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Nov 25, 2016 · According to Paul A. Cantor, “The Simpsons” provides “the most sophisticated comedy and satire ever to appear on American television.” Alongside the buffoonery of donut-loving, beer-swilling Homer and the antics of young Bart are treatments of some of the most volatile issues in American life.
Students are introduced to the idea of The Simpsons as satire by comparing what they did on a typical day to the things the Simpsons do in the opening segment of the show. They use the character profiles on the The Simpsons Website to analyze six characters, identifying satirical details that reveal the comment or criticism of society that the ...
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- Why The Simpsons?
- Humor, Religion, and Satire
- Ned Flanders as Evangelical Satire
- Truth and Satire
AN EVANGELICAL CLAIMS that “Our courts aren't fit to keep children in line. The only thing they're good for is telling women what to do with their bodies” (“The Bart of War”). Is this funny? How about if he says schools should force children to pray (“Cape Feare”)? What if, after creating a “heck house,” he prays, “Please Lord, grant me the power t...
According to Canadian journalist Chris Turner, The Simpsons is a cartoon masterpiece that defined a generation (2004). The program has wormed its way into popular culture to such an extent that it is hard to imagine television humor now without the program's antiauthoritarian insinuations, media parodies (especially of television [Gray 2006]), and ...
Religious studies professor John Morreall argues that in the history of Western religion, humor is treated as something largely negative. The medieval tradition sees it as wasteful, while biblical humor is downplayed in favor of more serious topics. Eastern religions appear to embrace the incongruities upon which humor thrives, with Zen Buddhism be...
Among Simpsons commentators, there are two major summaries of Ned Flanders and his role as a caricature of evangelical Christianity. Pinsky (2007: 46–69) portrays him positively, as a representative evangelical who tries to be a genuinely good person, only briefly acknowledging some of Ned's more politically conservative activities (50–51). Heit (2...
The Simpsons is a popular culture product that is crafted from a variety of cultural narratives and which supports some cultural and political positions over others, contributing to its popularity. Framing Ned as a satirical caricature allows The Simpsons to engage in a narrative which parodies evangelicals and, in turn, produces stories about how ...
- David Feltmate
- 2013
Although The Simpsons often ranked within the top ten for weekly or monthly Nielsen totals, the show has not ranked high overall: at the end of the 1989–90 season, its first full season on the air, The Simpsons ranked only thirtieth.
- Matthew A. Henry
- 2012
Oct 22, 2009 · Mr. Ortved recently spoke about the challenges of writing the book, the show’s legacy, Spider Pig and the possibility of a Simpsons Land theme park. Read the entire post with your class, using...
In time for the twenty-fifth anniversary, Henry offers the first comprehensive understanding of the show as a satire and explores the ways in which The Simpsons participates in the so-called "culture war" debates taking place in American society.
May 4, 2014 · Attempting to drive a vehicle while inebriated on homemade wine, in the hands of “The Simpsons” writers, is funny. And that’s the purpose of satire in today’s abysmally politically correct and...
