The Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
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"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" is the 1989 Christmas-themed pilot episode of The Simpsons that introduced the Simpson family in their first full-length television story.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire | 5 |
| “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” | 1 |
| “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” (implied setting) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christmas special
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television episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Matt Groening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | David Silverman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Barney Gumble
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Bart Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marge Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Milhouse Van Houten NERFINISHED ⓘ Moe Szyslak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Patty Bouvier NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Wiggum NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa's Little Helper NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Bouvier NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowball II NERFINISHED ⓘ Waylon Smithers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Christmas television
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animated sitcom ⓘ comedy ⓘ |
| introduces | Santa's Little Helper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first full-length broadcast episode of The Simpsons ⓘ |
| openingSequence | early version of The Simpsons opening credits ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1989-12-17 ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | Fox Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRating | TV-PG ⓘ |
| partOf | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Homer becomes a mall Santa to earn Christmas money after the family does not receive a Christmas bonus and loses their savings, and the family adopts a greyhound named Santa's Little Helper. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Tracey Ullman Show Simpsons shorts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 7G08 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 23 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| series | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner |
James L. Brooks
NERFINISHED
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Matt Groening NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | family and Christmas hardship ⓘ |
| writer | Mimi Pond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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