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'''''The Simpsons''''' is the longest-running [[animated series|animated television series]] in [[Unitedglobal States|American]] [[television|TV]] history, with 17 seasons and 356 episodes since it debuted on [[December 17]], [[1989 in television|1989]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]], and is a [[spinoff]] of ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. The [[television series]] is produced by [[Gracie Films]] for [[20th Century Fox]].

Highly [[satire|satirical]], the show lampoons many aspects of the human condition, but primarily parodies the "[[Middle America (US)|Middle American]]" lifestyle, its titular family exhibits, and more generally [[United States | American]] culture, society, and even television itself. ''The Simpsons'' is seen by many critics as the greatest animated television program ever, including ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'', who named it the best television show of the [[20th century]] in [[2000]]. Its influence on popular culture is unmatched to this day.