Did you know this Simpson Triva?

Did you know that the Simpson was created by Matt Groening?

Did you know that Matt co-wrote The Simpsons 1990 music videos, "Do The Bartman" and "Deep, Deep Trouble?"

Did you know that Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986 and had two sons together, Homer and Abe, both of whom Groening occasionally portrays as rabbits in Life in Hell. The couple divorced in 1999 after thirteen years of marriage?

Did you know that Matt's traditional use of "J" as his characters' middle initial is a tribute to Bullwinkle. J. Moose and Rocket. J. Squirrel?

Did you know that In 1990, Barbara Bush, First Lady of the US at the time, called The Simpsons "the dumbest thing she had ever seen". Groening took revenge in 1996 with the episode "Two Bad Neighbors" (season 7, episode 13). George and Barbara Bush move next door to the Simpsons and George ended up getting beaten up by Homer due to Bart getting a light spanking for screwing up the Bush house?

Did you know that Matt explains that the Tracey Ullman versions of The Simpsons were drawn so crudely because he could not draw well and the animators only sketched over them?

Did you know that Groening used to write comics for Apple, the computer company?

Did you know that Matt was editor of the Evergreen High School newspaper?

Did you know that Bart Simpson's name came from the word "brat", which Matt described as himself in his earlier years. Both are left-handed as well?

Did you know that Groening's top ten favorite episodes of The Simpsons are?

1. "Bart the Daredevil" (S2)

2. "Life on the Fast Lane" (S1)

3. "Much Apu About Nothing" (S7)

4. "A Streetcar Named Marge" (S4)

5. "In Marge We Trust" (S8)

6. "Homer's Enemy" (S8)

7. "Treehouse of Horror VII" (S8)

8. "Natural Born Kissers" (S9)

9. "Krusty Gets Busted" (S1)

10. "There's No Disgrace Like Home" (S1)

Did you know that Matt received the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award in 2003, and was nominated for the same award in 2000?

Did you know thatMatt's favorite music album is Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart?

Did you know that originally, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons had Matt's initials in his head?

Did you know that Groening is left-handed?

Did you know thatMatt's father, a descendant of Russian Mennonites, speaks Plautdietsch?

Did you know that Matt is a huge Godzilla fan?

Did you know that Matt has 2 sons; Homer Groening (born in 1991) and Abe Groening (born in 1993)?

Did you know that Matt has 2 sisters: Lisa Groening and Maggie Groening?

Did you know that his mother is named Margaret Groening?

Did you know that he's son of Homer Groening, animator and producer of surf movies?

Did you know that Groening provided the voice for "Arturo" in the holiday movie Olive the Other Reindeer?

Did you know that Groening has won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ten for The Simpsons and one for Futurama as well as a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. In 2002, he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on Life in Hell.

Did you know that the Simpsons Movie grossed a combined total of $74 million in its opening weekend in the United States, taking it to the top of the box office,[145] and set the record for highest grossing opening weekend for a film based on a television series, surpassing Mission Impossible II?

Did you know that the Simpsons Movie to date, the film has a worldwide gross of $526,622,545.[149]

Did you know that when the Simpsons first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history, although it was later overtaken by the first season of Chappelle's Show?[128]

Did you know that the popularity of The Simpsons has made it a billion-dollar merchandizing industry?

Did you know that the year 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons franchise?

Did you know that with its twentieth season (2008–2009) currently airing, the series is equal with Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. However, Gunsmoke's episode count of 635 episodes far surpasses The Simpsons, which would not reach that mark until its approximate 29th season, under normal programming schedules?

Did you know that the Simpsons have been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?