The Simpsons home media

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox). The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society and television, and many aspects of the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became a hit series for Fox.

On July 21, 2015, showrunner Al Jean announced no more seasons would be released on DVD and Blu-ray in favor of digital distribution.

Overview

Season	Episodes	DVD release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Discs
1	13	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)	September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)	October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03)	3
2	22	August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06)	July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08)	July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	4
3	24	August 26, 2003 (2003-08-26)	October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)	November 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)	4
4	22	June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15)	August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)	August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25)	4
5	22	December 21, 2004 (2004-12-21)	March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)	March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23)	4
6	25	August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	October 17, 2005 (2005-10-17)	March 29, 2006 (2006-03-29)	4
7	25	December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)	January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30)	May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)	4
8	25	August 15, 2006 (2006-08-15)	October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)	October 11, 2006 (2006-10-11)	4
9	25	December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19)	January 29, 2007 (2007-01-29)	March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)	4
10	23	August 7, 2007 (2007-08-07)	September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10)	September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26)	4
11	22	October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)	October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)	November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)	4
12	21	August 18, 2009 (2009-08-18)	September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)	September 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)	4
13	22	August 24, 2010 (2010-08-24)	September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)	December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)	4
14	22	December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)	October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)	November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)	4
15	22	December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)	December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)	December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)	4
16	21	December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)	December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02)	December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)	4
17	22	December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)	December 1, 2014 (2014-12-01)	December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)	4
18	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Film		December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18)	December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)	December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)	1
19	20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
20	21	January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12)	October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)	January 20, 2010 (2010-01-20)	4
21	23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Box sets

DVD

Season	Set details	DVD release dates		Special features
		Region 1	Region 2
1	Discs: 3 Episodes: 13 1.33:1 aspect ratio	September 25, 2001	September 27, 2001	Original scripts for "Bart the Genius", "Bart the General", "Moaning Lisa" and "Some Enchanted Evening" Unaired version of "Some Enchanted Evening" Albert Brooks outtakes BBC Special: America's First Family ABC News: Bart T-shirt Controversy Tracey Ullman Show short: "Good Night" Foreign language clips Photo gallery
2	Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 6, 2002	June 6, 2002	Bart at the American Music Awards The Simpsons presenting at the Emmy Awards "Do the Bartman" and "Deep, Deep Trouble" music videos Featurette: "Creation of an Episode" Featurette: "An Interview with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks" 3 Butterfinger Commercials Foreign language clips Photo gallery
3	Discs: 4 Episodes: 24 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 26, 2003	October 18, 2003	Trivia tracks for "Colonel Homer" Storyboards Easter egg audio outtakes Multi Language Featurette Clip from the 1991 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featuring a balloon of Bart Jukebox feature Commercials
4	Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	June 15, 2004	October 7, 2004	Deleted and extended scenes Featurettes Animatic/Storyboards Featurette: "The Cajun Controversy" Featurette: "Bush v. Simpsons" Commercials
5	Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 21, 2004	May 19, 2005	Animation Showcases "A Look Back" with James L. Brooks Commercials Deleted scenes Audio outtakes Original sketches
6	Featured character: Homer Discs: 4 Episodes: 25 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 16, 2005	November 3, 2005	Animatics Deleted scenes Sketch gallery: "Who Shot Mr Burns" Suspect Profiles TV Special: "Springfields Most Wanted" Featurette: The Simpsons Plane Commercials
7	Featured character: Marge Discs: 4 Episodes: 25 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 13, 2005	May 4, 2006	Deleted and extended scenes Special "3D Homer" featurette Paul McCartney's Lentil Soup recipe Animatic/Storyboards Sketch gallery
8	Featured character: Maggie Discs 4 Episodes: 25 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 15, 2006	October 2, 2006	Deleted scenes Featurette: "The Simpsons House" Animation showcases for "Treehouse of Horror VII", "In Marge We Trust" and "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" Original sketches Promos
9	Featured character: Lisa Discs: 4 Episodes: 25 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 19, 2006	March 5, 2007	Deleted scenes Animation showcases Illustrated commentary: "All Singing, All Dancing" and "Lost Our Lisa" Sneak peek at The Simpsons Movie Commercials Sketch gallery
10	Featured character: Bart Discs: 4 Episodes: 23 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 7, 2007	October 1, 2007	Deleted scenes Animation showcases Sneak peek at The Simpsons Movie DVD Commercials Sketch gallery Featurettes
11	Featured character: Krusty Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	October 7, 2008	October 24, 2008	Deleted scenes Featurettes Extra: "And Then There Were Menus" Sketch gallery Animation showcases
12	Featured character: Comic Book Guy Discs: 4 Episodes: 21 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 18, 2009	October 1, 2009	Deleted scenes Featurettes Commercials Sketch gallery Animation showcases
13	Featured character: Ralph Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 24, 2010	October 29, 2010	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Commercials Featurettes Sketch galleries
14	Featured character: Kang Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 6, 2011	November 25, 2011	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Featurettes Sketch galleries
15	Featured character: Otto Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 4, 2012	December 3, 2012	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Commercials Featurettes Sketch galleries
16	Featured character: Professor Frink Discs: 4 Episodes: 21 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)	December 2, 2013	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Featurettes Sketch galleries
17	Featured character: Sideshow Bob Discs: 4 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)	December 1, 2014 (2014-12-01)	Buongiorno, Simpsons Lovers Audio Commentary On Every Episode With Writers, Actors And Directors Deleted Scenes With Commentary The Great Ones Let There Be Music Live! It's The Simpsons Bonus Episode Multi-angle Animation Showcase Special Language Feature Original Sketches And Much More Note: This is the first season to receive a 15 rating in the UK but that was due to the bonus features not the episodes
20	Discs: 4 Episodes: 21 1.33:1 aspect ratio (episodes 1–9) 1.78:1 aspect ratio (episodes 10–21)	January 12, 2010	September 17, 2010	Sneak peek at The 20th Anniversary Special

Blu-ray

Season	Set details	Blu-ray release dates		Special features
		Region A	Region B
13	Featured character: Ralph Discs: 3 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	August 24, 2010	December 1, 2010	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Featurettes Sketch galleries
14	Featured character: Kang Discs: 3 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 6, 2011	November 2, 2011	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Featurettes Sketch galleries Bonus Treehouse of Horror episodes
15	Featured character: Otto Discs: 3 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 4, 2012	December 12, 2012	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Featurettes Sketch galleries Bonus Episodes: "The Otto Show", "Das Bus" and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"
16	Featured character: Professor Frink Discs: 3 Episodes: 21 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 3, 2013	December 11, 2013	Animation showcases Deleted scenes Featurettes Sketch galleries Bonus Episodes: "Lisa's Wedding", "Bart to the Future" and "Holidays of Future Passed"
17	Featured character: Sideshow Bob Discs: 3 Episodes: 22 1.33:1 aspect ratio	December 2, 2014	December 1, 2014	Buongiorno, Simpsons Lovers Sketch gallery 1 & 2 Bonus Episodes: Krusty Gets Busted, Cape Feare, The Man Who Grew Too Much Deleted Scenes Easter Eggs Audio Commentary Let There Be Music The Great Ones Animation Showcase Live! Its The Simpsons Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD, French 5.1 DD, Spanish 5.1 DD, Closed Captioned
20	Discs: 2 Episodes: 21 1.33:1 aspect ratio (episodes 1–9) 1.78:1 aspect ratio (episodes 10–21)	January 12, 2010	January 20, 2010	Sneak peek at The 20th Anniversary Special

Compilations

DVD

Title	DVD release dates		Episode(s)
	Region 1	Region 2
Film Festival		April 1, 2002	"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" "A Star Is Burns" "22 Short Films About Springfield" "Beyond Blunderdome"
Backstage Pass		May 20, 2002	"A Tale of Two Springfields" "Homerpalooza" "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" "The Otto Show"
Treehouse of Horror	October 22, 2002	October 28, 2002	"Treehouse of Horror V" "Treehouse of Horror VI" "Treehouse of Horror VII" "Treehouse of Horror VIII"
Risky Business		April 7, 2003	"Realty Bites" "Homer the Smithers" "Deep Space Homer" "Marge Gets a Job"
Bart Wars	May 17, 2005	September 8, 2003	"Dog of Death" "Marge Be Not Proud" "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" "Mayored to the Mob"
The Dark Secrets of The Simpsons		September 8, 2003	"Homer to the Max" "The Springfield Files" "Lisa the Iconoclast" "Homer Badman"
Greatest Hits		September 8, 2003	"Roasting on an Open Fire" "Bart Gets an F" "Lisa's First Word" "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" "Trash of the Titans"
The Simpsons Go to Hollywood		September 8, 2003	"When You Dish Upon a Star" (DVD) "Homer to the Max" (VHS) "Fear of Flying" "Krusty Gets Kancelled" "Flaming Moe's"
Too Hot for TV		September 8, 2003	"Treehouse of Horror IX" "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" "Natural Born Kissers" "The Cartridge Family"
Christmas	October 14, 2003	November 3, 2003	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" "Mr. Plow" "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" "Grift of the Magi" "She of Little Faith"
Gone Wild	September 14, 2004	June 4, 2004	"Homer's Night Out" "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday" "The Mansion Family" "Homer the Moe"
The Simpsons Against the World		August 16, 2004	"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" "Marge vs. the Monorail" "Bart vs. Australia" "Homer vs. Patty and Selma"
Heaven and Hell		August 16, 2004	"Homer the Heretic" "Treehouse of Horror IV" "Bart Sells His Soul" "In Marge We Trust"
On Your Marks, Get Set, D'oh!		August 16, 2004	"Faith Off" "The Homer They Fall" "Lisa on Ice" "Dancin' Homer"
Sex, Lies and The Simpsons		August 16, 2004	"New Kid on the Block" "The Last Temptation of Homer" "Lisa's Rival" "Bart After Dark"
The Simpsons.com		August 16, 2004	"Treehouse of Horror X" "Itchy & Scratchy Land" "Das Bus" "Homer Goes to College"
Christmas 2	November 2, 2004	October 25, 2004	"Homer vs. Dignity" "Skinner's Sense of Snow" "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" "'Tis the Fifteenth Season"
Crime and Punishment		April 18, 2005	"Marge in Chains" "Homer the Vigilante" "Bart the Fink" "You Only Move Twice"
Springfield Murder Mysteries		April 18, 2005	"Black Widower" "Cape Feare" "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 1)" "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2)"
Raiders of the Lost Fridge		April 18, 2005	"Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" "Lisa the Vegetarian" "King Size Homer" "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner"
Viva Los Simpsons		April 18, 2005	"Homer at the Bat" "$pringfield" "Homie the Clown" "Viva Ned Flanders"
The Last Temptation of Homer		April 18, 2005	"Simpson and Delilah" "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" "Homer Alone" "Colonel Homer"
Around the World in 80 D'ohs		May 23, 2005	"Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" "Simpson Safari" "Blame It on Lisa" "The Regina Monologues"
Kiss and Tell: The Story of Their Love	February 7, 2006	February 6, 2006	"Natural Born Kissers" "Large Marge" "Three Gays of the Condo" "The Way We Weren't"
The Simpsons Movie	December 18, 2007	December 3, 2007	"The Simpsons Movie"