A stop-motion animated sitcom that premiered August 17, 2009 was created by someone who was best known for creating what?
Eric Fogel Eric Fogel (born July 8, 1969) is an American director, writer, animator, producer, and voice actor who is best known as the creator of "Celebrity Deathmatch". He also created cult shows "The Head", "Starveillance" and "Glenn Martin, DDS". Fogel also directed several episodes of "Daria".
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.