Matt Groening's hilarious cartoon comedy series "The Simpsons" (which was first broadcast in 1987 as part of the Tracey Ullman show, where it stayed for three seasons until it became a show in its own right in 1989) is my absolute favourite TV programme - it's so witty and well-observed. In my humble opinion it is the best television series ever made, and it is certainly one of the most popular TV series of all-time all around the world. There's really not much else I can say about The Simpsons other than if (somehow) you've never seen it, you really ought to consider getting hold of at least one season to watch on DVD. Below are some images from the series (including 15 animated GIFs), plus some music (including three MP3s), a movie clip and some games. (Click here to view a page all about "The Simpsons Movie".)

Here are the five main members of the Simpsons family (i.e. the stars of the show) in their classic "sitting on the sofa" pose from the programme's opening credits. They are (from left to right) Marge, Maggie, Lisa, Bart and Homer:

Here are the Simpsons as they looked when they appeared for the first time ever on the Tracey Ullman show in 1987 - they gained their more familiar look when they were given their own series in 1989:

"Find The Simpsons Game" - The picture below shows almost every single character ever to appear in the series. See how quickly you can find all five main members of the Simpsons family in it (a bit like the classic "Where's Wally" / "Where's Waldo" game). If you get stuck, click on the picture to see the solution:

NEW! Click here to view a 1280 x 1024 pixels desktop wallpaper version of the above picture (smaller sizes are also available).

Click on the image below of the Simpsons standing in the garden outside their house to listen to a generic version of the main title music from the series (MIDI format - 38.3 KB):

Or click here to listen to the main title music as recorded from an episode of the series
(MP3 format - 198 KB)

Or click here to listen to the special extended version of the main title music
(MP3 format - 772 KB)

Watch a classic movie clip from an episode of the series
(MPEG format - 1.41 MB)

Here, just for the fun of it, are some Simpsons animated GIFs - point your mouse at each one to see its description:

"The Simpsons Wallpaper" - Here is another picture of the Simpsons. It is 640 x 480 pixels in size, and so is suitable for use as your desktop wallpaper if you wish. If you would prefer a larger version, click on the size below the picture that best suits your display and then follow the instructions on the new page:

800 x 600 pixels version       1024 x 768 pixels version       1280 x 960 pixels version       1600 x 1200 pixels version

Click here to go to "The Simpsons Online Jigsaw" page
(A fully-interactive Java Applet jigsaw featuring the wallpaper picture above)

"The Simpsons Wallpaper 2" - Below is a superb spoof of the teaser poster for "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" (see the smaller image below the wallpaper picture). As above, it is 640 x 480 pixels in size, and so again is suitable for use as your desktop wallpaper if you wish. As before, click on the size below the picture that best suits your display and then follow the instructions on the new page if you would prefer a larger version:

800 x 600 pixels version                   1024 x 768 pixels version

A regular feature of The Simpsons programme is an outrageously funny, ultra-violent spoof of "Tom and Jerry" that the Simpsons family like to watch on their TV. It is called "The Itchy and Scratchy Show". Click on either of the animated GIFs of Itchy and Scratchy below to listen to the show's main title music (MP3 format - 150 KB):

"Find The Simpsons Game 2" - For another bit of Simpsons fun, now you've seen six more of the characters from the series, why not see how quickly you can find them in the multi-character picture above - that's Principal Skinner, Krusty the Clown, Moe the Bartender, Barney Gumble, Itchy and Scratchy... (If you get stuck, click here to see the solution.)

Here are a few more Simpsons animated GIFs - as before, point your mouse at each one to see its description:

"The Simpsons Wallpapers 3 and 4" - And finally, here are two more Simpsons pictures that are suitable for use as your desktop wallpaper. If you wish to use them, click on the size that best suits your display for either picture and then follow the instructions on the new page:

This site also includes pages of images, animated GIFs, free Flash online arcade games and music of some more of my favourites: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Brothers, Futurama, Red Dwarf, The Banana Splits, Hanna-Barbera, Tom and Jerry, Megaman and Thunderbirds

There are also 5 pages of Dan Dare animated GIFs in this site - click on this link to go to the first one: Dan Dare Animated GIFs

There is a page all about the Dan Dare CGI (computer-generated cartoon) TV series, including free movie clips and free music MP3s, at Dan-Dare.org's "sister" site, Dan-Dare.net - click on this link to view it: Dan Dare TV Series

You are welcome to copy and use any of the animated GIFs on this page for your own webspace if you wish
- all I ask is that you please include a link to this site ( https://www.dan-dare.org/ ) in return.
Note: That means physically copy them to your own server - please do not link to the ones here.