The third HD Christmas version appeared in "Gone Boy" and later re-aired with "'Tis the 30th Season". ", Colby Hall of Mediaite called the sequence "a jaw-dropping critique of global corporate licensing, worker exploitation and over-the-top dreariness of how western media companies (in this case, 20th Century Fox) take advantage of outsourced labor in developing countries." Panning behind Ralph, the camera passes by The Android's Dungeon and a Lard Lad Donut Statue (where the crow lands) on the left and a new Billboard gag, which changes in every episode, on the right. It was used frequently during seasons 5-7, occasionally during seasons 8-9, and only sporadically since then. Homer is then shown driving home and discards the stuck uranium rod out the window; it lands in Otto's lap and he eats it. The Simpsons run into the living room and a couch gag is shown before the credits are displayed on a new, wall-mounted widescreen flat-panel television, which sometimes falls off and breaks.[2]. In Homer's first shot at the power plant, Homer's tongs are now orange instead of silver, and Mr. Burns and Smithers study certain plans in the background in place of the unknown co-worker. She continues to improvise on her way out of the room. It was eventually added, starting with "Bart Gets Hit by a Car". The TV version of this opening has the caption "In Stereo Where Available". The opening sequence for the first season showed Bart stealing a "Bus Stop" sign; whilst the new sequence featured him skateboarding past several characters who had been introduced during the previous season. As it bounces off the curb near Moe's Tavern, Bart skateboards past, noticing a bank of televisions in a store window he passes showing Krusty the Clown; he then passes a bus stop and steals its sign. "[39], He showed Groening and showrunner Al Jean his Adult Swim shorts and Groening responded by giving him a free hand to do the 35-second-long segment. He pulls it out and throws it out the window as he drives away with dust covering the screen. Bart then dodges left, passes by Moe Szyslak, holding a towel and standing in his tavern's entrance, passes by an approaching Barney (who belches) on his left, passes by Jacques (who's walking right) carrying a bowling ball and dodges left. The theme goes from the first few seconds (0:01-0:06) of the theme leading directly to the last few seconds (1:19-1-27) of the theme. After he exits the classroom, Homer pulls into the driveway. The caution sign over Homer's head has a green light on top, and a red light on the bottom. On the VHS release from 1990 the words “In Stereo, Where Available” appear under the words “The Simpsons”. Ironically, Homer being hit by Marge's car would later be incorporated into the mid-Season 20-present opening (although obviously without Homer being killed or becoming a permanent hood ornament). "[34], After the positive response to the opening sequence by Banksy, creator Matt Groening and Jean came to Canadian animator and creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, John Kricfalusi and asked him if he could do something similar for the episode "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts". Also, there is an additional picture of Bleeding Gums Murphy on the wall. The Simpsons Opening Credits Is One Massive ’80s Orgasm By E. Alex Jung Sunday’s upcoming episode of The Simpsons , “Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles” is going full-on ’80s. In the first episode to air after Donald Trump won the United States presidential election in 2016, Bart writes "Being right sucks", a reference to the 2000 episode "Bart to the Future" where Lisa succeeds Trump as Commander-in-Chief. In The Simpsons: Alone Again, Natura-Diddly (2000), Ian Maxtone-Graham 's writing credit is larger than normal after an on-screen joke is made. Lisa races in on her bike and slams into Bart's battered body. The scene cuts to Homer, once again working on the rod and leaving the plant while the rod bounces into his back as the quitting whistle blows. The new opening sequence was animated for the show's transition to the High Definition format, premiering with the season 20 episode "Take My Life, Please". Afterwards, Homer is seen driving home from work and throwing the rod out of the window after he uncomfortably feels it, but does not bounce near Moe's Tavern. The items on the conveyor belt include Tomacco juice and Mr. Sparkle power clean detergent (labeled in katakana). And Homer’s car is a 1963 Dodge Dart instead of a Pink Sedan. There is an Elfman version of the cut and condensed theme, but only in FXX reruns of "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". Unlike the other two opening sequences, Marge's car now hits Homer and carries him on the hood until it stops short, flinging him ahead to smash a Homer-shaped hole through the door. The animators are able to produce the chalkboard gags quickly and in some cases have changed them to fit current events. is used alongside the original season 2 scream in "Bart Gets Hit by a Car", having Homer scream once: when Lisa drives past and when Marge pulls in. The cashier's race has also been changed, from the original yellow representing Caucasians, to a darker color, possibly indicating an African-American. [7] This episode was the first to feature the new opening sequence. Jean said Banksy "sent back boards for pretty much what you saw." This time, there is an oil stain on the driveway, and Homer arrives home first. Among the products Marge is buying is Tomacco juice, Mr. Sparkle detergent and Krusty-O's cereal. "The Cajun Controversy", in, Jean, Al. This reappears in Season 28's "A Father's Watch" using the condensed opening theme. When a box of Krusty-O's is scanned, the total amount on the register changes from $236.60 to $243.26, which means the price of the cereal is $6.66. Homer is first seen, driving down the street while leaving work, and uncomfortably discovering the rod in his back. Bart when landing on the pavement on his skateboard does not land on a pile of leaves. Lisa is the first to arrive at home as the garage door opens, jumping off her bike with her things, letting it roll into the garage, and running for the front door. There are three main styles of opening credits: the regular sequence present from Season 2 to Season 20; Season One. It turns to Nelson, who is on the bus, fist-pumping, with Richard, Lewis, Melissa, Rod Flanders, and Todd Flanders in the background, and sings "Don't stop, make it pop, DJ blow my speakers up". After 30 seasons, The Simpsons’ opening credits sequence is certainly iconic, but it has changed significantly since the original episodes aired. On the big screen!" ", Banksy told The Guardian that his opening sequence was influenced by The Simpsons' long-running use of animation studios in Seoul, South Korea. This sequence is similar to the previous one, but features many visual changes that take advantage of the wider format. That statement should be self-evident, but I will emphatically state it. We swoop over the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and the Springfield Tire Yard, fading into a street in Downtown Springfield afterwards. ), hidden student, Lewis Clark, Beethoven's bust on cabinet. [36] A large group of tired and sickly artists draw animation cels for The Simpsons among piles of human bones and toxic waste, and a female artist hands a barefoot child employee an animation cel, which he washes in a vat of biohazardous fluid. The scene changes to Marge at the supermarket checkout with her older twin sisters, Patty and Selma. The crow is sometimes replaced by Shary Bobbins flying by using her umbrella, a stork carrying Maggie in a bag, Homer on a chair on balloons, Santa's Little Helper catching a frisbee or on his flying doghouse (a reference to Snoopy's flying ace story in The Peanuts Movie), the Planet Express Ship from Futurama, Maggie and Grampa bringing down the old and up the new year ribbons respectively, and others. The two original variations were further expanded to these variations: The billboard gag is a running visual joke added to the opening sequence with the updated 2009 high-definition opening. They all run into the living room and sit on the couch before a number of characters lift them up. WandaVision episode 2 has … Marge and Maggie cheerily drive in, beeping their horn, but Homer is too slow in getting out of the way. The walls are now dark-green, there is a clock showing 4:00 PM, and a wastebasket is seen near to Bart's right side. Maggie is inadvertently scanned along with the groceries, without the cashier noticing. The Simpsons has finally been given a new look after 20 years. This version began to be used more frequently during season 5, and again from seasons 7-9. Opening. Also, during the driveway scene, Homer's "D'oh!" It begins with two lines of instrumental "Jingle Bells" ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II") and "O Christmas Tree" ("The Burns and the Bees") and then the normal theme music begins. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 15, 2016, and includes a three-minute live -animated segment in which viewers were able to ask Homer Simpson questions. Whenever she plays a different instrument, she takes it with her while riding home on her bike. She pulls Homer away from Moe and out of the bar while Homer nervously sings, "But the party don't stop, no". '"[35] Simpsons casting director Bonnie Pietila was able to contact the artist through the film's producers, and asked if he would be interested in writing a main title for the show. In the Season 1 Opening Sequence, "Welcome" is misspelled as “Welcom” on the Nuclear Plant Sign. There are no clouds clearing in a blue sky. A version similar to the cut-and-condensed opening, but shorter, was used on "The Sweetest Apu". In the opening to "To Surveil With Love", the Simpsons characters lip sync to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" as part of the "Fox Rocks" event on the FOX Network. The "couch gag" is a running visual joke near the end of the opening credits. The shot zooms out to reveal that sweatshop is contained within a grim version of the 20th Century Fox logo, surrounded by barbed wire, searchlights, and a watchtower. Creator Matt Groeningdeveloped a lengthy opening sequence for the first season of The Simpsons, in order to cut down on the animation necessary for each episode, but devised the two gags as compensation for the repeated material each week. She places one batch in a silver briefcase, which she gives to Bart before he leaves the house. Also in "Barting Over", part of the closing theme plays between when the school is shown and after Bart finishes axing the chalkboard. The five unknown unnamed characters waiting at the stop then chase after a bus that fails to stop for them. These episodes include ". Finally, the family television has been redesigned to give it a more retro style than in season 1. The chalkboard gag "(I must not write all over the walls)" is written all over the classroom walls, clock, door, and floor. From the right, Bart one-hops his skateboard across Homer's car. For the second season, the original opening was reanimated. It was used again in Season 16's "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister," although the TV uses the tune from the short version. To go along with our Bart Simpson Chalkboard Generator, here's another generator from the opening credits of The Simpsons. The camera then zooms past Moe's Tavern into the Kwik-E-Mart where Apu is secretly changing the expiration date on a carton of milk from 2006 to 2008. Because the first season premiere was a Christmas special, the first opening sequence was introduced in the second episode, "Bart the Genius". [33], The Simpsons is storyboarded at Film Roman, a company based in California. In "The Call of the Simpsons" and "Krusty Gets Busted", Lisa's bike sequence was a little shorter. Also, in both episodes, the last few notes of the opening theme when the TV credits are shown are the last few notes of the current end credits theme. Maggie pops out of the bag, and Marge sighs in relief as she and Maggie exit the supermarket. The cashier rings her up at as $847.63 and Maggie is mistakenly packaged in a brown bag after the camera pans towards a different shot of Marge and the cart. The zip-pan to the Simpson house includes, from left to right: The highway, kids playing in a yard, Milhouse playing baseball with Lewis and Richard, Nelson and the Weasels bullying a kid in a trashcan, Jimbo and Kearney threatening Martin, Mr. Winfield and Mrs. Sylvia Winfield in rocking chairs, Patty and Selma suntanning in bathing suits with cone-shaped bikini tops, Kent Brockman reporting, a cameraman filming Kent, Sherri and Terri holding hands, Herman, Grampa holding a book, Jasper, the Springfield Retirement Castle, man reading the retirement castle's sign, old folks walking out (like those that Marge sees holding hands in "Life on the Fast Lane"), a man giving a thumbs up, Lou and Eddie behind a barricade, Marvin Monroe writing while holding a clipboard, Wendell with his head out of the bus ready to puke, Dr. Hibbert comparing notes with Monroe, White-Haired Girl, Girl with glasses, Otto chilling next to his broken school bus, unnamed white-haired girl with blue dress, the same buck-toothed boy from the band, an unknown mountain in the background, 744 Evergreen Terrace, Maude (looking at a bluebird), Todd, Ned (with another bluebird on his hand), and 742 Evergreen Terrace. Gone Boy and 'Tis the 30th Season use a unique Christmas version of the opening sequence, starting with a gray, snowy sky and Santa flying past The Simpsons logo in a rocket-powered sleigh. [34] According to Jean, "The concept in my mind was, 'What if this graffiti artist came in and tagged our main titles? (Annoyed Grunt)" uses the same version, but cuts from Lisa's sax solo to Homer's scream in the driveway when Marge pulls in. Marge and Homer get home where Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are dancing and singing "Tik tok, on the clock." She hits a bump, and all the books fly into the air, and then land safely back in the basket. It cuts from Bart exiting the classroom to Marge's view of Homer running away from her car and into the house. The standard opening has had two major revisions. The next shot shows Marge reading a magazine with an ad on the last page for Absolute Krusty Vodka (a parody of Absolute Vodka) and Maggie, with Selma Bouvier and Patty Bouvier purchasing Laramie cigarettes. [7] It was the first major permanent change to the show's introduction since the opening added in season two; previous changes have included variations in the duration of the intro, and special one-shot introductions for the Treehouse of Horror Halloween episodes, as well as a handful of others. When Marge and Maggie honk their respective horns, Grampa is startled awake and his dentures fall out. Instead of the interior of the garage when Homer runs inside to evade Marge's car, Homer is seen running through a green cyberspace corridor before disappearing through a corner. She then wakes up, just when the car drives off a cliff and through a barn. As soon as Bart crosses the road, a car drives past and Maggie is seen inside at the steering wheel. Edna Krabappel comes in to the shot when Willie starts to walk into the school, and sings "Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't coming back," pulling Willie into one of the classrooms. "Million Dollar Abie" introduced a version of the opening that had a similar sequence to the condensed version, but was edited from the full version. For example, the chalkboard gag for "Homer the Heretic" reads, "I will not defame New Orleans." "Simprovised" is the twenty-first episode of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series The Simpsons, and the 595th episode of the series overall. For example, longer couch gags have been used to fill time in shorter episodes, such as in "Lisa's First Word", "The Front"[19] and "Cape Feare". Bart, having presumably walked all the way home, then wonders where everyone is. (The couch gag from "Pulpit Friction" actually becomes part of the episode's plot.). The piece, which took two days to create, has been noted by Elfman as the most popular of his career. At the Kwik-E-Mart, Marge is placing groceries to be gift-wrapped and accidentally places Maggie, who gets gift-wrapped as well. This message, which changes from episode to episode, has become known as the "chalkboard gag". This is the first opening sequence, which is similar to the current one. Lisa is shown next at band practice. The new shot includes: Agnes and Chalmers interrogating Skinner, Milhouse playing ball with Richard and Lewis, Willie on his tractor, Ralph playing on Frank Grimes' grave, Martin about to be beaten by Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Quimby and Miss Springfield wearing each other's sashes, Chazz Busby, Captain McCallister holding a three-eyed fish, Patty and Selma still sunbathing in their suits, Cletus and Brandine with Plopper, Kang and Kodos in their UFO, Burns and Smithers, Kent and a cameraman, Sherri and Terri still texting, Krusty smoking on a wall with "El Barto" graffiti, Bumblebee Man and Luigi watching the UFO, Eddie and Lou at the bus roadblock, Snake stealing Lou's gun, Fat Tony with Legs and Louie burying someone, Miss Hoover changing the flat tire on the broken-down bus, Wendell still leaning out of the bus, kids in front including Janey, Dr. Hibbert with a clipboard (but no Monroe), Duffman, Jessica Lovejoy, Mr. Teeny and Sideshow Mel, God (whose head is off-screen) fighting the devil (who's standing on a tower), and Rod and Todd playing in their yard. Homer (now named 'Homar') sees a window, triggering memories of when the show was more pure and genuine, and where in one of the three flashbacks, Marge says 'Still love you Homar'. This segment is notably shorter than the original bus-stop segment. The car, however, runs out of luck when it sinks into a lake, killing Maggie and Marge (the latter turning up as a floating body). The scene cuts to a church bake sale, where Marge sells a cupcake to Milhouse as Homer watches from a distance. "[39] He continued: "The visual look of the show, which has been so carefully controlled by its producers, becomes a giddy and unrestrained playground for graphic play, and the balance of creative authority is shifted from the writers’ room to the animators in one fell swoop." When the end-at-shift whistle blows, Lenny falls off the ladder onto Carl Carlson who is securing the bottom of the ladder, and as in the previous opening sequences, the green uranium rod falls into Homer's clothing as he leaves. The chalkboard gag is a running visual joke that occurs during the opening credits of many episodes. A portrait of George Washington hangs on the right side of the chalkboard, and a bookcase full of books sits behind him. The animation color quickly becomes drab and gray, and the music turns dramatic à la Schindler's List. The first episode to use this intro was the series' second episode " Bart the Genius ". Also, Bart's chalk still squeaks, unlike later episodes onward. The camera tracks down to a lower floor on the building, where small kittens are thrown into a woodchipper-type machine to provide the filling for Bart Simpson plush dolls. The rest of the intro is the same. The dust clears, and the rod is bouncing near Moe's Tavern. The sequence once again opens with the show's title (which is directly ripped from the Season One intro, but is in light yellow, has light-orange outlines around the letters, and, as it zooms in closer, has the rest of the intro superimposed inside the hole of the "P" which then reveals itself as the camera goes through the "P") zooming in on the camera and going through the "P" while clouds part away. When the school bell rings, Bart leaves in a hurry and skateboards out of the school doors. When Homer steps out of the car, he screams at the sight of Marge's car approaching and runs into the garage; the shot switches briefly to Marge's perspective as he escapes through a door into the house and she stops just short of crashing into the wall. but his head is knocked off by Bart's snowboard, followed shortly after by the body, upsetting Willie. While the credits largely follow the same pattern, there are many differences, including new characters, scenes and running gags! Jean said Banksy "sent back boards for pretty much what you saw. [40] Kricfalusi explains that "On the Simpsons I wanted to try moving the characters in crazy fun ways, not just looking funny each time they come to a stop",[40] and further elaborated "that the way things happened was even more important than what was happening in my work. "[34] Banksy told The Guardian that his opening sequence was influenced by The Simpsons long-running use of animation studios in Seoul, South Korea. This also appeared on many FXX reruns of episodes like Blood Feud. It goes to the music room where Dewey Largo sings, "Drop-topping, playin' our favorite CD's." The next shot shows Marge and Maggie checking out at a supermarket. Jason just shrugs and takes things in stride. As Marge and Homer walk home, we see Apu, Manjula, and the octuplets outside of the Kwik-E-Mart, singing, "Don't stop, make it pop". A Christmas-themed version of the opening sequence was animated for "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" and later re-aired with "The Burns and the Bees". As he does so, the uranium rod bounces into the air and falls down the back of his radiation suit. [34], Approximately the first half minute of the opening sequence remains the same, with a few oddities: the word "BANKSY" is sprayed onto a number of walls and other public spaces. The Simpsons’ intro was changed not once, but twice since the series first premiered. [46] Fox had anticipated low viewing figures due to the NFL overrun pushing the start of primetime to 8:20 p.m. [13][14] Another such chalkboard line gave the creators stance on the threats made towards another popular animated sitcom, South Park, by the group Revolution Muslim, following the controversies with the episodes 200 and 201 and the depictions of Muslim prophet Mohammed (South Park- We'd stand beside you if we weren't so scared). “The Simpsons” is going full ’80s this Sunday, and the epic opening credits will have you missing the mayhem of “Miami Vice.” The … in blood (dipping the brush into a jack-o-lantern bucket when it's time for a refill). FXX has a special opening for their reruns of "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife". It is more crudely animated (looking similar to the animation used within the first season's episodes) than Season 2 onwards, and it was done entirely by Kevin Petrilak.We fade into a dark blue sky with a stratus cloud in the middle. Not perfect, but better."[10]. His right foot sticks off the board, as he grabs the lamp post to help him make the corner. In a parody of the opening credits of the late 1980s/early 1990s TV show Tales from the Crypt, the viewer is led into a crypt which contains several coffins.One of the coffins opens and a great many rats, snakes, spiders and finally rabbits … Marge frantically looks around for Maggie as the bag is dropped into her shopping cart which startles her and makes her turn around, then breathes a sigh of relief when she pops up from the bag. Another long couch gag was in the show's 500th episode "At Long Last Leave," showing a montage of previous couch gags. Since mid-Season 20, the title sequence format has changed, and each episode has a Title Screen Gag, Billboard Gag, and Lisa playing a different musical instrument rather than her saxophone. Second promotional picture featuring the billboard gag in which Bart writes all the walls, The Simpsons S17 E15. Sherri, Terri, and Martin are seen with pedicures on their toes singing on a bench and sing, "I'm talking pedicures on our toes-toes." Since this version of the intro, Marge's car is her orange-colored station wagon instead of her red sedan. In 2006, Sky1 in the United Kingdom began advertising The Simpsons using a live-action recreation of the series' opening sequence directed by Chris Palmer. Another one is that Bart's classmates Martin and Wendell appear in the background. Except for the very first shot with the "THE SIMPSONS" text appearing out of the clouds, every piece of the opening is present in this version, with even multiple chalkboard and couch gags filmed. Opening Credits. The animation used during this scene (which looks similar to the animation and backgrounds used in Season 2-8 episodes) is much smoother and the perspective problem is solved. This part may be of variable length, and a split second longer than the previous opening. “The Simpsons” Opening Credits Now Being Couch-Sourced The longest-running prime-time animated series in history could use some help coming up … In the background, Lenny Leonard and Carl Carlson are putting up the number three over the number two on a sign that says 'Days Without An Accident.' This message, which changes from episode to episode, has become known as t… A special opening sequence, featuring the cast lip dubbing to Kesha's single "Tik Tok", was animated for "To Surveil with Love" to promote "Fox Rocks" week. It then cuts to the TV screen, which is slightly sliding due to it being balanced precariously on a media center shipping box. For the first twelve HD episodes, he said different things after the head fell on him, but this stopped since Season 21. The more rules he broke, the more pleased Groening and Jean were with the result. When the quitting whistle blows, Mr. Burns puts his watch up to his ear and shakes it, as if he believes it has stopped. Homer then grabs Plopper, proclaims that he is his "summer love", and Plopper oinks. After season 1, there were several different edits done for this opening. In a view showing the driveway, she jumps off her bike in the driveway, grabbing her books and instrument case. The sixth comes from "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage" which is a new version of his 1987 film "Your Face" with Homer's face as a replacement. Key differences include: In the end, the couch gag is a retelling of The Night Before Christmas. [37] Fox's standards and practices department also demanded a handful of changes, but, according to Jean, "95 percent of it is just the way [Banksy] wanted. A TV store with Krusty the Clown faces on the TV sets appear in the window. He looks over his left shoulder, then his right, and he runs into the house. Again, a widescreen set, with four unmarked buttons on the right, speakers below. During Lisa's sax solo, more "common" characters are shown in the orchestra. You have to actually draw it. [36] Another employee uses the horn of a sickly unicorn to smash the holes in the center of The Simpsons DVDs. In this abbreviated version of the opening, the camera goes directly from the "P" to the driveway scene, followed by the couch gag. The opening sequence features the Simpsons regular characters Mr. Burns, Smithers and Moe the bartender in unusual roles. Bart skateboards in with a big grin, passing by a store with an "Open" sign as he turns into a corner. It then cuts to the supermarket, where Marge is reading the same Mom Monthly magazine (with the same Frosted Krusty Flakes ad on the back cover) from the previous intro. While passing by bored residents waiting for their bus, he grabs the bus stop sign and takes it with him. Sherri and Terri are now texting on their phones instead of playing their flutes. In the gag, a billboard is seen on the roof of the building across the street from the elementary school as the camera pans through the town. The head then falls off on Ralph Wiggum, about to eat an ice cream. [25] Bart writes "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie" on the chalkboard and skateboards through Springfield, which is still recovering from the dome incident. [45], The couch gag for the episode "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles" which aired on January 10, 2016, features guest animator Steve Cutts LA-Z Rider with over 14 million views on YouTube. (2004). The theme music was arranged by Alf Clausen and this version has been used since Season 3. Students in the room (right to left): African-American kid, brown haired boy playing bass violin (back row), Nina Skalka (front row), Largo, thin, curly haired girl (back row), Girl with glasses, Adrian Belew. 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