The Simpsons shorts

Design In regards to intertextuality, Teddy from my picturebook is the Humpty Dumpty used in the television show Playschool. This served two purposes: Humpty is known to be an incredibly unlucky character, creating doubt in the readers mind even at the beginning of the story that Teddy is the lucky one; and it also creates a connection to Australian children (and even adults) that watch Playschool. Salience and colour were used hand-in-hand in my picturebook through the colour red: it is one of…

social norms. The opening of the Simpsons criticizes the influence of television by illustrating the family gathering to watch tv. As a result, the Simpsons portray rigid gender roles. In the book The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture, Matthew Henry indicates that the Simpsons “critiques the ideological norms surrounding gender in American culture” (79). The show criticizes America’s patriarchal society by portraying a dysfunctional nuclear family. The Simpsons is a satire comedy that…

Groening’s classic The Simpsons, or the more recent twist Family Guy created by Seth Macfarlane. The Simpsons and Family Guy are American comical cartoons that share many similarities and differences. Although the two shows portray a dysfunctional American family and have a similar way of delivering humor, they both contrast in their targeted audience and characters. The first and most noticeable resemblance is that The Simpsons and Family Guy’s humor can…

The Simpsons is a long running animated comedy focused on a family in Springfield. The show is a depiction of working class life in a small town. The show portrays much sociological concepts of American culture and society. Some being, race/ethnicity, sex/gender, deviance, and social groups. The writers of The Simpsons have shown many examples of race and ethnicity. First example, in the episode The Color Yellow, Lisa finds a diary written by her great-great-great-grandaunt, Eliza Simpson.…

Park. “Oh how dumb,” I would say to my self and I could not understand how adults could find these mean animated characters so funny. At some point it even bothered me and I did not find the show funny but rather insulting. I would also watch The Simpsons but oddly enough I only found some episodes interesting. Sometimes I didn’t understand the language and I wondered why my older brother was still into these cartoonish shows. It was not until I got older that I realized these shows were…

expecting that he or she will speak up upon them to help make changes for the best. This is why i present to you, Lisa Simpson - one of the most well know and trust worthy. At her young age she has proven to be brilliant and one of the most passionate about the environment. Beyond all her qualities she knows how to be a leader; She is what Spring feel needs. Lisa Simpson from the Simpsons show should be the future President of Spring Field. She has many appealing qualities that would fulfill her…

Sheena Becker and Jonathan Samson’s proposal of marriage had spread like wildfire. It has risen more than a few eyebrows. As the big day was extremely close everyone was very excited about it. Close friends, family members and the people from the district, would not of course miss this moment. The next four weeks passed insanely fast for everyone. It was the biggest strain for both the families. There was so much to do, they were frantically throwing themselves in the preparation for the…

achieved this, it was the first good moment I had since hearing about Sara’s death. I started working in the kitchen and it was relaxing there. It was me, another boy and the cook named Charlie. Charlie was the nice old man. He had all white hair with a short cut beard and mustache. He had seen a lot boys at the ranch and even fewer come work for him in the kitchen. He felt more like a grandfather figure. He was always there to listen. I told him some of my problems going on at the time. His…

All eyes are on me. The king, the crowd, and the other participants stop whatever they were doing, but it's not as if it's my first time seeing something big similar to an eagle. I've seen a hound from hell already, so I don't think a giant eagle would faze me. By the way, where is that hound from hell? I have not heard from him ever since we left Rydia. Speaking of a hound from hell. Where the heck is Marchosias? At this point he'd be telling me "what a ridiculous farce, your gamble will only…

Bob’s Burgers is a hilarious animated sitcom that run on Fox Network. The show that run an Emmy Award in 2015 centers around Bob’s burger place, where he runs it with his wife Linda; their three children Tina, Gene, and Louise works with them. It’s a family business with lots of laughs, craziness, and a whole lot of love. Their family friend Teddy is always around. Bob’s Burger noisy, competitive neighbor restaurant owner of pizza Jimmy Pesto is always a pain to Bob. 1. In this show the anal…