The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and grossed US$526.2 million worldwide. Since its debut on Decemthe show has broadcast 574 episodes and the twenty-sixth season began airing on September 28, 2014. Episodes of The Simpsons have won dozens of awards, including 27 Emmy Awards (with ten for Outstanding Animated Program), 27 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. 2009 marked the 20th anniversary of the half-hour series. However, Gunsmoke's episode count of 635 episodes far surpasses The Simpsons. With its twenty-second season (2010–2011) concluded, the series has surpassed Gunsmoke in seasons to claim the spot as the longest-running American prime-time scripted television series. The year 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons franchise. In May 2007, The Simpsons reached its 400th episode at the end of the eighteenth season.

It is the longest-running prime time animated series and longest-running sitcom in the United States. The Simpsons holds several American television longevity records. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Groening created a family and named the characters after members of his own, substituting Bart for his own name. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society and television, and many aspects of the human condition. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. In 2010, the Simpsons were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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