mr. broom
comes from circumstances
From the Unle John's Bathroom Reader Calendar:
Monday, December 17, 2001
In 1987, Fox TV approached Matt Groening about animating his comic strip, "Life in Hell." The catch: Fox demanded all marketing rights to the characters. Groening was already making a good living licensing the "Life in Hell" characters for calendars and T-shirts and didn't want to give it up... But rather than walk away from Fox's offer, he came up with another idea: a cartoon based on his real-life family--Homer and Marge Groening (his parents); Lisa and Maggie (his sisters); and an autobiographical character named Bart (an anagram of the word "brat"). Fox agreed to give it a try. After brief runs as part of The Tracy Ullman Show, The Simpsons debuted on this date in 1989.
Monday, December 17, 2001
In 1987, Fox TV approached Matt Groening about animating his comic strip, "Life in Hell." The catch: Fox demanded all marketing rights to the characters. Groening was already making a good living licensing the "Life in Hell" characters for calendars and T-shirts and didn't want to give it up... But rather than walk away from Fox's offer, he came up with another idea: a cartoon based on his real-life family--Homer and Marge Groening (his parents); Lisa and Maggie (his sisters); and an autobiographical character named Bart (an anagram of the word "brat"). Fox agreed to give it a try. After brief runs as part of The Tracy Ullman Show, The Simpsons debuted on this date in 1989.