The Simpsons Satire

Yellow-skinned, four fingered animated cartoon characters. If you don’t already know what television show this is, you probably live under a rock. The Simpsons. The Simpsons aired back in 1989, and is deemed as one of the longest running television shows in America. The Simpsons made its debut on December 17, 1989, and has broadcasted over 629 episodes! That’s 29 seasons! If you still don’t know who the Simpsons are let me give a quick synopsis. They’re a traditional nuclear American family, they live in a town called Springfield, that is in a typical American suburb. The Simpsons consist of five family members; Homer, the drunk dimwitted father; Marge the nagging housewife; Bart, the trouble making son; Lisa, the smartypants daughter; and

Meaning that it is under the genre of comedy with a fixed set of characters that carry over from episode to episode. Although, according to the article, “The Way They Was: Six Totally Different Shows The Simpsons Has Been”, The Simpsons has a “multiverse” of genres. From horror specials, to dramatic movies, science fiction, and fiction. There is no real telling of what feeling you are going to get out of each episode. It tends to follow the same plot as every other sitcom. Every episode there is a situation that needs to be resolved, and they are usually resolved at the end of each episode and don’t continue into the next. Throughout the process of trying to overcome this problem there are many hilarious moments or scenes slipped in to keep the audience intrigued. Along with its comic relief it tries to fit in a moral at the end to make the show more interesting. If it wasn’t for the comic relief and moral at the end of every episode, the show would be pointless and have no meaning to

Dialogue can make or break a television program. Great dialogue has to be consistent according to Joe Berkowitz, who wrote the article “How to Write A ‘Simpsons’ Episode”. Berkowitz wrote that, “Although the continuity on the show is flexible, and the characters never age, one thing that has remained consistent through almost its whole run is writer/producer Al Jean.’’ The writer/producer of The Simpsons, Al Jean, remains consistent with his work and never tries to switch it up a bit, because he knows what he is doing is working. Which is why it has been on for so many years. Speaking of consistency, the notorious “The Simpsonsssss” theme song/opening has never changed. Although the animation graphics has improved over the year, The