[Mark E]

Thanks everyone. I will get to the rest of Alvin's questions after this post.

I asked 1969GTO, Mike, if I could share the rendering I did for him along with some detail crops and more. He said yes but with certain, uh... conditions...
A little disclaimer as follows:

NOT FOR SALE. (ever)(I added that part)

Commissions like this one are rendered digitally and a high quality Artist Giclée on museum quality paper is produced at a friends print shop in Philly. The quality and finish are astounding. I'll repeat this info and more on the Classifieds...

"GO-Go GTO!"














I hid a bunch of Pontiacs in the back as well...

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Alvin

I didn't animate this scene but I did draw the '79 Trans Am in Apu's Driveway as he washed it in it's debut on the show. I specified red with a gold bird. The director asked me to do the drawing which, if I remember correctly, was in the script, "T-top Trans Am" I think. I picked the model year and the drawing was used as the model sheet. I'm a bit fuzzy on the details though...

(From the Movie Car Data Base) (Probably swiped from a scene grab... I didn't do it, nobody saw me, you can't prove anything...)

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Alvin

I made this and animated it. The cars were designed very quirky on the first few seasons, this one from second season. It was my first show, "The Way We Was" in '90. I was a background artist at the time but I told the director I could animate the car. Ended up designing it, Arty Ziff's station wagon and Marge's Gremlin. The gremlin and Roadrunner were my ideas. Script called for a beat up 70's era muscle car. I added a cheap ass looking metal wing. It wa s a call back to a friend's '73 Charger R/T. He wanted a rear wing (Not a Superbird type) I suggested he get a deflector wing from an older full size MoPar wagon. Thought the brushed metal would look pretty cool on that car, at the time... ( he was just a sophomore, I was a Junior.... who cared what people tight.)


This was my sketch of his car painted silver (over the metallic brown) with a black, rather than white vinyl top and more MoPar touches to make it more muscular looking. From 1980-81
(It had a choked out 318 and the kid threw out the u-joints one night after running the car up to 70 then throwing the shifter into reverse. Still don't know what he could have possibly been thinking... what a dope. Hmmm, maybe it was dope...)

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Alvin

I made this and animated it. The cars were designed very quirky on the first few seasons, this one from second season. It was my first show, "The Way We Was" in '90. I was a background artist at the time but I told the director I could animate the car. Ended up designing it, Arty Ziff's station wagon and Marge's Gremlin. The gremlin and Roadrunner were my ideas. Script called for a beat up 70's era muscle car. I added a cheap ass looking metal wing. It wa s a call back to a friend's '73 Charger R/T. He wanted a rear wing (Not a Superbird type) I suggested he get a deflector wing from an older full size MoPar wagon. Thought the brushed metal would look pretty cool on that car, at the time... ( he was just a sophomore, I was a Junior.... who cared what people tight.)


This was my sketch of his car painted silver (over the metallic brown) with a black, rather than white vinyl top and more moPar touches to make it more muscular looking. (It had a choked out 318 and the kid threw out the u-joints one night after running the car up to &0 then throwing the shifter into reverse. Still don't know what he could have possibly been thinking... what a dope. Hmmm, maybe it was dope...)

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Alvin

I don't recall this one. Not one of my scenes.

I animated scenes of:

Bart and the cops chasing Jailbird int ht red Charger

The Charger leaving a house with cows in the front yard in the beginning of "Homer's Triple By-Pass", parodying "Cops"

Johnny Carson juggling an Oldmobile Cutlass Calais 4dr

The Firebird 400

Almost every scene where Homer and his car appear in the New York show. My favorite scene being whet he drives off with the rhino boot on the car. Also the previous scenes with all the tickets on the car as well as the chase down in Central Park.

All scenes of Homer and his drunk buddies ripping up Springfield Elementary, 10th season in "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"

and many many more...

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62

I'm not much of a "Simpsons" fan, but your art work is fantastic.

Thank you!

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

Welcome! Awesome story - love all those shows. Wasn't sure anyone remembered The Critic. Not sure if there's any truth to it, but I heard it was really expensive to produce due to the background illustrations.

The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson is one of my favorite Simpsons episodes (nothing can beat El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer). "No pizza, only khlav kalash"

Is it coincidental that 'Lil Bandit kinda resembles your Custom S?

I'll have to double check the bill of sale. It may have still been my buddies car at the time. That was, however, right around the time I bought the car from him. It is quite possible but I had no say in it ( ) The director, another good friend and car guy probable instructed the color dept. to mark it up that way. (probably was me... In one of my shows, I have the Custom S, followed by a blue and grey '92 Dakota extended cab with a white topper panning through a scene. The car was Jimbo's, the truck, mine.)

[Verdoro 68]

Love hearing the background stories! I've noticed the cars on the show over the years and figured it wasn't a coincidence.

Who gets to take credit for The Homer?

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

Love hearing the background stories! I've noticed the cars on the show over the years and figured it wasn't a coincidence.

Who gets to take credit for The Homer?

Someone in the design dept. came up with that one. I submitted a drawing and the director liked it. It, along with the one chosen, were sent to the producers for approval. Mine failed to allure. I also did a "Ed Roth" style drawing of Otto's hot rodded bus but I was too late with it so another version was used... I'll post both drawings some time soon. Thanks for asking.

[1969GTO]

Just a quick note [I am on the company computer], The art work that Mark did for me of my 69 GTO is not justified in the pictures that you see on this forum. To really see the true colors and the POP of the art work, you would need to see the work up close and in hand, use the museum glass when framing.

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by 1969GTO

Just a quick note [I am on the company computer], The art work that Mark did for me of my 69 GTO is not justified in the pictures that you see on this forum. To really see the true colors and the POP of the art work, you would need to see the work up close and in hand, use the museum glass when framing.

Thanks Mike. Another satisfied customer,

[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by Mark E

Naw, it's gone down hill since 2012. Not because I left but because the scripts are unreasonably complex for the crews to pull off (though they do) We used to have far more in-house control of the animation (not the writing) ant they've basically been writing 28 minutes worth of material which then has to be edited and condensed down into 21 minutes. What isn't cut is tweaked in editing and many gags no longer work because the content or the timing have been compromised. Either way, my hands are clean Ha Ha...
Thanks for the welcome.

It's taken another significant dip more recently:

1. The 30 minute long Legos commercial.
2. The anti-fracking show.
3. The Simpsons-Family Guy (which I refused to watch) and Simpsons-Futurama episodes.
4. I'm not sure that every episode needs a celebrity guest.

I hate to think what we're going to see when the presidential election rolls around.

Over 20 good years isn't bad. There are only a handful of TV shows that I can watch for a whole season.

This is one of my favorite scenes: Can you imagine a world without lawyers?

[6 Grrrs]

Very cool story and great work. I watched alot of the Simpsons back in its infancy, but haven't watched it in years. I remember some of those cars from the show, but not all.

Thanks for sharing!

[Alvin]

Thxs Mike! http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...&postcount=169

[Half-Inch Stud]

Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62

I'm not much of a "Simpsons" fan, but your art work is fantastic.

Ditto, and welcome back. HIS

[GT182]

Welcome to PY Mark. Great work on the drawings too.

I take it you are still in Nebraska... Omaha I presume? I have a buddy (Mike Grieco) out in Raveena with a BRG MGB. Has a 215 "nail head" in it with a jag 5 speed and Ford 9" rear. Go lie a bat out of hell. If you happen to get to Lincoln for a show look for the car and you'll find him too. LOL

[2002Z4CSS]

Those are awesome drawings.

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

Love hearing the background stories! I've noticed the cars on the show over the years and figured it wasn't a coincidence.

Who gets to take credit for The Homer?

Hey Verodo, found the copy I made of the design I submitted for the "Homer"

[Mark E]

Thanks Guys.

GT182, That MGB sounds like a great little car. I'm actually located in a small town about 14 miles north west of Omaha, though I was born and raised in Omaha. If I can start getting to more of these shows, I will definitely look Mike up.

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

Love hearing the background stories! I've noticed the cars on the show over the years and figured it wasn't a coincidence.

Who gets to take credit for The Homer?

I tried to post this earlier but it does't seem to have worked so I will try again:

This was my submission for the design of the "Homer"