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"107 Simpsons Facts Everyone Should Know!" is the 1st episode of the first season of the 107 Facts series.
Plot synopsis[]
Love The Simpsons? You're going to love this 107 Simpsons facts video! ToonedUp is back with an episode about the most famous family on television: The Simpsons! We've compiled over ONE HUNDRED facts that span the entirety of the show's 25 year run; from hidden easter eggs to behind-the-scenes secrets! You'll be seeing yellow by the end of this episode of ToonedUp!
Facts[]
- The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening.
- It premiered in 1989 and is still running with 26 seasons under it's belt.
- Bart's name is an anagram of the word brat.
- Bart's full name is Bartholomew "JoJo" Simpson
- Main characters' names are taken from creator Matt Groening's family.
- Everyone on The Simpsons has four fingers per hand. Except God who has five.
- Danny Elfman spent just two days composing the show's theme song.
- Krusty the Clown was conceived as Homer's secret identity.
- The couch gag was a clever way to increase or decrease the show's length.
- D'oh is a real word in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- In The Simpsons' scripts, D'oh appears as "annoyed grunt."
- In French, D'oh is translated to T'oh.
- In Spanish, it's translated to Ouch.
- It takes six months to make an episode of The Simpsons.
- Bart was named as one of Time Magazine's most influential people of the century.
- The Simpsons holds a Guinness World Record for "Longest Running Primetime Animated Television Series."
- And for "Most Guest Stars Featured In a Television Series."
- Fox's rights to The Simpsons last until 2082.
- Milhouse's middle name is Mussolini.
- Milhouse's last name is Van Houten.
- Bart Simpson is voiced by Nancy Cartwright, a woman.
- Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, appeared in an episode. He recorded his lines over the phone.
- Homer Simpson has theorized that the universe is shaped like a donut.
- According to cosmologists, his theory has some validity.
- Characters are yellow to grab the attention of channel hoppers.
- Conan O'Brien used to write for the show.
- On Conan's first day, a pigeon flew into a window and died.
- A full McBane film can be pieced together using footage from different episodes.
- If he aged with the show, Bart would be 34, the same age as Marge when The Simpsons began.
- Bart frequently prank calls Moe's Tavern. He dials the number 764-84377, which can be converted to "SMITHERS."
- The crew of The Simpsons sent the South Park creators flowers.
- Their family tree shows The Simpsons as distant relatives of Mr. Burns.
- The coyote in "El Viaje Misterioso del Nuestro Homer" was played by Johnny Cash.
- Michael Jackson made a guest appearance in 1991. Like many other guests, he didn't allow his name to be shown in the credits.
- Jackson wasn't allowed to sing for the show, so they hired someone else for those parts.
- "Do the Bartman" was written and produced by Michael Jackson and Bryan Lore.
- Both Sideshow Bob and Principal Skinner were prisoners in their lifetime. Their assigned numbers were the same: 24601. This is the prisoner number of Jean Valjean in Les Miserable and Hank Jennings in Twin Peaks.
- Maude Flanders was killed off when Maggie Roswell quit the show. She eventually returned, but it was too late for Maude.
- Phil Hartman's characters were retired out of respect. They included Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure.
- Smithers was originally black, but this was changed early on.
- "The City of New York vs Homer Simpson" was delayed for five years due to September 11th.
- The sucking noise Maggie makes was recorded by Matt Groening himself.
- Her first words were spoken by Elizabeth Taylor and were "Daddy."
- The Simpson family was going to be rabbits.
- In the show's original opening, Maggie rang up as $847.63.
Notes & trivia[]
- This is the first 107 Facts video.