 The shorts became a part of "The Tracey Ullman Show" on April 19, 1987 and after a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became a hit series for Fox.The growing popularity of the series motivated video game developers to create video games based on the series.Two pinball machines have also been produced; one self-titled, that was only made available for a limited time after the first season finale (1990) and "The Simpsons Pinball Party" (2003).