Nickelodeon plans to animate colourful family

EVER looked at The Simpsons and thought 'Aye karumba that's my house'?

OK, so your mum might have a blue rinse instead of six feet of blue hair and your dad works in a factory instead of a nuclear power station, but dysfunctional relationships, unruly children, the absence of neighbourly love and devotion to beer all ring true.

Lovers of The Simpsons could soon be joining their favourite yellow family on celluloid, if TV company Nickelodeon has its way.