The Simpsons is the longest-running television comedy in history (measured in number of seasons). However, TV shows used to show more episodes per season back in the day ("What's a rerun?"), so if you measure by number of episodes, The Simpsons is still in third, behind My Three Sons (12 seasons, 380 episodes) and Ozzie and Harriet (14 seasons, 435 episodes). The Simpsons is projected to pull into second by the end of this season, but the only way it will overtake Ozzie and Harriet at this rate is if it stays around for 20 seasons. Not that that's out of the realm of possibility -- who would have predicted 17?
Tonight's the night! Tonight The Simpsons, now in its 20th season, will show its 436th episode, finally pulling into first place for longest-running television comedy by number of episodes!
December 17, 1989 seems like just yesterday.
No it doesn't.
While we're talking Simpsons, everyone should check out the Homer Calendar, http://jvibe.homer.com.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to the counting guide, there's a great commentary on the Jewish-Simpsons connection, and a slide show on Jewish life in Springfield.