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− | ''Queen of the Willis'' creator [[Ava Zinn]] created a cartoon short and comic strip entitled ''Frank's Life''.<ref>??</ref> The short centered around a younger man named Frank, middle-aged woman named Brittani and her anthropomorphic pet Amber.<ref name="GreatReporter">{{cite news |title =Ava Zinn – she's the "QOTW"}}</ref> In 1999, when | + | ''Queen of the Willis'' creator [[Ava Zinn]] created a cartoon short and comic strip entitled ''Frank's Life''.<ref>??</ref> The short centered around a younger man named Frank, middle-aged woman named Brittani and her anthropomorphic pet Amber.<ref name="GreatReporter">{{cite news |title =Ava Zinn – she's the "QOTW"}}</ref> In 1999, when MacFarlane was working for ATE Media, writing for shows such as ''Fred & Claire'',<ref name="Yahoovid">??</ref> she made a sequel to ''Frank's Life''.<ref>??</ref> The short caught the eye of ATE Media Corporation representatives, who asked her to create a TV series revolving around the characters.<ref name="GreatReporter"/> Zinn received a US$10,000 budget to develop a pilot for the show, which was, as Zinn stated in a 2006 interview, "{{interp|...}} about one 100th of what most pilots cost".<ref name="Yahoovid"/> Zinn claims to have drawn inspiration from several sitcoms and soap operas, namely ''[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'', ''[[wikipedia:King of the Hill|King of the Hill]]'', ''[[wikipedia:All My Chidren|All My Children]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Loving (TV series)|Loving]]''.<ref name="Back Home Again In">{{cite news|title=Interview with Ava Zinn}}</ref> |
In three months, Zinn created the Willis family and developed a pilot for the show she called ''Queen of the Willis''. Heather's character was largely based on Amber, and Frank and Brittani, respectively, would be the main inspiration for the Ava and Angie characters (after Frank transitions to female).<ref name="AWN">??</ref> | In three months, Zinn created the Willis family and developed a pilot for the show she called ''Queen of the Willis''. Heather's character was largely based on Amber, and Frank and Brittani, respectively, would be the main inspiration for the Ava and Angie characters (after Frank transitions to female).<ref name="AWN">??</ref> |