A stop-motion animated sitcom that premiered August 17, 2009 was created by someone who was best known for creating what?
Glenn Martin, DDS Glenn Martin, DDS is an American/Canadian adult stop-motion animated sitcom that premiered on Nick at Nite on August 17, 2009. The series was produced by Tornante Animation in association with Cuppa Coffee Studios and Rogers Communications. "Glenn Martin, DDS" was Nick at Nite's fourth original series (the first was "Hi Honey, I'm Home!", the second was "Fatherhood" and the third was "Hi-Jinks").
Barney Gumble Barnard "Barney" Gumble is a fictional character on the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons". The character is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". He is the town drunk of Springfield and Homer Simpson's best friend. His desperation for alcohol is a frequent butt of jokes on the show. Barney sobered up in the episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses", which was co-written by Castellaneta, and stayed sober for several seasons. Barney was inspired by the cartoon character Barney Rubble from "The Flintstones" and by several barflies from other television programs. In 2004, Castellaneta won an Emmy Award for voicing various characters, including Barney.