# Simpsons intros
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-intros/169776
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 20, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-intros/169776 "2003-04-20T04:06:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Inoshiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inoshiro)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-intros/169776/1 "2003-04-20T04:06:49Z")
Simple question. I’ve watched the Simpsons on and off since it started. I think I may have seen a few of the same “intros” for different shows. By intros I mean those little scenes at the beginning where the Simpsons try to race to the couch together and something bizarre happens. Does each show get a unique intro or not?
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### Author:  [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-intros/169776/2 "2003-04-20T04:15:43Z")
The “couch gag” (as well as the “blackboard joke”) is a standard _Simpsons_ bit. For the most part, they’re unique to each episode, though a few have been reused.
When the episodes are syndicated, often the blackboard gag is cut entirely and a single couch gag is reused over and over. I’ve seen the bit where the family runs in and finds another identical family already seated on the couch over and over.
[www.snpp.com](http://www.snpp.com) has detailed descriptions of each episode, including couch and blackboard bits.