The Simpsons is 20 years old
“I never dreamed it would be what it has become.”
Al Jean, executive producer of The Simpsons
Who thought a show about a yellow family could become one of the most popular shows in the history of television? Up to 20 million people in the US watched a 20th anniversary TV special about The Simpsons – which included the first screening of the series’ 450th episode - earlier this month. Al Jean, who has been working on the series since it began, says he thought “the show would get a lot of attention because it wasn’t like anything on TV at the time.” But he never imagined that it would become as successful as it is.










