FURIOUSLY sketching a ­yellow family on the back of a piece of paper, cartoonist Matt Groening had just ­minutes to impress a ...

As Variety reported in 1992, James L. Brooks, who produced both The Simpsons and The Tracey Ullman Show, testified that “the ...

But for “The Simpsons,” now entering its 26th season, the difference between how Homer Simpson and family first appeared (and sounded) when they debuted on “The Tracey Ullman Show” is ...

they were just one of several recurring sketches on The Tracey Ullman Show, a variety show in which the titular comedienne portrayed a variety of characters. (The Simpsons made their debut 30 ...

In the late 1980s, cartoonist Matt Groening was called into the Fox Network’s “Tracey Ullman Show” for ... s Garry Shandling’s Show,” when “The Simpsons” hired its first writers ...

But The Simpsons will toy with the crossover concept some more when Homer and his family match wits with… Homer and his family from The Tracey Ullman Show. Airing Oct. 19 on Fox, the annual ...

Emmy award-winning comedian Tracey Ullman is returning to television ... She also talks about taking credit for “The Simpsons” originating on her show, and she “assists” TODAY’s Al ...

Fans of "The Tracey Ullman Show" -- a sketch comedy ... It was during that show that the first-ever "Simpsons" animation aired, with the almost two-minute-long "Good Night" short.As show producer ...