TODAY IN HISTORY: 30 years ago, the first full-length episode of 'The Simpsons,' the longest-running scripted primetime series of all time, premiered on U.S. television.
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was nominated for a couple of Emmys, and the rest, as they say, is history. It has since won 34 Emmys and earned more than 80 nominations -- though none for Outstanding Comedy Series. The show has won eight People's Choice Awards, dozens of Annie Awards, a dozen Writers Guild of America awards, and other accolades of almost every type.
More importantly, the series has inspired generations of comic voices, and kicked the door down for mature animated series from"South Park" to"Family Guy," to"Adventure Time" and"Rick and Morty." In fact,"South Park" addressed the show's ubiquity with an episode called"Simpsons Already Did It." Last year,"The Simpsons" surpassed the classic TV Western"Gunsmoke's" long-held record of 635 episodes to become TV's longest-running scripted primetime show. And the series shows no signs of slowing down; a major addition to
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