The episode switches up the format in a drastic way, revealing the life of The Simpsons is staged, with Homer, Marge, and their kids playing off a script. The mockumentary offers a behind-the ...

And what was the first-ever episode? “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire,” where Homer laments that he can’t afford Christmas gifts for his family… until a greyhound that ended up being ...

On Dec. 17, 1989, the series as we know it premiered with an episode titled "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," where Homer, desperate to make money to buy gifts for the holidays, he goes to the ...