Groening's grandfather was named Abram, which was changed to Abraham for the elderly Simpson patriarch. Naturally, Matt was ...

Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, was going to name the main character Matt, but didn't think it would go over well in a pitch meeting, so he changed the name to Bart. The Simpsons™ and ...

The Screening Room spoke to creator Matt Groening and ... "It's a scene where Bart is really mad at his father," he told CNN. "He's sitting in a tree outside the Simpson house at night.

When American viewers first met the Simpsons, 30 years ago this April, Homer and Marge were lovingly tucking their children into bed. “Um, Dad,” Bart asked ... turned to Matt Groening, whose ...