The Simpsons

Futurama was created by Matt Groening, and developed jointly with David X. Cohen. Though, Groening had previously created , the most popular and long running animated sitcom ever. Thus, it is only natural that Futurama would include references to The Simpsons occasionally within the show (not to mention, owning the copyright means not having to license material). The Simpsons, too, has referenced Futurama many times. Following is a complete list of connections between Futurama and The Simpsons.

Crew
There have been a number of people who work on both The Simpsons and Futurama:

The Simpsons in Futurama
The Simpsons has appeared in Futurama on many occasions:

Futurama/The Simpsons Crossovers
In 2002 and 2005, Bongo comics published four special comics of The Simpsons and Futurama. They are considered non-canon. There are too many references too be listed here, so see individual pages for more information. The first series was called Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and consisted of "Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!" and "Liquid Diamond Is Forever!". The second series was called The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II and consisted of "Slaves of New New York!" and "The Read Menace!".

Emmy Awards
Both The Simpsons and Futurama have been nominated several times (up to 2004) for :

Futurama in The Simpsons
Futurama has appeared in The Simpsons on several occasions:

Futurama had not yet premiered yet.

Futurama had been premiered by this time.