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To start off, Peacocke uses excellent examples and structure to familiarize people about the show Family Guy. She discusses in depth, about the history and criticism that this show has taken over the years since

The Simpsons episode is considered comical to it’s viewers. It is not supposed to be a serious tone like Lord of the Flies. This is why the groups of kids both have different ways of handling things and keeping things in order. In the episode “Das Bus”, Nelson portrays Jack, Lisa portrays Simon, the two twins portray Sam and Eric, and Milhouse portrays Piggy. When Milhouse is charged for getting them stuck on this island, it is proposed that they have a court session to

The episode “ Marge vs. the Monorail” is an example of The Simpsons making a comment on society that doesn’t portray the good values and traits in the American society. While most episodes of The Simpsons display family and communal values this episode shows that America isn’t always practicing what it preaches. The United States of America was founded on the belief that all people would be free and equal. While the American society has taken huge steps in making equality a reality the country still has a long way before every person in the country is truly equal. In the episode “ Marge vs. the Monorail” the inequality between genders in America is on display.

Family Guy, an animated sitcom about a New England family and their everyday dilemmas, is a way for viewers to see the comedic side of a dysfunctional family. The Griffins consist of Peter and Lois, the patriarch and matriarch, and Meg, Chris, and Stewie are the children(Family Guy). Every character is different from the next character. They are also weird in their own way. The television show itself displays feminism, structuralism, and gay and lesbian criticism. Each character in the show also displays those criticisms in a certain fashion. Family Guy can be offensive to viewers with its satire, and the way the show delivers its message can make the family and the other characters in the show seem dysfunctional.

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)

The pilot of the American sitcom “The Simpsons” begins with the introduction of each member of the family in a determine location that defines their gender role in the nuclear family. The first character introduce is Bart Simpson who is in detention for undermining the school’s authority. He is being punished by writing “This punishment is not boring or pointless” on the board multiple times. Once the bell ring, Bart leaves euphorically in his skateboard on his way home. The intro transitions to the nuclear plant where Homer Simpson is handling radioactive chemicals and inattentive leaves with the hazardous chemical.

Its faithfulness to the original story, a musical and comedic taste and friendliness towards children makes the film more interesting and approachable to watch, appealing more people than the play. Moreover, as the Simpsons’ version is more straightforward and hence easier to understand, the producers’ message can be conveyed further. Likewise, as The Simpsons’ characters are familiar, it is easier to empathize with them and for viewers to put themselves in their

The Simpsons are significant because they often hold up a mirror to our society. By making their episodes

The segment of the episode I chose involves a conflict between two protagonists Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson. The conflict arises when Lisa joins the hockey team and is successful at being a competent player. Previously, Lisa was talented in academic field but inept at athletics.

Bart and Lisa become bored with the scripts hence they decide to write own episodes of “The Front”. The aspect of boredom comes about due to rejection of some of their scripts. In the episode, it is evident that Homer did not complete his high school and has a science course, which he is required to take. As Bart and Lisa seem to be discouraged by the bad episodes brought forth in “Itchy and Scratchy”, they start to write the episodes under the name of Grandpa Simpson. Ideally, this assignment aims at providing an in-depth view of the various elements and techniques, which the author uses to enable the viewers grasp whatever the series encompasses.

The show makes an obvious distinction between how men/boys and women/girls act. Anyway, the episode continues with lisa playing with her doll pretending that Malibu Stacy is giving a speech at the U.N, but Lisa is disappointed when she realizes that the new and improved doll says sexist remarks such as “don’t ask me, I’m just a girl” and “let’s buy make up so that boys will like us!”. Lisa goes on a rant about how “millions of girls will grow up thinking that this is the right way to act! That they cannot be anything more than vacuous ninnies...!”and gets really mad when Bart does not understand why she is so upset. The difference in communication styles is shown here as Lisa is more adept with words than Bart is as Bart can only give Lisa a stupid reply like “that’s what I was going to say.” This illustrates the stereotype that girls are more expressive and sensitive than boys are. On the other hand, Marge plays the more traditional housewife as her mind never delves into issues that are not relevant to the domestic center; she is not privy to relevant discussions on social issues like Lisa and cannot understand why Lisa is so upset. She said that Lisa had been speaking up “an awful lot lately.” This suggests that typical lady-like behavior does not include speaking out and that the mother should enforce positive female behavior. Additionally, in

The depiction of social classes in American movies and television shows, clearly depicts significant differences, some of them even being stereotypically offensive. These differences are exemplified in comedic satire cartoons such as Family Guys, American Dad, and The Simpsons. The Simpsons in particular distinctly displays several different “tiers” of society including the upper, middle, and lower class. The upper class consisting of people such as “Sideshow Bob” and “Mr. Burns”, the middle class being “Homer Simpson” as well as his family, and the lower class being represented by “Cletus” and “Groundskeeper Willie”.

Among currently running animated sitcoms, there are a few that have current connections to people and events. Most famous of this genre of shows are South Park and Family Guy. Unlike South Park, which follows a group of friends at school, Family Guy is about a family. The Griffin family consists of parents Peter and Lois, their children Chris, Meg, Stewie, and the family dog, Brian. Instead of showcasing the adventures of an individual struggling to balance impulses and responsibilities, Family Guy focuses on the dynamics created by family members who are extreme in their personality traits and very different from each other. Peter, the father, is impulsive, incompetent, and easily excitable. Lois is the stereotypical responsible mother and wife. Meg is a classic case of a teenage girl struggling to fit in at high school. Chris is your average awkward and immature teenage boy. Stewie, the precocious baby, is by far the smartest and most cunning of the cast. Interestingly, the screenwriters often drop hints that he is gay. He is eager to assume adult responsibilities and motivated to have

This essay offers a postmodernist reading of the popular television program The Simpsons, with special regard to the postmodern theories of intertexuality, hyperreality, and metanarratives. Before delving into The Simpsons, some major theoretical aspects of postmodernism in aesthetic production are outlined. Three of the most prominent theorists of postmodernism – Lyotard, Baudrillard and Jameson – are introduced, as well as their theories which will be brought into consideration in the following chapters. The objective

The Simpsons first came to life on April 19th, 1987. It was aired as a