Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Ever wonder how and why some of the characters on the Best. Show. Ever. were created? Well while we’re continuing our adventures in waiting for something…anything…to hit our pocket-sized Springfields, I thought we could travel back in time and find out how/why one of our favorite lovable nerds was created.
So let’s all hop in our Deloreans and travel back in time to the 1980s. Back to a time before The Simpsons were a regular 30 minute show…I know such a cruel reality to travel back in time before The Simpsons were a household name, but bare with me. It’s for a good reason….because Everything’s Coming Up Milhouse…
What if I told you Milhouse wasn’t created for The Simpsons at all? What if I told you in the late 80s Matt Groening created Milhouse for an entirely different project?
Don’t believe me? Impossible, you say? Well check out this Facebook post David Silverman posted Wednesday morning…
For those who want to view the full panels I’ve uploaded the images here. Again these are from David Silverman’s Facebook Page
So all this time we’ve been thinking, poor Milhouse but in reality Matt Groening had plans for him to be his own star on NBC! Can you imagine what would have happened if NBC hadn’t passed on that show? Everything truly would have been coming up Milhouse!
Instead Milhouse has been relegated to Bart’s trusty friend…and Lisa’s Future husband. And I don’t think Simpsons fans could imagine it any other way…
Oh and just for fun here’s a look at that classic Butterfinger commercial…
What are your thoughts on the evolution of Milhouse? Could you imagine if he had his own show on NBC?! Does this post really make you want a Butterfinger? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!