Each episode of the Simpsons contains about twenty-four thousand individual drawings, or Cels. An episode takes about six months to produce, and costs a million dollars.
The Simpsons was the first animated series on prime-time television since the sixties and, twelve years later, is shown in over sixty countries around the world. For Matt Groening, it's a blessing and a curse - 'The success of the show has gone beyond my wildest dreams and worst nightmares.'
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