It seems Matt Greoning didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look too far for his inspiration. He used his own family.<\/p>\n
Homer is actually the name of his father and of one of his sons.
\nMarge is his mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name.
\nLisa is his sister\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name.
\nYou see where I am going here?
\nMaggie is name for another one of his sisters.
\nAnd Bart is an anogram for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153brat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which is a reference to himself.<\/p>\n
Many of the other names in the show come right out of his life and experiences. They are based on other people he know (teachers, friends, other relatives), places he has been, where he has lived, and characters on other TV shows.<\/p>\n
The X-Files<\/strong><\/p>\n Show creator got the names of his characters from many different places. He doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t uses just family but friends, heroes, and other influential people in his life.<\/p>\n The name Fox Mulder comes from to different places. Fox is from a childhood friend Carter had and Mulder is his mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s maiden name. Seinfeld<\/strong><\/p>\n Well we know that the show is based on the life of comedian Jerry Seinfeld but where did all the other names come from? Well here you go.<\/p>\n Kramer gets his name from co-creator Larry David\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s real-life neighbour Kenny Kramer.
\nI am not sure where the Dana in Dana Scully comes from but Scully was taken from Carter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favourite sports broadcaster Vin Scully.<\/p>\n
\nGeorge Costanza\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name comes from one of Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s college callmates Michael Costanza.
\nI couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find where the name Elaine Benes comes from but the character is based on one of Larry David\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old girl friends Monica Yates. She is the daughter of novelist Richard Yates.<\/p>\n
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