The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. It is the longest-running American sitcom and longest-running American animated program of all time, and is the highest rated cartoon of all time, at one point in time averaging higher than 25 million viewers. The television series is a spin-off of a series of animated shorts originally aired on The Tracey Ullman Show. The show has now been renewed for a nineteenth season, which will take place in 2007 and 2008. In May 2007, i