The Simpsons (franchise) In 2008, $750 million worth of "The Simpsons" merchandise was purchased worldwide. Peter Byrne, Fox executive vice-president of licensing and merchandising, called "The Simpsons" "without doubt the biggest licensing entity that Fox has had, full stop, I would say from either TV or film." Matt Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks, the producer of the sketch comedy program "The Tracey Ullman Show", wanted to use a series of animated cartoons as bumpers between sketches. Groening had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show "2 Stupid Dogs". The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show is an American animated comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and aired in 1995 as a spin-off of the show "Marsupilami". The show represents Disney's attempt to do a more "edgy" cartoon in the vein of the Nickelodeon's Nicktoons shows such as "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and "Rocko's Modern Life". This animated series actually follows three different cartoon scenarios along with a few other segments. This segment involves a cat named Shnookums (voiced by Jason Marsden) and a dog