Official poster for The Simpsons

Scripted series · FOX

The Simpsons

Just a product of society that's lost its good manners.

8.0IMDb11K votesOutstanding
Community—0/20 ratingsYour ratingRateSign in to rate
1989 –38 seasons · 802 episodesTV-14Returning series
ComedyAnimation
View seasons

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty the Clown / Groundskeeper Willie / Mayor Quimby (voice)

802 eps

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier / Jacqueline Bouvier (voice)

802 eps

Nancy Cartwright

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson / Maggie Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)

802 eps

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson / Maggie Simpson (voice)

802 eps

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl Carlson / Superintendent Chalmers (voice)

802 eps

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice)

802 eps

Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)

7 eps

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking (voice)

5 eps

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman (voice)

4 eps

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Herbert Powell (voice)

4 eps

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek

Constance Harm (voice)

10 eps

Scott Thompson

Scott Thompson

Grady (voice)

4 eps

Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason

Hyman Krustofsky (voice)

12 eps

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Walter Hotenhoffer (voice)

4 eps

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Sophie (voice)

4 eps

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Howard K. Duff VIII (voice) / Don Bookner (voice)

6 eps

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Sideshow Bob (voice)

25 eps

Dana Gould

Dana Gould

Murphy (voice)

6 eps

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Edna Krabappel (voice)

179 eps

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Ruth Powers (voice)

4 eps

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Mona Simpson (voice)

13 eps

Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom

Annette (voice)

4 eps

Jay Pharoah

Jay Pharoah

Drederick Tatum (voice)

4 eps

Michael York

Michael York

Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice)

6 eps

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Fat Tony (voice)

47 eps

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Rayshelle Peyton (voice)

9 eps

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Jacques (voice)

11 eps

Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Sarah Wiggum (voice)

6 eps

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Troy McClure (voice)

47 eps

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Mary Spuckler (voice)

4 eps

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Declan Desmond (voice)

4 eps

Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Warden (voice)

4 eps

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Llewellyn Sinclair (voice)

20 eps

Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper

Department of Standardized Testing Proctor (voice)

7 eps

Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor

Martin Prince (voice)

96 eps

Jenny Yokobori

Jenny Yokobori

Kumiko Albertson (voice)

15 eps

Marcia Mitzman Gaven

Marcia Mitzman Gaven

Maude Flanders (voice)

11 eps

Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Lewis

Bernice Hibbert (voice)

28 eps

Maggie Roswell

Maggie Roswell

Maude Flanders (voice)

174 eps

Renee Ridgeley

Dr. Wendy Sage (voice)

4 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Simpsons actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Simpsons reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Character DepthStrong6.1

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong5.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SpectaclePresent5.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingPresent5.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Emotional WeightPresent4.0

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedLight2.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

The story

What it's about

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

The run

Seasons

38 seasons · 802 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    198783 episodes

    Special installments of the series.

    Best episode · S00E53 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    198913 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    Best episode · S01E04 There's No Disgrace Like Home

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    199022 episodes

    7.5IMDb

    Best episode · S02E11 One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    199124 episodes

    7.6IMDb

    Best episode · S03E10 Flaming Moe's

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    199222 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Best episode · S04E12 Marge vs. the Monorail

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    199322 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Best episode · S05E02 Cape Feare

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    199425 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Best episode · S06E12 Homer the Great

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    199525 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Best episode · S07E07 King-Size Homer

  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    199625 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Best episode · S08E18 Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    199725 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Best episode · S09E01 The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson

  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    199823 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    Best episode · S10E02 The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace

  • Official poster for Season 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    199922 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Best episode · S11E21 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge

  • Official poster for Season 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    200021 episodes

    7.0IMDb

    Best episode · S12E18 Trilogy of Error

  • Official poster for Season 13

    Season 13 · Complete

    Season 13

    200122 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S13E18 I Am Furious (Yellow)

  • Official poster for Season 14

    Season 14 · Complete

    Season 14

    200222 episodes

    6.7IMDb

    Best episode · S14E01 Treehouse of Horror XIII

  • Official poster for Season 15

    Season 15 · Complete

    Season 15

    200322 episodes

    6.7IMDb

    Best episode · S15E22 Fraudcast News

  • Official poster for Season 16

    Season 16 · Complete

    Season 16

    200421 episodes

    6.5IMDb

    Best episode · S16E19 Thank God It's Doomsday

  • Official poster for Season 17

    Season 17 · Complete

    Season 17

    200522 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S17E13 The Seemingly Never-Ending Story

  • Official poster for Season 18

    Season 18 · Complete

    Season 18

    200622 episodes

    6.5IMDb

    Best episode · S18E21 24 Minutes

  • Official poster for Season 19

    Season 19 · Complete

    Season 19

    200720 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S19E09 Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind

  • Official poster for Season 20

    Season 20 · Complete

    Season 20

    200821 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S20E17 The Good, the Sad and the Drugly

  • Official poster for Season 21

    Season 21 · Complete

    Season 21

    200923 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    Best episode · S21E04 Treehouse of Horror XX

  • Official poster for Season 22

    Season 22 · Complete

    Season 22

    201022 episodes

    6.5IMDb

    Best episode · S22E20 Homer Scissorhands

  • Official poster for Season 23

    Season 23 · Complete

    Season 23

    201122 episodes

    6.5IMDb

    Best episode · S23E09 Holidays of Future Passed

  • Official poster for Season 24

    Season 24 · Complete

    Season 24

    201222 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S24E21 The Saga of Carl

  • Official poster for Season 25

    Season 25 · Complete

    Season 25

    201322 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S25E20 Brick Like Me

  • Official poster for Season 26

    Season 26 · Complete

    Season 26

    201422 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S26E06 Simpsorama

  • Official poster for Season 27

    Season 27 · Complete

    Season 27

    201522 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S27E09 Barthood

  • Official poster for Season 28

    Season 28 · Complete

    Season 28

    201622 episodes

    6.3IMDb

    Best episode · S28E13 The Great Phatsby (2)

  • Official poster for Season 29

    Season 29 · Complete

    Season 29

    201721 episodes

    6.2IMDb

    Best episode · S29E09 Gone Boy

  • Official poster for Season 30

    Season 30 · Complete

    Season 30

    201823 episodes

    6.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 31

    Season 31 · Complete

    Season 31

    201922 episodes

    6.1IMDb

    Best episode · S31E17 Highway to Well

  • Official poster for Season 32

    Season 32 · Complete

    Season 32

    202022 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    Best episode · S32E06 Podcast News

  • Official poster for Season 33

    Season 33 · Complete

    Season 33

    202122 episodes

    6.3IMDb

    Best episode · S33E18 My Octopus and a Teacher

  • Official poster for Season 34

    Season 34 · Complete

    Season 34

    202222 episodes

    6.8IMDb

    Best episode · S34E06 Treehouse of Horror XXXIII

  • Official poster for Season 35

    Season 35 · Complete

    Season 35

    202318 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Best episode · S35E06 Iron Marge

  • Official poster for Season 36

    Season 36 · Complete

    Season 36

    202418 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Best episode · S36E01 Bart's Birthday

  • Official poster for Season 37

    Season 37 · Complete

    Season 37

    202515 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    Best episode · S37E06 Bart 'N' Frink

  • Season 38 · Upcoming

    Season 38

    20261 episode

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Cape Feare

S05E02

Cape Feare

8.6IMDb50 votes

The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.

7 Oct 199323 min
Still from Bart 'N' Frink

S37E06

Bart 'N' Frink

8.6IMDb9 votes

When Bart becomes Professor Frink's lab assistant, the Simpsons are thrown into a world of tech billionaires determined to live forever, with the future of the internet at stake.

9 Nov 202523 min
Still from Marge vs. the Monorail

S04E12

Marge vs. the Monorail

8.6IMDb54 votes

When Springfield gets a sudden windfall, a charismatic traveling salesman convinces the town to build a monorail.

14 Jan 199323 min
Still from You Only Move Twice

S08E02

You Only Move Twice

8.5IMDb46 votes

In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg.

3 Nov 199623 min
Still from Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

S08E18

Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

8.5IMDb40 votes

When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol.

16 Mar 199723 min
Still from Iron Marge

S35E06

Iron Marge

8.5IMDb13 votes

When Marge's heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa must dig into their mom's past to show that they really know her. Homer becomes a neighborhood fear-monger.

12 Nov 202322 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Guess Who's Coming to Skinner

S37E10

Guess Who's Coming to Skinner

5.8IMDb5 votes
7 Dec 202523 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

  • Disney PlusStreaming
  • HuluStreaming
  • Amazon VideoBuy
  • Apple TV StoreBuy
  • fuboTVStreaming
  • Google Play MoviesBuy
  • Fandango At HomeBuy
  • YouTube TVStreaming
  • FXNowStreaming
  • FOX One Amazon ChannelStreaming

If you liked this

Similar Series

Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.

Official poster for Futurama

Futurama

1999

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Sharp comic writing · Similar storytelling style

Official poster for BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for Married... with Children

Married... with Children

1987

Sharp comic writing · Similar storytelling style

Official poster for Drawn Together

Drawn Together

2004

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for The Middle

The Middle

2009

Sharp comic writing · Similar storytelling style

Official poster for Bluey

Bluey

2018

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for Close Enough

Close Enough

2020

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for Duncanville

Duncanville

2020

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Official poster for Big Mouth

Big Mouth

2017

Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition

Where to go from here

Watch Next

Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.

Official poster for Futurama

Futurama

1999

Continue the epic fantasy journey with another world worth getting lost in.

Official poster for The Middle

The Middle

2009

A palate cleanser with real writing behind the jokes.

Official poster for Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon

2017

Need something lighter afterwards? Start here.

Official poster for Modern Family

Modern Family

2009

A palate cleanser with real writing behind the jokes.

Official poster for Friends

Friends

1994

Need something lighter afterwards? Start here.

Official poster for The Nanny

The Nanny

1993

A palate cleanser with real writing behind the jokes.

Never stop watching

Related Collections

No related collections yet

This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.

Join the conversation

Community discussions

All threads about The Simpsons