Sure we all know just a little bit about the Simpsons, but do you know how it first began? The Simpsons were first shot vignettes for the Tracy Ullman show. But it was a series on Fox as of December 17, 1989. Since then Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie have been making us laugh as they grew over the years. The weird part actually being, that they are still the same age since they first were aired. But they also grew up in their own ways. Home became more loveable and concerned for his children, Marge learned how to not be a constant nag, Bart showed that under that mischevious interior was his conscience, Lisa stobbed being so depressed and uptight, while Maggie has grown smarter (and all the while dumber) by the episode.