Cartoonist Matt Groening looked to his own family when choosing first names for his animated TV clan "The Simpsons." But any similarity ends there.

"The Simpsons are relatively stupid and ugly. My family is smart and clever - and a little more attractive," Groening said in an interview for US magazine's April 30 issue. "But I did drive my younger sisters crazy in the same way as Bart."Bart, the Simpson son, is the only member of the cartoon crew that doesn't share a name with the Groening family. The cartoonist's parents are named Homer and Marge, and he has sisters named Maggie and Lisa.

In addition, Groening said, his year-old son is named Homer - and for a very good reason.

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"When you name an incredibly inept cartoon character after your father, you are forced to name your firstborn child after him as well," said Groening.

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