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Line 19: In an interview, Simpsons creator [[Matt Groening]] claimed he chose the name "Bart" as an [[anagram]] of "[[brat]]". As the other members of the Simpson family are named after and loosely based on members of Groening's family, many believe that Bart is specifically based on Groening himself.<ref>http://www.snpp.com/guides/lisa-2.html</ref> Groening has made conflicting statements about this, saying both that he never had much in common with Bart,{{Fact\|date=February 2007}} and that Bart is partly based on himself. Groening's older brother Mark also provided some inspiration for Bart. <ref name=SitterDVD> Groening, Matt. "[[My Sister, My Sitter]]" DVD commentary. ''[[The Simpsons]]'' Complete Eighth Season. </ref> Groening once claimed that Bart was partly inspired by the [[Diane Arbus]] photo "[["Child with Toy Hand Grenade in [[Central Park]]]], [[New York City]]",{{Fact\|date=February 2007}} but in the DVD commentary for "[[Homer's Night Out]]", has denied this to be true. Groening has also said that he found the premiere of ''[[Dennis the Menace (TV series)\|Dennis the Menace]]'' disappointing and was inspired to create a character who was actually a menace.{{Fact\|date=February 2007}} ==Personality==

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