The document summarizes the main characters of The Simpsons television show including Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa. It then provides details on the content, structure, and language style of the long-running animated sitcom. The content focuses on an average American family and uses sarcasm to comment on social issues. Each episode follows a typical narrative structure and uses colloquial language appropriate for a family audience. Charts at the end show the number of episodes per season over the show's 22 seasons.

1. The Simpsons

2. Main Characters
Homer – A Marge – A good
stereotypical hardworking
working class wife, with a
American father, loving and caring
represented as heart (Voiceover
lazy, clumsy and by Julie Kavner)
dominant
(Voiceover by Dan
Castellaneta) Lisa – An
opinionated, inte
Bart – A typical lligent young
lad, full of banter lady. Lisa is more
and mischief. than often seen
There’s never a dull as blunt and
moment when Barts fiesty aswell as
around (Voiceover being emotional.
by Nancy (Voiceover by
Cartwright) Yeardley Smith)

3. The Content
The Simpsons - The Simpsons is full of
humour and controversial scenarios, The
narrative structure concentrates on
American lifestyle by making sarcastic
references to it through various means. The
usually storyline is based around an
American Family lead by the main character
and patriarch Homa Simpson; his Family life
is manipulated in a number of different
ways to make the Narrative easy to relate to
for audiences of all ages.

4. The Structure
• Each Episode starts with a title sequence stating ‘The
Simpsons’ increasing in size amongst a blue sky and clouds.
Establishing shots then set the scene and each character is
designated a segment in the intro showing their
personality. This is followed by credits. The Simpsons
follows the Todorov theory as it starts with
equilibrium, focusing on one character per
episode, something then goes wrong and causes
disequilibrium setting off a chain of events both the main
and sub plots –anchored by the low bass and other non
diegetic sounds.

5. The Language Style
The Simpsons is full of sarcasm, creating controversial humour.
Current media stories are also sometimes addressed from a
comical angle, this is done by making high class individuals
frequently seem hypocrisy within the educational
system, religious beliefs, American political structures, and even
capitalism; these subject matters are revealed with a constant
sense of humor. The narrative is more than usually challenged by
these ironic aspects of American Life, reinforcing middle class
values. They use colloquial language as well as standard English;
the accents are typical of working class Americans. There is
generally no swearing because the Simpsons is ranged at family
audiences.

6. 0
5
10
20
25
30
15
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Episodes per Season
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Amount of Episodes in each Series
Season 22

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