The Simpsons

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American television series animated television series sitcom

The Simpsons is a long-running animated television sitcom that satirizes American family life and culture through the misadventures of the Simpson family in the fictional town of Springfield.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form As subject As object
The Simpsons franchise 0 2
Simpson family 0 1
The Simpsons (TV series) 0 1
The Simpsons Movie 0 1
The Simpsons episode "Bart After Dark" 0 1
The Simpsons episode "Mother Simpson" 0 1
The Simpsons television series 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series →
animated television series →
sitcom →
animationStyle 2D animation →
awardReceived Peabody Award →
Primetime Emmy Awards →
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
composer Danny Elfman →
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
creator Matt Groening →
developedFrom The Tracey Ullman Show →
surface form: The Tracey Ullman Show shorts
featuresFamily The Simpsons self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Simpson family
firstAiredDate 1989-12-17 →
firstAiredOn Fox →
format half-hour episodes →
genre animated sitcom →
comedy →
satire →
hasEpisodeCount more than 700 episodes →
hasSeasonCount more than 30 seasons →
mainCharacter Bart Simpson →
Homer Simpson →
Lisa Simpson →
Maggie Simpson →
Marge Simpson →
notableFor parody of television and society →
satire of American culture →
notableLocation Kwik-E-Mart →
Moe’s Tavern →
surface form: Moe's Tavern

Springfield Nuclear Power Plant →
originalLanguage English →
originallyBroadcastAs shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show →
originalNetwork Fox →
productionCompany 20th Television →
Gracie Films →
setIn Springfield →
spinoffWork The Simpsons self-linksurface differs →
surface form: The Simpsons Movie
supportingCharacter Apu Nahasapeemapetilon →
Chief Wiggum →
Krusty the Clown →
Milhouse Van Houten →
Moe Szyslak →
Mr. Burns →
Ned Flanders →
Patty Bouvier →
Principal Skinner →
Selma Bouvier →
targetAudience general audience →
themeMusic The Simpsons theme →
surface form: The Simpsons Theme
theSimpsonsMovieReleaseYear 2007 →
typicalRuntime 22 minutes →

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: The Simpsons franchise
Springfield, U.S.A. → basedOn → The Simpsons →
this entity surface form: The Simpsons (TV series)
The Simpsons Ride → basedOn → The Simpsons →
The Simpsons theme → commissionedFor → The Simpsons →
The Simpsons → featuresFamily → The Simpsons self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Simpson family
this entity surface form: The Simpsons franchise
Disney+ → notableFranchiseAvailable → The Simpsons →
FXX → notableProgramming → The Simpsons →
20th Television → notableWork → The Simpsons →
Kelsey Grammer → notableWork → The Simpsons →
Richard Appel → notableWork → The Simpsons →
Richard Appel → notableWork → The Simpsons →
this entity surface form: The Simpsons episode "Mother Simpson"
Richard Appel → notableWork → The Simpsons →
this entity surface form: The Simpsons episode "Bart After Dark"
The Simpsons → spinoffWork → The Simpsons self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: The Simpsons Movie
Kelsey Grammer → televisionSeries → The Simpsons →
Springfield, U.S.A. → theme → The Simpsons →
The Simpsons theme → usedIn → The Simpsons →
The Simpsons Ride → usesTheme → The Simpsons →
this entity surface form: The Simpsons television series
Marion Ross → voiceActedIn → The Simpsons →
Kaitlin Olson → voiceActingRoleIn → The Simpsons →
Conan O’Brien → wroteFor → The Simpsons →