Conversation so far:
How is Groening connected to Futurama?
Groening got together with Simpsons writer/producer David X.
Cohen (known as David S.
Cohen at the time) in 1997 and developed Futurama.
What is Futurama?
an animated series about life in the year 3000.

Question: Was the show popular?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the show Futurama popular?