The first episode of `` The Simpsons '' aired on Fox on December 17 , 1989 . It 's now the longest-running scripted prime-time series on TV . We 're praying for an end to the Depression , too . '' In this episode, Homer Simpson is forced to go back in time and stop his own father from becoming president by using a time-traveling device called an'Earpiece'that he invented with help from
The first episode of `` The Simpsons '' aired on Fox on December 17 , 1989 . It 's now the longest-running scripted prime-time series on TV . In this episode, Homer Simpson is forced to go back in time and stop his own father from becoming president by using a time-traveling device called an'Earpiece'that he invented with help from