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[edit] Introduction

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[edit] The Show

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[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.

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[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.

[edit] 1989

• On December 17, 1989, The Simpsons premiered on Fox in the United States. [1]

[edit] 1990

• On September 2, 1990, The Simpsons premiered in the United Kingdom. [2]
• On November 1, 1990, The Simpsons premiered in Canada. [3]
• On December 1, 1990, The Simpsons premiered on television in Sweden. [4]
• On December 22, 1990, The Simpsons premiered on television in France. [5]

[edit] 1991

• On January 2, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in Portugal. [6]
• On February 8, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in Argentina. [7]
• On February 10, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in Australia. [8]
• On August 26, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in Finland. [9]
• On September 13, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in Germany. [10]
• On October 11, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in South Korea. [11]

[edit] 1992

• On September 19, 1992, The Simpsons premiered on television in Japan. [12]

[edit] 1995

• In 1995, Jeanette Foshee was sent a cease and desist letter because of some The Simpsons icons she made. [13]

[edit] 1997

• On June 4, 1997, Wired ran an article titled "The War against Fandom" which mentioned The Simpsons:

Understanding between the fans and the unofficial-site-busters hasn't evolved much since 1995, when Jeanette Foshee was slammed with a cease-and-desist order for circulating a set of Simpsons icons she had drawn herself. [14]

[edit] 2003

• On October 29, 2003, the LiveJournal community simpsons_obsess was created. [15]

[edit] 2004

• On January 20, 2004, the Russian LiveJournal community ru_simpsons was created. [16]

[edit] 2006

• On February 19, 2006, the Ukrainian LiveJournal community ua_simpsons was created. [17]
• On December 7, 2006, the LiveJournal community simpsons_fix was created. [18]

[edit] 2007

• On July 21, 2007, The Simpson Movie premiered in Springfield, Vermont in the United States. [19]
• On July 27, 2007, The Simpson Movie premiered nationwide in the United States. [20]

[edit] 2008

• In April 2008, the Venezuelan censors pulled “The Simpsons” after deeming the show inappropriate for children. The show was replaced it with “Baywatch Hawaii.” [21]

[edit] Kerfluffles

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[edit] Influential Fanworks

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[edit] Fandom Members

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[edit] Fandom Size

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[edit] External Links

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[edit] See also

• The Simpsons fanzines

[edit] Sources

Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.

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