If It Weren't For Him, "The Simpsons" Would Have Been About Twenty Percent Less Funny

Originally uploaded by cooksie. "Sy Wexler, an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose educational movies -- from 'Squeak the Squirrel' to 'Teeth Are for Life' -- flickered for decades in darkened classrooms around the world, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 88 and lived in Hollywood."

He also made one called, "How A Hamburger Turns Into You."