DVD Companion
The Simpsons Season 1 DVD is the first in a long line of DVD sets. It features all 13 episodes from Season 1 along with a lot of special extras listed below. The set starts the five-season tradition of using the couch as the setting for box art, the box itself, is silver.

There are small regional differences between the US and the UK. 7G06 - Moaning Lisa is on Disc 1 in the US, while it is on Disc 2 in the UK. 7G13 - The Crepes of Wrath, and 7G12 - Krusty Gets Busted are both on Disc 2 in the US, while they are on Disc 3 in the UK.

Released on
VHS Tapes
3
DVD Discs
3
US Release
September 25, 2001
UK Release
September 24, 2001
AU Release
September 24, 2001
Certificates
Commentaries
Audio Commentaries are available on every episode, here's a list of participants:
Special Features
Ullman Shorts:
MG01 - Goodnight Simpsons
Life in Hell comic:
The Life in Hell comic, "The 9 Ways to Die in Los Angeles" by Matt Groening that was given as a gift to James L. Brooks, which was the catalyst for The Simpsons.
Scripts:
7G01 - Some Enchanted Evening
7G02 - Bart the Genius
7G05 - Bart the General
7G06 - Moaning Lisa
Sketches:
MG09 - Making Faces
MG25 - Family Portrait
7G01 - Some Enchanted Evening
7G02 - Bart the Genius
7G11 - Life on the Fast Lane
Storyboards:
7G01 - Some Enchanted Evening Retake
Animatic:
7G05 - Bart the General (Commentary by: Matt Groening and David Silverman)
Colour Screening:
The original animation for 7G01 - Some Enchanted Evening, which James L. Brooks thought looked terrible (quite rightly despite what Gabor Csupo said) and demanded a retake, pushing the episode back to the end of the season.
Audio Outtakes from Albert Brooks:
Albert Brooks provides many extra ad-libs of his own for 7G11 - Life on the Fast Lane
America's First Family:
A small documentary by the BBC about the series's creation.
Special Language Feature:
7G11 - Life on the Fast Lane
French
Spanish
Portugese
Italian
Japanese
Easter Eggs
Magazine Covers:
In the "Art of the Simpsons" menu, press left to highlight Bart's comic. Hit enter on the remote to view a showcase of Simpsons Magazine covers from 1990.
ABC Simpsons Shirt News Report:
In the Special Features menu on Disc 3, select Next, then press left, to highlight Bart's shirt. Hit enter to view a 1990 ABC News Report about schools banning T-Shirts that feature Bart.
Main Menus
Episode Menus
Like the main menus each episode feautres a plain static image of a character or scene from the episode.
7G01 - Some Enchanted Evening
Bart and Lisa are captured by Ms. Botz and tied up on the couch.
7G02 - Bart the Genius
Bart is working on his Chemestry Experiment.
7G03 - Homer's Odyssey
Homer at his pep rally against the Nuclear Power Plant.
7G04 - There's No Disgrace Like Home
Bart and Lisa are strapped into the electrical theropy chairs.
7G05 - Bart the General
Bart is punishing one of his Army Soldiers.
7G06 - Moaning Lisa
Lisa is looking at the bridge with her sax.

7G07 - The Telltale Head
Bart is silencing Snowball II in his ninja gear.
7G08 - Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
Santa's Little Helper while at the racetrack with his muzzle.
7G09 - The Call of the Simpsons
Homer is being attacked by forest animals.

7G10 - Homer's Night Out
Homer is dancing with Princess Kashmir.
7G11 - Life on the Fast Lane
Marge and Jacques are dancing in the dream sequence.
7G12 - Krusty Gets Busted
Sideshow Bob is dressed a Krusty robbing the Kwik-E-Mart.
7G13 - The Crepes of Wrath
Bart is returning home from France with sovenirs and a beret.
Disc Art
The following Disc Arts are taken from the UK edition.
The Disc art for Season 1 is based around the characters floating in mid air.
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