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Season 1
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Season 1 is the first broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from December 17, 1989, with "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", to May 13, 1990, with "Some Enchanted Evening". The season was made up of production season 7G episodes. Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon served as the showrunners for the season.
History[edit]
The Simpsons and the season were intended to debut in fall of 1989 with "Some Enchanted Evening", which also includes much of the main characters' debut.[1] But, after the workprint of the episode was met unfavorably and deemed unusable, 70% of its animation had to be redone, thus delaying "Some Enchanted Evening" until it finally aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990.[2] It was originally thought that subsequent episodes such as "Bart the Genius" would turn out just as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening", but there were only minor problems in production that were fortunately easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers decided to replace it with the season's Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", on December 17, 1989 as the season premiere.[1] The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to air during the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" would also become the first ever episode broadcast.
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| 42nd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[3]
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"Life on the Fast Lane"
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James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon, Richard Sakai, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Larina Jean Adamson, Margot Pipkin, Gábor Csupó, David Silverman, John Swartzwelder
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Won
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| "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
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James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon, Richard Sakai, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Larina Jean Adamson, Margot Pipkin, Gábor Csupó, David Silverman, Mimi Pond
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Nominated
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| 42nd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or Special[4]
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"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
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Brian K. Roberts and Ric Eisman
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| 42nd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation[5]
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"The Call of the Simpsons"
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Brad Brock, Gary Montgomery, and Jim Fitzpatrick
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| 42nd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Main Title Theme Music[6]
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N/A ("Theme Song")
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Danny Elfman
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Episodes[edit]
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Title
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Original airdate
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Directed by
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Written by
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Prod. code
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1 - 1
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"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
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December 17, 1989
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David Silverman
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Mimi Pond
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7G08
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| It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons when Mr. Burns decides to cut the Christmas bonuses and Marge has to spend the family's Christmas savings to erase a tattoo Bart thinks will make a great Christmas present. To hide the fact he didn't get the bonus, Homer takes a second job as a mall Santa.
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2 - 2
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"Bart the Genius"
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January 14, 1990
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David Silverman
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Jon Vitti
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7G02
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| Bart swaps papers with Martin Prince during an intelligence test at school. When the school psychologist compiles the test results, he refers Bart to the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children. The new school's laid-back liberal ethos suits Bart just fine—until he's asked to show evidence of his neglected genius.
Guest starring: Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel and Ms. Melon.
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3 - 3
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"Homer's Odyssey"
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January 21, 1990
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Wes Archer
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Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky
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7G03
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| Homer is fired from his job as technical supervisor at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Unable to provide for his family, he contemplates ending it all—until he discovers a new life path as a campaigner for safety.
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4 - 4
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"There's No Disgrace Like Home"
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January 28, 1990
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Gregg Vanzo &
Kent Butterworth
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Al Jean & Mike Reiss
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7G04
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| After an embarrassing experience at the company picnic, Homer begins to wonder if his family is too dysfunctional. He makes the family attend family therapy sessions with Dr. Marvin Monroe, an unorthodox psychotherapist who uses shock therapy in an attempt to "cure" them.
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5 - 5
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"Bart the General"
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February 4, 1990
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David Silverman
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John Swartzwelder
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7G05
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| After defending Lisa from school bully Nelson Muntz, Bart becomes Nelson's latest school bullying target. Sick of the harassment and torment, Bart, Grampa, and Herman rally the town's children to fight back against Nelson and his cronies.
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6 - 6
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"Moaning Lisa"
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February 11, 1990
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Wes Archer
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Al Jean & Mike Reiss
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7G06
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| Lisa meets a new friend, Bleeding Gums Murphy, a jazz musician who helps her cope with the blues. Meanwhile, Bart and Homer duke it out in video game boxing.
Guest starring: Ron Taylor as Bleeding Gums Murphy and Miriam Flynn as Ms. Barr.
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7 - 7
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"The Call of the Simpsons"
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February 18, 1990
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Wes Archer
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John Swartzwelder
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7G09
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| The Simpsons go on a camping trip where they get lost in the woods and lose all of their camping equipment. Homer ends up getting mistaken for Bigfoot. Meanwhile, Maggie meets some bears.
Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Cowboy Bob.
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8 - 8
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"The Telltale Head"
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February 25, 1990
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Rich Moore
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Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon & Matt Groening
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7G07
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| Bart cuts off the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue to be cool to some bullies, but the entire town becomes outraged and begins searching for the vandal.
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9 - 9
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"Life on the Fast Lane"
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March 18, 1990
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David Silverman
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John Swartzwelder
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7G11
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| Homer buys Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, and she accuses him of only buying it for himself. To spite him, she begins to learn how to bowl, helped by Jacques, who becomes romantically interested in Marge.
Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Jacques.
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10 - 10
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"Homer's Night Out"
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March 25, 1990
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Rich Moore
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Jon Vitti
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7G10
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| Bart purchases a spy camera through a catalog, and Homer goes to a stag party at a local restaurant. At the party, Bart snaps a picture of Homer dancing with a belly dancer, Princess Kashmir. Soon, all of Springfield sees the picture, and Marge kicks him out of the house
Guest Starring: Sam McMurray as Gulliver Dark.
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11 - 11
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"The Crepes of Wrath"
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April 15, 1990
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Wes Archer & Milton Gray
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George Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder & Jon Vitti
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7G13
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| After pulling a prank, Principal Skinner suggests Bart should partake in a foreign exchange scheme. Bart ends up in France, working for some crooks who want to put antifreeze in wine. Meanwhile, back in Springfield, Adil Hoxha, an Albanian boy with an interest in Homer's workplace, is exchanged to the Simpsons as part of the scheme.
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12 - 12
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"Krusty Gets Busted"
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April 29, 1990
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Brad Bird
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Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky
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7G12
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| Bart becomes incredibly sad when his TV hero Krusty the Clown is arrested for a convenience-store robbery. As the town turns against Krusty, Homer has to testify against the clown.
Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.
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13 - 13
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"Some Enchanted Evening"
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May 13, 1990
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David Silverman &
Kent Butterworth
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Matt Groening & Sam Simon
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7G01
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| Homer and Marge go out for dinner one night while Bart, Lisa and Maggie are watched by a babysitter named Ms. Botz. Unbeknownst to the family, Botz is known as the Babysitting Bandit, a criminal who robs the homes of families she babysits for.
Guest starring: Penny Marshall as Lucille Botz, June Foray as Babysitting receptionist and Paul Willson as Howard, Sr.
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Script covers[edit]
Releases[edit]
All 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the "Some Enchanted Evening" workprint, were released oin The Complete First Season on September 25, 2001 in Region 1 and September 24, 2001 in Regions 2 and 4. It is the first of the Complete Seasons of The Simpsons released in boxsets for home media.
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