The Simpsons and Pals

The Simpsons and Pals is an American animated television comedy that is based on the long-running animated series of the same name, created by Matt Groening. It aired on FX for the first two seasons and on FXX from season 3 to present. Like the show, the program is composed of two seven-minute shorts and a seven-minute Itchy and Scratchy short in between, retaining the main characters in both shorts though with some changes.

In mid-2013, Matt Groening, Gracie Films, and Fox announced that they would create a spin-off television series based on The Simpsons. In August 2014, it was announced that it would be titled The Simpsons and Pals and would air on FX between late 2015 or early 2016, due to the network airing The Simpsons permanently. The show's voice cast reprised their roles in the show (Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Julie Kavner as Marge, Nancy Cartwright as Bart, and Yeardley Smith as Lisa).

The Simpsons and Pals received mixed-to-positive from fans of the show and critics. The show was praised for its writing, humor, animation, voice acting, and faithfulness to the original series.

The Simpsons
This segment follows the Simpson family doing stuff around Springfield.

Itchy and Scratchy
This egment involves an anthropomorphic psychotic mouse named Itchy killing an anthropomorphic hapless cat named Scratchy for the heck of it. However, there is only one episode where Scratchy kills Itchy. The show contains extreme scenes of graphic violence, like Happy Tree Friends which is more bloody and gruesome in a "cute" way, unlike Tom and Jerry and Spy vs. Spy, which only contained mild slapstick violence (although the latter uses occasional gore under the penmanship of Peter Kuper).

Characters

 * Bart Simpson, voiced by Nancy Cartwright, is the show's main character. He is the eldest child in the family—at age 10. Bart's most prominent character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness, disrespect for authority and sharp wit.
 * Homer Simpson, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is the father of the Simpson family. He embodies several American working class stereotypes: he is crude, overweight, incompetent, clumsy, thoughtless and a borderline alcoholic. His voice started out as an impression of Walter Matthau but eventually evolved into a more robust voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions. Homer has since become one of the most influential fictional characters. He has inspired an entire line of merchandise and his catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
 * Lisa Simpson, voiced by Yeardley Smith, is the elder daughter and middle child of the family. She is an extremely intelligent eight-year-old girl, one of the most intelligent characters on the show. Lisa's political convictions are generally socially liberal.
 * Marge Simpson, voiced by Julie Kavner, is the well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Her most notable physical feature is her distinctive beehive hairstyle which was inspired by Bride of Frankenstein and the style that Matt Groening's mother wore during the 1960s.
 * Maggie Simpson, is the youngest of the five main family members and is almost always seen as a baby.
 * Santa's Little Helper, is the Simpson family's dog. Santa's Little Helper has been with the Simpson's family the whole series instead of dying like other animals have.
 * Itchy, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is a cartoon mouse from Itchy & Scratchy. He is a serial killer whose favorite victim is Scratchy. He almost always succeeds in killing Scratchy. There is only one known episode where Scratchy wins and Itchy is killed.
 * Scratchy, voiced by Harry Shearer, is a cartoon cat from the show Itchy & Scratchy, an obvious parody of Tom and Jerry. His enemy is Itchy, a blue mouse. In almost every episode, Scratchy is killed or at least brutally injured by Itchy. He is a parody of the character Tom from Tom and Jerry. In an exaggeration of Tom's role as victim, Scratchy is a hapless victim who doesn't even want to harm Itchy yet suffers horrifically painful deaths at Itchy's hands, in contrast to the mutual slapstick rivalry with Tom and Jerry do.

Development
In mid-2013, Matt Groening, Gracie Films, and Fox announced that they would create a spin-off television series based on The Simpsons. In August 2014, it was announced that it would be titled The Simpsons and Pals and would air on FX between late 2015 or early 2016. The show's voice cast reprised their roles in the show (Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Julie Kavner as Marge, Nancy Cartwright as Bart, and Yeardley Smith as Lisa).