On December 17, 1989, the longest-running American sitcom “The Simpsons” had its prime-time debut on Fox. See interview with The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and more…

The culturally-iconic animated program is still running strong and continues to win over fans with jokes that are both funny and clever. In the history of American pop culture, hard-core Simpsons fans would probably go so far as to say that the show is a “television institution.” In 2007, James L. Brooks produced the film “The Simpsons Movie,” which seemed more like a really good, really long episode.

Simpsons Movie Director Talks About Film

Watch a Tavis Smiley interview with Producer James L. Brooks about “The Simpsons Movie”, from July 26 2007.

Watch a Newshour interview with co-creator James L. Brooks about the film and its reflection of Americans, from July 27, 2007.

Creator Matt Groening and James L. Brooks talk about the history of the show and the Simpsons movie with Charlie Rose. Watch now:

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