She emigrated to the U.S. and ended up having her own network television series , The Tracey Ullman Show , from which The Simpsons was spun off in 1989 . She emigrated from the UK to the US and created her own network television series , The Tracey Ullman Show , from 1987 until 1990 , from which The Simpsons was spun off in 1989 .