The Simpsons opening sequence standards and practices department also demanded a handful of changes, but, according to Jean, "95 percent of it is just the way [Banksy] wanted." Banksy told "The Guardian" that his opening sequence was influenced by "The Simpsons" long-running use of animation studios in Seoul, South Korea. The newspaper also reported that the creation of the sequence "is said to have been one of the most closely guarded secrets in US television – comparable to the concealment of Banksy's own identity." Although conceding to the fact that "The Simpsons" is largely animated in South Korea, Jean went on to state that
The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence the official presentation by architect Philip Johnson of the completion of the project in "Architectural Forum". Another scene from the same building showed Mary dining with a man (her husband, Grant Tinker) at what is now the Mary Tyler Moore table at Basil's Restaurant. In 2006, the manager of Basil's said that his customers still frequently request the table where Mary sat. The IDS Center is located across the street from RSM Plaza, which was used for establishing shots of Mary's workplace. Scenes showing Mary driving a white 1970 Ford Mustang toward Minneapolis in the first-season sequence were supposedly filmed