The Simpsons is an American cartoon sitcom which depicts a working class family that consists of Homer the father, Marge the mother, Bart the oldest son, Lisa the oldest daughter and Maggie the youngest daughter. The show uses satirical humor to portray American society, culture and human conditions. In this particular episode Homer becomes ashamed of his family after a picnic gone wrong and then decides to enroll the family in therapy. The therapist struggles to solve the family’s problems and gives up, and in the end the Simpsons get their money back and are living dysfunctional family unity once again. To begin with, there are many stereotypes that are mentioned in this episode of the Simpsons. A stereotype that this episode reinforces is that families prefer to eat dinner whilst watching television. In an attempt to correct this, Homer tries to get his family to sit around the table, however he is soon disappointed as his family has terrible table manners. Another stereotype that this show augments is that men and women have strict gender roles. Homer works in a company and brings in money and Marge is a housewife and she is expected to cook. Which is the wrong usage of the show, as that stereotype is not one that television should encourage. However, there is one stereotype that the show breaks. This is that just because a family looks perfect based on the house, or the number of members in the family, or even the roles of the family, does not mean that they are