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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical parody of the middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its titular family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and it lampoons many aspects of the... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Remember when The Simpsons was really funny?
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  2. We have a range of titles everyone knows, from The Avengers, Star Wars, Transformers and The Simpsons ... There is a limit of five free comics per person.
    SOURCE: Liverpool Leader 3 weeks ago
  3. We're gonna have him do all of it ... We're gonna have the defense figure out whether or not they're gonna need to use a linebacker or a safety. It's like Mr. Burns on 'The Simpsons.' You know the really mean, greedy rich guy where somebody comes on his property and he says 'release the hounds.' And tha...
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  4. The Simpsons has been doing this for decades
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  5. He said he was going to send it to his brother, who is a writer for ‘The Simpsons.’
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  6. Establishing connections and building relationships with children can take a long time. Original properties such as SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons took a famously long time to find their audience. With adaptations, the big advantage is that the relationship between the viewer and the property is...
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  7. My first Comic-Con was in 2009, but I'd wanted to do a Comic-Con for years. I was always just too busy. So when I got hired to do The Simpsons' 20th-anniversary special for Fox in '09, I was like, 'We're going to Comic-Con, we're gonna find super-fans, and we're gonna shoot for the special.'
    SOURCE: The Province Daily News 1 month ago
  8. My role has been to add my experience and my knowledge from 20 years of animation, ranging from The Simpsons to Family Guy, to help Stephanie and Doug realize their combined vision of quality animated interactive entertainment with a clear and important message
    SOURCE: Animation World Network 1 month ago
  9. Animation had been the stuff of Saturday mornings ... Fox put on 'The Simpsons' and completely changed the state of animation for adults.
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  10. The Simpsons will begin in 15 minutes….
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  11. Cops at one time was a linchpin for Fox, certainly ... It was a network builder. I think we made a major contribution to the early history of Fox, along with America's Most Wanted, The Simpsons and some shows that followed. People forget that back in the day when Cops first aired, Fox was stumbling. The...
    SOURCE: TV Guide 1 month ago
  12. Breaking news can happen anytime, even when you’re watching reruns of The Simpsons ... Our new connected TV app is an easy, lightweight way to learn about breaking news the moment it happens. Then you can turn to your favorite news channel or BreakingNews.com for more.
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  13. Basically, me and Dave Warren became friends through Don Bernstein, who used to buy all the memorabilia for the Hard Rock. Dave worked on the The Simpsons, and then he and I started talking about stories and different ideas. It eventually became an idea for a TV show, but then we thought, 'The music has...
    SOURCE: Rolling Stone 1 month ago
  14. The Simpsons have had their ups and downs, just like us. But I like meeting people who think I’m some sort of icon because of my name
    SOURCE: TruthDive 1 month ago
  15. Springfield is really an every town ... Matt grew up in Oregon and parts of 'The Simpsons' were definitely inspired by his childhood. But there is no specific state that Springfield is in
    – Al Jean SOURCE: Mail Tribune 1 month ago
  16. I never said Springfield from 'The Simpsons' was in Oregon ... I said Springfield was the name of my sled.
    – Matt Groening SOURCE: Mail Tribune 1 month ago
  17. I never said Springfield (from The Simpsons ) was in Oregon
    – Matt Groening SOURCE: Adelaide Now 1 month ago
  18. They misinterpreted something I've heard him say for at least 10 or 20 years. He was inspired by growing up in Portland, but it's really an every town. [...] Matt grew up in Oregon and parts of The Simpsons were definitely inspired by his childhood. But there is no specific state that Springfield is in,...
    SOURCE: wetpaint.com 1 month ago
  19. He was inspired by growing up in Portland, but it's really an every town. It's really funny. Matt grew up in Oregon and parts of The Simpsons were definitely inspired by his childhood. But there is no specific state that Springfield is in, and we will never reveal that secret... except this coming Sunda...
    SOURCE: TV Guide 1 month ago
  20. But maybe they are characters named after themselves on The Simpsons
    SOURCE: She Knows 1 month ago
  21. We're not living in a world where it's The Simpsons and everybody stays the same age for 20 years. People age, and we try to depict that realistically. I think there's a lot of interesting television in there, honestly.
    SOURCE: Canoe 2 months ago
  22. We try to keep the show rooted in very real time because we're not 'The Simpsons,'
    SOURCE: Zap2it.com 2 months ago
  23. 'I Love Lucy' left the Earth 50 years ago and has now gone past 10,000 stars. The nearby stars have seen 'The Simpsons.'
    SOURCE: CNET 2 months ago
  24. We're The Simpsons and we make fun of popular things
    SOURCE: Suite 101 2 months ago
  25. The appeal of The Simpsons is that the characters display all of the traits we see in ourselves
    – Stephen Hawking SOURCE: The Huffington Post 2 months ago

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