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The Simpsons
Presented by: El Mernissi Hamza & Laghrabli Lina
Instructor: Charles Dye
COM 2326
Spring 2013
OUTLINE
• Overview
• The Simpsons family profile
• Illustration of real life
• The cartoons society: Using the Simpsons to teach and learn society
• Five things you probably don’t know about the Simpsons
OVERVIEW
The Simpsons: American adult animated sitcom
Creator: Matt Groening
Parody of middle class American style
One of the greatest television series of all time
Time magazine’s - 1999
Illustration of real life
The Simpsons: funhouse mirror reflection of the average American family
The show reflects current events and everyday social interactions in a comedic narrative.
S2E5 - Lisa on Ice. Lisa becomes the first girl to play Hockey in league illustrating gender issues.
The cartoons society - Using the Simpsons to teach and learn society
Aging, health and the life course
Class and socio economic statues
Collective behavior on social change
Crime, law and criminal justice
Five things you don’t know about the Simpsons
1 - In Arabic episodes, Homer drinks soda and eats Egyptian beef sausages 2 - American families should be less like The Simpsons and more like The Waltons. 3 -The creators broke a trend for an episode, replacing it with a cover of Kesha's 'Tik-Tok'. 4 – Why Springfield?
5 – The choice of yellow color
Conclusion
“The Simpsons seems to be a normal cartoon intended to be just funny, but a closer look shows that there are many allusions to social problems and prejudices”.