(Continued)... In 1987 Groening was asked to supply animated segments to appear between skits of television's �The Tracey Ullman Show�; for these, Groening created the Simpsons, a cartoon family that became so popular that the Fox Broadcasting Company gave them their own half-hour show, which premiered in early 1990. �The Simpsons,� featuring the outspoken son Bart, was characterized as combining satire with consideration of serious issues. The show proved intensely popular, winning the 1990 Emmy Award for best animated series. In 1999 Fox premiered a new animated series by Groening entitled �Futurama.� Like �The Simpsons,� it incorporated satirical humor, but the new show was set in the far future.