A lot of our writers, like Conan O'Brien, moved on to other things.
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Basically, everything I try to do is to present an alternative to what somebody else is doing.
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Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.
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Don't have a cow, man.
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Eat my shorts!
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Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.
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God often gives nuts to toothless people.
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Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems.
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I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult.
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I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again.
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I draw a weekly comic strip called Life in Hell, which is syndicated in about 250 newspapers. That's what I did before The Simpsons, and what I plan to do for the rest of my life.
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I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don't get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level.
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I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at the covers of science-fiction magazines and books, and I've read quite extensively as an adult.
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It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have.
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Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.
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Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come.
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Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.
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Since I was there in the very beginning, I know the history of the characters. So, I make comments about the tone and sometimes remind the writers that we've done that before.
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The Simpsons is an especially collaborative show.
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The writers led by Mike Scully are fantastic. And they're creating original stories that not only don't repeat what we've already done, they also don't repeat anything I've seen on television.
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We've got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. It's bizarre, and they're writing some very funny stuff.
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Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.
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When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
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When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time.
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