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common ideas are constructed, and how they are supported or challenged in The Simpsons and Modern Family through the use of satire, and parody. The first sitcom viewed was The Simpsons (in-class viewing),and is used to explore and support the common idea of ‘consumer capitalism’ in society plus the idea of ‘consumer debt’ through the use of exaggeration and parody. The other sitcom viewed (home viewing) was the Modern Family episode called ‘Sleeper’ which constructs and challenges both parental stereotypes

Family relationships are a common theme in novels or television shows. One of the most famous and successful contemporary animated sitcoms in television is “The Simpsons” which portrays the family and its dynamics in a very satirical way. Before “ The Simpson” appeared on television, the traditional American family of the 1950s was considered as the perfect one. It was a patriarchal family where the father went to work, the mother raised the children while taking care of the household and the children

Family Referral Today I received a referral from a family who is seeking help regarding their dysfunctional family structure. The Simpson’s are a nuclear family that is having difficulties living as a family. I have already spoken to Marge Simpson and agreed to find a way to get her husband and children to therapy. She has very high aspirations of attending therapy with her family because she has longed for a “normal” functioning family in which her husband and children interact in a much healthier

Family Guy and The Simpsons have differences in comedic style and family friends and similarities in family personalities . To begin off with, Family Guy and The Simpsons have differences in comedic style. Family Guy uses humor that has to be taken lightly, Family Guy overuses a joke until it dies and Family Guy takes a joke from zero to hundred in about six seconds. The Simpsons use humor that is funny, but doesn’t kill your braincells. For instance, in Family Guy there was an episode mocking terrorism

The Simpsons Impact on Family Values The Simpsons first came to life on April 19th, 1987. It was aired as a ‘filler’ in the commercial breaks of ‘The Tracey Ullman Show’ and was animated in 30 second mini-episodes. Matt Groening, the proud producer and creator of The Simpsons, made these 30 second episodes after being recognized for his ‘life is hell’ comic strip and asked by a fan, Pauly Platt, if he would be interested in coming up with ideas for an animation. Groening

Question #1: The opening scene is a direct representation for what the Simpsons’ family signifies throughout this episode: a middle class socio-economic family. The beginning of the show depicts a middle class, rural community that has built around a nuclear power plant in Springfield, Illinois. The start of the show illustrates the basic character traits of the Simpsons’ family that is needed for a viewer to understand the comedy portrayed within the show. Bart, a middle school aged boy, is represented

The Simpsons The smooth sound of the saxophone serenaded my ears as I sat on the luxurious seats of the lounge room awaiting the premiere of “The Simpsons.” From that moment, I not only wanted, but knew that I had to play the saxophone. “The Simpsons” is a depiction of a stereotypical, middle class, American family. The characters which make up this dysfunctional yet hilariously amusing family are Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Although at times the family as a whole can be perceived as foolish

further than Matt Groening’s classic The Simpsons, or the more recent twist Family Guy created by Seth Macfarlane. The Simpsons and Family Guy are American comical cartoons that share many similarities and differences. Although the two shows portray a dysfunctional American family and have a similar way of delivering humor, they both contrast in their targeted audience and characters. The first and most noticeable resemblance is that The Simpsons and Family Guy’s humor can be indistinguishable in

and TV shows that make fun of evil. The Simpsons, Family Guy, Aladdin, and all the Scary Movie movies. There are numerous ways in which each makes fun of evil. Scary Movie alone uses numerous ways to mock evil, and turns all these scary, evil things into something to laugh about. Aladdin has people who are supposed to be evil, and come up with all these ideas to destroy good, but it always turns around on the evil people and works out for good. The Simpsons has an episode where Homer sells his soul

The Simpsons: An Imperfect Ideal Family The essay The Simpsons: An Imperfect Ideal Family was a paper written by Eliezer Van Allen explaining how the popular T.V show The Simpsons was not so unrealistic and impractical as many Americans had thought it to be. In fact, The Simpsons was, more or less, a ““cracked-mirror version” of our own imperfect but lovable selves” just in a cartoon, sitcom type form. This essay talks about how The Simpsons family often reflects the way many current families live