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Absolutely, we were influenced by The Simpsons. We'd be stupid not to be. They put that out there, and we took a cue from…

— Seth MacFarlane

The Simpsons was a pretty heavy influence, in that it sort of redefined, after The Flintstones, what else television animation can be. I would…

— Seth Macfarlane

Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.

— Matt Groening

'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within…

— Matt Groening

I'm a great admirer of 'The Simpsons.' It's very surprising because it's backed by a right-wing television company in the U.S., and quite often…

— Peter Higgs

Are the Simpsons cool? They are, and that is crude 2D animation.

— Edwin Catmull

I grew up, obviously, watching tons of animation; Saturday morning cartoons or anything that we could get our hands on. And then when 'The…

— Rachael MacFarlane

The success of The Simpsons really opened doors. It showed that if you were working in animation you didn't necessarily have to be working…

— Seth MacFarlane

I don't really know what the average person thinks about animation. I think the average person thinks that it's made by cartoonists - and…

— John Kricfalusi

We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very…

— Matt Groening

When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the…

— Matt Groening

'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon…

— Matt Groening