27 Facts About Simpson family

1.

The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple Homer and Marge and their three children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,816
2.

The Simpson family debuted on Fox on April 19,1987, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" and were later spun off into their own series, which debuted on Fox in the US on December 17,1989.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,817
3.

Simpson family substituted "Bart", an anagram of "brat", for his own name, and modeled the character after his older brother, Mark.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,818
4.

Five Simpson family members were given simple designs so that their facial emotions could easily be changed with almost no effort and so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,819
5.

The Simpson family made their debut on April 19,1987, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night".

FactSnippet No. 1,698,820
6.

Simpson family is married to Marge Simpson, a stereotypical American housewife and mother.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,821
7.

The Simpson family owns a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,822
8.

Simpson family has occasionally displayed flashes of great intellect and fitness whenever the situation calls for it, and an integrity reflecting his own values, including a fierce devotion to and protectiveness of his family.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,823
9.

Simpson family's voice started out as an impression of Walter Matthau but eventually evolved into a more robust voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,824
10.

Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson family is the well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,825
11.

Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is the eldest child and only son in the family—at age 10.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,826
12.

Simpson family had previously appeared on the cover of the December 31,1990 edition.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,827
13.

Lisa Marie Simpson is the eldest daughter and middle child of the family.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,828
14.

Simpson family is an extremely intelligent 8-year-old girl, one of the most intelligent characters on the show.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,829
15.

Simpson family is a vegetarian, and a supporter of the Free Tibet movement, and while still supportive of the Christian church in which she was raised, Lisa became a practicing Buddhist following her decision to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,830
16.

Simpson family is musically proficient on the saxophone; besides the occasional riff during the opening credit sequence Carole King's Jazzman and Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street have been prominently placed during episodes.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,831
17.

Margaret Evelyn Lenny "Maggie" Simpson is the youngest of the five main family members and is almost always seen as a baby.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,832
18.

Simpson family is almost 2 years old and still uses a pacifier despite teething, although this was mentioned in a Treehouse of Horror episode and is not considered canon.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,833
19.

Simpson family was quite prominent in the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, often being featured alongside Bart and Lisa but has since become the least seen and heard of the five main Simpsons.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,834
20.

Simpson family is a World War II veteran who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,835
21.

Simpson family is known for his borderline senility, his long rambling stories and his love of Matlock.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,836
22.

Mona Penelope Simpson family is Homer's long-lost mother, Marge's mother-in-law, and Abe's estranged first wife.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,837
23.

Selma is the elder by two minutes, possesses a strong desire for Simpson family, and has been married and divorced six times, and sought to have a child on numerous occasions despite her age.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,838
24.

Simpson family was first referenced in a flashback in the episode "Moaning Lisa" and made her first appearance in the episode "Bart vs Thanksgiving".

FactSnippet No. 1,698,839
25.

Simpson family had a spinster sister named Gladys, who is deceased; Jacqueline and her family attended her funeral in "Selma's Choice".

FactSnippet No. 1,698,840
26.

Mr Burns and Homer's father Abe Simpson family once battled for her affections; she became engaged to Burns, but eventually decided not to marry either man, although she and Abe still ran away together at the end of the episode.

FactSnippet No. 1,698,841
27.

Simpson family was kind and complimentary to teenage Homer when he arrived to pick up Marge for the prom, but after finding out that Artie Ziff was really her date remarked that Homer "took years off my life".

FactSnippet No. 1,698,842