# The first season of The Simpsons is out on DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000 "2002-03-25T14:43:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![buckyogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@buckyogi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buckyogi)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/1 "2002-03-25T14:43:59Z")
I recently purchased the first season of The Simpsons on DVD. Every episode, in the order they were first broadcast. Complete. Uncut. No commercials. I have died and am in Heaven. There is an episode titled “Bart the General” that I had never seen before. While I occasionally stumble over an episode I haven’t seen, the content makes me wonder if it was left out of syndication. The special features were disappointing. I was hoping all the original shorts from the Tracy Ullman Show would be included, but only one was. I would have liked to see more “outtakes” and working scripts too. Maybe in the subsequent releases. But what a magical set. Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/2 "2002-03-25T19:37:25Z")
Yes, the first season came out in September. A very enjoyable package, particularly watching them with the commentary on, but I too was disappointed there wasn’t more included. Season 2 is scheduled to be released on July 9th. Does anyone know if they will only be releasing one season per year? I don’t think I can stand the wait. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/3 "2002-03-25T20:00:36Z")
July 9? I heard June 7 (The same day they are releasing Season 2 of Buffy:TVS.) ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/4 "2002-03-25T20:19:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fibonacci \* > \*\*Does anyone know if they will only be releasing one season per year? I don’t think I can stand the wait. \*\* I read somewhere that there’d be two per year. I had also read that season 2 would be out by last Christmas though so who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/5 "2002-03-25T22:02:44Z")
[Reel.com](http://Reel.com) says season 2 is due out on July 9. Amazon says July 23. Of course, earlier is better, since I have pre-ordered it. Like **Slacker** , I had heard that season 2 was supposed to be released before the last holiday consumption season. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/6 "2002-03-25T22:24:47Z")
The release date keeps getting pushed back. Current estimate: July 23. I can’t wait for it to come out either. Now we play the waiting game… The waiting game sucks. Let’s play Hungry Hungry Hippos. (At least we still get other good TV shows in between. Hopefully tomorrow, I’ll be boldly going where no one has gone before with Picard and his crew…) ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2002, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-season-of-the-simpsons-is-out-on-dvd/100000/7 "2002-03-26T00:17:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by buckyogi \* > \*\*There is an episode titled “Bart the General” that I had never seen before. While I occasionally stumble over an episode I haven’t seen, the content makes me wonder if it was left out of syndication. > \*\* No, it wasn’t – I saw it not that long ago. It’s one of the classics of the first season. 😃 It does seem, though, that a lot of stations that show syndicated episodes don’t show the earlier eps very often…maybe that’s why you haven’t seen it?