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The Simpsons is one of the most successful cartoons of all times, running into its 19th Season its a family favourite and shot the FOx network to fame. It creater has ... since wrote cartoons such as futurama.
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Perhaps this blue-collar-slobness by itself is nothing shockingly original - think of previous TV shows such as Roseanne, Married with Children, All in the Family, The Honeymooners - but the Simpsons doesn't stop there. This show is extremely densely packed with jokes - everything from cerebral witticisms and sly satire to Homer falling down and going "D'oh!" Because it's a cartoon, the writers can get away with surreal gags such as the time Homer tells a joke which falls flat, after which a long silence happens which is punctuated by a single tumbleweed rolling through the Simpson's living room.
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Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks had asked Groening to pitch an idea for a series of animated shorts, which Groening initially intended to present as his Life in Hell series. However, when Groening realized that animating Life in Hell would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life's work, he chose another approach and formulated his version of a dysfunctional family.[7] He named the characters after his own family members, substituting "Bart" for his own name.[1]
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Today, over 62 years from Simpson Furniture’s opening in the Brown Furniture building, the tradition of operating as a locally owned company adds to the flavor of family one feels when shopping Simpsons. It’s known across the Cedar Valley as the store that treats you like family…and that’s easy because the Simpson team is a family.
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