Soon after publishing his comics they caught the eye of James L. Brooks, a Hollywood producer, who contacted Groening immediately and offered him a job working on an "undefined future animation project." This project later became The Simpsons. The show began as a series of short sketches which would appear on the Tracy Ullman Show. After three seasons working with the variety show, The Simpsons was developed into a half-hour, primetime show on Fox. Since it's release the show has won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards, 27 Annie Awards, and a Peabody Award. The show is still in production today.
After a number of years working directly with The Simpsons, Matt, along with co-writer David X. Cohen, created a new cartoon titled Futurama which depicts the wacky adventures of a delivery crew set in the year 3000. By the fourth season, even with a strong following, Fox cancelled the series. Reruns were later aired by the late-night cartoon block Adult Swim. While canceled the staff working on Futurama began creating movies of the show for their still loyal fans. Comedy Central recognized that the show had a strong following and brought the series back for its 5th season. The 6th season is set to release this summer.
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