This article is from the The Simpsons FAQ, by Ondre Lombard wakkojr@nospam.wcat.com and Andrew Gill superluser@mail.rit.edu with numerous contributions by others.
Acronym Translation a.t.s - The Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.simpsons MG - Matt Groening OFF - Our Favorite Family (The Simpsons, of course) SLH - Santa's Little Helper (the Simpsons' family dog) DYN - Did You Notice, Didja Notice LIH - "Life in Hell" (MG's comic strip) I&S - Itchy and Scratchy. FFF, FF - Freeze-Frame Fun SNPP - Springfield Nuclear Power Plant IMHO, IMO - In My (Humble) Opinion BTW - By The Way WRT - With Regard(s) To, With Respect To ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean AFAIK - As Far As I Know WTF - What The [Heck] IIRC - If I Recall Correctly, If I Remember Correctly OTOH - On the Other Hand
Production Code - The four/six character episode number given to each
episode.
P-Code - Production Code, ie: 7G08, 7F24, 2F05, AABF01
Couch Gag - Part of the title sequence when the family runs into the
house and something unusual happens.
Ref - Reference, where an event or scene in the show parodies
another show, movie, or event.
Blackboard Quote - What Bart writes on the chalkboard at the beginning of the
title sequence.
Cutoff - The last thing Bart writes on the chalkboard as he is
dismissed during the title sequence.
Episode Capsule - A compilation file for each episode. (See Sec 3.1)
 
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