Quote by Seth MacFarlane

Anybody in animation today would be lying if they said they weren't somehow influenced by 'The Simpsons' to a certain degree. Except for the…

— Justin Roiland

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

The Simpsons was pretty experimental at the time, but it attracted a lot of sitcom writers that felt confined by the limitations of live-action…

— Eric Andre

I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.

— Stephen J. Cannell

We're as much influenced by everybody else as they are by us, if they are. It's just all a part of the big thing.

— George Harrison

Is there a sharper commentary on American culture and the world than The Simpsons?

— Anthony Bourdain

'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme that was…

— Matt Groening

That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.

— Peter Hook

'The Simpsons' is a tough act to follow, so I thought it was best not to do what they do.

— Stephen Hillenburg

'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've said all along I've never competed with 'The Simpsons.' Not in my own mind.

— Bill Cosby

I think part of it is the fact that they were kind of the first of its kind - there weren't a lot of…

— Eric Andre