The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening in 1989. It revolves around the Simpson family - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie - and is set in the fictional town of Springfield. The show is a satire of American culture, society and television. It is known for its humor, including subtle jokes hidden in the background of scenes. The Simpsons has had a significant influence on pop culture through its catchphrases and phrases that have become idioms in everyday language.

1. THE SIMPSONS
J O H A N N FA B R I C I O C H O Q U E C O N D O R I

2. T H E S I M P S O N S
-Created by Matt
Groening for the Fox
Broadcasting
Company.
-Producer James L.
Brooks.
- On December 17,
1989.

3. M A I N C H A R AC T E R S
-HOMER SIMPSON.
-MARGE SIMPSON.
-BART SIMPSON.
-LISA SIMPSON.
-MAGGUIE SIMPSON.
-ABRAHAM SIMPSON.
-PETS (DOG AND CAT)

4. S E CO N DA R Y C H A R AC T E R S
-LENNY LEONARD. -CARL
CARLSON. -SEYMOUR SKINNER.
-EDNA KRABAPPEL. -NED FLANDERS
-BARNY GUMBLE.
-APU. -MOE SZYSLAK. -MILHOUSE
VAN HOUTEN.
-NELSON MUNTZ. -PATTY AND
SELMA BOUVIER.
-MAYOR QUIMBY. -CLANCY
WIGGUM.
-CHARLSE MONTGOMERY BURNS.
-WAYLON SMIITHERS. -KRUSTY THE
CLOWN.
-KENT BROCKMAN.

5. H U M O R
-To turn on cultural references
that cover a wide spectrum of
society.
-To add jokes or sight gags into
the show's background via
humorous or incongruous bits
of text in
signs, newspapers, billboards,
and elsewhere.
-Some are so fleeting that they
become apparent only by
pausing a video recording of
the show or viewing it in slow
motion.

6. I N F LU E N C E A N D L E G AC Y
-The Linguistic Data Consortium,
remarked, "The Simpsons has
apparently taken over from
Shakespeare and the Bible as our
culture's greatest source of
idioms, catchphrases and sundry
other textual allusions.“
-Some great phrases are: D’oh!,
“Mmmmg”, “Ay Caramba”, “Ha-
ha”, “Excellent”.
-The Simpsons was the first
successful animated program in
American prime time since Wait
Till Your Father Gets Home in the
1970s.

7. CO M M E N T S F R O M
T H E AU D I E N C E
-GOOD WAY.
IT’S SO FUNNY.
IT’S HILARIOUS.
IT’S HYSTERICAL.
-MIDDLE WAY.
I DON’T GET IT.
THAT WENT OVER MY HEAD.
-BAD WAY.
IT’S
RIDICULOUS/SILLY/OFFENSIVE

8. T Y P E S O F J O K E S
I N C LU D I N G I N T H E
S E R I E
- DIRTY JOKE.
- ETHNIC JOKE.
- SEXIST JOKE.
- POLITICAL JOKE.
- VERBAL JOKE.

9. TENKIU