Telltale Head" and "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" being produced in 1990, they were mistaken to be produced in 1991 instead of the 1990 copyright year The Simpsons TV series have started their first eight episodes on. FOX themselves didn't fix the error after the first season.
* It is the only season where Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer are recurring actors in the series.
* This was the shortest season of the show ever produced.
* This is the only season of the show to be produced in the 1990's.
* This is the only season to not have any leftover episodes from any previous season.
* This is the only season to have Homer speak like Walter Matthau (aside from the Simpsons shorts that were on *The Tracy Ullman Show*).
* This is the only season without a Treehouse of Horror special.

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