''The Simpsons'' is the longest-running [[sitcom]] in the [[United States]], as well as the longest-running animated television series, and is viewed all over the world. It has won 27 [[Emmy Awards]]. On October 16, 2016 the 600th episode, the Halloween episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVII", was broadcast.<ref>http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-evil-scheme-reach-600-episodes-lands-tree-244271</ref> With its 636th episode, "Forgive and Regret", broadcast during its 29th season on April 29, 2018, ''The Simpsons'' surpassed ''Gunsmoke'' (which produced 635 episodes between 1955 and 1975) for the most episodes of a scripted primetime American TV series;<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/news/the-simpsons-renewed-season-29-season-30-most-scripted-tv-episodes-ever-record/ The Simpsons Will Break the Record for Most Scripted TV Episodes, Ever] at TV Guide.com</ref> this episode was landmarked in the opening sequence with a parody of the ''Gunsmoke'' opening credits, which featured Maggie Simpson facing Marshall Matt Dillon in a gunfight in the streets of Dodge City.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ODTAhD8rOo Gunsmoke Opening Parody | THE SIMPSONS] at YouTube</ref>
In [[Iran]], [[China]] and [[Venezuela]], ''The Simpsons'' is banned by the regimes in those countries.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7338131.stm</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/iran-simpsons-ban-idUSL5E8D61X320120206</ref>Although the show was among the most controversial of its day, it now pales in comparison to Family Guy and South Park, to name a few. Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on your point of view, but for your average Conservapedia reader, it would be bad.
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