The Simpsons (1987)

00x56 A Culture Show Special

Not long before the anticipated release of their movie, and after celebrating the 400th episode and 20 years, The Culture Show paid homage to the great success of The Simpsons with this special half-hour documentary about them. Hosted by Lauren Laverne (who co-hosts Culture Show along with the great film critic Mark Kermode), this programme basically looked back from their first appearance on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 and episodes gone by to see why everyone loves this cartoon sitcom so much. This included the key and supporting characters, the jokes, the celebrity appearances, the writers, the mocking of everyday things, and much more, a great one-off documentary with plenty of clips, information and opinion to keep you interested. With contributions from creator Matt Groening, Ricky Gervais, Nick Park, Stephen Hawking, Phill Jupitus, Helen Fielding and Johnny Vegas.

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Dan Castellaneta Dan Castellaneta As: Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)
Julie Kavner Julie Kavner As: Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)
Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright As: Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley Smith Yeardley Smith As: Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria Hank Azaria As: Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
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Not long before the anticipated release of their movie, and after celebrating the 400th episode and 20 years, The Culture Show paid homage to the great success of The Simpsons with this special half-hour documentary about them. Hosted by Lauren Laverne (who co-hosts Culture Show along with the great film critic Mark Kermode), this programme basically looked back from their first appearance on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 and episodes gone by to see why everyone loves this cartoon sitcom so much. This included the key and supporting characters, the jokes, the celebrity appearances, the writers, the mocking of everyday things, and much more, a great one-off documentary with plenty of clips, information and opinion to keep you interested. With contributions from creator Matt Groening, Ricky Gervais, Nick Park, Stephen Hawking, Phill Jupitus, Helen Fielding and Johnny Vegas.


Certification: TV-PG

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Aired: 26 July, 2007 at 4:00 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 25m

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Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson (voice)

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)

Maggie Roswell

Maggie Roswell

Luann Van Houten

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)

Pamela Hayden

Pamela Hayden

Milhouse Van Houten

Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor

Martin Prince

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Edna Krabappel

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Troy McClure

Tress MacNeille

Tress MacNeille

Agnes Skinner

Karl Wiedergott

Karl Wiedergott

Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayyar

Apu (voice)

Chris Edgerly

Chris Edgerly

Pamela Hayden

Pamela Hayden

Milhouse Van Houten

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