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22 Apr, 1998

Futurama interview

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Groening and Silverman are interviewed. They talk about the final episodes of Futurama and what the public should expect. They also talk about their favorite moments on the show.

I think that this is an astonishing episode. It delivers the goods no the sappy level, human emotion and all that stuff. But also there’s an incredible amount of violence.

FUTURAMA - Series Finale Interviews (Comedy Central/Nerdist/YouTube Event)

9 Oct, 1996

Space Ghost interview

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Groening is interviewed by Space Ghost on The Cartoon Network. They talk about Space Ghost’s real name, if Groening’s ever been to outer space and advice to future cartoonists.

Watch The Cartoon Network aspire, aim for the stars. Space Ghost, listen to Space Ghost.

22 Jan, 1993

Richard and Judy interview

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Groening is interviewed by Richard and Judy in the United Kingdom. They talk about his original film short and the way The Simpsons used to look and how they traced Groening’s original sketches.

Lisa’s the only one in all of Springfield you feel is going to really grow up and escape and have a really good life.

Matt Groening on Richard and Judy (16th July 2007)

22 Jul, 1991

Interview

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Groening, Brooks and Sam Simon are interviewed by Inside Entertainment. They talk about how Groening had to come up with shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show, the different levels of humor and the competition with The Cosby Show’s air time. Simon comments:

I think that Bill Cosby is a fixture on Thursday night it’s a franchise on Thursday night and you know we’re hoping we do OK.

The Simpson Matt Groening, James Brooks, and Sam Simon With Barry Roskin Blake 1990

Dec 1989

Letterman interview

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Groening is interviewed by Letterman on The David Letterman Show. He talks about how he won a short story contest at age eight and his evolving at drawing.

My friends and I, we sat in the backrow, we kept on getting in trouble with the teachers and we drew comics that they didn’t like.