The original intended pilot for The Simpsons might surprise you, and it's better that we never got that first version of the animated show.

Thanks to syndication, I grew up watching the first 10 seasons of The Simpsons more times than I can count, including the 1989 pilot "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire." My love for The Simpsons runs ...

In the days when the broadcast networks reigned supreme, summer programming was regularly given over to “Failure Theater,” the industry term for unsold pilots aired as special presentations or one-off ...