Simpson's

[Gardener Cady]

The Simpsons is the best social commentary currently availble:
It is presented in the guise of an (extra)ordinary cartoon show, so them 
censors and such won't notice any subversive messages.  It is easily 
understood by many age groups.  It is also entertaining, allowing the 
viewer to just sit back and relax.  I have been yelling about this since 
the second season when I realised It wasn't just an intelligent 
(argualbly the most intelligent thing on our wonderfull box) cartoon.  I 
actually managed to get my teacher to let my 8th grade class watch the 
show during lunch hour (sure I did go to an "alternative type" school, 
but it wasn't easy to persuade adults to let kids watch "non-educational" 
cartoons).  Anyway, future generations will study Groening like 
Shakespeare.  Oh, I also go to the same college that Groening went to, 
The Evergreen State College, yep, I'm bragging (sp?).
--Gardy Cady
Olympia, WA.

On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, RICHARD ROMEO wrote:

> Anyone catch the Simpson's Halloween episode last night where aliens take 
> over bodies of Clinton and Dole and run for each other, holding hands 
> down the street, non-debating, etc.  Pretty heady stuff.  Not to mention 
> Lisa's ascension to goddess-stature, creating her own minature world, 
> which Bart then destroys. or the walking killer Godzilla-like 
> advertisements; OR the 3-D Homer, and Bart, whoa...
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