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He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell ( 1977 – 2012 ) as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons ( 1989 – present ) and Futurama ( 1999 – 2003, 2008 – present )
Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, wanted to have a character that was " really cranky " and old, and who complained a lot and invented stories to tell to children, so he created Grampa.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening told TV Guide that " He was just written as a mad scientist character until Hank did the voice, and suddenly he became this nutty professor persona.
The character was partially inspired by TV clown " Rusty Nails " whom both The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and director Brad Bird watched as children while growing up in Portland, Oregon.
The creator of The Simpsons Matt Groening based Moe on Louis " Red " Deutsch who was made famous when he was repeatedly prank called by two Jersey City residents.
" Barney was taking the standard sitcom sidekick and just making him as pathetic as possible ," said Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening named Nelson after the wrestling hold of the same name.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening prefers animals in cartoons to act realistically.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening told TV Guide in 2000 that " we staff painted ourselves into a corner with our Christmas episode.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office.
For example, Homer Groening, the father of Matt Groening ( creator of The Simpsons ), spoke Plautdietsch as a child in Saskatchewan in the 1920s, but his son Matt never learned the language.
His last name comes from Flanders St. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
Flanders was named after Flanders St. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
( Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, is Craig Bartlett's brother-in-law.
Matt Groening, The Simpsons creator, once drew a cover for TNR.
* It has been assumed that The Simpsons ( 1989 ) creator Matt Groening named his most famous character, Homer Simpson, after his own father, however, in several interviews given in 1990, Groening reportedly stated that he named the character after the Homer in this novel, although neither explanation is considered definitive.
His little known prowess on the saxophone can be heard in the theme music of the first three seasons of The Simpsons-a favour for the creator of The Simpsons, his friend Matt Groening.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has declared that he created the Bumblebee Man character after watching El Chapulín Colorado on television at a motel on the U. S .- Mexico border.
He is married to Lisa Groening, sister of Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, after whom Lisa Simpson is named.
Even Simpsons creator Matt Groening objected, preferring to remove his name from the credits of that particular episode in protest.
" The same article quotes Simpsons creator Matt Groening as saying " We wanted to create a school janitor that was filled with rage, sort of our tribute to angry janitors all over the world ".
* Matt Groening, creator, The Simpsons
In addition to Adams, the magazine has a number of prominent alumni, including cartoonist Chris Onstad, creator of the webcomic Achewood, The Simpsons Executive Producer Josh Weinstein, National Medal of Science recipient Bradley Efron, novelist Trey Ellis, Bruce Handy, Editor of Vanity Fair and Spy Magazine, Goodwin Knight, Governor of the State of California, comedian Doodles Weaver, legendary Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, Disney writer / director / producer James Algar, and actor Frank Cady ( Sam Drucker on Green Acres ).
During Hit & Runs development, 20th Century Fox, Gracie Films, and Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, played important roles in bringing the Simpsons universe into a 3D environment.

Simpsons and Matt
* Matt Groening's The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.
Thrasher said that his influences include Scott Adams, author of Dilbert ; Matt Groening, author of The Simpsons ; and Gary Larson, author of The Far Side.
Matt Groening goes on to say that he was specifically inspired by the town of Melonville, its own little universe with many recurring characters, and that that was the type of universe he wanted for The Simpsons.
The song " Cochise " can also be found in the Simpsons episode " Midnight Towboy " when Homer is riding in a tow truck with a man named Louie ( Matt Dillon ) the song can be heard briefly on the radio.
In addition to the main title, Klasky Csupo was given the opportunity to produce a series of one-minute teaser cartoons which featured a group of characters called the Simpsons, created by Matt Groening.
Bender ( being the show's breakout character ) has made several cameos in different episodes of The Simpsons, another series by Matt Groening.
Farnsworth's design is considered to be somewhat similar to a combination of Mr. Burns, Grandpa Simpson, and Professor Frink from Matt Groening's other series, The Simpsons.

Simpsons and Groening
Fearing the loss of ownership rights, Groening decided to create something new and came up with a cartoon family, The Simpsons, and named the members after his own parents and sisters — while Bart was an anagram of the word brat.
Later in the production of that season, the producers had it changed to brown, because they thought that his hair looked like his skin ; as well, during an artistic convention of the show, Groening stated that he wanted only the Simpsons to have yellow hair.
The success of The Simpsons led Fox to develop other animated series aimed at adults, including King of the Hill ( created by Mike Judge ), Futurama ( also by Groening ), Family Guy ( created by Seth MacFarlane ), American Dad!
The episode was also included on The Simpsons season one DVD set, which was released on September 25, 2001. Groening, Brooks, and Silverman participated in the DVD's audio commentary.
" Jon Bonné at MSNBC called the episode " a perfect example of the first season ’ s bizarre and fruitful balance between edgy humor and softly-drawn neuroses " and stated that " it was this combination that made Groening ’ s shorts for the Ullman show so compelling, and ultimately what made it possible for The Simpsons to break the molds of network television.
The series was envisioned by Groening in the late 1990s while working on The Simpsons, later bringing Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox.
Groening explains, " When they tried to give me notes on Futurama, I just said: ' No, we're going to do this just the way we did Simpsons.

Simpsons and thought
Fort Worth Star-Telegrams Robert Philpot called the professor one of the five best supporting characters on The Simpsons, writing that " Springfield's mad scientist is a triumph of style over substance, with Hank Azaria giving him a ripoff Jerry Lewis voice that reminds you why we once thought Lewis was funny.
Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review that the episode " is good but not great early Simpsons " and further commented: " For many years I thought of “ Roasting ” as a terrible episode, but it ’ s not.
* The Simpsons episode 2F12 " Homer the Clown ", Krusty the Clown uses all the money he made franchising his name to bet against the Harlem Globetrotters, stating that he " thought the Generals were due!
But until The Simpsons took off, said Alex Rockwell, a vice president of the Henson organization, ' people thought it was a crazy idea.
* In The Simpsons episode " Homie the Clown ", Krusty bets all the money he earned franchising his name-ultimately 48 dollars-against the Globetrotters, telling his financial advisor, " I thought the Generals were due!
GameSpot thought that the humor that the game offered included many excellent self-referential jokes, and TeamXbox concluded its review by predicting that the game would be extremely appealing to gamers, especially hardcore Simpsons fans.
Younger audiences, unfamiliar with the original subject being referenced in a contemporary film or TV series, do not recognize the reference and assume that, for instance a Twilight Zone plot reference in The Simpsons has been thought up by the creators of The Simpsons instead of the other way around.
The writing staff wanted to do an episode where the Simpsons family traveled to Australia, because they thought everyone in Australia had a good sense of humor and that they " would get the jokes ".
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening was surprised when he saw the additions, because he originally thought they were silly and would not appear in the final cut, but he has grown to like them.
The writing staff wanted to do an episode in which the Simpsons family traveled to a foreign country ; they selected Australia because they thought that everyone in Australia had a good sense of humor and " would get the jokes ", with the episode being intentionally inaccurate.
" Jean told The Advocate that he thought it was " an insane thing for someone to take bets on a result that can be determined by other people ", referring to the Simpsons staff, " and could be changed by them at the last minute.
The Simpsons writers Mike Reiss and Al Jean were discussing about having an episode where Maggie would say her first word, and Reiss thought it would be cute to have her say " daddy " when no one could hear her.
" Jeremy Kleinman of DVD Talk said lines from the episode such as " A Simpson on a T-shirt, I never thought I'd see the day " show a " humorous self-awareness of the emergence of The Simpsons as cultural phenomenon ".
The Simpsons staff wanted to bring McCartney onto the show, and David Mirkin thought " Lisa the Vegetarian " would be an attractive story, since McCartney is a vegetarian himself.
Parker said they decided to cast a famous actor in the small role of Sparky because " we thought it was funny ", and because they wanted to do something different from the animated series The Simpsons, which is known for having prominent guest appearances on a regular basis.
The Simpsons show runner Mike Scully has said that he thought this was " probably too long to wait before getting the story started.
The Simpsons is a great show and I'm glad they thought of KITT in one of their jokes.
Daily Mail cited as a " superb " and " hilarious " episode, and James Plath of DVD Town thought it had strong writing .< ref name =" Dvdtown "> The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it " a terrific episode, full of wit and sly digs at our expectations of Homer's abilities.
The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, thought " the out-takes are up to standard " and contains " a number of great self-referential moments ".
The Simpsons writer George Meyer thought the idea of Bart shooting the bird and simply nesting the eggs was too straightforward, and he did not think it had " enough of a twist " to be a good episode.
This sequence was added to " liven up the visuals ", because the writers thought the episode tended too heavily towards extreme realism and because most of the scenes in the episode were taking place in and around the Simpsons ' house.
Nancy Basile of About. com thought the best scene of the episode is the one where the Simpsons have become hillbillies and are sitting on their porch, and Bart says " I'm getting used to this country life.
Todd Gilchrist named the episode as one of his favorites of the ninth season in his review of the DVD boxset, and authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, thought well of the episode, saying, " A terrific episode, with a good mix of pathos ( Lisa's farewell to the Springsonian and her favourite jazz club are inspired ) and fun ( her Homeresque ' woo-hoo ') which comes together to make a refreshing and exciting look at Lisa's life.

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