As the show launches its 26th season, we go inside the yellow halls and cluttered work stations of the people who bring Springfield to life, plus a look at Sunday's weird couch gag. This will be a ...

Simpsons fans may remember a particular couch-gag from last month’s episode, “Diggs,” created by French animator Sylvain Chomet. It was a stylistically distinct, hand-drawn take on the gag and it made ...

The guest creator-couch gag has become a fixture of The Simpsons over the last few seasons. The tradition began in 2010, with a sequence devised by Banksy; since then, such animation icons as Sylvain ...

While the limited animation of The Simpsons is no match for the lush rubbery beauty of 1930s Disney theatrical shorts, the show’s opening couch gag this week is a fair homage to the extraordinary ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There are many elements of The Simpsons that have powered it for 27 seasons now, and one of the ...

Indie animation king Bill Plympton just couldn’t stay away from “The Simpsons.” The Oscar nominee returns to animate the couch gag for Sunday’s episode, “22 for 30,” which is a spoof of ESPN’s ...

For all the complaints that The Simpsons isn't as good as it once was, one element of the show that has improved over the years is the couch gag. Each episode has its own unique way of depicting the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For 23 seasons, part of watching The Simpsons is wondering what might happen during the opening ...

The Simpsons has something special in store for Disney animation fans, as the next episode features a couch gag that pays homage to several of that studio's beloved animated classics. The gag was ...