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The Simpsons     This cartoon for grown-ups takes place in a fictional town calledSpringfield in the 1990s. The main character in the verbalise is Homer Simpsons, afather of three and a husband. Homer works at the Springfield atomic powerplant. He is portrayed as a slacker who is completely unqualified for his job.Hes also shown as a lazy couch potato and a miniscule bit of an alcoholic. Hesalso shown as a "pig" when it comes to food. His wife, Marge, is a good parentwho has to keep an eye on Homer and the rest of the family most of the time.Bart, their oldest son, is a poor student who enjoys singular books and televisionand hates girls. Lisa, the middle child of the family, is an excellent studentand a nice person. She is almost the complete opposite of Bart except they bothenjoy the unpeaceful cartoons of "Itchy and Scratchy". Maggie, the baby of thefamily, is known for constantly smacking her pacifier. She is portrayed asbeing smarter tha n Homer. Almost every little thing in the show is intendedtobe humorous.In general the show is very funny but has some bad language and otheroffensive material. The fact that the show is a cartoon may be what has keptsome people from watching. The cartoon though is what helps achieve many of thehumorous aspects. For example a spill of nuclear waste would not be veryamusing in a show with real people.The show has the assumption that it is OK if your family argues all thetime. It shows this by the little arguments that the family constantly getsinto. It also shows that its pointless to try to be good all the time.