simpson family simpson family cartoon characters featured animated television series simpsons simpsons nuclear family consisting married couple homer children lisa live fictional town springfield created cartoonist conceived characters family members family debuted april short good night later spun series debuted december alongside main family members number major minor characters family commonly recurring characters homer father simpson sisters family pets santa family members include homer mother homer half brother mother minor relatives main family simpsons family live town springfield united_states homer father works safety inspector springfield nuclear power plant position odds personality married stereotypical american housewife mother children year old lisa intelligent year old environmental activist baby rarely speaks family owns dog santa cat pets starring roles seasons despite passing yearly holidays simpsons physically age appear end 1980s family dysfunctional episodes examine relationships bonds shown care creation conceived idea simpsons lobby office brooks asked pitch idea series animated shorts initially intended present life hell series realized life hell require publication rights life work chose approach formulated version dysfunctional family named characters family members father homer mother margaret younger sisters lisa substituted modeled character older brother mark family members given simple designs facial emotions easily changed effort recognizable silhouette submitted basic sketches animators assumed figures cleaned production animators merely traced drawings led crude appearance characters initial short episodes simpson family debut april short good night shorts adapted simpsons half hour series airing simpson family remained main characters new casting began voicing characters group trained voice actor voice work chicago regular cast voices needed shorts producers decided ask voice homer hire actors producers decided hold casting roles lisa initially asked audition role casting director believed voice high smith later recalled sounded like girl read lines said thanks coming smith given role lisa instead march went audition role lisa arriving audition found lisa simply described middle child time personality interested role found fascinating described school clever let try instead hearing read gave job spot voiced father simpson family embodies american working class stereotypes crude overweight incompetent clumsy borderline alcoholic occasionally displayed flashes great intellect fitness situation calls integrity reflecting values including fierce devotion family voice started impression eventually evolved robust voice second season half hour allowing homer cover fuller range emotions homer influential fictional characters described newspaper sunday_times greatest comedic creation modern time inspired entire line merchandise annoyed included oxford english dictionary simpson née voiced meaning extremely patient wife homer mother lisa acts voice reason displays exaggerated behavior traits stereotypical mothers takes blatant family granted unlike family members aware eccentric notable physical feature blue hair styled high received primetime emmy award voicing episode married performance received nomination best voice acting animated feature annie awards lost emotional performance movie got positive reviews critic said gave heartfelt performance contract says promote simpsons video want destroy illusion children published article entitled greatest time placed eighth spot simpson voiced eldest child son family age prominent character traits authority sharp wit seasons simpsons main character word conceived extreme version typical child character merging extreme traits characters person older brother mark provided inspiration eat shorts original table readings incident college time magazine selected 46th influential people 20th century fictional character list previously appeared cover december edition rebellious frequently escapes punishment lead parents groups conservative believe provided poor role model children prompted rally going trying strengthen american family like like simpsons simpsons characters appeared numerous television commercials candy bars slogan better lay finger voiced eldest daughter middle child family extremely intelligent year old girl intelligent characters lisa political convictions generally socially liberal vegetarian supporter free movement supportive christian church raised lisa practicing buddhist following decision follow noble path shorts lisa female equally series progressed lisa began develop intelligent emotional character gets episodes true intelligence fully shown episodes focusing lisa emotional nature lisa idea episode pitched wanted emotional episode lisa sad lot episodes lisa received special board directors ongoing commitment award episode seventh season won environmental media award best television episodic comedy genesis award best television comedy series ongoing commitment japan broadcasters series found able turn apparent viewer dislike series focusing marketing attention lisa lisa intended ill fated struggles voice reason force good family city struck chord japanese margaret youngest main family members seen baby years old prominent shorts featured alongside lisa seen heard main simpsons revealed outstanding artistic academic abilities like sister lisa rarely speaks voiced different actors including voice pets dogs santa little santa voiced simpsons pet appeared series premiere race dog adopted homer series owned simpson family episode mutiny joined family managed credit card issued non existent person corruption santa little purchased catalogue described catalogue ultimate dog able perform household use toilet currently resides incidentally marijuana blind man house gave ownership cats known simpsons cat mentioned series premiere christmas letter writing explains died year went heaven named white fur according lisa poem run belonging mayor brother seen flashback ninth season episode lisa simpson family second cat white fur inspired black fur appeared series premiere received little attention series santa shown having good relationship usually seen sleeping near largest role fourteenth season episode old belly saves homer burning minor roles gets elephant tries attention dozen scared room lisa lisa episode hit killed numerous replacements fifth surviving cat named lisa order avoid future save money hand food bowl iii iii cat owned simpsons iii male persian cat lisa adopts animal shelter shortly death trying catch lisa preparing cat food kitchen time simpsons fourth cat adopted animal shelter shortly death iii lisa certain wants cat haunted wins resemblance jazz musician bringing home lisa decides play music saxophone noise commits suicide jumping window simpsons cat white named lisa evidently considers lineage names cat implying later renamed simpsons fifth cat identical appearance crazy cat lady gives lisa cats mourning death cats killed episode lisa tells cat leave cat owns certain killed cat starts cross car driven drives past avoid hitting cat car hits tree bursts flames giving insurance compensation meals cat intact lisa takes sign good luck adopts lisa end episode words save money new dish promising act thing actually happen focus subplot sixteenth season episode seven beer overweight abandoning simpsons brief periods visit different family goes live simpson family spoof pet pig boy pet african elephant briefly owned simpson family episode gets elephant green owned episode stop dog shoot time santa police dog current owner named snake homer dinner table guinea pig lisa pet appears simpsons tapped episode war art destroyed iconic artwork lounge princess episode lisa pony homer bought lisa pony loves work jobs lisa discovers gives pony homer pet homer went supermarket buy cook dinner homer found big expensive bought smaller intention grew attached decided pet instead naming end episode homer puts hot bath accidentally kills body cooked homer eats remains saying want family voiced patriarch simpson family father homer world war veteran later sent springfield retirement castle homer known borderline long probably stories love shares relatives case grandfather says refused leaving writers choose coincidence writers chose simpson née voiced homer long lost mother estranged wife major appearance reveals forced abandon family caught movement participated acts activism writers episode opportunity solve little puzzles lisa intelligence came prior seventh season brief flashback appearances season brother second season episodes voiced dies episode leaves homer struggles come terms death character named writer wife maiden designed way little bit homer face shape upper lip nose design changes directors trying attractive older younger woman recorded original material episode season mother speaking appearance season wind time voiced voiced homer paternal half brother resembles homer thinner boasts head hair appeared season episode brother homer discovered half brother product short lived affair father carnival tank worker prostitute identified simpsons family album year putting baby adoption married insisted promise tell homer conceived raised adoptive parents edward names given college working odd jobs founded car company based detroit exception simpson gene causes male members simpson family gradually lose intelligence mature intelligent successful businessman extremely wealthy car learn blood family children hired homer representative average americans design car car flop company street episode written idea having voiced pitched upset sad ending episode result producers decided sequel appeared season brother spare broke homeless briefly settled simpson household despite intense continuing homer homer loaned build invention translated speech english based observations proceeded mass produce new product regained fortune gratitude bought gifts member family paid homer forgiveness homer seldom seen half brother brief speaking episode reprised role season episode changing guardian answering machine message heard reached poor voiced wife homer season episode flanders homer visit las_vegas weekend drunk marry women amber reappears brawl family simpson family trick marrying process amber horrified deception runs away disappointment losing wife simpsons attend homer wife funeral amber dies drug voiced wife jazz recording artist singer restaurant met married left restaurant wishing successful singer invited tour europe homer suffered head injury realized homer survive europe stayed went europe saw gone gone reunited played piano unknown simpson family members voiced owns unsuccessful shrimp company cyrus voiced older brother seen simpsons christmas stories cyrus crashed world war raid left wives simpson voiced chief complicated invasive care unit seen lisa suffer sex reveals male members affected simpson resembles lisa minus spikes parents appear briefly tells story family emigrated america names given mentioned series season episode winter content homer thinks grandfather alive means father alive father seen heaven stanley voiced simpson children second cousin shoots birds airport voiced cynical elderly simpson relative lives ohio family intends visit birthday episode catch hinted illegitimate daughter homer half sister relationship british woman named world war group unnamed relatives episode homer tries prove lisa simpsons failures end simpson female members proved successful ancestor simpson family underground railroad appeared color yellow married fleeing canada marry african american slave owned burns father colonel burns rescued betrayed escaped later married simpson family descended son half brother great grandfather distant relative simpson family new pair shoes revealing whereabouts distant relative simpson family daughter underground railroad mother helped evade capture died left homer rest estate passed continuity error appeared journey heaven gets hit car country folks blood relatives country folks referred cousins episode dog brother santa family voiced older twin sisters work possess strong dislike brother law homer elder minutes possesses strong desire family married sought child numerous occasions sister openly gay recurring characters avoided relationships voices characters suck life makes voice masculine lower register voice little origins names unknown sister named unlike simpson relatives explicitly revealed née voiced mother widow referenced flashback episode lisa appearance episode thanksgiving sister named deceased like women voiced large unique hair resembling light gray color old age younger days smoked heavily quit speaks burns battled affections engaged burns eventually decided marry man marriage homer stating address mom shown tolerate homer lot elder daughters evident letter blues explained homer fault birthday party identical maiden reference lisa wanted follow maiden homer betting scandal homer lisa exchange cross words voiced deceased father husband appearance episode way kind complimentary teenage homer arrived pick finding date remarked homer took years life fear flying revealed earliest male flight initially believed heroic pilot discovered flight attendant instead according lover got navy trouble nearly cost job baby photographer able having donate money swear episode revealed died lung cancer appear rest family married shown alive lisa episode voiced adopted daughter pan discovers reached adopts china lying married homer fool chinese authorities thinking traditional family opposed raised single mother authorities briefly reclaim adoption agent relates experiences childhood single mother allows adopt recurring character appeared episodes voiced aunt sister death noted episode choice died final words video plea end lives old like prompting intent having family cousin dot dot cousin gave video camera wedding bob time mentioned uncle children lesser called identify body turns alive identifying body homer starts centre local children
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