On This Day in Simpsons History

35 years ago today, March 7, 1991: The music video for the #TheSimpsons song “Deep, Deep Trouble” premiered on Fox following the episode “Bart's Dog Gets an F.”

35 years ago today, March 7, 1991: #TheSimpsons episode “Bart's Dog Gets An F” first aired on Fox.

38 years ago today, March 6, 1988: #TheSimpsons short “Family Portrait” first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. This was the first time Homer said "Why, you little..!" and chokes Bart.

31 years ago today, Krusty the Clown first mentioned saying “the quiet part loud,” an expression which has since gone on to widespread usage.

#TheSimpsons episode “A Star is Burns” first aired March 5, 1995.

31 years ago today, Hans Moleman premiered his short film “Man Getting Hit By Football.” It was later remade into an Oscar-winning feature starring George C. Scott.

#TheSimpsons episode “A Star is Burns” first aired March 5, 1995.

31 years ago today, Mr. Burns’ film was booed by everyone at the Springfield Film Festival, except Hans Moleman, who was saying “Boo-urns.”

#TheSimpsons episode “A Star is Burns” first aired March 5, 1995.

31 years ago today, March 5, 1995: #TheSimpsons episode “A Star is Burns” first aired on Fox.

35 years ago today, March 4, 1991: The Simpsons arcade game was released by @konamina.bsky.social.

It was the first video game based on #TheSimpsons franchise to be released in North America.

29 years ago today, March 2, 1997: #TheSimpsons episode “My Sister, My Sitter” first aired on Fox.

14 years ago today, March 1, 2012: The Simpsons: Tapped Out was released in North America for iOS. It was developed and published by EA Mobile.

After more than 80 million downloads and grossing more than $200 million, the game was officially shut down on January 24, 2025.

28 years ago today, March 1, 1998, #TheSimpsons episode “Dumbbell Indemnity” first aired on Fox.

38 years ago today, February 28, 1988: “The Aquarium” first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox.

26 years ago today, February 27, 2000: #TheSimpsons episode “Pygmoelian” first aired on Fox.

34 years ago today, February 27, 1992: #TheSimpsons “Separate Vocations” first aired on Fox.

31 years ago today, February 26, 1995: #TheSimpsons episode “Homer vs. Patty and Selma” first aired on Fox.

37 years ago today, February 26, 1989, #TheSimpsons short “Shoplifting” first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox.

25 years ago today, February 25, 2001: #TheSimpsons episode “New Kids on the Bleech” first aired on Fox.

30 years ago today, February 25, 1996: #TheSimpsons episode “Homer the Smithers” first aired on Fox.

36 years ago today, February 25, 1990, #TheSimpsons episode “The Telltale Head” first aired on Fox.

32 years ago today, February 24, 1994: #TheSimpsons episode “Deep Space Homer” first aired on Fox.

29 years ago today, February 23, 1997: #TheSimpsons episode “Brother from Another Series” first aired on Fox.

28 years ago today, February 22, 1998: #TheSimpsons episode “The Last Temptation of Krust” first aired on Fox.

27 years ago today, February 21, 1999: #TheSimpsons episode “Marge Simpson in: ‘Screaming Yellow Honkers’” first aired on Fox.

“It could go on forever.” — Danny DeVito about The Simpsons, 1994 😳

Danny’s first episode of The Simpsons, “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” first aired 35 years ago today, February 21, 1991.

35 years ago today, February 21, 1991: #TheSimpsons episode “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” first aired on Fox.

38 years ago today, February 21, 1988: #TheSimpsons short “The Closet” first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox.

34 years ago today, Barney Gumble and Wade Boggs got into a raucous debate over England’s greatest prime minister.

“Homer at the Bat” first aired on February 20, 1992.

26 years ago today, February 20, 2000: #TheSimpsons episode “Missionary: Impossible” first aired on Fox.

34 years ago today, February 20, 1992: #TheSimpsons episode “Homer at the Bat” first aired on Fox.

14 years ago today, February 19, 2012: “At Long Last Leave”, the 500th episode of #TheSimpsons, first aired on Fox.