TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, January 5, 2015

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Last month marked the 25th anniversary of "The Simpsons," which debuted as a half-hour sitcom on December 17, 1989. It's crazy to think that the animated show has been around that long. CNN.com featured an article that included some fun facts about the series. Here are some for your enjoyment today. D'oh!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn."

HINT: (1914-1987), was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).


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The Simpsons creator Matt Groening named the characters after his own family members but substituted "Bart" for his own name.

Its town of Springfield was named for its generic Anywhereness (there are Springfields in 30 U.S. states). Over various episodes, the town's geography has contained rivers, deserts, farmland, mountains or whatever the story requires.

The characters' distinctive yellow hue was chosen in part to make the show stand out when someone was flipping through TV channels for something to watch.

Bart is voiced by a woman, Nancy Cartwright. In an opening sequence during the show's second season, Bart wrote on the chalkboard, "I am not a 32-year-old woman" (Cartwright's age at the time).

In an episode that aired in 2003, Homer gave his email address as ChunkyLover53@aol.com. The episode's writer, Matt Selman, signed up for the ChunkyLover53 email address beforehand and within minutes of the show's airing found his inbox packed to its 999-message limit.

Homer's signature "D'oh!" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, and an expression he frequently uses has inspired a much-quoted toast: "To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems."


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn."

ANSWER: Norman McLaren.

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