“This is a cartoon. That’s what we’re do...

“This is a cartoon. That’s what we’re doing. A cartoon. You keep trying to turn it into a Drama.

I just think, if we’re giving everything motivations, then where’s the power, where’s the joy. No motivation, no consequence, that’s the point of a cartoon. Where else do we get to experience that, nowhere.

Things aren’t funny when they’re true they’re awful. Meaning is everywhere. We get Meaning for free, whether we like it or not. Meaningless Entertainment, on the other hand, is actually really hard. Look if you don’t like what we’re trying to do why don’t you go somewhere commensurate with your matchless aesthetic. Go to one of the Dramas. I heard that blonde in The West Wing, the one on the Louisville circuit, is pretty sick. Maybe they’ll take you in there.”

(Washburn, Anne. Mr Burns. London: Oberon Modern Plays, 2014. Kindle Locations 1281-1293. Kindle Edition.)