Matt Groening, creator of the animated television series “The Simpsons,” poses with his creations Bart Simpson, left, and Homer Simpson. With Sunday’s airing on FOX, the family that defined dysfunctional hits its 500th episode—a mark reached by only two other primetime scripted TV series

First published in the February 18, 2012, 8:03 p.m. edition

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