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The show grew from 30-second segments that aired between comedy sketches on "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1987). Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta were regulars on the show while 'Nancy Cartwright' and Yeardley Smith were drafted in specially for the animation. In 1992, Tracey Ullman sued unsuccessfully to earn a share of the show's merchandise related profit.
In 1997, The Simpsons broke "The Flintstones" (1960) record for longest-running prime time animated TV show. The show also holds the record for most guest stars in a television series.
On 17 January 2003, Fox announced that it had renewed the show until 2005 and its 16th season. This will make the series the longest running comedy series in US TV history save for "Saturday Night Live" (1975), and it will have beaten the previous record holder for longest-running prime-time animated series ("The Flintstones" (1960)) by a full 10 years.