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One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a kid. So, if I'm thinking about an audience, it's usually a younger version of myself.
Matt Groening
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Matthew Abram Groening
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Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons. --Mr. Burns
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