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shadoquad · 04-17-2013, 09:21 PM

The impact of the Simpsons was huge, though. It was Fox's biggest hit. Without it, we probably wouldn't have South Park, Family Guy, and a slew of other successful adult themed cartoons.

dmhenderson · 04-17-2013, 09:23 PM

Uh, the simpsons was an animated short off of the Tracy Ulman show (which was terrible). Their original hits were Married with Children, 21 Jump Street, In Living Color, and some Werewolf show. Fox really took off once they got football - which was a huge coup at the time.

XwChriswX · 04-17-2013, 09:24 PM

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It's run longer than M*A*S*H, yes?

I used to watch that.

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

The impact of the Simpsons was huge, though. It was Fox's biggest hit. Without it, we probably wouldn't have South Park, Family Guy, and a slew of other successful adult themed cartoons.

That may well be, doesn't mean it doesn't need to be given a good death nevertheless.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-17-2013, 09:24 PM

Simpsons still have some good episodes from time to time, but they are coming fewer and farther in between these days.

dmhenderson · 04-17-2013, 09:24 PM

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No kidding. I still remember when it was filler for the Tracy Ullman Show.

Missed this. Yeah this is accurate. It was "groundbreaking" for the time but then again, so were their other shows.

XwChriswX · 04-17-2013, 09:25 PM

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Simpsons still have some good episodes from time to time, but they are coming fewer and farther in between these days.

Honestly I think the dumbest thing they did (and beginning of the downfall of the show) was make a movie.

shadoquad · 04-17-2013, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Uh, the simpsons was an animated short off of the Tracy Ulman show (which was terrible). Their original hits were Married with Children, 21 Jump Street and some Werewolf show. Fox really took off once they got football - which was a huge coup at the time.

Uh, I know how they started, and I know that Married was their first hit, but the Simpsons dwarfed it with its success. Did you know that Tracey Ullman tried to sue them for royalties and failed?

b1adesofcha0s · 04-17-2013, 09:27 PM

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Honestly I think the dumbest thing they did (and beginning of the downfall of the show) was make a movie.

I thought the movie was good though

XwChriswX · 04-17-2013, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Uh, I know how they started, and I know that Married was their first hit, but the Simpsons dwarfed it with its success. Did you know that Tracey Ullman tried to sue them for royalties and failed?

No I didn't know that, but WHAT is the flying speed of an unladen swallow?

dmhenderson · 04-17-2013, 09:27 PM

I had a bart simpson shirt at some point when I was a kid. It's 99.99% unfunny at this point but it still makes me chuckle now and then.

aniceh · 04-17-2013, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Uh, the simpsons was an animated short off of the Tracy Ulman show (which was terrible). Their original hits were Married with Children, 21 Jump Street, In Living Color, and some Werewolf show. Fox really took off once they got football - which was a huge coup at the time.

Blast from the past! Johnny Depp was so young in 21 Jump Street that he still had fat cheeks!!!

shadoquad · 04-17-2013, 09:27 PM

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Missed this. Yeah this is accurate. It was "groundbreaking" for the time but then again, so were their other shows.

But it was far more successful than any other fox show.

aniceh · 04-17-2013, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Uh, I know how they started, and I know that Married was their first hit, but the Simpsons dwarfed it with its success. Did you know that Tracey Ullman tried to sue them for royalties and failed?

I was not aware of that.

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I had a bart simpson shirt at some point when I was a kid. It's 99.99% unfunny at this point but it still makes me chuckle now and then.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and again.

dmhenderson · 04-17-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Uh, I know how they started, and I know that Married was their first hit, but the Simpsons dwarfed it with its success. Did you know that Tracey Ullman tried to sue them for royalties and failed?

Yeah. Matt Groening owned the rights to the cartoon so she didn't have a leg to stand on.

Married and Living Color were what "launched" fox. Then Rupert Murdoch paid an asston of money for football and they became a major player.

XwChriswX · 04-17-2013, 09:30 PM

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Yeah. Matt Groening owned the rights to the cartoon so she didn't have a leg to stand on.

Married and Living Color were what "launched" fox. Then Rupert Murdoch paid an asston of money for football and they became a major player.

Great show.

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