The success of 'The Simpsons' really opened doors. It showed that if you were working in animation you didn't necessarily have to be working in kids' television.

Mmm... Organized Crime

Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems.

With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart.

SIMPSONS BLUFFER'S RULE #2
The competent bluffer should always refer to the performers who play The Simpsons as 'the voice talent' never 'actors'.
For extra effect, drop their first names... This implies some tacit familiarity and your bluffee will simply melt before your eyes like the witch in The Wizard of Oz

'The Simpsons' is still my favorite show. I have a really strong connection to it.