The Popularity of The Simpsons

The Popularity of The Simpsons

“The Simpsons” is undoubtedly one of the most successful animated

series in television as result to Matt Groening that has produced this

hysterical show. It was first screened in 1990 and has been on

television ever since. He has concluded this extravagant show by using

250,000 frames in each episode for us viewers to enjoy including to be

shown in our prime-time. This involves being suitable for both adults

and children. That is why it is one of the most popular show on

television. “The Simpsons” have also been originated from a comic

strip called “Life in Hell”, Matt Groening has achieved acclaim from

this melodramatic show.

Much of “The Simpsons” popularity is due to the fact that it follows

the conventions of a cartoon and by doing so appears to a wide target

audience by giving them traditional methods of normal cartoons that

are shown usually in children’s programmes, but instead it twists the

plot by giving a plot that does not change. It does this by adding

Catchphrases such as: “Doh!” from Homer, surreal moments also appeal

to this as it makes it more unusual and more interesting as any other

show.

Also Matt Groening in enabling these mediums to do crazy appearances,

he applies crazy noises for any type of audience once again to be

conventional and illustrating such cartoons that have strange and

vivid colours, always reassuring characters do not change age and

mixing endings to how the episodes go, (usually happy or continuous

episodes following). These things had to be made as a cartoon and not

by actors because actors are real life people and can’t be immortal

and never change age as this is impossible!

Although it is a cartoon “The Simpsons” is generically a sitcom

because it is more based on normal American life but in a mixed

situation of comedy as well. This can involve satirising normal

American life. More proof of this is it relates to normal family units

such as “Friends” but mixes it with cartoon conventions to give it an