The Simpsons: Laughing at Ourselves Jessica French Professor Jean Graybeal The Existential Imagination 16 October‚ 2003 Comedy gives no better an answer to existential question than any other form of art or literature. It does however‚ give such a familiar yet ironical response‚ that the relief attained is often more satisfying than other medium. Jerry Rannow states‚ “humor is necessary to life.”1 The Simpsons is for many‚ the quintessence of comedy and offers a wonderful philosophical study
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The Simpsons are one of the longest running and most popular television shows. This popularity exists because "the Simpsons [have] always operated on two levels. On one level appealing to children as a fast paced cartoon and then for the older audiences for its wit and [satire]" (Batscha). Satire is the common thread with binds all of The Simpsons episodes. The writers show the absurdity in ordinary everyday situations including religion‚ politics and other social issues. This has been the leading
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The Simpsons The Simpsons does more than make us laugh. Do you agree or disagree? Long running animated comedy The Simpsons is known for making its audience laugh at the outrageous antics of its larger than life characters. However‚ The Simpsons does more than just make us laugh. It challenges us to think about issues we deal with on a daily basis such as morality‚ institutional power‚ and politics‚ giving us an avenue in which we can release tension we have built up over such issues through
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On Nietzsche and the Virtues of Being Bad‚ Mark T. Conard shows us why people believe Bart Simpson is similar to a philosophical theorist named Friedrich Nietzsche. Bart being the bad boy of the Simpson’s and Nietzsche being the bad boy of Philosophy. Conard says that Bart does not take on the chaos like Nietzsche says but he is just an empty being of bad actions. This argument is ridiculous; Bart Simpson is as creative as creative gets. In this chapter‚ Conard is first shows us how people consider
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Animated Sitcoms 1.Paper -The Simpsons=American Culture ?- The Simpsons is an animated sitcom created in 1989 by Matt Groening for FOX. The Simpsons can be described as a series which is about a middle-class family of five and their daily life. I want to give a short information about this family. Homer Simpson is the father of the family‚ works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and we can say that he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Marge Simpson is the mother of the family and she
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Dr.Ford Family Guy VS. The Simpsons In comparison‚ both shows are great. Both shows have a dad that most of the time doesn’t have a clue and wives that make excuses for their behaviors but still love them more than anything. Both shows also have 3 children involved and a pet. They both seem to be either middle or lower middle class families. The contrast for the two shows would definitely have to be the type of humor used on the shows. The Simpsons has more a an entire family appeal
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part of a series called “The Simpsons”. In the Simpsons‚ the main character‚ Homer Simpson‚ does many stupid things‚ most of which put his family or himself in danger. By the end of each episode‚ Homer finds a way to fix any situation. In the episode “Mr. Plow”‚ Homer puts one of his friends in danger‚ but becomes a hero by displaying courage‚ selflessness‚ integrity‚ and mental strength to save his friend from death. The episode “Mr. Plow”‚ was a typical Simpsons episode. In the beginning‚
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The Simpsons The Simpsons is a popular‚ prime-time‚ animated comedy program. Those who have never seen the program may dismiss it as being merely a children’s show. That assumption could be made of many animated programs. However‚ those non-viewers are likely unaware that The Simpsons is a very cleverly written show. The humor in the show is written with various aspects that appeal to different segments of the audience. The characters are written in such a way that many people can relate
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A Psychological Analysis of the Simpsons ADHD‚ also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurological disorder. It is usually present from childhood and causes symptoms such as hyperactivity‚ poor impulse control‚ forgetfulness and distractibility. Bart Simpson‚ the eldest of the Simpsons’ family displayed signs of ADHD. His symptoms were shown though out the episode‚ especially in the starting. First evidence was shown when principle Skinner is telling Bart about the firefighting
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The Simpsons TV Show Analysis In The Simpsons‚ all of the characters display how they resemble the typical gender roles as well as roles in the family‚ but also contradict in them as well through their actions and personalities. Homer is the husband in the family‚ he is bald‚ has a beard‚ and overweight therefore showing that men are considered to be lazy and do not care about their looks yet they are supposed to be the more dominant/powerful sex. Marge‚ the wife‚ stays home and does chores. She
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