The 13 episodes on The Simpsons - The Complete First Season are: "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bart the Genius," "Homer’s Odyssey," "There’s No Disgrace Like Home," "Bart the General," "Moaning Lisa," "The Telltale Head," "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," "Call of the Simpsons," "Homer’s Night Out," "Life in the Fast Lane," "Krusty Gets Busted," and "The Crepes of Wrath."

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Since the first season was shorter, this first disc has many extras. First, all of the shorts from the Tracy Ullman show will be there. Also, there will be a "lost" episode included.

Fox must be commended in releasing these discs. When they were preparing to release the discs, they went to the fans, and asked how we would like them released. As season packs? How many extras? How often? Rarely does a publisher care that much.

Specific Contents:

There are 48 shorts from 3 seasons (1987-1989) of the Tracy Ullman Show.

The first season (1989-1990) includes:
7G08 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
7G02 Bart the Genius
7G03 Homer's Odyssey
7G04 There's No Disgrace Like Home
7G05 Bart the General
7G06 Moaning Lisa

7G09 Call of the Simpsons
7G07 The Tell-Tale Head
7G11 Jacques To Be Wild (aka Life on the Fast Lane)
7G10 Homer's Night Out
7G13 The Crepes of Wrath
7G12 Krusty Gets Busted
7G01 Some Enchanted Evening

The Simpsons is the longest running comedy, longest running prime time animated series, and is definately some of the wisest, best written comedy and satire ever put on TV. God Bless Fox for giving them all to us.

45 of 51 found the following review helpful:

FinallyJul 04, 2001

Oh my God. When I found out about the Simpsons Season 1 Dvd's I fell of my bed. I'm so happy, because the Simpsons is the best show in the world, anyway I think the 1st season is the 3rd best. The first two being 3 and 11. Okay, so the episodes are... 1. SIMPSONS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE - When bart get's a tatto, marge has to use the family's christmas money on a removal, and Homer doesn't get a bonus, Homer gets a job as a Mall Santa. 2. BART THE GENIUS-Bart cheats on a IQ test and goes a new school. 3. HOMER'S ODYSSEY - Homer get's fired and goes on a safty kick. 4. THERE'S NO DISGRACE LIKE HOMER - After a picnic homer thinks the family needs theorapy. 5. BART THE GENERAL - Bart leads a battle against Nelson. 6. MOANING LISA - Lisa is sad, but cheered up by Bleeding Gums. 7. THE CALL OF THE SIMPSONS - the Simpsons get lost on a camping trip. 8. THE TELLTALE HEAD - Bart steals a statues Head 9. LIFE ON THE FAST LANE - Marge considers having an affair. 10. HOMER'S NIGHT OUT - Homer get's caught dancing with a stripper. 11. CREEPS OF WRATH - Bart goes to Paris. 12. KRUSTY GET'S BUSTED - This is the episodes were Sideshow Bob frames Krusty. 13. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING - Homer hires a burglar to babysit the kids. This is great set for new viewers trying to catch up. Or old to go down Simpson memorie Lane

325 of 410 found the following review helpful:

At lastJul 05, 2001

The best television art North America has ever produced comes to DVD at last. All 13 original episodes and with commentary by Matt Groening too and then some !! Mmmmmmmm DVD with sprinkles. Here are more details: Disc One: 1. "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire" ­ episode and commentary. 2. "Bart The Genius" ­ episode, commentary and original script. 3. "Homer's Odyssey" ­ episode and commentary. 4. "There's No Disgrace Like Homer"­ episode and commentary. "Bart The General"­ episode, commentary and original script. 5. "Moaning Lisa"­ episode, commentary and original script. Disc Two: 1. "Call Of The Simpsons"­ episode and commentary. 2. "The Telltale Head"­ episode and commentary. 3. "Life On The Fast Lane"­ episode and commentary. 4. "Homer's Night Out"­ episode and commentary. "The Crepes Of Wrath"­ episode and commentary. 5. "Krusty Gets Busted"­ episode and commentary. Disc Three: 1. "Some Enchanted Evening"­ episode, commentary, unaired outtakes and original script. 2. Animatic of "Bart The General" with commentary by Matt Groening and David Silverman. 3. Albert Brooks outtakes from "Life On The Fast Lane." 4. "America's First Family" BBC special. 5. ABC News special report on the famous Bart Simpson T-shirt controversy. 6. "Good Night Simpsons" short, the first to air on "The Tracey Ullman Show. " 7. At least five foreign language clips. 8. 100 early sketches in a still gallery. 9. 12 stills and magazine covers.

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You Gotta Start SomewhereJan 29, 2008
By Mark Eremite "This Is A Display Model Only"
I'm a die-hard Simpsons fan. As long as the show airs, I will watch it. Everytime a boxed set is released, I buy it. I am known among my friends for overusing the phrase "this is like that Simpsons episode where..." A Simpsons trivia quiz? Bring it on.

If you're anything like me, then you already own this boxed set, and you're probably just reading this to see why anyone would give your favorite show anything less than five stars. If you're not like me, if you're a casual fan or someone wondering what this boxed set has to offer, then I'll be clear.

The first season of this groundbreaking show contains many memorable Simpsons' moments. The adoption of Santa's Little Helper. The family doses each other with electro-shock therapy. Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot. Sideshow Bob frames Krusty the Clown. And Bart makes Nelson bleed his own blood (a hilarious line that would later be stolen by a film called Dodgeball). It's a funny show; it's a funny season.

This set, though, gives understandably short shrift, especially in light of the bells and whistles that the later sets ended up with. Matt Groening provides some curious insights with commentary on every track, there are a few audio outtakes and scripts you can glance at, and there's even an easter egg that plays an old ABC news item about Bart's unhealthy influence on the dress codes of impressionable young school kids. (Even more amusing, considering where the show went from there.)

However, these DVDs were mastered from broadcast tape, and (of course) the show was still finding its legs in this first year, so the video and audio lack quality, the animation itself is sloppy and weird, the menus are lacking, and even the episodes themselves have that weird unformed quality of a show that's not sure just how much it wants its edge to cut. Considering that this set was made back at the turn of the century, these little niggles are understandable, but niggles nonetheless. The set'll still cost you $27. For a hardcore Homer lover like myself, that's a piddling price to pay. The rest of you might want to consider the equally exceptional (and much better packaged) later seasons.

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A little information on this productJul 03, 2001
By Michael R. Schneider
I just thought everybody might like to know what episodes are (probably) going to be included in this DVD set. The following list comes from "TheSimpsons.com" and the book "The Simpsons: A Complete Guide To Our Favorite Family."

#1: Episode 7G08 "Simpsons Ropasting On An Open Fire"

This is the Christmas episode where, when the Christmas money runs dry, Homer and Bart find Santa's Little Helper at the race track.

#2: Episode 7G02 "Bart The Genius"

Bart cheats on a standardized test and is sent to a school for the gifted

#3: Episode 7G03 "Homer's Oddysey"

Homer gets fired from the Nuclear Plant, and embarks on a public safety crusade. When he takes on the Nuclear Plant in his new endeavor, Mr. Burns offers him the safety inspector job.

#4: Episode 7G04 "There's No Disgrace Like Home"

After the debacle at Mr. Burns' company picnic, the Simpsons go to Dr. Marvin Monroe for some "Family bliss or double your money back!"

#5: Episode 7G05 "Bart the General"

Tiring of Nelson's bullying, Bart organizes the neighborhood kids to fight back with the help of Grandpa Abe Simpson.

#6: Episode 7G06 "Moaning Lisa"

Depressed Lisa finds a friend in Jazz musician Bleeding Gums Murphy. Homer also embarks on a quest to beat Bart in video boxing.

#7: Episode 7G09 "The Call Of The Simpsons"

The family buys a motorhome and heads out camping, where trouble ensues. Homer, trying to get back to civilization for help, is mistaken for a bigfoot.

#8: Episode 7G07 "The Telltale Head"

To impress his new friends, Bart cuts off the head of the statue of Jebediah Springfield, and (as usual), chaos ensues.

#9: Episode 7G11 "Life On The Fast Lane"

After getting a bowling ball from Homer for her birthday, Marge takes up bowling and meets Jacques, with whom she nearly has an affair.

#10: Episode 7G10 "Homer's Night Out"

Homer goes to a bachelor party where he dances with Princess Kashmir and gets his photo taken by Bart.

#11: Episode 7G13 "The Crepes Of Wrath"

Bart gets sent to France as a foreign exchange student and takes down Ugolin and Cesar for putting antifreeze in the wine. Meanwhile back home, Adil usues his place in the Simpson's home to send classified imformation about the Nuclear Plant back to his home country.

#12: Episode 7G12 "Krusty Gets Busted"

Bart and Lisa find out who framed Krusty the Clown in the armed robbery of the Quik-E-Mart

#13: Episode 7G01 "Some Enchanted Evening"

While Homer and Marge are out on a romantic evening, the kids are babysat by the burlgar Mrs. Botz, whom they subdue until Homer gets home, at least...

...And that's it for for the first season! I wish I had info about the special features and the like to share, but I guess the good folks at Fox are going to have to divulge that top our friends at Amazon.com. I hope this has been helpful for you!

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