Facts you probably did not know about the Simpsons

Facts you probably didn't know about the Simpsons

1. The Simpsons were made yellow, so when flicking through channels their distinct colour would be recognizable.

2. All of the characters have four fingers, apart from God and Jesus who have five.

3.The Simpsons is the longest scripted prime time TV show.

4. It has had the most guest stars on any TV show - over 600

5. Producer James L.Brooks created a deal with FOX, that allowed them no creative control on the show. This is why FOX can be mocked openly in episodes.

6. In the original opening credits, Maggie was shown when scanned as being worth $847.63. Because in 1989 that was the estimated cost of raising a baby for a month

7. D'oh is in the Oxford English dictionary and is also trademarked by FOX, Dan created the sound when he was told to make an annoyed grunt.

8. Groening's mother was named Margaret (Marge) Wiggum and she later went on to marry Homer Groening. Among her children were Maggie, Lisa and her sister Patty.

9. In Arabic versions of the simpsons, Homer is named Omar Shamshoon. Instead of drinking Duff, he drinks soft drinks and eats Egyptian beef sausages and it is not shown drinking in Moe's bar.

10.The six main actors have recently took a pay cut from $400,000 an episode to $300,000 an episode. But FOX is looking to make $1billion on reruns of the show alone.

11. Minutes before meeting with TV producers, Groening created the Simpsons because he didn't want to lose the rights to his comic strip 'Life in Hell'. So as a result the most iconic family on TV was born instead.