What can you say about the Simpsons that has not been said a thousand times before? Not much I would guess. But for those who have been living in a cave since 1989, or those like my Grandma who refuse to watch it because it is for children! Here is the complete episode list to date, with brief summaries for every single one.

The thing that always strikes me about the Simpsons is its appeal to everyone, you have Bart, who was the original focal point of the show, he appeals to the kids, both young and old, and was a big selling point in the beginning but gave people who did not watch the show, the impression that it was a show for kids, instead of a show for all ages. Homer is the main focal point of the show now, in my opinion, he is the average Joe taken to the extreme and although we all cringe at the things he does and says, I am in no doubt that there is a little Homer in all of us.

While Homer is the wild side of 'Joe Smoe', Marge is the voice of reason, with huge blue hair and a grating voice, she is the voice of Homer's conscience and the one who keeps the whole family together. Lisa, the straight A student, is the moral rock of the family, trying to do what is right and convince the others to follow her lead, whilst Maggie, well she just falls over a lot.

The real strength of the Simpsons though are the characters of Springfield, never in Television history has a programme been filled with such a wealth of brilliant and realistic (albeit in a TV type way) cast. Every single secondary character has his own back story and unique personality, from Principle Skinner with his Nam flashbacks and confused identity, to multi millionaire and evil pinch penny Montgomery Burns.

With that in mind read on and enjoy.

The Simpsons Season 1

1. The Simpsons Christmas Special

Homer's Christmas bonus is cancelled and Marge has to use the family funds to remove the "mother" tattoo Bart has had done. Santa's Little Helper joins the family much to the cats distress.

2. Bart the Genius

After Bart switches his aptitude test with a brighter kid, he ends up at a school for the gifted and the butt of everyone's jokes.

3. Homer's Odyssey

Homer gets fired from the nuclear power plant for causing yet another accident with his negligence and almost commits suicide. Instead he becomes a safety activist and faces a crisis of conscience when Mr. Burns tried to bribe him with a new position and a raise.

4. There's No Disgrace Like Home

When he witnesses the difference between his own squabbling family and the other families at a company picnic, Homer orders the family to see a therapist. He sells the Television to pay the fees and takes them all to see a psychiatrist he saw advertised on the TV.

5. Bart the General

After being constantly bullied by Nelson, for defending Lisa at school, Bart seeks the counsel of Grandpa Simpson and a warfare expert for basic training. He then puts in motion a plan to stop Nelson from bullying anyone ever again.

6. Moaning Lisa

Lisa is down about life and the second grade, that is until whilst playing the blues she meets a fellow blues musician Bleedin Gums Murphy. Bart keeps beating Homer at video boxing, so Homer takes measures.

7. Call of the Simpsons

On a camping trip the Simpson's RV goes over a cliff, Homer and Bart go for help and only manage to get lost.

8. The Telltale Head

To impress the bad kids at school, Bart cuts off the head of the statue of the town's founder Jebediah Obediah Zacariah Jenadiah Springfield, casuing shock and outrage across the whole town.

9. Jacques to be Wild

Homer gives Marge a bowling ball for a present, knowing full well that she will hates it and then he can use it. To teach him a lesson Marge decides to take up the sport and get's more than she bargained for with Jacques, her French bowling teacher.

10. Homer's Night Out

Bart receives a mail order CIA spy camera and uses it to take a picture of Homer dancing with a exotic dancer at a bachelor party. Soon the whole town has seen the picture and Marge orders Homer to show Bart that women are real people and not just sexual objects.

11. The Crepes of Wrath

Flushing a cherry bomb down the school toilet is too much for long suffering Principal Skinner to take, so in agreement with Homer and Marge, Bart is sent on an exchange visit to France and a perfect little gentleman arrives from Europe. Unfortunately Bart ends up as a virtual slave in vineyard run by crooks and the exchange student is not quite what he seems.

12. Krusty Gets Busted

Homer is the only witness in a convenience store robbery, which appears to have been committed by Bart's greatest TV hero, Krusty the Clown. Bart vows to clear his hero's name.

13. Some Enchanted Evening

A romantic meal out after Homer hears Marge on a radio talk show moaning about how she thinks her marriage is failing, turns into a disaster when they leave the kids with a babysitter who has just starred on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."