By Robert Scucci | Updated
Sometimes, the best concept for intellectual property begins as a disposable idea, and so is exactly like The Simpsons It became in 1987 when the creator of the Matt Groening series did not want to separate from his first notable effort, Life in hell. He immediately becomes popular among comics fans after his debut in 1980, Life in hell Would it be possible to get the attention of James L. Brooks, who had a hand in creation? The Tracey Ullman Showwhere we first saw a very raw iteration of The Simpsons Before becoming a cultural force that reinvented family comedy as we know it. Initially approached by Brooks to adapt your Life in hell Characters for a segment in The Tracey Ullman showGroening realized sudden and overwhelming that if the program failed, then his comic would feel along with him, a destination he did is because he succumbed if he had any voice.
A frantic exercise in self -preservation
Fearing to lose the rights of Life in hell To perpetuity if he failed, but knowing that he had to launch question To Brooks to have the opportunity to obtain one of their creations in The Tracey Ullman showGroening came up with a rapid idea of discarding in the lobby of the Brook office before its launch meeting, which was a primitive version or The Simpsons Based on your own family. Cruldy drew, while conceptualized on the fly, Groening assumed that the animators would clean their original Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie versions, but they simply traced on their original drawings in the shorts of the short increase, all in the shorthalmus in the short Aliá that shortens. Force to take into account after winning traction in the variety program, two years before obtaining the green light for your own series.
Although this disposable idea saw an immediate success for its representation of a dysfunctional family, the Simpson family as shown in the Ullman trace show Sketch are far from what the family would evolve when given the opportunity to become their own series in 1989 based on Groening characters.
Based on the Royal Family of Groening, but not really
Groening has also recorded that Althegh Homer and Marge are after their real parents, and Lisa and Maggie bear the name of their young sisters, the real Simpsons are note as their own family on the side that the concept of Thele, which aware, cannot think of any other name to use at that time. Not wanting to name a character after himself, Groening chose Bart for the child’s name, which is simply an anagram for “brat”, and then it was revealed that he was inspired by his older brother, Mark.
An unexpected blow
History will tell you that The Tracey Ullman Show It was a great success, but the disposable idea of Greening in the form of The Simpsons It was a ray in a bottle thanks to its raw representation of a modern family. Knowing that The Simpsons He had the potential to be the next big thing on television, Brooks and Greening joined Sam Simon, who had the leg known to work in series as Taxi and Health. With the aim of ridiculing the modern comedies of the time with a scathing satirical tone, Matt Greening wanted to undermine the idea of healthy and safe middle class families as they are portrayed in a series like Family ties and The brave In his efforts to show the United States the darkest side of suburban life using the same characters that occurred to him at any time as his creative vehicle.
Little knew that his disposable idea would not only be a runaway success, but would become the oldest animated comedy of all time, which still contributed new episodes until today. Then, the next time I work in a creative project to which he has dedicated his life and time, he may want to give a break and eliminate some disposable ideas just to see what happens. From what you know, you will have the following Simpsons In your hands because sometimes the best ideas come from the most unpretentious places.
