Analysis of the Opening Sequence of the Simpsons

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Analysis of the Opening Sequence of the Simpsons

Matt Groening changed television forever when he brought animation

back to primetime with this immortal nuclear family. It was first

screened on 14th January 1990 and it has become one of the world’s

most famous cartoon as it always captured a regular audience of 24

million each week.

It has also established itself as an award-winning international pop

culture phenomenon. It is the longest-running sitcom of all time and

it is also one of the most literate television programs on the air. It

contains many references to subject matter and scholars from various

academic fields.

It also contains over a hundred instances of mathematic ranging from

arithmetic to geometry to calculus. Most episodes of The Simpsons

contain significant math that relates to material we normally cover in

our classes. The programmer is also an ideal source of fun.

The show is funny with bad language and offensive things! At the

opening sequence the Simpsons appear out of clouds, and then it shows

us Homer in the Nuclear Power Plant and after that throws the little

piece of fuel out of the car on his way home.

Secondly it shows us Bart writing on the skating board and when bill

rings he jumps out of the school skating on air and then crosses the

traffic.

Thirdly it shows us the mother, Marge Simpson doing her shopping and

it also shows us that Maggie got scanned. After that Lisa Simpson

comes up in her music class playing her saxophone and also she got

kicked out of the class. The sequence ends in a funny way as the whole

family sets on sofa watching T.V.

The town of Springfield is full of p...

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...Simpsons because it discusses problems in our lives sometimes and it

shows us the argument between the family and how they solve it. It

also shows us the father telling something to his son like giving him

advice; he is also very funny and sometimes cracks jokes and acts

funnily. Also Mr. Groening was successful to make something to show

that the mothers always play the most important part in the family.

Therefore he created the perfect character of all, the mother, Marge

Simpson; she is like the glue that holds the Simpsons together.

Without her constant cleaning, scrubbing, mopping, and gentle nagging

the family would fall apart. Marge always keeps her husband in check,

motivate Bart, cheer up Lisa or keep Maggi satisfied. She stands up

against cartoon violence and she can also be trusted in taking ethical

decisions.

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