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O.k... The Simpsons has now been renewed for Seasons 29 and 30.
When I started this list, the count was: Doctor Who: 813 The Simpsons: 574 Total difference: 239 Currently, the count is: Doctor Who: 826 The Simpsons: 602 Total difference: 224 After a year and a half, The Simpsons has caught up by 15 episodes. ![]() |
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What about WWE Monday Night RAW?
The longest weekly episodic TV show in recent times, with more than 1000 episodes. |
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Any thoughts on this fun and silly numbers exercise?
TMNT First Season aired Dec 28 1987 Yet everyone harps on about simpsons being longest running cartoon when it isnt. |
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The Simpsons First Season aired Dec 17 1989
TMNT First Season aired Dec 28 1987 Yet everyone harps on about simpsons being longest running cartoon when it isnt. But it has not been on continuously 4.1 First animated series (1987–1996) 4.2 Anime series 4.3 Live-action series (1997–1998) 4.4 Second animated series (2003–2009) 4.5 Third animated series (2012–present) |
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But it has not been on continuously 4.1 First animated series (1987–1996) 4.2 Anime series 4.3 Live-action series (1997–1998) 4.4 Second animated series (2003–2009) 4.5 Third animated series (2012–present) |
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Maybe not but ew episodes still being made no matter how often c4 forget TMNT
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That is true, but if you add up all four of those different TMNT shows, they still add up to just under 500 episodes whereas The Simpsons has topped 600 episodes on the same continuous show. Not only would it be like comparing episode number of Star Trek (including the original series, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise) against the single show of Doctor Who (several different series, albeit tied together within the same universe, against a single series), but The Simpsons still has more episodes.
Star Trek universe=726 so far Power Rangers=863 so far |
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Well we could add together Dr Who SJA Class & Torchwood universe = 924 so far
Star Trek universe=726 so far Power Rangers=863 so far ![]() Are you including the movies in the Star Trek and Power Rangers stuff?
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You forgot K-9 & Company and K-9.
![]() Are you including the movies in the Star Trek and Power Rangers stuff? ![]() And is that K-9 show canon? |
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Oh yes but only POWER RANGERS TURBO movie for Power Rangers as 1st movie is non canon as up coming 3rd movie,but YES for all STAR TREK movies,
And is that K-9 show canon?
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That is true, but if you add up all four of those different TMNT shows, they still add up to just under 500 episodes whereas The Simpsons has topped 600 episodes on the same continuous show. Not only would it be like comparing episode number of Star Trek (including the original series, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise) against the single show of Doctor Who (several different series, albeit tied together within the same universe, against a single series), but The Simpsons still has more episodes.
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Yeah the point I was making was all these tv companies like BBC2 channel 4 etc just keep banging on about Simpsons the longest running cartoon when the Turtles debuted 2 years before. Regardless how many gaps the breaks are in the TMNT franchise its the longest running cartoon not simpsons.
And what about Doraemon Its been on continuously since 79 but also have a run April 1 – September 30, 1973. |
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Well its the longest running PRIME TIME cartoon.
And what about Doraemon Its been on continuously since 79 but also have a run April 1 – September 30, 1973. By the way, it looks as if that one ended in 2005, but still, wow. |
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Yeah the point I was making was all these tv companies like BBC2 channel 4 etc just keep banging on about Simpsons the longest running cartoon when the Turtles debuted 2 years before. Regardless how many gaps the breaks are in the TMNT franchise its the longest running cartoon not simpsons.
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Yeah the point I was making was all these tv companies like BBC2 channel 4 etc just keep banging on about Simpsons the longest running cartoon when the Turtles debuted 2 years before. Regardless how many gaps the breaks are in the TMNT franchise its the longest running cartoon not simpsons.
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No, the gaps matter. Once a show stops, it stops. It's kind sad how this thread is all about people desperately looking for some reason to take away this record from The Simpsons.
Even as far back as the 2000s Channel 4 did alot of crap disregarding this. |
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BECAUSE THE SIMPSONS IS NOT THE LONGEST RUNNING CARTOON!
Even as far back as the 2000s Channel 4 did alot of crap disregarding this. So Superman kicks Homer's arse. |
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Yeah the point I was making was all these tv companies like BBC2 channel 4 etc just keep banging on about Simpsons the longest running cartoon when the Turtles debuted 2 years before. Regardless how many gaps the breaks are in the TMNT franchise its the longest running cartoon not simpsons.
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Sorry, but this thread is about episode count, not how long a show has existed for, with or without breaks or regardless of who was producing it.
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If we're talking longest running cartoon series, then surely that would be Looney Tunes (1930-1967)? I know they were originally shown in theatres, but were later shown on tv and are more associated with that medium.
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Fair point, but Looney Tunes (and Merrie Melodies) were shorts built around a whole host of characters, none of whom appeared in every single one, so it's not really comparable to something like The Simpsons.
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No, because Turtles is THREE DIFFERENT CARTOONS. Fred Wolf 1987-1996. 4Kids 2003-2009. Nickelodeon 2011-present. Different production companies licensing (and in Nick's case, outright buying) the rights to the comic book characters. There was also a Saban live action series in 1997. The Simpsons has always been one show, from Gracie Films and Fox Television.
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Its the same franchise regardless of what company makes them.
It clearly doesn't have the most episodes. Nor is it the longest-running if you're allowing any cartoon that has had multiple iterations over several decades. The different TMNT series do not follow on from each other. So it's not even a single continuity. TMNT is utterly irrelevant to this discussion. |
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BECAUSE THE SIMPSONS IS NOT THE LONGEST RUNNING CARTOON!
Even as far back as the 2000s Channel 4 did alot of crap disregarding this. You can define "Longest running" by seasons (series or years in which new episodes were shown) or by episode count (which is what we are doing here), but to say that a show was "running" during long breaks is simply a misnomer at best or a falsehood at worst. |
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Why exactly do you keep mentioning TMNT?
It clearly doesn't have the most episodes. Nor is it the longest-running if you're allowing any cartoon that has had multiple iterations over several decades. |
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