Season 21: The longest-running comedy in television history is a cultural institution. Intelligently written, subversively humorous and delightfully witty, the animated series continues to poke fun at itself and everything in its wake.

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer.

The critically praised series has been bestowed with numerous honors, including a Peabody Award, 23 Emmy Awards, 23 Annie Awards, four Genesis Awards, nine International Monitor Awards and seven Environmental Media Awards. The Simpsons holds the Guinness Book of World Records titles for Longest-Running Primetime Animated Television Series and Most Guest Stars Featured in a Television Series. Recognized as a pop culture icon, Homer Simpson’s annoyed grunt – “D’oh!” – is an official word in the Oxford English Dictionary, and The Simpsons has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With record-breaking retail sales, The Simpsons reigns as one the best-selling TV DVD properties of all time. Guest stars paying Springfield a visit this season include Anne Hathaway, Jodie Foster, Ellen Page and Seth Rogen (who also co-wrote the episode to which he lends his voice).

The Simpsons reside in the town of Springfield. Homer works as a safety inspector at the local nuclear power plant; Marge tries to keep the peace in her family; Bart is the mischievous 10-year-old hellion; 8-year-old Lisa is the intelligent, saxophone-playing, vegetarian member of the family; and baby Maggie conveys emotions via pacifier sucks. Viewers also have come to know and love the rich, and sometimes quirky, universe of Springfield’s other inhabitants.