Since the Simpsons debuted on Fox on December 17, 1989 there has been over 430 episodes and each one has started with pretty much the same entry title made by David Silverman, Until now !
From Sunday the 15 Feb 2009 the main opening animation will now begin as above, This will also coincide with the first HD broadcast of the show. The episode is entitled “Take my life, Please” and has Bart writing “HDTV is worth every cent” on the chalk board.
Great work from one of my favourite shows and I guess the worlds as it is now the longest running American sitcom and animation !