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

The Simpsons family profile…

Homer J. Simpson& Marge Bouvier Simpson

The Simpsons family profile…

Bartholomew J. Simpson (Bart) & Lisa Marie Simpson

Margaret Simpson (Maggie)

The Simpsons family profile…

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”.

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