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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.

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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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.

shadoquad · 04-17-2013, 09:30 PM

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I used to watch that.

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

I didn't say the show isn't long in the tooth and in need of an end, just that it should be appreciated for what it once was

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.

shadoquad · 04-17-2013, 09:26 PM

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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?

XwChriswX · 04-17-2013, 09:27 PM

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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, 09:29 PM

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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.

shadoquad · 04-17-2013, 09:32 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.

But you're acting like the Simpsons wasn't their cash cow original programming, the show that brought them huge success.

dmhenderson · 04-17-2013, 09:34 PM

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But you're acting like the Simpsons wasn't their cash cow original programming, the show that brought them huge success.

It wasn't? Married and living color + the football contract gave them enough money to AFFORD to make episodes of the simpsons.

Animated prime-time shows hadn't been seen since the flintstones because they were so goddamned expensive to make.

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!!!

dmhenderson · 04-17-2013, 09:30 PM

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

Don't forget the spinoff starring Richard Greico, "Booker".

aniceh · 04-17-2013, 09:31 PM

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Great show.

It's where Jim Carey got his start. Everyone remembers Fire Marshall Bob!

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Don't forget the spinoff starring Richard Greico, "Booker".

Pure awesomeness! I had totally forgotten about that!

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.

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.

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shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	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.