The Simpsons is unparalleled in its ability to hold up for ridicule human institutions and is witty and clever in satirising human behaviour. The Simpsons mocks with very effective satirical devices the police force, the government officials and makes hilarious usage of stereotypes.
One of my favourite Simpsons techniques is the way that often a character will look to intend to do one thing and then contradict themselves, or criticise some other character and then suddenly do the same thing wrong the other character was doing. Eg: When Moe is watching the wall in the tavern and then Homer says to Moe "Can I watch to?" Moe replies "yeah but it'll cost ya". Homer runs off to get money and then Moe says "He's so stupid and now back to the wall". Moe is stupid himself as he is leaving the tavern vulnerable to theft with his back turned.
The Simpsons also does and excellent job in parodying musicals. I really enjoyed the send up of Mary Poppins with 'Shary Bobbins' the parody of her. The songs 'Cut every Corner' and 'Minimum Wage Nanny' do not put down the musicals, they merely place a humorous twist and new flavour on it.
Finally, without The Simpsons many adults would turn away from cartoons. The Simpsons is useful in showing us "The dysfunctional family". Many families are not necessarily well-oiled machines. This is good because it contrasts to other T.V. families like "The Brady Bunch" and "The Partridge Family". These families were unrealistically always happy and well functioned. You should watch Simpsons whenever you get the chance because its simply unparalleled as a hilarious, satirical and animation masterpiece!
One of my favourite Simpsons techniques is the way that often a character will look to intend to do one thing and then contradict themselves, or criticise some other character and then suddenly do the same thing wrong the other character was doing. Eg: When Moe is watching the wall in the tavern and then Homer says to Moe "Can I watch to?" Moe replies "yeah but it'll cost ya". Homer runs off to get money and then Moe says "He's so stupid and now back to the wall". Moe is stupid himself as he is leaving the tavern vulnerable to theft with his back turned.
The Simpsons also does and excellent job in parodying musicals. I really enjoyed the send up of Mary Poppins with 'Shary Bobbins' the parody of her. The songs 'Cut every Corner' and 'Minimum Wage Nanny' do not put down the musicals, they merely place a humorous twist and new flavour on it.
Finally, without The Simpsons many adults would turn away from cartoons. The Simpsons is useful in showing us "The dysfunctional family". Many families are not necessarily well-oiled machines. This is good because it contrasts to other T.V. families like "The Brady Bunch" and "The Partridge Family". These families were unrealistically always happy and well functioned. You should watch Simpsons whenever you get the chance because its simply unparalleled as a hilarious, satirical and animation masterpiece!