25 years ago was the first episode of “The Simpsons”. The series is especially so successful because they graze on the tragedy of man in late capitalism.
The whole company at a table: Scene from” The Simpsons “| © FOX / Getty Images
The Simpsons , once developed as a stopgap for the Tracey Ullman Show, is now the longest-lived of the American series, as I say, the worldwide television. Neither the Russian nor the Arab world to give up the animated series about the yellow-skinned inhabitants of the city of Springfield. Of course there certain interventions are necessary for reasons of salvation and of Homeland Security, is just as in Germany taken in the TV broadcast with caring censorship on sensitive national souls consideration, for example when it comes to the Nazi past of the country of we now really want to hear anything gelbgesichtiger from the mouth of cartoon characters.
On December 17, 1989 so the series first went on the air for 25 years it is produced continuously. And even if time fans claim they have lost in the recent past some of its satirical bite, the popularity continues unabated. The Simpsons have, so it seems to say something about our world, which now not only a unique merchandising machine, Comics, T-Shirts, cocoa mugs, video games, but also to an interdisciplinary acting Simpsonologie has done is not to be trifled with their representatives.
It all starts initially quite harmless: The Simpsons are a typical, more or less dysfunctional, however, more or less functioning family of lower middle class in a typical small town called Springfield. Springfield is the city name that is most common in the United States (only in Georgia there are nine towns of this name, it takes at least eight Virginia). But in reality, Springfield can so much be located anywhere in the United States, that the city does not even have a consistent landscape or a particular climate. The choice of Springfield go, here we are in applied Simpsonologie, but also to other American series returns, including Father Knows Best , the typical American Typical Family series from the typical Midwest with the typical values , spells and rituals. Springfield is not just Everywhere city, but also a Nirgendsstadt – in a series the Simpsons cross out all those states in which they no longer have let look. There no left
The family belongs to the pragmatic Housewife margin with the greatest of blue beehive hairdos that proves again and again that they would be capable of much greater things (tough policewoman, television star, painter, Eventgastronomin), but voluntarily returns to the bosom of the family, because that’s just her true destiny, Being a housewife and mother. Her husband Homer is a pet as well as a great storyteller and, in contrast to margin not the slightest talent, but is primarily concerned Duff Beer, television and junk food. But its a loser is always caught by his family and a community in which the a loser is accepted as normal. Now and then a ludicrous idea to make money in the world is driving him out, which leads consistently in disaster.
This dialectic of people who may or may not want, and others who want but can not, is continuing, the Son, Bart Simpson, is not just a typical tomboy, but the already completed American cynic and egomaniac who rugged individualist , which comes all the way to the Father, but by having up some more intelligence and criminal activity. The daughter Lisa is the do-gooder who is committed to the environment, social justice or artistic expression (as gifted saxophone player), but that does not come far in a community of egomaniac cynics and self-righteous bigots. You must learn that intelligence and sensitivity in Springfield simply superfluous, if not are disturbing. The youngest, Maggie seems to have decided to abandon the language (if certain words such as Daddy or Sequel get over her lips, that’s a joke, which once again sinks into silence). Occasionally, the bewildered grandfather and the two permanent smoky, spiteful sisters Marge wil l be added to exacerbate family conflicts.
The place Springfield is dominated by Mr. Burns, the owner of the nuclear power plant, which is the security not nearly as accurate as does his revenue: He is a descendant of Charles Dickens’ Scrooge. Together with his slimy and unfortunate assistant Smithers takes Mr. Burns sometimes out of pure malice and crusades against his fellow man. Incompetent, corrupt police, a bigoted neighbor with his two choir praying boy, an Indian supermarket owner, the dubious goods sold, a dingy bar called Moe’s, the greedy, evil clown Crusty, just as incompetent as narrow-minded teachers, a dauerbekiffter school bus drivers … Springfields residents hold together when it comes to preserving the relationships to external forces, otherwise they hit each other incessantly by forces over the ear. The Company of Springfield works because you can rely on the nasty, stupid and neurotic characteristics of their members.
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