The Simpsons (1989) began as thirty-second bumpers shown before and after commercial breaks.
Tracey Ullman voiced the prototype Marge Simpson.
When this was first shown in the UK on BBC2, the shorts with The Simpsons were removed.
In the Simpsons bumpers, Marge's first name is never mentioned; even in the credits, it is always "Mom" or "Mrs. Simpson." (Homer's name, on the other hand, is mentioned a number of times.)