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
Problem Child (TV series) Problem Child (TV series) Problem Child is an American animated television series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and based on the "Problem Child" films. The TV series aired from 1993 to 1994. USA Network aired the series as part of their "USA Cartoon Express" programming block. The first 13 episodes can currently be seen on Hulu. The show is still aired in USA dubbed in Spanish language on the Telefutura network. 5 tapes (containing 2 episodes each) were released in 1995 containing episodes from seasons 1 and 2. A significant feature has Gilbert Gottfried reprising his role of Igor Peabody