Time magazine named the Simpsons the best TV show of the 20th century

Harry Shearer, who provided the voice for Mr. Burns, stated that he modeled the sound of Mr. Burn's voice in part on Ronald Reagan

Matt Groening revealed that the yellow color of characters on the Simpsons was chosen to make the show stand out when channel surfers were flipping through the channels

Bart's middle name is JoJo

All characters in the Simpsons are shown to have four fingers except one who has five: God