The Simpsons:
Best. TV Show. Ever.*
Speaker: Sam Creed
UDLS Jan 16 2015
*focus on Season 1-8
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Never, Marge. Never. I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles.
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The Simpsons:
Best. TV Show. Ever.*
Speaker: Sam Creed UDLS Jan 16 2015 *focus on Season 1-
Quick Facts
animated sitcom created by Matt Groening
premiered Dec 17, 1989 - over 25 years ago!
over 560+ episodes aired longest running scripted sitcom ever
#1 on Empire’s top 50 shows, and many other lists in entertainment media, numerous Emmy awards and other allocades
“If cartoons were meant for adults, they'd put them on in prime time." - Lisa Simpson
Video Clip
Homer’s Sugar Pile Speech, Lisa’s Rival , 13: 43-15:
(Homer’s Speech about Sugar Pile)
"Never, Marge. Never. I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles. Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors - oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called "City Fathers" who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?"
- Homer Simpson, “Lisa’s Rival”.
The Everyman
By using incongruity, sarcasm, exaggeration, and other comedic techniques, The Simpsons satirizes most aspects of ordinary life, from family, to TV, to religion, achieving the true essence of satire. Homer Simpson is the captivating and hilarious satire of today's "Everyman."
- Brett Mullin, The Simpsons, American Satire
“...the American family at its most complicated, drawn as simple cartoons”
- Ken Tucker, EW
The Freedom of Animation
The Freedom of Animation
“...Matt Groening sought to create stories and plots along the same imperfect lines as his characters, revising the modern American dream to make it ‘more attainable’. A show like Full House, popular when The Simpsons premiered, misrepresented the American dream allowing audiences to escape reality while simultaneously condemning them for not being as perfect as the Full House family. Where The Simpsons succeeds is in recognizing no family is or could ever be perfect, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be happy.” -Miller, Simpsons Influence
Worldwide Popularity
Broadcast in more than 90 countries and 45 languages