Gracie Films/Logo Variations

NOTE: Due to The Simpsons ' massive run (34 seasons and counting/over 700 episodes produced), not all variations are listed at this time. If you know of a variation that's not listed (especially from 2004 onwards/Season 16 onwards), feel free to add it if you're a writer. For a full list of variations, see here.

These are the logo variations seen on certain episodes of The Simpsons throughout the years by Gracie Films, with more to be added overtime.

The Simpsons (Dancin' Homer) (1990): The ending of the "Capital City Song" is heard.

The Simpsons (Stark Raving Dad) (1991): Just before the logo starts, Leon Kompowsky lets out a Michael Jackson-style "Woo!".

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror II) (1991) and (Treehouse of Horror III) (1992): An organ version of the theme (composed by Danny Elfman, on a Roland D-50 using the PN-D50-00 expansion pack and its "Pipe Organ" preset) is heard.

The Simpsons (Lisa the Greek) (1992): Instead of a "Shh!", a whistle is blown and a marching band plays the theme.

The Simpsons (Homer at the Bat) (1992): Instead of the shush, a crack of a baseball bat is heard and the theme is played on a stadium organ. A crowd can be heard cheering as well.

The Simpsons (The Otto Show) (1992): The theme is played on an electric guitar.

The Simpsons (Kamp Krusty) (1992): The theme is played by a Mexican mariachi band and some off-screen voices shout "¡Olé!". There is no "Shh!" here. On Spanish prints and early 2015 prints of the episode, the voices that shout "¡Olé!" are absent.

The Simpsons (Duffless) (1993): Instead of the shush and the fanfare, we hear a bicycle bell being rung twice, followed by Homer giggling.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IV) (1993): A woman is heard screaming with heavy reverb and delay, followed by the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons ($pringfield) (1993): A big band plays the first half of the theme, while a slot machine noise replicates the rest.

The Simpsons (Lady Bouvier's Lover) (1994): After the Gracie lady shushes, Grandpa Abe, who began talking starting at the second half of the credits, says "I'm sorry."

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror V) (1994): A woman is heard screaming with heavy reverb and delay, followed by the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (Homer the Great) (1995): After the Gracie lady shushes, Carl says "Shut up!".

The Simpsons (Bart vs Australia) (1995): Instead of the "Shh!" or the logo's music, we hear Lisa playing a didgeridoo.

The Simpsons (Lisa's Wedding) (1995) and (Margical History Tour) (2004): Trumpets and a harp play the logo's theme in the style of renaissance music. On the latter, the shush is absent and the theme is longer.

The Simpsons ('Round Springfield) (1995): The logo's theme is played by a saxophone and a piano. The shush also has a slight echo effect to it.

The Simpsons (Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)) (1995): A gun shot is heard at the end of the logo's theme.

The Simpsons (Lisa the Vegetarian) (1995): "Maybe I'm Amazed" is heard over the logo.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VI) (1995): The music is played in the style of Myst/Phillip Glass music, and the scream is absent.

The Simpsons (Summer of 4 Ft. 2) (1996): The logo's music is played in the style of beach music with a saxophone lead.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VII) (1996): A different sound effect of a woman screaming is used (albeit sounding younger), followed by a slow variant of the organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (The Canine Mutiny) (1997): Chief Wiggum says "Jamming" over the logo. Spanish prints of the episode have the normal logo instead.

The Simpsons (Lisa's Sax) (1997): A saxophone rendition of the logo's theme is heard.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VIII) (1997): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a slightly reorchestrated version of the Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (Bart Star) (1997): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "You're cut too, shushie!".

The Simpsons (Miracle on Evergreen Terrace) (1997): The logo's theme is in the style of Christmas music.

The Simpsons (All Singing, All Dancing) (1998): The music starts to play, but a gunshot interrupts it and Snake is heard saying "You too, Gracie music dude, gah!". The "Shh!" is absent.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IX) (1998): Instead of the woman screaming, Regis Philbin is heard screaming "MY EYES, MY BEAUTIFUL EYES!", followed by the original Danny Elfman organ version of the theme. This variant is only heard in syndication, Disney+ and on the Season 10 DVD release. On Spanish prints, Regis Philbin's line is absent, leaving only the organ version of the theme, just like the second and third Treehouse of Horror episodes.

The Simpsons (When You Dish Upon a Star) (1998): After the Gracie lady shushes, we hear Ron Howard saying "Homer, we're out of vodka". Also, there is no music. On FXX airings of this episode, the last three notes of the jingle are heard after Ron Howard's line.

The Simpsons (D'oh-in in The Wind) (1998): Replacing the shush is Homer droning "Bury Flanders."

The Simpsons (Wild Barts Can't Be Broken) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, the Crazy Old Man says, "Oh, don't tell me to shush! You stupid lady!".

The Simpsons (Sunday, Cruddy Sunday) (1999): Instead of the shush, we hear Rupert Murdoch saying "Silence!".

The Simpsons (Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers") (1999): Instead of a "Shh!" and the logo's theme, we hear some gunshots and a thud.

The Simpsons (The Old Man and the "C" Student) (1999): "Can't Buy Me Love" is heard over the logo. This also plays over the 20th Century Fox Television logo.

The Simpsons (Monty Can't Buy Me Love) (1999): During the logo, Lisa can be heard saying "Ooh, I hear this really sucks!".

The Simpsons (They Saved Lisa's Brain) (1999): During the logo, Homer can be heard saying "Larry Flint is right! You guys stink!".

The Simpsons (Beyond Blunderdome) (1999): After the lady shushes, we hear Mel Gibson doing his Three Stooges impersonation.

The Simpsons (Brother's Little Helper) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, one of the showering soldiers says, "Oh, why'd you have to shush? You ruined the whole show!"

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror X) (1999): A woman is heard screaming with some reverb, followed by the original Danny Elfman organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (Little Big Mom) (2000): During the logo, we hear Fred Mertz say "You hit her pretty hard there, Rick!".

The Simpsons (The Mansion Family) (2000):

The Simpsons (Saddlesore Galactica) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Comic Book Guy says "Worst. Episode. Ever."

The Simpsons (Missionary: Impossible) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "Save me, Jebus!"

The Simpsons (Pygmoelian) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Duff Man says "Oh yeah!".

The Simpsons (Bart to the Future) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Bart says "Moochie, moochie!".

The Simpsons (Last Tap Dance in Springfield) (2000): After the "Shh!", we hear Little Miss Vicki (a character in the episode) say "Tappa, tappa, tappa" and then the logo's main animation slides up to take up the top half of the screen, while the bottom half has an animated black-and-white scene of a cat rubbing its eyes (with fake prop arms from offscreen) and smiling (this was in an old Miss Vicki movie Lisa was watching). Also, on FXX airings of the episode, this variant is preserved but the 2009 logo is plastered onto the 1987 one.

The Simpsons (Dogtown) (2017): We hear a dog howling, but the shush cuts it off.

The Simpsons (Mad About the Toy) (2019): Right at the start, Lawrence O'Donnell shouts "Last word!" before the logo proceeds.

The Simpsons (The Clown Stays in the Picture) (2019): Raphael is heard scatting in place of the shush.

The Simpsons (I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh) (2019): Just before the logo proceeds, Professor Frink proclaims, "The end!" in an operatic voice.

The Simpsons (Thanksgiving of Horror) (2019): Instead of the lady shushing, we hear Homer gobbling like a turkey.

The Simpsons (Better Off Ned) (2020): Instead of the "Shh!" or the logo's music, we hear Nelson's signature laugh, followed by another kid's voice going "Yay!"

The Simpsons (I, Carumbus) (2020): The Roman Holidays theme song is heard.

The Simpsons (The Road to Cincinnati) (2020): The WKRP in Cincinnati theme song runs over the logo.

The Simpsons (The Dad-Feelings Limited) (2021): "Ooh La La" is heard, but the shush cuts it off.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXXIII) (2022): The order of sound is varied somewhat: the Bleeding Fingers Music arrangement of the organ theme starts up at the very moment the woman starts screaming.

The Simpsons (A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream) (2023): Once again, the theme is played on a piano, although the muttering and the shush are nowhere to be heard.