The "Waltons" is an American television series narrated by one of it's characters John Boy. It began in 1972 and ran until 1982, the story is set in the period 1930-1940, it illustrates the lifestyle of an exemplary country American family that lived in that period.

The Simpsons ran as a "bumper" during the Tracey Ulman show, this runs to the present day, it is written by Matt Groening. It is a comic television series illustrating the worst aspects of American modern life. One of the central themes of the Simpsons is television itself.

The main difference between the Waltons and the Simpsons is the use of animation in the Simpsons and the use of a real cast in the Waltons. The cartoon media is versatile allowing almost anything to happen in the cartoon, the possibilities are endless. However if this is not the case in the Waltons as real people are used, the implications are obvious, for instance if John was to take Homers place he would have died long ago of alcohol poisoning. Using cartoon as a media, the makers are g

The opening words of John Boy also give a hint to the family morals and values the Waltons held, his exact words are as follows:

The style of presenting the credits in the Simpson gives a very brief look at the hectic lifestyle of each of the family members, while also show many of the other characters and how they behave .eg Homer is shown to be indifferent and careless, then Bart is shown on his skateboard, this depicts Bart carefree. The credits give the audience a very good idea what the theme of the story might be. The music is a catchy number done by an orchestra. The colours within the credits are exactly the same as those in the rest of the cartoon, colourful and vibrant. Almost all the images are of a particular family member doing something that is typical of them.

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