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 New Casper Cartoon Show on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1. The 3-disc set will feature 55 original theatrical cartoons as well as all 26 episodes from "The New Casper Cartoon Show" on DVD for the first time. The New Casper Cartoon Show The New Casper Cartoon Show is a 1963 animated television series that appeared on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. Casper's co-stars included Wendy the Good Little Witch, The Ghostly Trio, and the seldom seen Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, and a horse named Nightmare. The show also featured older 1959–62 Famous