One reason for the show’s success is how The Simpsons use different blends of personality to bring forth issues in our society. The Simpsons are made up of a set of parents and three children. Each character has its own identity, basing them on others view of people in society. Homer is the ignorant father figure who spends his days at work and nights in a bar. Marge is the typical housewife who cooks, cleans and tends to the kids. Bart is the oldest child. He is rebellious and looks for trouble. Lisa is the younger sister who is very studious and independent. Then you have baby Maggie who

se role is to just act cute. It may sound like a typical television family with all the problems, but The Simpsons represent parents and children of our society and mix them in with current issues today.

One factor placing The Simpsons above other television shows is because it’s a cartoon. If The Simpsons consisted of live actors and actresses, many of the issues would be too personal to address, and much of the humor would be lost. The writers of the show can make a character appear anyway they want him to. It’s a little hard to do that with live actors and actresses. There is no way the writers could find a perfect candidate to play the roles of Mr. Burns, the very rich boss of Homer, or Homer’s always drunk friend Barney. The qualities of each character are very stereotypical of the people today. Sure you can tell a live actor to act drunk all the time, but a cartoon allows you to make the character exactly how you want. In real family sitcoms people grow up and it is hard to come up with new issues and keep the same age group of viewers year after year. Bart, Lisa, and Maggie have been the same age for as long as the show has been running. The family can continue to face issues we deal with but still remain the same people.

Compared to another reality attacking cartoon South Park, The Simpsons are much more accepted. South Park carries a mature television rating on its back, and is intended for mature audiences only. Unlike South Park, The Simpsons show morals. For example this is very apparent in first regular episode called “Bart the Genius.” In the middle of the test, Bart switches his with the test of the class nerd. Bart and his parents are called into principal’s office where they are told that

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