It’s not only the chief creative linchpin for 20th Century Fox Television - (Simpsons has won 27 primetime Emmys and 30 Annie awards) but also is the most lucrative property on television, with a billion-dollar merchandising empire. Today, The Simpsons can claim much of the credit for Fox’s animation domination - from Family Guy to Bob’s Burgers to its reimagining of Napoleon Dynamite. Since its premiere in 1989 after an early incarnation on the then-fledgling Fox network’s sketch series The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons has never been just a “cartoon.” Birthed from the antsy mind of creator Matt Groening, the series resurrected the animated primetime comedy, not seen since The Flintstones had gone extinct 23 years earlier.
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