When the school has an intelligence test, Bart is considered to be a genius when he switches his name and Martin Prince's on the test's answer sheets. Homer tries to earn money by other means such as being a department store Santa Claus, and the family does their best to have a good holiday in spite of the circumstances. This is also the only season to have 13 episodes, as the other seasons have at least 21.Ĭhristmas is coming, and it is going to be a difficult one due to the family's financial woes: Homer's expected Christmas bonus at work does not come through, and the family is forced to spend money previously set aside for shopping on an expensive tattoo removal procedure for Bart. This is the only season to not have a Treehouse of Horror, possibly due to none of the episodes airing in October. After receiving many praises, Matt Groening decided to launch more seasons. This is the first of the complete seasons of The Simpsons released in box sets for home media.
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" Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special" " The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special" and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".Īll 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the " Some Enchanted Evening" work print/early prototype, were released on DVD on Septemin Region 1 (USA and Canada) and on Septemin Regions 2 (Europe, Japan, etc) and 4 (Latin America, Australia, etc). " Life on the Fast Lane" won "Outstanding Animated Program", for which " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also a nominee. The season won one Emmy award and had four other nominations. The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to be aired in the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. As " Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers decided to air the Christmas special, " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", on December 17, 1989. Subsequent episodes such as " Bart the Genius" had minor problems in production that were easy to fix and were suitable for airing. Seventy percent of its animation had to be redone, delaying it for months throughout the season until it finally being aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990. However, the work print of the episode was of poor quality and was declined to be used. The original plan was to begin the season and the series in the Autumn of 1989 with " Some Enchanted Evening".
Brooks, and Sam Simon were the show runners of the season. It premiered on Decemwith " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", and ended on with “ Some Enchanted Evening”. The first season is the start of The Simpsons universe.