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There have been many shows throughout the years that have dealt with important issues concerning society during the time in which they ran. Sometimes the efforts to convey a message is masked within a show that one may not believe to be educational. “The Simpson’s” is currently America’s longest running sitcom (Fox News) that has been running as a feature series since January 1990 (Fox News). It is a cartoon format that when viewed for the first time can be confused as being just another cartoon for mindless entertainment. When each show is read into, one can see how the episodes deal with many issues that are actually happening in society at that time. With a stupid, fat, lazy father and the underachieving son, the show is known for being a parody of the stereotypical American family (Fox News). In portraying “The Simpson’s” as the common American family, Matt Groening illustrates to his viewers many moral dilemmas affecting our society today. Cartoonist Matt Groening originally created “The Simpson’s” for a reoccurring segment on the 1980’s television show “The Tracy Ullman Show”. Groening was known at the time for his work in L.A. Readers comic strip “Life in Hell”. In 1990 the Fox network, just starting out, decide
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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