The Seemingly Never-Ending Story

episode of The Simpsons (S17 E13)
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The Seemingly Never-Ending Story

Summary

The Seemingly Never-Ending Story is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (930 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story received the Annie Award[3].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[4].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's instance of is recorded as television series episode[5].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was directed by Raymond S. Persi[6].
  • Ian Maxtone-Graham wrote the screenplay for The Seemingly Never-Ending Story[7].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's composer is recorded as Alf Clausen[8].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's genre is animated sitcom[9].
  • The Neverending Story is named after The Seemingly Never-Ending Story[10].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story followed My Fair Laddy[11].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was followed by Bart Has Two Mommies[12].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's part of the series is recorded as The Simpsons[13].
  • The original language of The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was English[14].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was distributed by video on demand[15].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's original broadcaster is recorded as Fox Broadcasting Company[16].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's color is recorded as color[17].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was published on March 12, 2006[19].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's characters is recorded as Homer Simpson[20].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's characters is recorded as Marge Simpson[21].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's characters is recorded as Bart Simpson[22].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's characters is recorded as Lisa Simpson[23].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's characters is recorded as Margaret Simpson[24].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's voice actor is recorded as Dan Castellaneta[25].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's voice actor is recorded as Julie Kavner[26].
  • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's voice actor is recorded as Nancy Cartwright[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was directed by Raymond S. Persi[6]. Ian Maxtone-Graham wrote the screenplay for it[7].

Publication

The Seemingly Never-Ending Story was released on March 12, 2006[19]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is animated sitcom[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Simpsons[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[15].

Subject and Themes

The Seemingly Never-Ending Story's part of the series is recorded as The Simpsons[13].

Reception

Awards received include Annie Award[3], a group of awards[28], in United States[29], founded in 1972[30] and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[4], a class of award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1979[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Seemingly Never-Ending Story followed My Fair Laddy[11]. It was followed by Bart Has Two Mommies[12].

Why It Matters

The Seemingly Never-Ending Story ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (930 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did The Seemingly Never-Ending Story receive?

Honors received include Annie Award[3] and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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