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 Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series) Cartoon Network airings do not. As of December 2018, a complete series of "The Tom and Jerry Show", along with its successor, have yet to occur on DVD. The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series) The Tom and Jerry Show, also known as "The New Tom and Jerry Show", is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with MGM Television in 1975 for ABC based on the theatrical shorts and characters "Tom and Jerry". This series marked the first time ever that Tom and Jerry appeared in animated installments produced exclusively for television.