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-Americas Animated Satire of The Simpson’s-



Before The Simpson’s was introduced many sitcoms were quite bland and a perfect reflection of family life. Matt Groening decided to make a program that reacted against these middle class sitcoms. The purpose of The Simpson’s is to entertain us; otherwise no one will watch it. However The Simpson’s also expose stereotypes that satirize aspects of mainstream cultures and institutions that are wrong, as a way of ridiculing them.
Along with my young sister, I find that the best show on TV is The Simpson’s. We enjoy seeing Bart and Lisa getting into trouble, because we can relate to some of the situations, and because it has a lot of funny moments that even children will enjoy, such as the time Barney rolls into everyone during the soccer riot. My parents and I enjoy it as it has adult jokes and adult themes such as when Patty and Selma are seducing the repairman. Many other animated sitcoms like South Park have failed to...