Analyzing Winckler's Family Guy

My paper is going to consists on 50 different concepts from sociology that describes clips or scenes from SpongeBob square pants. 1. Macrosociology focuses on groups without to regard to the interaction of the people involved. In the show SpongeBob, it an episode when Sandy Cheeks which is a squirrel was homesick. Everyone in the town of bikini bottom came together and throws her a party. 2. Sociological Imagination is when you’re set of mind that enables individuals to see the relationship between events in their personal lives and events in their society. For example, When SpongeBob got his first job at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs which is the manager of the restaurant. Squidward which is a cashier was debating whether or not he should get

Through the South Park episodes “Goobacks” and “Last of the Meheecans”, the issue of immigration and its effects on the United States is explored. One perspective this is seen from is through jobs and how many immigrants migrate with the hope of getting a better job; however, this can potentially lead to American workers losing their jobs to immigrants who are willing to work at a lower rate. This is the perspective seen in “Goobacks”, in which people from the future begin travelling back in time to find work, beginning with low-skill jobs before eventually taking more skill-based jobs, including Randy Marsh’s position at the U.S. Geologic Survey (Parker). In a later episode, Mexican immigrants in the United States begin moving back to Mexico as many had come to believe that it was worse in America performing low-skill and low-paying labor, causing a “Reverse Immigration Crisis” as now there is no one to perform these jobs (Parker, “Last of the Meheecans”). This scenario is based upon the assumption the Mexican immigrants perform work that is deemed low-skill and thus employers can more easily get away with paying them less. Overall, South Park highlights the complex relationship the American job market has with the issue of immigration.

Over half of Americans, 63.8% to be exact, feel they are not equally represented in the media (Horton 1). Being a kid and not truly knowing what to believe in when everything portrayed on the media is confusing can lead to segregation, delusion, and low self-esteem. While it is the child’s job to tell people what to display, the media is everyone's tool and what is showed should reflect a large amount of the population. However, other countries do not have this problem, as they excel in the varied media world. In India especially, where a sizeable 94% feel represented throughout their media (Hackett 1), this is done by the overwhelming amount of multiple races in television shows. While the portrayal of cartoons for children in America is

Rewinding back to the 1950’s, I Love Lucy was one of the most popular sitcoms on television. There were two main characters and they happen to be married. The husband’s name was Ricky and the wife’s name is Lucy. Ricky is a talented singer and part of a band. On the other hand, his wife strives to be famous and share her talents with the world. Her husband claims that she has no talent and she would be better off staying at home to be a housewife. Throughout the show, Lucy finds herself getting into trouble as she often tries to perform at Tropicana, the place in which Ricky works.

Freaks and Geeks is a show about the relationships between the so called “freaks” of high school and the “geeks.” The show tries to show that the two groups are very different yet the same in many ways. Does the series premiere of this show reflect these ideologies?

Family guy is a dysfunctional family that lives in Quahog, Rhode Island. The parents: Peter and Lois. The children: the oldest, Meg, the middle child, Chris and the baby is Stewie. Last but not least, the dog Brian. This TV show exhibits crude, adult humour. There are many different opinions on this show, many parents are ok with letting there children watch it and other refuse to do so because of the kind of humour some parents are on edge. So is family guy a negative influence on children? I believe it does have a negative influence on kids. To start the language they use, secondly the violence and actions towards each other and

The adventures and often misadventures of this grandson and grandpa duo along with their family members are a delight and often downright absurd to watch. There are moments of preposterous incidents that'll leave with a stupefied expression and then immediately sent you off into fits of laughter. It is a highly entertaining show, where their exploits cross over multiple universes and dimensions and often end up interacting with beings from another world, trying to catapult the series into the fringes of possible realms within comprehension. But it has the titular characters sharing a close bond while simultaneously possessing eccentric personalities to keep us intrigued; the other characters of the

The show that I decided to watch and analyze about the elderly was Everybody Loves Raymond. I choose Everybody Loves Raymond because it is very relatable and understanding. The show is based on an Italian family living in Long Island New York dealing with everyday life situations. the main character Raymond must deal with his everyday life while dealing with his elderly parents who live right across the street as well. today we see that there are many stereotypes when it comes to the elderly, stereotypes such as the elderly can’t remember things, they’re nosey, or that they know it all. In the show, we see that Raymond’s parents do fall into some of these stereotypes, but also, they do things that make us think that not all elderly people fall into these known stereotypes. We are so accustomed to leaving the elderly in places such as nursing homes whenever we feel like we have no need to take care of them anymore, or if they can’t seem to do things on their own. Raymond’s parents Marie and Frank are still able to do things on their own they still joke around and make fun of their kids. Even after retirement, and helping Raymond raise his kids, they still have Rob who lives with them. Even though their kids essentially make fun of their age, Marie and Frank somehow make the best out of situations.

First titled Life and Stuff, Roseanne aired its first season in 1988 and its last season in 1997. The show starred Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner and John Goodman as Dan Conner. The couple lived in Lanford, Illinois with their three children Becky, Darlene, and D.J. They are a blue-collar, working-class family with both parents working outside of the home. They struggled just to pay the bills and put food on the table, sometimes each working two jobs. It portrayed real life issues such as pre-marital sex and pregnancy, financial struggles, sexuality, infidelity, death, drugs, and much more. In the first of its nine seasons, Roseanne (Barr) works at Wellman Plastics, along with her sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and friend Crystal

Everybody loves Raymond is a show that was first released during the year of 1996 and ran all the way to 2005. The show is centered around Ray Barone, a talented sports writer who constantly has to put up with his wife, brother, kids, and even parents. Raymond is generally very sarcastic, no matter what the situation, and he does just about everything in his power to not have to deal with his kids. Instead he leaves most of the responsibilities of child care and cleaning to his wife, Debra. Although Everybody Loves Raymond manages to pull off being a wonderful show, it still plays into the stereotypical behavior of Gender roles, which ultimately prevents society from making any real progress.

Bob’s Burgers is aired right after Family Guy and Adult Swim. Both shows: Family Guy and Adult Swim are primarily watched by 60% males. When it comes to Bob’s Burgers, 50% of its audience are male. Generally, the males watching Bob’s Burgers would find Tina to be an uncomfortable character to them who is dorky and creepily sexual. With males finding Tina already weird, it doesn’t help with all the other viewers especially with pre-teen girls and how they feel. With the certain type of viewership, it makes teenage girls and pre-teen girls seem “creepy” and “uncanny”. Tina’s fantasies are odd that it effects the idea that every single woman should feel ashamed of their sexual desires when it shouldn’t. It’s not odd when teenage boys and pre-teen guys fantasize but it is when females do it. With the way, how men and the world feel, it puts a toll on girls when they are encouraged to think that their desires are uncomfortable. The problem isn’t with how Tina’s role was written, it’s the way the audience views her. The audience are so used

In an episode of the popular 90’s TV-series Friends named “The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS”, the characters Phoebe and Joey engage in a debate about the philosopher Immanuel Kant’s theory about there being no such thing as a selfless act. Joey, agreeing with Kant, claims that there is no such thing as a “selfless good deed”. Phoebe then sets out to disprove this theory and tries relentlessly to

Homer Simpson is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the TV show The Simpsons. Dan Castellanta voices him. He lives in a fictional town called Springfield, Oregon, United States. He is married to Marge Simpson with three children named Bart, Lisa and Maggie. He has a pet dog named Santa’s Little Helper and cat called Snowball. Homer currently works in the show at a Nuclear Power Plant as a Safety inspector but has worked at previous jobs before. Homer is known to be crude, overweight, clumsy, lazy, heavy drinker and ignorant. (Simpsons Wiki, n.d)

What are audience of this text persuaded to believe, think, or do and how is this persuasion accomplished?

I am not allowed to watch much TV. Therefore, I must be super selective about what I watch. While I could waste a lot of time watching Duck Dynasty, when it comes to choosing a show, Family Guy is my top selection. I think the popular cartoon comedy Family Guy, written by Seth MacFarlane, is one of the best shows still running today.