The Simpsons | Tracey Ullman Shorts :: SEASON 1 (1987)

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Published 2020-05-17

The Simpsons shorts are an American animated TV series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety television program The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons, before the characters spun off into The Simpsons, their own half-hour prime time show. It features Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. The shorts first aired on April 19, 1987 starting with "Good Night". The final short to air was "TV Simpsons", originally airing on May 14, 1989. The Simpsons later debuted on December 17, 1989, as an independent series with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

Season One Episode List:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Good Night
02:05 - Watching Television
03:28 - Bart Jumps
04:49 - Babysitting Maggie
05:50 - The Pacifier
07:24 - Burp Contest
09:20 - Eating Dinner

All Comments (21)

@holyroller67 4 years ago

Homer didn't have that crayon in his brain back then
@LegoJunk128 1 year ago

I find it kinda powerful how Bart is a character largely associated with simple, snappy, t-shirt friendly catchphrases; but when you go back and find his first ever lines, it was a really probing philosophical question.
@kaysmith8992 3 years ago

Anyone notice how both Family Guy and Simpsons began with saner, mellow-voiced characters who became shriller and more outlandish in later series.
@reesemalo 4 years ago

Marge's voice brings chills to my soul
@RyneMcKinney 3 years ago

Hard to believe these same people are still voicing the family 34 years later
@JohnThePikachu 3 years ago

"Relax, What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind." That one always gets me lol
@stickytapenrust6869 3 years ago

Lisa’s personality is very different, she’s no bookworm and is much more mischievous than she became in the proper series.
@wagturbo 4 years ago

homer: voice is different but laugh is the same bart: same Marge: absolutely terrifying lisa: same
@dragonick2947 3 years ago

Old Homer: "We must be the best parents in the world." New Homer: "WHY YOU LITTLE... RAAAH!"
@katsu890 2 years ago

The Simpsons in the 80s Homer: Actual father material Marge: Not much different other than being a little unsettling Lisa: More like Bart Bart: Barely changed Maggie: Acts like a baby instead of just making sucking noises
@memlongody 4 years ago

Let’s hope Fox doesn’t take this down.
@christhecustomcharacter1409 4 years ago

The 80s Homer's design is funny
@thegreatrandomchannel338 4 years ago

Homer’s voice: sound completely different Bart’s voice: sounds almost the same Lisa’s voice: sounds almost the same Marge’s voice: sounds a little different
@Frydchickn3000 2 years ago

They really deserve their own show lol
@decepticonmark 2 years ago

I remember watching these for the first time when I was only 5 years old. My mom watched Tracy Ullman all the time and the Simpsons shorts were my favorite. I thought they were birds until my mom told me they were just "weird looking people". Time flies..
@servosseconds4304 4 years ago

Bart is probably the only one that's voice has not changed the most.
@monkeyplushshow7494 2 years ago

I used to think this was creepy but now I think it’s legendary
@fynnthefox9078 4 years ago

We are witnessing the beginnings of a legendary family.
@Slooby 3 years ago

The jokes in the original shorts series are seriously clever, definitely a show that had a lotta potential from the get-go.
@sethleoric2598 3 years ago

It's weird seeing Homer being more of just a kind of dumb guy instead of a very dumb guy.