This story has been told often. Some Enchanted Evening was going to be the first episode and air in the fall. However when it came back from Korea and the animation sucked, the series was pushed back until midseason. All the other episodes where at some stage in production when this event happened. The Christmas Special as it was originally called by Fox was going to be a normal episode but when they pushed back the series premiere and changed it to Bart the Genius, there was a Christmas episode produced and Fox aired it as a special. They could not wait for the ratings because of the long production time that is required in animationFidelio1980 said:Why didn't the show's first season start in the fall, like most series do?
I'm aware that the network chose to air Simpsons Roasting On an Open Fire as a Christmas special, but did the network intend that to be the first episode of a series? Or were they just going to air the "special," see how it did, and then air the rest of the episodes if it got good ratings?
They're probably listed in the credits. I tried to look, but my downloaded copy cuts off before the credits end.scottvivian said:Does anyone know the names of the songs from My Fair Laddy? There are 4 in total - the "adequate" one, "what flows from the nose" one about being indoors all night, and "the shack where I lived" one.
This story has been told often. Some Enchanted Evening was going to be the first episode and air in the fall. However when it came back from Korea and the animation sucked, the series was pushed back until midseason. All the other episodes where at some stage in production when this event happened. The Christmas Special as it was originally called by Fox was going to be a normal episode but when they pushed back the series premiere and changed it to Bart the Genius, there was a Christmas episode produced and Fox aired it as a special. They could not wait for the ratings because of the long production time that is required in animation
Dr.Nick.Riviera. said:In which episode was it when Homer sang, "Simpson, Homer Simpson! He's the greatest guy in history... From the town of Springfield, he's about to hit a chestnut tree! D'oh!"
Thank you!
No wait. Who Shot Mr. Burns had 46 million viewers.
Originally Posted by Simpsons Forever!
46m is phenomenal, though - that's like almost 1 in every 5 people in the USA watching the episode and it's double the ratings of the 23m who saw the Superbowl episode last year!