The Simpsons' first season originally aired between December 17, 1989 and May 13, 1990, beginning with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon. The series was originally set to debut in late 1989 with the episode "Some Enchanted Evening", which was meant to introduce the main characters; during the first screening of the episode, the producers discovered that the animation was so appalling that 70% of the episode needed to be redone. The producers considered aborting the series if the next episode turned out as bad, but it only suffered from easily fixable problems. The producers convinced Fox to move the debut to December 17, and aired "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as the first episode of the series. The first season won one Emmy Award, and received four additional nominations. The DVD boxset was released on September 25, 2001 in Region 1 and September 24, 2001 in both Region 2 and Region 4. Season one was also released for the iTunes Store on December 22, 2010, dubbed a "digital edition."
| Name | The Simpsons Season 1 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | December 17th, 1989 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy |
| Network | FOX |
| Production Companies | The Curiosity Company, Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television |
| Number of Episodes | 13 Episodes |
| Plot Keywords | mother, baby, alcohol, cat, brother, clown, house, housewife, beer, satire, father, nuclear power plant, parody, middle class, sister, dysfunctional family, teacher, social satire, neighbor, school, dummy, dog, donuts |
Episodes List
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 1 : Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
December 17th, 1989When his Christmas bonus is cancelled, Homer becomes a department-store Santa--and then bets his meager earnings at the track. When all seems lost, Ho...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 2 : Bart the Genius
January 14th, 1990After switching IQ tests with Martin, Bart is mistaken for a child genius. When he's enrolled in a school for gifted students, a series of embarrassme...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 3 : Homer's Odyssey
January 21st, 1990Homer is fired for nearly causing a meltdown at the nuclear plant. When he finds a new calling as a public safety advocate, he finds himself facing of...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 4 : There's No Disgrace Like Home
January 28th, 1990After an embarrassing experience at the company picnic, Homer pawns the TV and uses the proceeds to take the family to therapy sessions....
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 5 : Bart the General
February 4th, 1990Fed up with Nelson's bullying, the kids from Springfield Elementary decide to teach him a lesson. With advice from Grandpa, Bart leads them into battl...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 6 : Moaning Lisa
February 11th, 1990When Lisa get a bad case of the blues, jazz musician Bleeding Gums Murphy teaches her how to express her feelings through music....
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 7 : The Call of the Simpsons
February 18th, 1990Homer buys an RV and the family takes off on an ill-fated camping trip....
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 8 : The Telltale Head
February 25th, 1990Bart tries to impress the school bullies by stealing the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue in the town square, but everyone is outraged by his a...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 9 : Life on the Fast Lane
March 18th, 1990Homer gives Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, and his self-serving gift backfires: she starts taking lessons from a suave French bowling instruct...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 10 : Homer's Night Out
March 25th, 1990Bart puts his new spy camera to use when Homer gets rowdy at a bachelor party, and the incriminating photo gets distributed all over town....
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 11 : The Crepes of Wrath
April 15th, 1990Bart is sent as a foreign exchange student to France, where he is enslaved by corrupt winemakers. Meanwhile, the Simpson family hosts an Albanian stud...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 12 : Krusty Gets Busted
April 29th, 1990Krusty the Clown gets busted for robbing the Kwik-E-Mart, with Homer as an eyewitness. Convinced that their idol was wrongly accused, Bart and Lisa in...
The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 13 : Some Enchanted Evening
May 13th, 1990While Homer takes Marge out for a night on the town, the kids spot their babysitter on America's Most Armed and Dangerous....