>>714401017Simpson's-esqe cost productive play on old Hanna Barbara Sitcom design philosophies (have a central artstyle and repurposed premise easy to write episodes around). Matt Groening did it with Simpsons and Futurama, leading to Seth doing it with Family Guy, American Dad and Cleveland show, and later the Bob's Burger shows consisting of three that I can't be fucked to google.
If I told you early Family Guy (first 100 episodes) had decent, and even charming animation at times (albeit with flaws), you'd probably call bullshit. Even how the family acts around eachother is more subdued.