Gracie Films/Logo Variations

Main Logo Variations

NOTE: Due to The Simpsons' massive run (35 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): "Capital City" finishes over the logo.

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

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): The shush is replaced with a whistle (a higher-pitched the sound of Popeye whistling) and the regular logo music is played by a marching band.

The Simpsons (Homer at the Bat) (1992): The shush is replaced with a crack of a baseball bat and the regular logo music is played by an organ (the organ with stadium reverb), ending in the sound of a crowd cheering.

The Simpsons (The Otto Show) (1992): The regular logo music is played by an electric guitar.

The Simpsons (Kamp Krusty) (1992): The regular logo music is played by a Mexican mariachi band, ending in some off-screen voices shout "¡Olé!". The shush is absent. On Spanish prints and early 2015 prints of the episode, the voices that shout "¡Olé!" are absent.

The Simpsons (Duffless) (1993): The shush and the regular logo music are replaced with a bicycle bell being rung twice followed by Homer giggling.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IV) (1993) and (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 ($pringfield) (1993): The theme is played in the style of big band music followed by a slot machine noise replacing the second half of it.

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

The Simpsons (Bart vs Australia) (1995): The shush and the regular logo music are replaced with: either Lisa playing a didgeridoo or [similarly] "bong" sounds under a loop of different bounce sounds ending in the Hanna-Barbera "BOING" sound.

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

The Simpsons ('Round Springfield) (1995): The regular logo music is played by a piano with the melody in an alto saxophone. 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 tenor 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): The audio from the "'Round Springfield" variant is used, albeit the melody is played an octave lower and in a tenor saxophone. The shush is absent.

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 regular logo music is played in the style of Christmas music.

The Simpsons (All Singing, All Dancing) (1998): The first five notes of the regular logo music play until a gunshot is heard, followed by Snake saying "You too, Gracie music dude. Gaw!". The "Shh!" is absent.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror IX) (1998): The scream is replaced with Regis Philbin screaming "MY EYES, MY BEAUTIFUL EYES!". The organ version is still present. This 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, Ron Howard says "Homer, we're out of vodka". The regular logo music is absent (except on FXX airings of this episode where Ron Howard's line is followed by a short edited version of the regular logo music: the last three notes).

The Simpsons (D'oh-in in The Wind) (1998): The shush is replaced with 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, there is Rupert Murdoch saying "Silence!".

The Simpsons (Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers") (1999): The shush and the regular logo music are replaced with some gunshots and a thud.

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

The Simpsons (Monty Can't Buy Me Love) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, Lisa says "Ooh, I hear this really sucks.".

The Simpsons (They Saved Lisa's Brain) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "Larry Flint is right! You guys stink!".

The Simpsons (Beyond Blunderdome) (1999): After the Gracie lady shushes, Mel Gibson does 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): After the Gracie lady shushes, Fred Mertz says "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 Gracie lady shushes, Little Miss Vicki (a character in the episode) says "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 (Treehouse of Horror XI) (2000): A woman is heard screaming with some very small reverb, followed by the organ version of the theme (slightly reorchestrated again) that sounds more macabre.

The Simpsons (A Tale of Two Springfields) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, the sound of a tritone.

The Simpsons (Insane Clown Poppy) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, John Updike laughs and Krusty the Clown yells "Shut up, Updike!".

The Simpsons (Homer vs. Dignity) (2000): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "Baby made a boom-boom.".

The Simpsons (Worst Episode Ever) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Agnes Skinner says "Why, you ill-mannered sack of crap!"

The Simpsons (Day of the Jackanapes) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Krusty the Clown says "Mukluk!"

The Simpsons (Bye Bye Nerdie) (2001): "Always Safety First" finishes over the logo.

The Simpsons (Trilogy of Error) (2001): Schoolchildren laugh in English, followed by a teacher (likely living in France) saying "En français" (English: "In French"), and then the same schoolchildren laughing in French. The shush and the regular logo music are absent.

The Simpsons (I'm Goin' to Praiseland) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Violet is heard coughing.

The Simpsons (Children of a Lesser Clod) (2001): Bill Cosby asks "Pokémon?" (repeated twice) and then continues by (without echo) responding "Where the pokey and the man and the thing with the guy comes out..." and then laughs; the shush and the regular logo music are still present. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo.

The Simpsons (Simpsons Tall Tales) (2001): During the logo, Homer says "Oh boy, buffalo testicles!" followed by a chomp.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XII) (2001): The order is changed for this episode. The organ (slightly re-orchestrated once again) is played first and then the woman screaming comes in as the organ plays. Both the organ and scream have quite a bit of reverb.

The Simpsons (The Blunder Years) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer is heard screaming. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo (on FXX airings, however, Homer's screaming doesn't run into the 20th Television logo).

The Simpsons (The Parent Rap) (2001): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "Cobras!" and then screams briefly.

The Simpsons (The Bart Wants What It Wants) (2002): The shush is replaced with Milhouse shouting "WAZAAAP!" (literally, "WHAT'S UP?").

The Simpsons (The Old Man and the Key) (2002): Lisa (in Elly May Clampett's accent) says "This has been a Gracie Films pray-sen-tation." and then the logo proceeds normally. However, this was not heard on FXX airings, though it is preserved on Disney+ and the Season 13 DVD.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XIII (2002), Treehouse of Horror XIV (2003), Treehouse of Horror XVI (2005), Treehouse of Horror XVII (2006), Treehouse of Horror XVIII (2007), and Treehouse of Horror XX (2009): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the organ version of the theme. In XIII, the organ is slightly re-orchestrated once more. In XIV, the organ sounds like a mix between a church pipe organ and a rock organ. In XVI, the audio variation from XIII is recycled. In XVII, XVIII and XX, the audio variation from VIII is recycled.

The Simpsons (How I Spent My Strummer Vacation) (2002): Mick Jagger says "Simpson!" as the logo starts; this also overlaps the "Shh!" .

The Simpsons (Smart and Smarter) (2004): After the Gracie lady shushes, Simon Cowell says "Oh, shush yourself."

The Simpsons (Fat Man and Little Boy) (2004): The music is a semitone lower. This is only heard in reruns, Season 16 DVD releases, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XV) (2004): Homer is heard screaming (similar to The Blunder Years variant) while the VIII organ version of the theme plays. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo (though not on FXX airings).

The Simpsons (Don't Fear the Roofer) (2005):

Original airing: The shush and the regular logo music are replaced with Stephen Hawking saying "Badabing, badaboom. And we're done.".
Syndication: After the lady shushes, Stephen Hawking says "And we're done.".
FXX airings: Same as the first variant, but the "Shh!" is present.

The Simpsons (The Homer of Seville) (2007): The shush and the regular logo music are replaced with Plácido Domingo holding the G4 note.

The Simpsons (Husbands and Knives) (2007): Jack Black says "Might be some wrong words in there, but uh, pretty much nailed it." The shush and the regular logo music are absent.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XIX) (2008): A Peanuts-style piano rendition of the logo's theme is heard, likely a reference to the third segment parodying Peanuts.

The Simpsons (Papa Don't Leech) (2008): "America's Back" finishes over the logo.

The Simpsons (O Brother, Where Bart Thou?) (2009): The Smother Brothers say "Folk singers never say, "Take it, Naked Bacon"". Homer asks, "Do you guys know 'Funkytown'?" The shush and the regular logo music are absent.

The Simpsons (Thursdays with Abie) (2010): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer exclaims "Hey, shush yourself." (similar to the Smart and Smarter variant). This is only heard in reruns, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.

The Simpsons (Once Upon a Time in Springfield) (2010): Instead of the usual sounds, there is Penelope vocalizing.

The Simpsons (Million Dollar Maybe) (2010): Ricardo Bomba says "Soon you will be..." and then the shush cuts him off.

The Simpsons (The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed) (2010): The shush is replaced with a group of men shouting "Le-hay-em".

The Simpsons (The Squirt and the Whale) (2010): The shush is replaced with a whale call.

The Simpsons (Judge Me Tender) (2010): The shush is replaced with Simon Cowell laughing.

The Simpsons (Elementary School Musical) (2010): A cow moo is heard after the logo jingle. The shush is absent.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXI) (2010): A low-quality version of the "Wilhelm Scream" is heard, followed by the XIII organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (The Fight Before Christmas) (2010): The shush is replaced with Katy Perry saying "...but I did say stop."

The Simpsons (Homer the Father) (2011): The shush is replaced with Homer saying "Excellent"; the regular logo music is also a semitone lower (for the latter, just like the Fat Man and Little Boy variant).

The Simpsons (A Midsummer's Nice Dream) (2011): The shush is replaced with Homer saying "Geez, sorry Dave."

The Simpsons (Angry Dad: The Movie) (2011): Ricky Gervais is heard telling Ridley Scott, "Well, why couldn't you have said that a minute ago? Oh, don't take any of my ideas!". The shush is absent. The regular logo music is a short edited version (the first 4 notes followed by the last note) following the dialogue.

The Simpsons (The Ned-liest Catch) (2011): The shush is replaced with Homer saying "...and if I'm dead? Avenge my death!". This is only heard on reruns, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.

The Simpsons (The Falcon and the D'ohman) (2011): After the Gracie lady shushes, Wayne Slater says "Shush me again and I'll take your head clean off."

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXII (2011) and Treehouse of Horror XXIII (2012): Homer is heard screaming, followed by a more abridged version of the XIII organ version of the theme. On the latter, Homer's scream is lower-pitched.

The Simpsons (The Ten-Per-Cent Solution) (2011): After the Gracie lady shushes, Joan Rivers says "Oh, grow up."

The Simpsons (The Great Simpsina) (2011): "The Peach Song" plays over the logo. However, the song is interrupted by the Gracie lady shushing and thereafter Jack McBrayer (who guest starred in the episode as Ewell Freestone) says "Shush yourself."

The Simpsons (Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson) (2012): Homer says "Are we going to New York or..." (before the logo proceeds) and then concludes by responding "Oh."

The Simpsons (At Long Last Leave) (2012): The shush and the regular logo music are replaced with Cletus proclaiming "The Outlands".

The Simpsons (Gone Abie Gone) (2012): The music is played on a piano, similar to the Peanuts variant.

The Simpsons (Moe Goes From Rags to Riches) (2012): The shush is replaced with Moe's rag saying "I'm in hell."

The Simpsons (How I Wet Your Mother) (2012): "Dream Operator", as sung by Abe and Mona, is heard over the logo.

The Simpsons (Moonshine River) (2012): The shush and the jingle are replaced with the sounds of tribal drums.

The Simpsons (Adventures in Baby-Getting) (2012): Ragtime music plays over the logo.

The Simpsons (Love is a Many Splintered Thing) (2013): Instead of the shush or the music, there is Brandine and Cletus singing harmony in folksong style.

The Simpsons (The Saga of Carl) (2013): An Icelandic rendition of the theme song runs over the logo.

The Simpsons (Dangers on a Train) (2013): Right before the logo proceeds, Abe says "Oh, not the second or...". However, the shush cuts him off.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXIV) (2013): A small group of people yelling "One of us!" is heard, followed by the XIII organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (White Christmas Blues) (2013) and (I Won't Be Home for Christmas) (2014): "The Simpsons Christmas Theme" finishes over the logo.

The Simpsons (Brick Like Me) (2014): The shush is replaced by Marge shushing (just like the Gracie lady does at the start of most other variants).

The Simpsons (The Yellow Badge of Cowardge) (2014): After the Gracie lady shushes, Homer says "Usher! Will you stop that person who's shushing?" The regular music is absent.

Family Guy (The Simpsons Guy) (2014): The logo surprisingly appears before the end credits of this crossover of Family Guy and The Simpsons. Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) is heard singing along with the music: "And now the show is over now!".

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXV) (2014): A woman is heard screaming, followed by the abridged XIII organ version of the theme. This is the first time in four years that the woman screams.

The Simpsons (Covercraft) (2014): The shush and the jingle are replaced with Sammy Hagar laughing.

The Simpsons (The Man Who Came to Be Dinner) (2015): The Star Trek: TOS theme is heard over the logo.

The Simpsons (Waiting for Duffman) (2015): Duffman is heard saying "Oh yeah!" during the logo (similar to the "Pygmoelian" variant), only this time he says it before the shush. This is only heard in reruns, international airings and Disney+ prints of the episode.

The Simpsons (Cue Detective) (2015): The shush is replaced by the pit master saying "I'm outta here".

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXVI) (2015): Homerzilla (a character from this episode) roars followed by an abridged version of the XIII organ version of the theme.

The Simpsons (Barthood) (2015): A guitar tune plays over the logo.

The Simpsons (Simprovised) (2016):

East Coast airings: Homer quotes "Do do do do, waiting on the pants! Oh, Bart, not culottes!" and then groans (this audio was carried from "Homer Live", a special segment that aired at the end of the episode). The shush and the regular logo music are absent. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo.
West Coast airings: Homer says "And now we're flashing the credits of the many key people who worked long and hard on this, and laughter fades, someone call Uber." The shush and the regular logo music are absent. This also runs into the 20th Century Fox Television logo.

The Simpsons (The Town) (2016): Someone (who is likely a woman) whispers "Departed." (from a song earlier in the episode). The logo then proceeds normally.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXVII) (2016): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a less acoustic organ rendition of theme (whose notes have the same length of the normal jingle).

The Simpsons (The Last Traction Hero) (2016): The shush and the regular logo music are replaced by Hawaiian-like vocal.

The Simpsons (The Nightmare After Krustmas) (2016): After the lady shushes, Squeaky Voiced Teen is off-key singing "Throne of God!". The regular logo jingle is absent.

The Simpsons (Pork and Burns) (2017): The shush is replaced by Plopper (AKA Spider-Pig)--who was first seen in The Simpsons Movie and later in the season 27 episode "Puffless"--squealing.

The Simpsons (The Great Phatsby) (2017): The regular logo music is performed by a group of female singers.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (2017), Treehouse of Horror XXIX (2018), Treehouse of Horror XXX (2019), Treehouse of Horror XXXI (2020), Treehouse of Horror XXXII (2021), Not It (2022), and Treehouse of Horror XXXIII (2022): A woman is heard screaming, followed by a synthesized pipe organ rendition of the theme, now arranged by Bleeding Fingers Music. In original airings of "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII", the order of sound is varied somewhat: usually of these original airings, the organ theme starts up at the very moment the scream starts.

The Simpsons (Kamp Krustier) (2017): Kevin Michael Richardson is heard singing karaoke. The shush and the regular logo music are absent.

The Simpsons (A Father's Watch) (2017): Homer's cover of "You're the Best" finishes over the logo.

The Simpsons (Looking for Mr. Goodbart) (2017): The entire human audience is replaced with Peekimon creatures (the show's parody of Pokémon), animated in a pseudo-anime style. Also, the regular logo music is replaced the ending of the Pokémon-esque theme that plays through the credits.

The Simpsons (Dogtown) (2017): The sound of a dog howling that then is cut off by the shush.

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

The Simpsons (The Clown Stays in the Picture) (2019): The shush is replaced by Raphael scatting "Wah wah." (not like the baby sound).

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

The Simpsons (Thanksgiving of Horror) (2019): The shush is replaced by Homer gobbling like a turkey. This is the second (after Halloween of Horror, itself the first time in 25 years since the first Treehouse of Horror special) and last time that the regular logo music plays in a Treehouse of Horror special.

The Simpsons (Better Off Ned) (2020): Nelson does his signature laugh, followed by another kid's voice going "Yay!". The shush and the regular logo music are absent.

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

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

The Simpsons (The Dad-Feelings Limited) (2021): "Ooh La La" plays over the credits. However, the shush cuts it off.

The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horror XXXIV) (2023): Homer is heard burping [or Homer's signature belch] followed by the Bleeding Fingers Music arrangement of the pipe organ theme.

The Simpsons (A Mid-Childhood Night’s Dream) (2023): The logo’s music is played on a piano. This also runs into the 20th Television Animation logo.