黑變黃&四指怪 辛普森一家作者爆料

In the third episode of the Simpsons in 1987, Smithers made his first appearance.
史密瑟斯第一次登場於1987年的《辛普森一家》第三集。

When viewers first laid eyes on Montgomery Burns' assistant, he was black.
當觀衆第一眼看見這位蒙哥馬利·伯恩斯的助手時，他是黑色的。

But when he appeared on screen again he was yellow, because of what the show's creator Matt Groening says was a mistake.
但當他再現熒屏時已變成黃色，因爲該劇的創作人馬特·格勒寧說這是一次失誤。

The 60-year-old claimed that the character was always meant to be yellow, but animators painted him the wrong color and, because they were low on funds, they could not afford a retake.
這位六十歲的老人聲稱這個人物就該是黃色的，但是動畫師上錯了顏色，並且因爲他們缺少資金而沒錢重畫。

The writer also revealed that all the characters are yellow, because he wanted them to look different to everything else on TV, and have four fingers because it is easier to draw.
這位原作者也透露了所有的人物之所以是黃色的，是因爲他想要這些人物看上去和電視上的其他東西與衆不同，而之所以他們是四指的純粹是因爲畫起來更容易些。

Talking to TMZ, he said: 'He was always yellow, and they painted him wrong once.
在和美國娛樂新聞網站TMZ的對話中他表示：“他就該是黃色的，只是他們給他上錯了一次色。”

'At the time we didn't have enough to do retakes, so when there were glitches and mistakes it stayed that way.‘
“在那時，小錯誤小毛病我們就隨它去了，不足以去重畫它們。”

'He was never 'black', it was an accident.'
“他從來就不該是‘黑色的’，這是個意外。”

The interviewer then asks why all of the characters are yellow, to which Groening sarcastically replies: 'I've never noticed'. He then adds: 'It is so they wouldn't look like anything else on TV... except for Spongebob.'
採訪者隨後詢問了爲什麼所有人物都是黃色的，對此格勒寧諷刺地迴應道：“我從未注意過。”隨後他補充說：“這樣他們就和電視上的其他人物相比獨樹一幟了，當然除了海綿寶寶以外。“

And he said that the reason all of the characters have four fingers is because it is 'easier to draw'.
而且他說道之所以所有人物都是四根手指的是因爲這樣”比較好畫“。

'That is a lot of pencil mileage if you add another finger' he said.
“如果你要多加一根手指的話要浪費好多鉛筆芯呢，“他說。

The 26th season of The Simpsons begins on September 28, where Rabbi Hyman Krustofski, Krusty the Clown's father, was killed off.
《辛普森一家》第26季於9月28日首播，劇中庫里斯蒂小丑的爸爸拉比·海曼·克魯斯夫基被殺了。

The show originally ran as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987.
該劇一開始在1987年的特蕾西-厄爾曼秀中以動畫小品的形式播出的。

After three seasons, the shorts were developed into a half-hour prime time show that debuted on December 17, 1989 as a Christmas special.
三季之後，短劇變成了一部黃金檔半小時劇，於1989年12月17日作爲聖誕節特別篇初次獻映。

The Simpsons have won 28 Primetime Emmy Awards, 30 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award.
《辛普森一家》已獲28次黃金時段艾美獎，30次安妮獎和一次皮博迪獎。

Homer's catchphrase 'D'oh!' has entered the American lexicon while the show has become the longest-running US sitcom, the longest running American animated program and the longest-running US scripted primetime TV series.
這部劇成爲美國史上最長壽的情景喜劇，美國最長壽動畫節目和美國最長壽黃金檔腳本連續劇的同時，荷馬的標誌性口頭禪”的哦~“也被收錄進國美詞典。

The show's other notable catchphrases include Marge's questionable 'Hmmmmmm', neighbor Ned Flander's greeting 'Hi-Diddily Ho!' and schoolyard tyrant Nelson's 'Haw Haw!'
該劇的其他標誌性口頭禪包括瑪吉那帶着疑問的“嘿嘿“拉長音，鄰居內德·弗蘭德的問候“嗨得兒呼！”和校園暴君納爾遜的“呵呵”。

The Simpsons Movie was released in July 2007 and the feature-length film grossed more than $527 million.
《辛普森一家》的電影於2007年7月上映，這部動畫長片吸金超過5億2700萬美元。