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The Simpsons is one of the two network television shows that I watch regularly. It cracks me, so consistently, up. It combines the physics-defying, small-town innocence of a Saturday morning cartoon with biting sarcasm and cynicism. Throw in a twisted, counter-culture kind of humor and you've got the dysfunctional Simpson family. They are the polar opposite of things like Family Circle.
To be honest, sometimes The Simpsons is difficult to watch. Sometimes Homer's stupidity is a little too much to take, sometimes the merciless violence of Itchy 'n' Scratchy (the Simpson kids' favorite cartoon) is too brutal, sometimes the attempt to wrap the show up with a moral or happy ending is too smarmy. But, most of the time, it's a hoot. And the morals and happy endings are never completely moral or happy.
I think one of the reasons The Simpsons is so popular is because they're so screwed up. Like Beavis & Butthead, they allow us all to feel a little better about ourselves because, no matter how bad life is going, at least you're not them!
And so much of The Simpsons has wormed its way into the "real" world. "Doh!" and "Woo hoo!" are two of the favorite exclamations amongst many of the people I know (myself included).
| The official website put out by the FOX network (you can also get here by going to www.thesimpsons.com). | |
| Website about Simpsons-based comic books by Bongo Comics. | |
| There are way too many Simpsons-related websites to list, so just go to any search engine and browse around (here's Yahoo's index for your convenience). | |
| Newsgroup for talking about The Simpsons. | |
| Newsgroup for talking about the cartoon with the cartoon. | |
| Fan group for the immor(t)al cat & mouse duo. | |
| Newsgroup for swapping cartoon-related binaries. Although it's not specifically for The Simpsons, you'll find images and sound files from the show here, often. |
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