(Aamidor). Sitcoms basically followed the mold of previous programs‚ in earlier decades. Up until 1989‚ when "The Simpsons" came into the living rooms of Americans. "The Simpsons" was an animated sitcom that targeted both adolescents and adults‚ and gave "The Cosby Show" a run for its Thursday night ratings. Using the slobcom antics‚ similar to "Married With Children‚" "The Simpsons" took situation comedies to a new level‚ using the classic "Doh!" humor of everyone ’s favorite animated family
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on the patriarchal family was that the father was an "opinionated‚ ludicrous character" (Danesi‚ 229). The deterioration of the 1950s father figure myth was most prominent in many of the sitcoms in the 80s and 90s. A typical example would be The Simpsons‚ "a morbid parody of fatherhood and
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in the movie Despicable Me. Finally there is the “normal” family which contains a mom‚ a dad and one or several children. Even though this is considered the ideal family they have differences as well. Some are dysfunctional‚ like the Simpson family from The Simpsons. Even though they fight all the time they are still a family and still love each other. On the other hand there are the “perfect” families‚ obviously most families are not like this‚ there are occasional fights‚ but everyone in a family
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thing.| The k.k.k.|Minority|Racism |To me its Ridiculous. Just because people are a different color or talk a different way doesn’t mean that they should be judged for it or made fun of. | The Simpsons|Indian immigrants |Racism|I don’t see a problem‚ its not like its bad for kids to watch the Simpsons and its not causing any legal problems or anything| |||| 1) Did you find it difficult to locate examples of stereotyping? Explain. 2) Did you find a certain group stereotyped more frequently
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p. 302-303 – the author she is disagreeing with hasn’t watched the show. If he had‚ he would know that the show reflects American culture. p. 305 – she responds to Rushkoff’s comparison of Family Guy with The Simpsons‚ because the two shows are different in that The Simpsons comments on the media‚ Family Guy comments more on how society itself reacts to the media and other things. 3. While making a serious argument‚ Peacocke frequently uses humor to make her points. Identify two or three
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The Simpson ’s‚ Everybody Loves Raymond‚ My Wife and Kids‚ what do these shows all have in common? One word: male bashing. Male bashing is the "stereotyping of men as brutal‚ stupid or otherwise objectionable" as defined by Fox news.# It has turned into an epidemic these days where it could found everywhere from songs to commercial ads to television shows. Although male bashing has spread into our televisions‚ workplace‚ communities and minds‚ the ongoing belittling of the men in our society needs
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social comment and analysing if using humour is an effective technique. Exposing social commentary through humour is an effective method used by sitcoms. The comment the Simpsons’ creators are trying to depict is that extremists make many people feel insecure because they don’t express their beliefs as boldly as them. The Simpsons doesn’t convey that all extremists including environmentalists‚ religious‚ economic and political extremists are all ruthless; however they need to be conscious about how
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Choosing a major is one of the most difficult things students face in college. There are two main factors that most students consider when making this decision. First is their desire to study what interests them. Second is the fear that a particular major will render them penniless after graduation and result in that dreaded postcollege possibility: moving back in with their parents. All too often‚ the concern about a major’s practical prospects are pushed upon students by well-intentioned parents
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those moving pictures already flickering in our heads‚… even big breasts”. This conveys that the movie is just like other book that has been made into a movie. There is also the statement “Somehow this trick was a lot funnier in “Borat” and “The Simpsons Movie””. This is Dargis referring to the scene in Beowulf where Beowulf bounces off the walls and things naked while convenient obstructions cover his genitals. This shows that the editor felt that the scene was maybe a little too much as was the
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Draft 2 of Paper 1 English 101 Family Guy: The Great Debate “It seems today‚ all you see‚ is violence and sex on TV.” We’ve all heard that line that comes at the opening of Family Guy. The popular satire show that divides opinion‚ even among people who seem to like the same things. Some call it an amazing illustration of our society‚ while others may deem it downright disgusting and offensive. While the general consensus agrees that the show itself has fallen off quite a bit in terms of its humor
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