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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Five Things You Might Not Have Known About Matt Groening

Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and other great cartoons, will be here October 10 with the “father of punk comics,” Gary Panter. But did you know:

Groening named the main Simpson characters after members of his own family: his parents, Homer and Margaret (Marge or Marjorie in full), and his younger sisters, Lisa and Margaret (Maggie).
In some of Groening’s original drawings of Homer Simpson, Homer’s hair is shaped like an “M” and his ear shaped like a “G,” spelling Groening’s initials.

In 1989, he created a famous brochure for Apple Computer.

His father, a descendant of Russian Mennonites in Canada, spoke Plautdietsch.
There’s never been an official animated version of Groening’s early comic strip, Life in Hell, but that hasn’t stopped fans from creating one.

Source: Wikipedia, mostly

[Matt Groening and Gary Panter: Comic Conversation: 10/10/06]

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hi matt i like the simpsons iliked most that i lern to draw it , ilike old the episodes of the simpsons

By luis alejandro at November 01, 2008, 4:10pm

Uuu, can’t wait for the event to happen. I am a huge fain of the Simpsons and the idea he has exposed through this wonderful cartoon. So, I guess there will be a lot of people who will want to meet him and at least hand shake with him.

By Apple computers at November 02, 2008, 4:33am

Any chance of taking the characters from “Futurama” and putting them into “Treehouse of Horror” episodes?

By Brian at November 02, 2008, 8:56pm

dear,matt im a huge simpsons and furturama fan too but im watch the simpsons the most the simpsons is just funny and i lov e to drwa the simpsons all the time and i love watching the episodes but im only a 10yrs.old kid an d i really like the simpsons!and could you make new episodes of the simpsons please!

By nana at December 30, 2008, 12:13pm

Dear Matt
I am the hugest fan of The Simpsons that I even made a sort of episode for the show I call it “The Night of Halloween Terror”
It’s very cool ask me for it please!
A fan named,
Zuny

By Zuny at January 02, 2009, 7:14pm

Matt,
I really loved the Simpsons game and thats why I think you should make the Simpsons game 2. ME and friend think we could help as we have been thinking of new levels. The Land of meat when Homer and Grandpa have to sto the vegetables and their leader The Salad bowl from taking over the land of meat or oob when Bart becomes James Bond and Apu trys to take over the world with the Kwiky Laser. Also comic book madness when Bart and Milhouse have to stop the bad guys that escaped from Barts comic books. There is pleanty more where these came from. Please answer back.
Your number 1 fan
Joshua

By Joshua at February 13, 2009, 7:26am

hi matt,

i dont know if youll be able to get back to me, but i have a couple questions. i read a cnn interview that you said futuramas future may depend on the dvd sales. so how’d it go? i personally own all the seasons and the movies and would love to know what might happen next.

my other question is, might you have some advice for an aspiring artist with big ideas and talent that just cant seem to gather the money for college?
im aware that you didnt go to college and there are other successful artists that didnt either and was just hoping you might have some suggestions as to how i could get my foot in the door of the art world without college (as it seems mandatory to have a chance at all).

it sounds lame and cliche but you can check my myspace to see my art, id love to know your opinion on it if thats possible.

sincerely curious,
francisco

By francisco at March 17, 2009, 1:27am

hello Matt i think you are awesome and you should bring back futerama do you know how many people are futerama fans and would be sicked about it..please think about this and if you do it if all the actors that were in it before don’t even do it

By logan at April 25, 2009, 11:07pm

Hey Matt Groening you are the best.I love the simpsons.It is my favorite show ever. My favorite character is Krusty the clown. I love how you put so much famous people in the simpsons. Why did you stop making the simpsons? I pretty much watch the simpsons everyday on the computer.I recordedevery simpson show. please write back. My email address is . harry haddad
P.S. I have two more questions what is your email address and what new show are you doing now?

By harry haddad at May 03, 2009, 9:29am

Dear Matt,

I have an question about Homer J. Simpson.
What does the “J.” in the name “Homer J. Simpson” mean.

Greatings from Germany

Please send me an E-mail

By Manuel Nolting (Ger.) at June 28, 2009, 1:57pm

Hi Matt,
I’m a huge fan of the simpsons and futurama. (also the books)
I have the first episode of the simpsons and futurama taped. As soon the movie went on the cinemas i went to see it and i bought the dvd even after wathcing on the cinema and i watched at homelike 3 times , i even know some of the words they say ( the funniest of course.)
Every night i see the simpsons and futurama on fox.
I never got bored by watching the simpsons.
And my greatest wish is to get in touch with you (trough e-mail of course because we live in different countries)
please e-mail me back i think you know the e-mail i’ve written it on the box that says email.
So that’s it i hope you respond

By Duarte at September 10, 2009, 4:31pm

do you think you can do a halloween episode on all the villians of the simsons for them to get there revenge on them but they kill other villians else by accident.
i would watch it

By ethan gale at September 20, 2009, 4:16pm

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