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With 'futurama,' I Was Just Worried That Somebody Would Beat Us To It; It Seemed So Obvious That There Should Be An Animated Science Fiction Show Set In The Future. And One Of The Reasons Why It's Not, I Learned, Is That It's Really, Really Difficult.

Back In High School, I Wrote A Novel About A Character Named Bart Simpson. I Thought It Was A Very Unusual Name For A Kid At The Time. I Had This Idea Of An Angry Father Yelling "bart," And Bart Sounds Kind Of Like Bark - Like A Barking Dog.

God Often Gives Nuts To Toothless People.

Because Good Writing In A Tv Cartoon Is So Rare, I Think The Animation On The Simpsons Is Often Overlooked.

You Tried Your Best And You Failed Miserably. The Lesson Is 'never Try.' Homer Simpson