Gracie Films/Logo Variations
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NOTE: Due to The Simpsons' massive run (34 seasons and counting/over 700 episodes produced), not all variations are listed at this time. If you know of a variation that's not listed (especially from 2004 onwards/Season 16 onwards), feel free to add it if you're a writer. For a full list of variations, see here.
These are the logo variations seen on certain episodes of The Simpsons throughout the years by Gracie Films, with more to be added overtime.
The Simpsons (Dancin' Homer) (1990): The ending of the "Capital City Song" is heard.
The Simpsons (Stark Raving Dad) (1991): Just before the logo starts, Leon Kompowsky lets out a Michael Jackson-style "Woo!".
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror II) (1991) and (Treehouse of Horror III) (1992): An organ version of the theme (composed by Danny Elfman, on a Roland D-50 using the PN-D50-00 expansion pack and its "Pipe Organ" preset) is heard.
The Simpsons (Lisa the Greek) (1992): Instead of a "Shh!", a whistle is blown, and a marching band plays the theme.
The Simpsons (Homer at the Bat) (1992): Instead of the shush, a crack of a baseball bat is heard and the theme is played on a stadium organ as a crowd is heard cheering.
The Simpsons (The Otto Show) (1992): The theme is played on an electric guitar.
The Simpsons (Kamp Krusty) (1992): The theme is played by a Mexican mariachi band and some off-screen voices shout "¡Olé!". There is no "Shh!" here. On Spanish prints and early 2015 prints of the episode, the voices that shout "¡Olé!" are absent.
The Simpsons (Duffless) (1993): Instead of the shush and the fanfare, we hear a bicycle bell being rung twice, followed by Homer giggling.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IV) (1993): A woman is heard screaming with heavy reverb and delay, followed by the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons ($pringfield) (1993): A big band plays the first half of the theme, while a slot machine noise replicates the rest.
The Simpsons (Lady Bouvier's Lover) (1994): After the Gracie lady shushes, Grandpa Abe, who began talking starting at the second half of the credits, says "I'm sorry."
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror V) (1994): A woman is heard screaming with heavy reverb and delay, followed by the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons (Homer the Great) (1995): After the Gracie lady shushes, Carl says "Shut up!".
The Simpsons (Bart vs Australia) (1995): Instead of the "Shh!" or the logo's music, we hear Lisa playing a didgeridoo.
The Simpsons (Lisa's Wedding) (1995) and The Simpsons (Margical History Tour) (2004): Trumpets and a harp play the logo's theme in the style of renaissance music. On the latter, the shush is absent and the theme is longer.
The Simpsons ('Round Springfield) (1995): The logo's theme is played by a saxophone and a piano. The shush also has a slight echo effect to it.
The Simpsons (Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)) (1995): A gun shot is heard at the end of the logo's theme.
The Simpsons (Lisa the Vegetarian) (1995): "Maybe I'm Amazed" is heard over the logo.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VI) (1995): The music is played in the style of Myst/Phillip Glass music, and the scream is absent.
The Simpsons (Summer of 4 Ft. 2) (1996): The logo's music is played in the style of beach music with a saxophone lead.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VII) (1996): A different sound effect of a woman screaming is used (albeit sounding younger), followed by a slow variant of the organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons (The Canine Mutiny) (1997): Chief Wiggum says "Jamming" over the logo. Spanish prints of the episode have the normal logo instead.
The Simpsons (Lisa's Sax) (1997): The logo's theme is played by a sax (likely by Lisa). The shush is not heard here.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VIII) (1997): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a slightly reorchestrated version of the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons (Bart Star) (1997): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "You're cut too, shushie!".
The Simpsons (Miracle on Evergreen Terrace) (1997): The logo's theme is in the style of Christmas music.
The Simpsons (All Singing, All Dancing) (1998): The music starts to play, but a gunshot interrupts it and Snake is heard saying "You too, Gracie music dude, gah!". The "Shh!" is absent.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IX) (1998): Instead of the woman screaming, Regis Philbin is heard screaming "MY EYES, MY BEAUTIFUL EYES!", followed by the original Danny Elfman organ version of the theme. This variant is only heard in syndication, Disney+ and on the Season 10 DVD release. On Spanish prints, Regis Philbin's line is absent, leaving only the organ version of the theme, just like the second and third Treehouse of Horror episodes.
The Simpsons (When You Dish Upon a Star) (1998): After the Gracie lady shushes, we hear Ron Howard saying "Homer, we're out of vodka". Also, there is no music. On FXX airings of this episode, the last three notes of the jingle are heard after Ron Howard's line.
The Simpsons (D'oh-in in The Wind) (1998): Replacing the shush is Homer droning "Bury Flanders."
The Simpsons (Wild Barts Can't Be Broken) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, the Crazy Old Man says, "Oh, don't tell me to shush! You stupid lady!".
The Simpsons (Sunday, Cruddy Sunday) (1999): Instead of the shush, we hear Rupert Murdoch saying "Silence!".
The Simpsons (Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers") (1999): Instead of a "Shh!" and the logo's theme, we hear some gunshots and a thud.
The Simpsons (The Old Man and the "C" Student) (1999): "Can't Buy Me Love" is heard over the logo. This also plays over the 20th Century Fox Television logo.
The Simpsons (Monty Can't Buy Me Love) (1999): During the logo, Lisa can be heard saying "Ooh, I hear this really sucks!".
The Simpsons (They Saved Lisa's Brain) (1999): During the logo, Homer can be heard saying "Larry Flint is right! You guys stink!".
The Simpsons (Beyond Blunderdome) (1999): After the lady shushes, we hear Mel Gibson doing his Three Stooges impersonation.
The Simpsons (Brother's Little Helper) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, one of the showering soldiers says, "Oh, why'd you have to shush? You ruined the whole show!"
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror X) (1999): A woman is heard screaming with some reverb, followed by the original Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons (Little Big Mom) (2000): During the logo, we hear Fred Mertz say "You hit her pretty hard there, Rick!".
The Simpsons (The Mansion Family) (2000):
The Simpsons (Saddlesore Galactica) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Comic Book Guy says "Worst. Episode. Ever."
The Simpsons (Missionary: Impossible) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "Save me, Jebus!"
The Simpsons (Pygmoelian) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Duff Man says "Oh yeah!".
The Simpsons (Bart to the Future) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Bart says "Moochie, moochie!".
The Simpsons (Last Tap Dance in Springfield) (2000): After the "Shh!", we hear Little Miss Vicki (a character in the episode) say "Tappa, tappa, tappa" and then the logo's main animation slides up to take up the top half of the screen, while the bottom half has an animated black-and-white scene of a cat rubbing its eyes (with fake prop arms from offscreen) and smiling (this was in an old Miss Vicki movie Lisa was watching). Also, on FXX airings of the episode, this variant is preserved but the 2009 logo is plastered onto the 1987 one.
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The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XI) (2000): A woman is heard screaming with some very small reverb, followed by another slightly reorchestrated version of the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme, this time sounding more macabre.
The Simpsons (A Tale of Two Springfields) (2000): After the lady shushes, phone sounds indicating a call can't be completed are heard.
The Simpsons (Insane Clown Poppy) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, John Updike laughs and Krusty the Clown yells "Shut up, Updike!".
The Simpsons (Homer vs. Dignity) (2000): After the "Shh!", Homer says "Baby made a boom-boom.".
The Simpsons (Worst Episode Ever) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Agnes Skinner says "Why, you ill-mannered sack of crap!"
The Simpsons (Day of the Jackanapes) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Krusty the Clown says "Mukluk!"
The Simpsons (Bye Bye Nerdie) (2001): "Always Safety First" is heard.
The Simpsons (Trilogy of Error) (2001): We hear a French teacher telling his students to laugh "en francais". The usual sounds are not heard here.
The Simpsons (I'm Goin' to Praiseland) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, some of Violet's coughing fits are heard.
The Simpsons (Children of a Lesser Clod) (2001): Over the logo, Bill Cosby says "Pokémon? Pokémon? Where the pokey and the man and the thing with the guy comes out?" and then laughs. The shush and the music are still present, though. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo.
The Simpsons (Simpsons Tall Tales) (2001): During the logo, Homer says "Oh boy, buffalo testicles!" followed by a chomp.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XII) (2001): The order is changed for this episode. The organ is played first and then the woman screaming comes in as it is played. The organ heard is also another slightly re-orchestrated version. Both the organ and scream have quite a bit of reverb.
The Simpsons (The Blunder Years) (2001): After the lady shushes, Homer is heard screaming. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo.
The Simpsons (The Parent Rap) (2001): After the lady shushes, Homer says "Cobras! Ahh!".
The Simpsons (The Bart Wants What It Wants) (2002): The shush is replaced with Milhouse shouting "WAZAAAAP!".
The Simpsons (The Old Man and the Key) (2002): The logo stays in its starting point while Lisa (in Elly May Clampett's accent) says "This has been a Gracie Films pray-sen-tation." The logo then proceeds normally. This is not preserved on FXX airings, though it is still seen on Disney+ and the Season 13 DVD.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XIII (2002), Treehouse of Horror XIV (2003), Treehouse of Horror XVI (2005), Treehouse of Horror XVII (2006), Treehouse of Horror XVIII (2007), and Treehouse of Horror XX (2009): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the organ version of the theme. In XIII, the organ is slightly re-orchestrated once more. In XIV, the organ is slightly re-orchestrated once again, this time sounding like a mix between a church pipe organ and a rock organ. In XVI, the audio variation from XIII is recycled. In XVII, XVIII and XX, the audio variation from VIII is recycled.
The Simpsons (How I Spent My Strummer Vacation) (2002): Mick Jagger says "Simpson!" as the logo starts; this also overlaps the "Shh!" .
The Simpsons (Smart & Smarter) (2004): After the Gracie lady shushes, Simon Cowell says "Oh, shush yourself."
The Simpsons (Fat Man and Little Boy) (2004): The music is a semitone lower. Only heard in reruns, Season 16 DVD releases, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XV) (2004): Homer is heard screaming while the VIII organ version of the theme plays. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo.
The Simpsons (Don't Fear the Roofer) (2005):
- Original airing: The shush and the logo jingle are replaced with Stephen Hawking saying "Badabing, badaboom. And we're done.".
- Syndication: After the lady shushes, Stephen Hawking says "And we're done.".
- FXX airings: Same as the first variant, but the "Shh!" is present.
The Simpsons (The Homer of Seville) (2007): The shush and the logo jingle are replaced with Plácido Domingo holding a high note.
The Simpsons (Husbands and Knives) (2007): Jack Black says "Might be some wrong words in there, but uh, pretty much nailed it." Neither the shush or jingle are heard.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XIX) (2008): The logo jingle is played in a Peanuts-style piano rendition, likely a reference to the third segment parodying Peanuts. The scream isn't present.
The Simpsons (Papa Don't Leech) (2008): "America's Back" plays over the logo.
The Simpsons (O Brother, Where Bart Thou?) (2009): The Smother Brothers say "Folk singers never say, "Take it, Naked Bacon"". Homer asks, "Do you guys know 'Funkytown'?" Neither the shush nor the regular logo music are heard.
The Simpsons (Thursdays with Abie) (2010): After the shush, Homer exclaims "Hey, shush yourself!" Only heard in reruns, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.
The Simpsons (Once Upon a Time in Springfield) (2010): Instead of the usual sounds, we hear Penelope vocalizing.
The Simpsons (Million Dollar Maybe) (2010): Ricardo Bomba attempts to say his catchphrase, "Soon you will be mine!", but is cut off by the shush.
The Simpsons (The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed) (2010): Instead of the shush, a group shouts "l'chaim!".
The Simpsons (The Squirt and the Whale) (2010): The shush is replaced with a whale call.
The Simpsons (Judge Me Tender) (2010): The shush is replaced with Simon Cowell laughing.
The Simpsons (Elementary School Musical) (2010): A cow moo is heard after the logo jingle. The shush is not present.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXI) (2010): A low-quality version of the "Wilhelm Scream" is heard, followed by the XIII organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons (The Fight Before Christmas) (2010): Instead of the shush, we hear Katy Perry saying "But I did say stop!".
The Simpsons (Homer the Father) (2011): Homer is heard saying "Excellent!" in place of the shush. The music is also a semitone lower.
The Simpsons (A Midsummer's Nice Dream) (2011): Instead of the shush, Homer is heard saying "Geez, sorry Dave."
The Simpsons (Angry Dad: The Movie) (2011): Ricky Gervais is heard telling Ridley Scott, "Well, why couldn't you have said that a minute ago? Don't take any of my ideas!" followed by a short version of the jingle. The usual sounds are not heard here.
The Simpsons (The Ned-liest Catch) (2011): The shush is replaced with Homer saying "And if I'm dead, avenge my death!" Only heard on reruns, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.
The Simpsons (The Falcon and the D'ohman) (2011): After the lady shushes, Wayne Slater says "You shush me again, and I'll take your head clean off."
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXII (2011) and Treehouse of Horror XXIII (2012): Homer is heard screaming, followed by a more abridged version of the XIII organ version of the theme. His scream is different on both.
The Simpsons (The Ten-Per-Cent Solution) (2011): Joan Rivers says "Oh, grow up!" after the shush.
The Simpsons (The Great Simpsina) (2011): "The Peach Song" plays over the logo, but the shush interrupts it and Jack McBrayer (who guest starred in the episode as Ewell Freestone) is heard proclaiming "Shush yourself.".
The Simpsons (Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson) (2012): Right when it starts, Homer says "Are we going to New York or..." before the logo proceeds. He then says "Oh."
The Simpsons (At Long Last Leave) (2012): Instead of the shush and the music, we hear Cletus singing "The Outlands!"
The Simpsons (Gone Abie Gone) (2012): The music is played on a piano, similar to the Peanuts variant.
The Simpsons (Moe Goes From Rags to Riches) (2012): Replacing the shush is Moe's rag saying "I'm in hell."
The Simpsons (How I Wet Your Mother) (2012): "Dream Operator", as sung by Abe and Mona, is heard over the logo.
The Simpsons (Moonshine River) (2012): The shush and the jingle are replaced with the sounds of tribal drums.
The Simpsons (Adventures in Baby-Getting) (2012): Ragtime music plays over the logo.
The Simpsons (Love is a Many Splintered Thing) (2013): Instead of the shush of the music, we hear Brandine and Cletus scatting.
The Simpsons (The Saga of Carl) (2013): An Icelandic rendition of the theme song runs over the logo.
The Simpsons (Dangers on a Train) (2013): Right when the logo starts, Abe says "Not the second, or the-" before the shush cuts him off.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXIV) (2013): A small group of people yelling "One of us!" is heard, followed by the XIII organ version of the theme.
The Simpsons (White Christmas Blues) (2013) and The Simpsons (I Won't Be Home for Christmas) (2014): "The Simpsons Christmas Theme" is heard over the logo.
The Simpsons (Brick Like Me) (2014): Marge's shushing is heard instead of the regular shush.
The Simpsons (The Yellow Badge of Cowardge) (2014): After the shush, Homer says "Usher! Will you stop that person who's shushing?" The regular music isn't heard.
Family Guy (The Simpsons Guy) (2014): The logo makes a surprise appearance before the end credits of this crossover of Family Guy and The Simpsons. We hear Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) sing along with the music, "And now the show is over now!"
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXV) (2014): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the abridged XIII organ version of the theme. This is the first time in four years that we hear the woman screaming.
The Simpsons (Covercraft) (2014): The shush and the jingle are replaced with Sammy Hagar laughing.
The Simpsons (The Man Who Came to Be Dinner) (2015): The Star Trek: TOS theme is heard over the logo.
The Simpsons (Waiting for Duffman) (2015): Similar to the "Pygmoelian" variant, Duffman is heard saying "Oh yeah!" during the logo, only this time he says it before the shush. Only heard in reruns, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.
The Simpsons (Cue Detective) (2015): The shush is replaced by the pit master saying "I'm outta here".
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXVI) (2015): Homerzilla (a character from this episode) roars, and an abridged version of the XIII organ version of the theme is heard.
The Simpsons (Barthood) (2015): A guitar tune plays over the logo.
The Simpsons (Simprovised) (2016):
- East Coast airings: Homer quotes "Do do do do, waiting on the pants! Oh, Bart, not culottes!" and then groans (this audio was carried from "Homer Live", a special segment that aired at the end of the episode). Neither the shush nor the music are heard, and this continues over to the 20th Century Fox Television logo.
- West Coast airings: Instead of the shush or the jingle, we hear Homer saying "And now we're flashing the credits of the many key people who worked long and hard on this, and laughter fades, someone call Uber." Part of this also played over the FOX logo.
The Simpsons (The Town) (2016): Before the lady shushes, we hear a person whispering "Departed." from a song earlier in the episode.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXVII) (2016): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a less acoustic organ rendition of theme with its notes having the length of the normal jingle.
The Simpsons (The Last Traction Hero) (2016): Instead of the "Shh!" and the regular music, we hear Hawaiian-like singing.
The Simpsons (The Nightmare After Krustmas) (2016): After the shush, Squeaky Voiced Teen sings "Throne of God!" (which is obviously off-key). There is no music here.
The Simpsons (Pork and Burns) (2017): Instead of the shush, Plopper (better known as Spider-Pig; first appeared in The Simpsons Movie and later appeared in the season 27 episode "Puffless") squeals.
The Simpsons (The Great Phatsby) (2017): The music is sung by a group of female singers.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (2017), Treehouse of Horror XXIX (2018), Treehouse of Horror XXX (2019), Treehouse of Horror XXXI (2020), Treehouse of Horror XXXII (2021), and Not It (2022): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a synthesized pipe organ rendition of the theme, this time now arranged by Bleeding Fingers Music.
The Simpsons (Kamp Krustier) (2017): Instead of the regular music and sounds, we hear Kevin Michael Richardson singing karaoke.
The Simpsons (A Father's Watch) (2017): Homer's cover of "You're the Best" is heard.
The Simpsons (Looking for Mr. Goodbart) (2017): All of the human audience members are replaced with Peekimon creatures (the show's parody of Pokémon), animated in a pseudo-anime style. The music is the ending of the Pokémon-esque theme that plays through the credits.
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The Simpsons (Dogtown) (2017): We hear a dog howling, but the shush cuts it off.
The Simpsons (Mad About the Toy) (2019): Right at the start, Lawrence O'Donnell shouts "Last word!" before the logo proceeds.
The Simpsons (The Clown Stays in the Picture) (2019): Raphael is heard scatting in place of the shush.
The Simpsons (I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh) (2019): Just before the logo proceeds, Professor Frink proclaims "The end!" in an operatic voice.
The Simpsons (Thanksgiving of Horror) (2019): Instead of the lady shushing, we hear Homer gobbling like a turkey.
The Simpsons (Better Off Ned) (2020): Instead of the "Shh!", Nelson does his signature laugh, followed by another kid's voice going "Yay!" The music is absent.
The Simpsons (I, Carumbus) (2020): The Roman Holidays theme song is heard over the logo.
The Simpsons (The Road to Cincinnati) (2020): The theme to WKRP in Cincinnati runs over the logo.
The Simpsons (The Dad-Feelings Limited) (2021): "Ooh La La" is heard, but the shush cuts it off.
The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXXIII) (2022): The order of sound is varied somewhat: the Bleeding Fingers Music arrangement of the organ theme starts up at the very moment the woman starts screaming.
