
This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him. The family includes loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents include the family's religious neighbor, Ned Flanders, family physician Dr. Hibbert, Moe the bartender and police chief Clancy Wiggum.
Homer is told he only has 24 hours to live after eating incorrectly prepared blowfish at the Happy Sumo sushi restaurant.
Faced with Homer's big meat-eating barbecue, Lisa turns to noted vegetarians Paul and Linda McCartney for help.
Lisa becomes a spelling-bee champion and uncovers a Spellympics scandal; Homer tours the country on the trail of a limited edition Krustyburger.
Bart finds Homer's vintage Playdude magazines and decides to adopt the ring-a-ding-ding lifestyle of the 1970s.