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Who says that’s cartoons aren’t allowed to use profanity and make fun of today’s society? Family guy awakens the subconscious and make the conscious aware. Family guy may have some rated R episodes and jokes but if you look at the show at a deeper perspective than just a face value, you will see the insightful meaning. Based on Peacocke’s article I would recommend young adults and adults to watch the show Family guy. Peacocke talks about her own struggle with the shows seemingly…

In recent discussions of Family Guy, a controversial issue has been whether people should or should not watch the television show. On the one hand, some argue that Family Guy is pure entertainment and that nothing is inappropriate with the show. From this perspective, I find it completely absurd that people actually find it acceptable to engage with such a vulgar show. On the other hand; however, others argue that it is a cruel show that incorporate crude humorless jokes. In the words of…

The television series, Modern Family follows an extended family and their respective nuclear families to capture the unorthodox nature of contemporary family structures. Included in the familial plot is “Jay Pritcher” and his second wife “Gloria,” Gloria’s son, “Manny,” and “Joe,” Gloria’s and Jay’s son. Jay also has two other adult children from his first marriage, and their lives are interwoven throughout the story; “Claire” who is the oldest is married to “Phil,” together they have three…

Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon are two of the most popular kids TV channels in the US. Despite being rival channels, they have many similarities. Despite that, they are definitely not the same. The two channels have many different aspects that have contributed to their success and their rivalry. Cartoon network was launched in October, 1992 and is owned by Cartoon Network Inc. The languages on their channel are English and Spanish with SAP. Cartoon Network has a website called…

Have you ever wondered if there is a difference between sitcoms back then and now? This paper is going to compare and contrast the differences between an episode of Full House and an episode of the Modern Family. We are able to spot notable differences and similarities by comparing the characters, plot, and setting for both of these sitcoms. In both, Modern Family and Full House, there are many characters we can compare. As seen in Modern Family, Manny steals a necklace on “accident” but…

10. Paranoia Agent (2004) Satoshi Kon was so content with his cooperation with Madhouse that immediately after the end of producing Tokyo Godfathers, he proposed to shoot a TV anime series. The script would be based upon a few of his concepts, which he had not used before, as much as upon newspapers' headlines, particularly their crime and social ones. The leadership of the company accepted, thus initiating the creation of the 13 episodes of Paranoia Agent. A series of attacks occur in Tokyo,…

Family Guy is an animated comedy focusing on a dysfunctional nuclear family known as the Griffins. Peter is, in short, an idiot and the patriarch of the household. Lois, the mother of the family, is a stereotypical housewife with a wild side. Peter and Lois have three children named Meg, Chris, and Stewie. Meg is typically treated with a cold shoulder and is the black sheep of the family. Chris, much like his father, lacks common sense and dignity. Stewie is the youngest member of the family and…

Classic TV Shows are something the whole family can enjoy. These shows were very tame compared to what’s on television now. True, they could be silly and not usually true to life, but sometimes a good laugh is needed. So sit back, read a little and see if you remember some of this classic tv! The Mary Tyler Moore Show aired from 1970-1977 and was a true classic. The show featured Mary Tyler Moore as a career minded single woman working in a newsroom. Moore played the feisty independent woman who…

The popular Showtime TV show Shameless is a dysfunction portrayal of a family living in Southside Chicago. This show has just about every dysfunctional family aspect you can imagine and it does a good job of correlating real life situations. The parents in the show, Frank and Monica Gallager, are two lowlife junkies that raised a family. Each child they created what made on Different drugs. Fiona was conceived while they were on acid, Phillip (Lip) was conceived while on mushrooms, Ian was…

Have you ever watched The Martin Show ? According to tv.com, "Martin is a sassy sitcom centering on a radio-and-television personality named Martin Payne". The Martin Show is one of the best sitcom because the humor was amazing and you could learn something. The Martin Show was on TV for five seasons. Some people can that The Martin Show is one of the best comedy shows of all-time. One of the many episodes that was on TV and that was good happen to be “Why Can’t We Be Friends”. This was a good…