6442 Comedy http://a5.ak.lscdn.net/system/uploads/be85d86b-0808-ff51-a3ba-c14ea8c0bf5b/autoscale-80x80.png 9 The Simpsons' is a US animated series created by Matt Groening for FOX. The TV show is a parody of middle class American lifestyle. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and it lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself. The show grew out of a series of shorts that became a part of 'The Tracey Ullman Show' in April, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for FOX. 369