The Simpsons

‘Rango’ and 'The Simpsons' take home top prizes at Annie Awards

The 39th annual Annie Awards were handed out Saturday at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The awards, which were handed out by the International Animated Film Society, were spread out, with Johnny Depp’s Rango taking home the best animated feature prize and Kung Fu Panda 2 winning for best feature director.

Deadline reports that Young Adult actor Patton Oswalt hosted the ceremony, during which The Simpsons also won for best animated television show.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange playing himself on 'The Simpsons'' 500th episode

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be playing himself in a cameo on The Simpsons on February 19.

'The Simpsons' Recap: ‘Holidays of Future Past’

The Simpsons family is seen finishing Thanksgiving dinner. Marge declares that with the dinner over, the family must pose for Christmas photos. The kids object but Marge makes them pose anyway. The photo comes out great and the photo begins to flash forward into the future of the family. Everyone progresses and moves on with their lives.

Steve Carell to appear on 'The Simpsons'

Steve Carell is returning to TV with a guest spot on The Simpsons.

The former star of the sitcom The Office will voice Dan Gillick, an accountant for mobster Fat Tony (voiced by Joe Mantegna) and who is put in charge of his boss’s operations when Tony is summoned to jury duty.

Actor Steve Carell (R) and wife Nancy arrive at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles, California November 5, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Redmond (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

'The Simpsons' Recap Dec. 4

The Simpson kids are each seen sitting on the living room coach watching the Itchy and Scratchy show. Kursty the Clown comes on television after the cartoon is over and announces that another episode of the show will come on next. Kursty is seen complaining that his show has to many cartoons on it.

Marge comes into the living room to tell the kids they have had enough television for the day and that she wants the entire family to go to the museum of television. She says it will museum will be closing down soon do they must go to the history of shows they have never heard of.

'The Simpsons' recap - Sunday Nov. 27, 2011

Bart and Millhouse are at a taping of the Krusty The Clown show waiting for it to start. Bart is excited and shares his joy with Millhouse.

Kursty is shown in the back stage getting ready. His producers come to talk to him about his new vodka. They are telling him it's really hard to sale and they need him to host a big party in an effort to sale it. They tell him to find a loyal fan whose house he can trash for the party.

'The Simpsons' Recap

Bart is sitting watching cartoons. Lisa brings in a display that shows asteroid will hit the plant earth one day. Bart realizes he has no project for the science fair. Lisa tells him that he would loose the fair anyway because her project is really good. He has no idea what to do. And gets an idea when he sees Martin stuck in a tree. He asks him for help and says in exchange he will pick him first in sports.

Homer is at work sleeping. He is a woken up by a woman, Roz, who says she is his assistant. Homer shows her around and introduces her to Mr. Burns.

‘The Simpsons’ renewed for two more seasons

Animated comedy hasn't seen the end of its historic run

Fans of The Simpsons can shout ‘Woo Hoo!’ to the news that the longest running comedy in history will stay on the air for at least two more years.

On Friday, FOX announced a deal was made to ensure the animated series will return for a 24th and 25th season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

'Simpsons' could be saved from being cancelled

The Simpsons might not be cancelled after all.

According to Reuters, a deal is reportedly in place that would allow the show to run its 24th or 25th season. A source close to the situation says the show's voice actors and the studio that produces it are wrapping up talks to save the hit cartoon series.

'Simpsons' actor speaks out on show trouble

Harry Shearer, one of the voice cast of The Simpsons, released a statement Friday regarding the recent tense negotiations which threaten to end the show.

Shearer, who voices numerous characters such as Mr. Burns and Ned Flanders, stated his willingness to take a salary cut from FOX, the network which airs the show. However, he also feels that he and his cast mates deserve a portion of the billions of dollars in revenue the show has generated since its 1989 debut.

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