The Simpsons

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Outline

1. Brief Introduction

2. Influences

3. Language

Brief Introduction of “The Simpsons”

• Created by Matt Groening HomerMarge

Bart Lisa

Maggie

Brief Introduction of “The Simpsons”

• They live in a fictional town --- “ Springfield ”

Influences

• 1. Other animations arise EX: South Park, Family Guy, King of the Hill… one episode of

South Park named :

"Simpsons Already Did It"

Influences

• 2. Games : board games , EX: Monopoly video games , EX: The Simpsons Road Rage (2001), The Simpsons Hit & Run (2003) and The Simpsons Game (2007).

Influences

• 3. Comic Books & Movie : EX: "The Simpsons Movie " last year.

Language

• 1. Homer's triumphant : "Woohoo!"

Language

• 2. D'oh : when Homers is annoyed or does something stupid, he will say "D'oh!“

Language

• 3. Charles Montgomery Burns :"excellent“ !

Language

• 4. cheese-eating surrender monkeys : -Groundskeeper Willie's description of the French. -It was be used by conservative National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg in 2003, after France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq.

Language

• 5. "And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords“ :

this phrase is from Kent Brockman and it is commonly used on internet forums when a "participant vastly overstates the degree of oppression or social control expected to arise from the topic in question“

Kent Brockman

Language

• 5. "And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords“ :

EX: website http://longleggedfly.org/blog/posts/215.html

Outline

1. Brief Introduction

2. Influences

3. Language

Other AnimationsGamesComic Books & Movie

D'ohWoohoo!Excellentcheese-eating surrender monkeys"And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords"