I think Family Guy and American Dad have definitely staked out their own style and territory, and now the accusations are coming that The Simpsons is taking jokes from Family Guy. And I can tell you, that aint the case. – Matt Groening
Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons subversive story telling, but theres another message in there, which is a celebration of making wild, funny stories. – Matt Groening
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 dont, it doesnt matter, because we have Homer banging his head and saying, Doh! – Matt Groening
Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone and sometimes remind the writers that weve done that before. – Matt Groening
It is really rare to find someone you really, really love and that you want to spend your life with and all that stuff that goes along with being married. I am one of those lucky people. And I think she feels that way too. So the romantic stuff is easy because you want them to be happy. – Harry Connick, Jr.