Futurama’s Simpsons Easter Egg Honors Matt Groening’s Original Vision For The Show

Futurama‘s relationship to The Simpsons has always been a strange one, but season 11’s most recent The Simpsons Easter egg honors Matt Groening’s original vision for the show. Matt Groening is the creator of both The Simpsons and Futurama, with the two incredibly popular animated series having Easter eggs and references to each other woven throughout. However, the relationship between Futurama and The Simpsons has drastically changed since the show first premiered in 1999, but Futurama just put Matt Groening’s original plan for The Simpsons back into the limelight. So, here’s a breakdown of the complicated relationship between Futurama and The Simpsons.