Matt Groening's animated satire of American suburban life premiered on Fox in December 1989 and is the longest-running American animated series and the longest-running American primetime scripted television series, with over 750 episodes across 35+ seasons. It redefined what animation could accomplish as social commentary, inspired an entire wave of adult animated comedy — South Park, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers — and its satirical accuracy is so legendary that it has been credited with predicting events years before they occurred, from Donald Trump's presidency to smartwatches.

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