I Didn't Lie, I Was Writing Fiction

A Woman Knows All About Her Children. She Knows About Dentist Appointments, Soccer Games, Romances, Best Friends, Location Of Friend's Houses, Favorite Foods, Secret Fears And Hopes And Dreams. A Man Is Vaguely Aware Of Some Short People Living In The House.

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.'

Masturbation Is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of. It's Nothing To Be Particularly Proud Of, Either.

The Tendency In Comedy Is To Have A Character Who's Stupid Get More Stupid, Because You're Trying To Top Yourself And Not Just Repeat.

My Standard Comment Is, If You Don't Want Your Kids To Be Like Bart Simpson, Don't Act Like Homer Simpson.