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The Simpsons are a typical family who live in a fictional "Middle American" town of Springfield.[46] Homer, the father, works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant—a position at odds with his careless, buffoonish personality. He is married to Marge Simpson, a stereotypical American housewife and mother. They have three children: Bart, a ten-year-old troublemaker; Lisa, a precocious eight-year-old activist; and Maggie, a baby who rarely speaks, but communicates by sucking on a pacifier. The family owns a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II. Both pets have had starring roles in several episodes. Despite the passing of yearly milestones such as holidays or birthdays, the Simpsons do not physically age and still appear just as they did at the end of the 1980s.
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The Simpsons is a series at its wittiest when it pokes fun at issues with broader social implications. Classic episodes that come to mind include the ones spoofing the Masons, the UFO cult, and Homer’s Drudge-style webpage.
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The Simpsons has a vast cast of characters, and consequently a vast number of voice actors (tho most play multiple roles). Major ones include Dan Castellaneta (Rugrats, Cow & Chicken) as Homer, Julie Kavner (who, aside from some "face acting" roles, is best known for this show) as Marge, Nancy Cartwright (Kim Possible, Animaniacs) as Bart and Yeardley Smith (We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story) as Lisa.
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The Simpsons uses the standard setup of a situational comedy or "sitcom" as its premise. The series centers on a family and their life in a typical American town.[46] However, because of its animated nature, The Simpsons'[S] scope is larger than that of a regular sitcom. The town of Springfield acts as a complete universe in which characters can explore the issues faced by modern society. By having Homer work in a nuclear power plant, the show can comment on the state of the environment.[51] Through Bart and Lisa's days at Springfield Elementary School, the show's writers illustrate pressing or controversial issues in the field of education. The town features a vast array of media channels—from kids' television programming to local news, which enables the producers to make jokes about themselves and the entertainment industry.[52]
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Despite its family sitcom format, The Simpsons draws its animated inspiration more from Bullwinkle J. Moose than Fred Flintstone. Like The Bullwinkle Show, two of the most striking characteristics of The Simpsons are its social criticism and its references to other cultural forms. John O'Connor, television critic for The New York Times, has labeled the program "the most radical show on prime time" and indeed, The Simpsons often parodies the hypocrisy and contradictions found in social institutions such as the nuclear family (and nuclear power), the mass media, religion and medicine. Homer tells his daughter Lisa that it is acceptable to steal things "from people you don't like." Reverend Lovejoy lies to Lisa about the contents of the Bible to win an argument. Krusty the Clown, the kidvid program host, endorses dangerous products to make a quick buck.
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At the beginning of Season 13, longtime Simpsons sage Al Jean returned as executive producer, and the show corralled much of its craziness for more personal stories. Many of Jean's changes can be seen in Season 16, as Homer's (Dan Castellaneta) Neanderthal nonsense and bratty Bart (Nancy Cartwright) gave way to "softer" episodes focusing on Marge (Julie Kavner) and Lisa (Yeardley Smith). The usually stoic and supportive Marge was highlighted in "All's Fair in Oven Wars." As she has done throughout The Simpsons' run, she found a way to turn her domesticity into a comment on ethics, commitment, and playing fair (here, when she entered a cooking contest). In "A Star is Torn," Lisa's consistently principled politics grounds to a delicious send-up of American Idol.
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