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The Tracey Ullman Show

Season 1

13 listed hours · 1987–1990 · Fox

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How this season is filed

Filed by Max Sterling · Streaming Confidential

Fox's early identity crisis in the best way: Ullman's accents, songs, and sketches, plus those Simpsons bumpers that accidentally founded a dynasty. Variety as network-building. A British polymath on a baby network, then the origin-story lawsuit that followed when yellow cartoons ate the universe. The sketches still reward a rewatch.

TV Flash files Season 1 of The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990) on Fox as the first listed season of 4 — 13 listed hours, 1987-04-05–1987-07-19 from “Pilot” (S01E01) to “4W12” (S01E13). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Pilot

    The Pilot is a British polymath on a baby network: accents, songs, sketches, and those yellow bumpers already lurking.

  1. S01E01

    Pilot

    Pilot — Season 1, Episode 1 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-04-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S01E02

    The Letter/Quality Time/David Meets the Folks/Blind Date

    The Letter/Quality Time/David Meets the Folks/Blind Date — Season 1, Episode 2 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-04-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S01E03

    Lottery/Ambulance Pickup/Golf/Girl on a Ledge

    Lottery/Ambulance Pickup/Golf/Girl on a Ledge — Season 1, Episode 3 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-04-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S01E04

    Like Mother/Spontaneity/Answering Machine/Inhale Pink

    Like Mother/Spontaneity/Answering Machine/Inhale Pink — Season 1, Episode 4 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-04-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S01E05

    4W06

    4W06 — Season 1, Episode 5 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-05-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S01E06

    4W07

    4W07 — Season 1, Episode 6 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-05-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S01E07

    4W26

    4W26 — Season 1, Episode 7 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-05-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    4W08

    4W08 — Season 1, Episode 8 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-05-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    4W09

    4W09 — Season 1, Episode 9 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-06-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S01E10

    4W10

    4W10 — Season 1, Episode 10 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-06-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S01E11

    4W25

    4W25 — Season 1, Episode 11 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-06-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    4W11

    4W11 — Season 1, Episode 12 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-07-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    4W12

    4W12 — Season 1, Episode 13 of The Tracey Ullman Show. Aired 1987-07-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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