When “The Simpsons” premiered in 1989, it was an outlier. Animated shows in primetime were by no means unprecedented — “The Flintstones” broke that barrier in the ’60s — but never before had an ...

To make things more demanding, "The Simpsons" was going for a hand-drawn look, so the artists used traditional ink-and-paint cel animation. Starting off with plastic sheets called cels, they would ...

Of all the shows 20th Century Fox Television produces, it’s the animated ones that have taken on a life of their own. “The two most profitable TV series the studio has ever done are ‘The Simpsons’ and ...

One of the best things about animation is that your characters never have to age. Real people get older. But cartoons can always be drawn the same way. That doesn’t mean they always are, though.

The nominations for the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and the big animation news isn’t who was nominated, but who wasn’t: The Simpsons. The yellow-skinned family was ...

Airing on prime time for 32 seasons and counting, "The Simpsons" is arguably the most successful animated show of all time. This episode of "Movies Insider" looks at how the "Simpsons" animation has ...