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.
The Simpsons is one of those series that don't have one specific first
episode. Production wise, the first episode created was 7G01 "Some
Enchanted Evening" (pushed over to the end of the first season because a
scene was being re-animated). The first broadcast half hour was 7G08
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." The pilot episode to launch the
series on Fox was 7G02 "Bart the Genius."
 
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