The Simpsons is a very popular TV program created by Matt Groening for FOX and they have been on TV since 1989. They are a typical working-class American family. They live in the city of Springfield where the stories happen. They are a family with five people, which are:
Homer, the family´s dad, he is security overseer in a nuclear plant; He is an idiot, loves to drink beer and eat fat food, especially donuts;
Margie, Homer´s wife, She is the only normal person of the family; She likes to take care of her family;
Bart, The oldest son, He is a bad boy, always gets into trouble and is a bad student;
Liza, The middle daughter, She is very intelligent, the best student of Springfield Elementary School and she loves to play the Saxophone;
Maggie, The baby, She is sweet and very smart, doesn´t speak but she can be very dangerous.
There are a lot of other characters that are important for the stories and very funny too, like a Principal´s School Skinner, neighbor Flanders, Krusty the clown and many others.