美剧《辛普森一家》与美国社会文化.pdfVIP

A study of the cultural elements in The Simpsons Abstract Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson and the rest of the dysfunctional family make up the The Simpsons, the longest-running animated television show in history. The animated series about the quirky yellow family first ran on Jan. 14, 1990 and entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2007. The irreverent show, which has made its name by making fun of everything from US politics to popular culture, has broadcast its 400th episode till now. Because The Simpsons is an animated show with quirky characters, it can discuss things that other shows might have a hard time talking about. The show’s topics have frequently caused outrage, including one episode that was about adoption and poverty in Brazil. The episode caused a protest from the city of Rio de Janeiro, which threatened to sue. Former US vice president Dan Quayle was constantly made fun of by the show in 1992 after he misspelled the word “potato” during a visit to an elementary school. Other jokes have been directed at cultural and religious subjects, political issues, big companies and top sports players. There have also been more than occasional attacks on the French. The Simpsons has been so influential; it is difficult to find any strain of television comedy that does not contain its DNA. The Simpsons has permeated our vernacular, the way we tell jokes, and how our storytellers practice their craft. If you look around, you can see the evidence, but as with any truly powerful cultural force, you can never see it all—it’s buried too deep. This paper mainly discusses the relationship between The Simpsons and American culture. There is a close relationship between this funny animation and American traditional culture. Talking ab