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, ...

'' is an American

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television

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...

created by

Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip ''Life in Hell'' (1977–2012) and the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Fut ...

for the

Fox Broadcasting Company The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations an ...

. The series is a

satirical Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subj ...

of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

Marge Marge is a feminine given name, a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot or Margaret (name), Margaret. Notable Marges include: People *Marge (cartoonist) (1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist *Marge Anderson (1932� ...

Bart Bart is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Bartholomew, sometimes of Barton, Bartolomeo, etc. Bart is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name ''Bartholomäus'', a German form of the biblical name ''Barthol ...

Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

and

Maggie Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena, Magnolia, Margaret. Maggie may refer to: People Women * Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Aust ...

. It is set in the fictional town of

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

, and lampoons

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, society and television, and many aspects of the

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. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of

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with producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a

dysfunctional family A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse and sometimes even all of the above on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly, leading other members to accommodate suc ...

and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of ''

The Tracey Ullman Show ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' is an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987, the network's second original primetime series to air following '' Married... with Children'', and ran until May 26, ...

'' on April 19, 1987 and after a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became a hit series for Fox. The growing popularity of the series motivated video game developers to create video games based on the series. Two pinball machines have also been produced; one The Simpsons (pinball), self-titled, that was only made available for a limited time after the The Simpsons (season 1), first season finale (1990) and ''The Simpsons Pinball Party'' (2003). Additionally, several Mobile device, handheld device games have been released, such as ''Bartman: Avenger of Evil'' (1990) and ''Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis'' (1991). Video games based on the series have reached cross-platform, multiple platforms since their debut in 1991. ''The Simpsons first video game release, ''The Simpsons (video game), The Simpsons'', developed and published by Konami, saw a release on the Commodore 64 and DOS, while ''The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, Bart vs. the Space Mutants'' (1991), developed by Imagineering (company), Imagineering, expanded the franchise into new platforms, including the Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System, NES and Master System. Over the next few years, the franchise would continue to expand, releasing system-exclusive games, such as the Personal computer, PC's ''The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio, Cartoon Studio'' (1996) and the PlayStation (console), PlayStation's ''The Simpsons Wrestling'' (2001). The release of ''The Simpsons Game'' (2007), developed by EA Redwood Shores (Visceral Games), further expanded the franchise, appearing on new platforms including the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Due to the series' longevity, ''The Simpsons'' video games have also spanned across many genres, such as the Puzzle video game, puzzle game ''Krusty's Fun House'' (1992), the sports game ''The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness, Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness'' (1994) and Racing video game, racing game ''The Simpsons: Road Rage, Road Rage'' (2001). ''The Simpsons'' is also one of the franchises spotlighted in the toys-to-life video game ''Lego Dimensions'' (2015).

Video games

, 27video games focused on ''The Simpsons'' series have been released. The following table showcases the correspondent title, release date, publisher, developer and the platforms on which each game was released along with any other relevant information. A detailed overview of each game can be found in their corresponding articles, with the exception of games without articles, which instead have a brief overview in a footnote.

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