I went to Bali, and I was in a small village, and somebody who was with me showed a woman a little figurine of Bart and asked: 'Do you know who this is?' And she said: 'Mickey Mouse.' Matt Groening askbalibart Change image and share on social
'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was bombastic and grabbed your attention - and when you look at TV shows of the 1970s and '80s, things got very mild and toned down and... obsequious. Matt Groening 1970s60s80s share on social
We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so. Matt Groening haverunschedule Change image and share on social
Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget. Matt Groening forgetgrowkid Change image and share on social
'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy. Matt Groening alienationambivalencecompletely Change image and share on social
Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get. And for the ones who don't, it doesn't matter, because we have Homer banging his head and saying, 'D'oh!' Matt Groening bangeducationframe share on social
With Charlie Brown, it was about loneliness and isolation. I always thought that the thing about Charlie Brown and those characters was the absence of the parents. Half the strip was about who wasn't there. The parents were never in the picture. Matt Groening absencebrowncharacter share on social
We did 'The Simpsons Movie,' which took almost four years; it was the same people that do the TV show, and it just killed us. So that's why there hasn't been a second movie. But I imagine if the show ever does go off the air, they'll start doing movies. Matt Groening airimaginekill share on social
I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The Simpsons', and then later in life they see the thing we're parodying. My kids had not seen 'Casablanca,' and we'd done parodies of 'Casablanca.' Matt Groening casablancafactgrow share on social
