Gracie Films/Logo Variations

NOTE: Due to The Simpsons ' massive run (33 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.

Logo descriptions by Logophile, lukesams, BenIsRandom,TrickyMario7654, The Simpsons Archive, Minecraft_Logan, and NightmareEnterprises The Simpsons (Dancin' Homer) (1990): The ending of the "Capital City Song" is heard.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror II) (1991): An organ version of the theme 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): A crack of a baseball bat is heard and the theme is played on a stadium organ as a crowd is heard cheering.

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!". On early 2015 prints of the episode, the voices shout "¡Olé!" are absent.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror III) (1992): An organ version of the theme is heard.

The Simpsons (Duffless) (1993): The sound effect for the Gracie Films logo is replaced by a bicycle bell being rung twice, followed by Homer giggling. Also, the logo's theme is not heard at all.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IV) (1993): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the 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): Grandpa Abe's story is interrupted by the "Shh!" and Grandpa Abe apologizes to the "Shh!" Lady.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror V) (1994): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the 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): Lisa can be heard playing a didgeridoo during the logo.

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

The Simpsons ('Round Springfield) (1995): The logo's theme is played by a saxophone and a piano.

The Simpsons (Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)) (1995): A gun shot is heard during 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.

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 much higher screaming sound is heard, 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.

The Simpsons (Lisa's Sax) (1997): The logo's theme is played by a sax (likely by Lisa).

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror VIII) (1997): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the 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 fairy tale 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 Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IX) (1998): Instead of the woman screaming, Regis Philbin is heard screaming "MY EYES, MY BEAUTIFUL EYES!", followed by the organ version of the theme. This variant is only heard in syndication and on the Season 10 DVD release.

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.

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 a "Shh!", 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 multiple 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): During the logo, Mel Gibson can be heard 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 do you have to shush? You ruined the the whole show!"

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror X) (1999): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the 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): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says, "Don't shush me, you rich bastard!" However, this was not heard in syndication and BBC airings, though it is preserved on the Season 11 DVD. On Sky One airings of the episode, Homer just says "Don't shush me.", due to "bastard" being an inappropriate word.

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 "Shhh!" 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): The shush is replaced with a dog howl.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXIX) (2018): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a synthesized pipe organ rendition of the theme.

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

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXX) (2019): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a synthesized pipe organ rendition of the theme.

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): Professor Frink is heard proclaiming "The end!" in an operatic voice.

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

The Simpsons (Better Off Ned) (2020): Over the logo, Nelson does his signature laugh, followed by another kid's voice going "Yay!"

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXXI) (2020): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a synthesized pipe organ rendition of the theme.

The Simpsons (I, Carumbus) (2020): The theme to The Roman Holidays runs over the logo.

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

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXXII) (2021): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a synthesized pipe organ rendition of the theme.

The Simpsons (The Dad-Feelings Limited) (2021): The credits song, "Ooh La La" by The Faces, gets cut off by the shush.