User blog comment:Chrisouladrivas/Gumball is the kid version of The Simpsons/@comment-28485972-20170422215053

The only similarities I see is the idiot fat husband with a gorgeous hard-working wife. But the Simpsons didn't even come up with that concept.

And the Wattersons are actually meant to be exaggerated versions of Ben Bocquelet's family (his father spent most of his time at home, his mother was short-tempered and frequently worked late, his little sister was smart and independent and Ben also had a close friend who was like a brother to him).