On April 19, 1987, viewers watching Fox's "The Tracey Ullman Show" first met the Simpson family when the animated short "Good Night" aired during the British comedian's sketch show. Cast members Dan ...

Mmm, charts … Exactly 30 years ago, on April 19, 1987, The Simpsons' first skit appeared on Fox's The Tracey Ullman Show. Minute-long bits aired during each of the show's three seasons before The ...

Fans of "The Tracey Ullman Show" -- a sketch comedy series that ran on Fox from 1987-1990 -- were in for a treat on April 19, 1987, though they may not have known it at the time. It was during that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cartoonist Matt Groening had no idea his one-off animated episode of "The Simpsons" in 1987 would become America's longest-running ...

In a span of less than two minutes on April 19, 1987, pop culture was changed forever when “Good Night,” the first Simpsons cartoon ever, aired on Fox’s “The Tracey Ullman Show.” No, we’re not here to ...

The 55-year-old, who has worked on the 'Simpsons' TV show since 1987 and directed its feature film adaptation in 2007, also helmed the four-minute short. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards I ...