By Eddie Makuch on April 16, 2020 at 6:12PM PDT 1 Comments Homer then grabs Plopper and proclaims that the pig is his "summer love". As well as the ever-changing running gags (the couch and the blackboard), viewers see Homer misplace a piece of radioactive material, Maggie appearing to drive a car and Bart landing his skateboard on Homer's parked car. We see the power plant, welcome sign, and Springfield Prison behind the plant. We've meticulously listed them below. Due to this new format, the opening credits sequence had to be reanimated. The theme music was arranged by Alf Clausen and this version has been used since Season 3. Bart falls over the TV on the "developed by" screen (later season one episodes cut the transition). The original plan was to begin the season and the series in the Autumn … Marge looks mildly concerned but smiles well as Maggie pops out of the bag. Snake Jailbird's car passes by and he sings, "Whoa, whoa, oh oh!" (NOTE: The newest opening spends a lot more time on the previous gags, so the pan to the Springfield Elementary School to Bart's classroom is quicker, with slightly less time to read the gag before it's all in view.) It goes to Skinner and Chalmers dancing and Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph blowing up a phone as the lyrics "Boys blowing up our phones-phones" is sung. In this abbreviated version of the opening, the camera goes directly from the "P" to the driveway scene, followed by the couch gag. While the credits largely follow the same pattern, there are many differences, including new characters, scenes and running gags! It's uncomfortable and dark, and not what's expected from the modern Simpsons, which mainly consists of 'Homer hurts himself' jokes." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.67.79.210 (talk) 17:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC) Next the camera cuts to Springfield Elementary where Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney are hoisting Martin up a flagpole by his underwear and saluting as if he were a flag. This new HD sequence opens once again with the show's title zooming in on the camera while moving forwards through clouds (here, the clouds look extremely similar to the clouds seen in the backgrounds of mid Season 20-present episodes, and the title is the same color as the Season 2-early Season 20 title, but the letters look better, cleaner, and more three-dimensional, but they're not as wiggly as the Season 1-early Season 20 title). The sequence begins with Bart writing lines on the chalkboard, writing "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie." It breaks like glass, and Homer is seen choking Bart. (NOTE: In "Barting Over", when the camera shifts to its sight at the school, part of the end credits music is playing until Bart runs out of the classroom, after chopping the chalkboard an axe.) Bart skateboards in from the right, jumps the retaining wall, and bounces off the roof of Homer's car only to land with a thud in the driveway. Gone Boy and 'Tis the 30th Season use a unique Christmas version of the opening sequence, starting with a gray, snowy sky and Santa flying past The Simpsons logo in a rocket-powered sleigh. This season was also the start of Lisa's variable saxophone solos (previously, she always played the main theme melody), and Homer's exclamations at the driveway were changed to their more well-known versions (the newly recorded "D'oh! Then it cuts to inside the Power Plant, where Homer is seen working on a carbon rod in his hazmat suit. The newspaper also reported that the creation of the sequence "is said to have been one of the most closely guarded secrets in US television – comparable to the concealment of Banksy's own identity. Flying through the loop, we focus on one purple cooling tower. However, they fall off the ladder as they hear the whistle for the end of the shift. This time, however, Barney gets irritated and breaks Bart's skateboard, to Bart's dejection. A TV store with Krusty the Clown faces on the TV sets appear in the window. On "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", the opening is much like the seventh season opening, except that there is a different shot of the clouds, the town swoop across town is shown (with a modified text), and there are a mix of couch gags from 8F18, 9F02, 9F10, 9F09, 8F09, 1F02, 2F31, 2F09, 2F06, 1F17, 2F11, and 9F08, as the full version of the theme song continues to play. It has also been the only short version of the theme to be released on CD. On the other half of the tree, the background is a different road with different scenery when Marge and Maggie turn the corner, but the previous shot of Moe's Tavern can still be seen behind the trees). The detail in the Springfield overview. The camera goes through the "P" to the classroom as usual, but the speed of the text zooming in is somewhat slower. The pre-sequence scene is displayed in a 16:9 television aspect ratio, with black matte bars at either end of the screen. Attached to the end of this sequence is the message "Come home to The Simpsons on Sky One." The tune when the quick pan is seen and when Homer arrives at the driveway is different (sounding similar to the tune heard in the Season One intro when Homer pulls into the house's driveway), and Homer's scream is more high-pitched. This section is about the original prototype version of this opening, as used in Season Two episodes. Find and watch all the latest videos about The Simpsons opening sequence on Dailymotion. This is found in FXX reruns of a few episodes, starting with "Bart the Genius" and is common in Season 4. The Simpsons® is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. In "Bart Gets an "F"", the colors are darker and brighter. While the credits largely follow the same pattern, there are many differences, including new characters, scenes and running gags! This version sounds slightly similar to the first season music, and is louder and more bombastic than the other versions, with the school band sounding slightly distorted. Chief Wiggum stands in place of Dr. Hibbert in the pan. A VCR or some unit is on top still. In the living room, the rabbit ears are more sophisticated and the painting is a crooked sailboat pic. Bart stops writing for a second and glares at the chalkboard. As the sequence begins with the "The Simpsons" logo appearing out of the clouds, Professor Frink flies past in one of his inventions carrying a banner marked "MOVIE" and saying "Moo-vie! The Simpsons just completely overhauled their opening credits sequence. None of the things he depicts are true. In the classroom, the portrait on the wall is of Homer as an astronaut instead of George Washington. The crow caws as the camera goes through the "P", and it continues to swoop over Springfield where it goes by the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and the Springfield Tire Yard. 'The Simpsons' gets new opening sequence . He passes Sideshow Bob, who tries to kill Bart by swinging a sword, Helen Lovejoy, Apu and his eight children, Moe (at Moe's), Comic Book Guy, Disco Stu (who protests, sometimes audibly), a window of HD televisions showing Krusty, Crazy Cat Lady, the Rich Texan, who shoots his guns, and once again, Clancy Wiggum who waves his nightstick. Otto, not knowing what it is, eats it. Bart looks for a minute, then grins again. When the bell rings, he grins, runs out of the classroom, and skates out of the school, flying gleefully past the flagpole. It is more crudely animated (looking similar to the animation used within the first season's episodes) than Season 2 onwards, and it was done entirely by Kevin Petrilak.We fade into a dark blue sky with a stratus cloud in the middle. The original prototype version of this opening, as used on Season Two episodes, had the music slightly similar to the first season music. (at the very beginning of the DVD menu, he says "Moo-vie! Instead, the camera very quickly pans over a static landscape shot of various Springfield locations and a mix of both familiar and relatively unknown characters. A slightly longer and lower-pitched scream was used in "Simpson and Delilah", while Homer's scream from the season 1 opening was reused in "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish". In den Hauptrollen von Game of Thro Sherri and Terri are now texting on their phones instead of playing their flutes. The head then falls off on Ralph Wiggum, about to eat an ice cream. The Opening sequence is one of the most notable hallmarks of The Simpsons. The next shot shows Marge and Maggie checking out at a supermarket. The Opening sequence is one of the most notable hallmarks of The Simpsons. The camera then zooms in to Mr. Burns, who is holding a toothbrush in his bathroom with Smithers who gives him toothpaste, the extra weight of the toothpaste causes frail Mr. Burns to collapse. Bart skateboards in from the right, jumps the retaining wall, and bounces off the roof of Homer's car only to land with a thud in the driveway. The Opening Sequence. From February 2009, The Simpsons is aired in High Definition and widescreen. The camera cuts back to Maggie, revealing that the wheel to be just a toy for her, as the camera pans out to show Marge driving. He then passes by Helen Lovejoy, carrying bags from the Springfield Mall, passes a book store, dodges to the right, and passes by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon walking his pet dog. The new sequence was unveiled when the show made the switch to HDTV on US network Fox this week. We fly over the power plant and tire yard, toward downtown Springfield. She hits a bump, and all the books fly into the air, and then land safely back in the basket. Back at school, Dewey Largo conducts the students playing "Jingle Bells" but is interrupted by Lisa playing her sax loudly, so Largo silently orders her to leave, and when Lisa briefly opens the door to play her sax again, the snow above her falls on her. The sequence features the characters performing actions that relate to the lyrics of the song. TV screens with Krusty appear in the window. Also, the main change is that instead of running away from Marge's car and screaming, Homer is hit with the car and flattened on the hood; instead of running through the door, he is hurled grunting through it by inertia, leaving a Homer-shaped hole. In the pan characters from the street as well as. The opening sequence of the American animated television series The Simpsons is among the most popular opening sequences in television and is accompanied by one of television's most recognizable theme songs. The rest of the intro is the same. In the original version, she hurries home with a pile of books and her sax in back. In more recent seasons, the couch gags have tended to be more outlandish and absurd, sometimes showing the Simpson family sitting on the couch in different types of media (claymation, live … The background is more orange than red, as in the first season opening sequence. Make an account! Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Bottom of TV: Dials (3) are green and there are two buttons. Back row: Lewis' lookalike (cymbals) ready to crash, small pupiled African-American boy, a well groomed boy playing tuba, thin girl with purple hair playing French horn (on shoulder? The camera cuts to a slightly low shot of Lisa, wobbling back and forth on her bike, with a large stack of books in the bike basket and her saxophone case behind her. Semi-Painless Dentistry is now replaced with Candy Dandy as we move towards Springfield Elementary School, which is now orange with purple accents instead of just purple. When they honk the horn, he wakes up confused and loses his false teeth as he was sitting right next to them in the car. Title sequences often gain cultural lives of their own in a way that a lot of commercial work doesn’t. Upon entering their house, the couch gag follows. The bike moves into the garage as the garage door opens for both the bike and for Homer's car, as Lisa runs to the front door. Homer Simpson This is Your Wife, Season 1, Episodes 2-13 (January 14-May 13, 1990), Seasons 2-19, Season 20 Episodes 1-9 (October 11, 1990-January 25, 2009), Season 20, Episodes 10-21, Seasons 21-Present (February 15, 2009-present), Christmas (Kill Gil, Volumes I & II and The Burns and the Bees). As the theme song ends, the HDTV showing the "Created By/Developed By" credits falls off as if it was mounted on the wall, but that was only used in the first few HD episodes. A version exists where it retains the Springfield swoop, but after Homer at the power plant, it cuts to the driveway scene (to Lisa's bike sequence and the driveway scene for FXX reruns of Season 1 episodes). First time is when she was shopping with little Maggie and funnily Maggie got scanned. Unlike several of the Treehouse of Horror episodes, this episode uses a Halloween-style version of the cut-and-condensed opening. This opening goes from the "P" of the title card to Bart's classroom, then cuts directly to the driveway scene after Bart exits the classroom. After 429 episodes and 20 years on television, the US TV hit show The Simpsons has revamped its opening sequence … Then it cuts again to the school, where the band is practicing. As the sequence begins with the "The Simpsons" text (in the Cartoonist Simple font) appearing out of the clouds, Professor Frink flies past in one of his inventions carrying a banner marked "MOVIE" and singing "Moo-vie! Maggie and Marge are then seen driving a sleigh pulled by multiple Santa's Little Helpers, only to end up in a race with Waylon Smithers and Mr. Burns (pulled by the hounds), the Cat Lady (pulled by her cats), the Sea Captain (pulled by seals) and Krusty the Clown (pulled by Mr. Teenies), but continue normally after Mr. Burns' hounds chase the other sleighs. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 13:15 EST, 11 October ... Banksy's Simpsons in Korean sweatshop for opening sequence. We've meticulously listed them below. "The Simpsons" revised its opening credits on Sunday in honor of HBO's returning fantasy epic "Game of Thrones." Otto, not knowing what it is, eats it. Remember The Simpsons’ parody of the Mad Men opening? By Zach Tropf on February 15th, 2009. "), until Marge pulls in. It then cuts to the supermarket, where Marge is reading the same Mom Monthly magazine (with the same Frosted Krusty Flakes ad on the back cover) from the previous intro. The new opening sequence will be featured in the upcoming new episode titled “The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby,… He then grabs the portraits and then arranges them on the couch and mentions he has control of the remote now. The TV set is blueish purple. in blood (dipping the brush into a jack-o-lantern bucket when it's time for a refill). We fade into a dark blue sky with a stratus cloud in the middle. (NOTE: When the people pass by the pet store, a tree appears. It eventually made a comeback in "A Test Before Trying". Their glorious family project is a remake of “The Simpsons”′ iconic opening sequence, and yes, it is very much deserving of being shared and viewed countless times on social media. He skates past a pet store, and a TV store with many Krusty the Clown faces, which Bart turns and looks at. This is followed by the couch gags from "A Streetcar Named Marge", "Lisa the Beauty Queen", "Marge vs. the Monorail", "Homer's Triple Bypass", "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk", "Homer Goes to College", "A Star is Burns", "Homer the Great", "Homer Badman", "Lisa's Rival", "Bart's Comet" and "Lisa's First Word". In the classroom, the walls are either purple or blueish violet, and three pieces of stick-figure art hang next to Bart. His right foot sticks off the board, as he grabs the lamp post to help him make the corner. These episodes include ". A portrait hangs on the right side of the blackboard, and bookcase full of books sits behind him. In the 30th season, it appears in "Heartbreak Hotel", "Werking Mom" and "Krusty the Clown (episode)." On the big screen!!" Then, Bart grins and leaves the class---bursting out the front doors of the school and skating past a grassy field with trees in a crudely drawn background. It then goes to the Grocery store, where Marge is reading the "Mom Monthly" magazine. The next shot shows Marge and Maggie, with Selma Bouvier and Patty Bouvier, checking out with the groceries. The only two episodes with the short version of the opening are "Bart the General" and "Life on the Fast Lane". The opening sequence of The Simpsons is one of the most famous in television history and is packed with hilarious moments. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. Marge wonders where Maggie is. The cashier who scans Maggie accidentally is. On the small screen!!" 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