The Simpsons — Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, plus their friends and fellow Springfield denizens — have become our family. The Simpsons first saw life in 1987 as a series of animated, between-sketch shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show.” Amazingly,...

Episode - Grammy Award-winning musician Alison Krauss records THE SIMPSONS theme song for the milestone 500th episode, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange guest-voices as himself. The Simpsons are evicted from Springfield and join an off-the-grid...

"We explore their emotions as they find out that everyone hates them." After the Simpsons are evicted from town, they're forced to live off the grid in a shantytown outside Springfield. Homer (Dan Castellaneta) and Marge (Julie Kavner) try to make...

Referring to himself in the third-person, Duffman may be the coolest character in the Simpsons universe. Really, how can you get any cooler than thrusting your hips in a direction instead of pointing - "Duffman thrusting in the direction of the problem."

Sunday (8 p.m. , Fox/5), " The Simpsons " marks an extraordinary feat -- its 500th episode.The characters, which began as droopier versions in 20-second cartoons on "The Tracey Ullman Show," have evolved, as creator Matt Groening and star Dan...

“The network had said the cost of the show we were doing was prohibitive,” Jean said. “They said if you could go down to a certain number, we’d love to go as long as you can.” Everyone on the show agreed to cut costs to keep it going, including voice...