The longest-running scripted show in television history, THE SIMPSONS exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. Currently in production on it's record-annihilating 28th season, THE SIMPSONS has won 32 Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, a 2016 People's Choice Award, was the first animated series to win a Peabody Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for the theatrical short "The Longest Daycare.";  The Simpsons Movie was a hit feature film, their mega-attraction The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios has received historic expansion updates with the addition of 'Springfield'; and the show was honored with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000. It has been named the “Best Show of the 20th  Century” by Time Magazine, called the "Greatest American Sitcom"; by Entertainment Weekly in 2013, and declared "The Best TV Show Ever"; in 2016 by Vulture.com.