This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him. 

First episode date: December 17, 1989

No. of episodes: 673 (list of episodes)

Program creator: Matt Groening

Writers: Matt Groening, Dan Castellaneta, Conan O'Brien, Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Sam Simon