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How do the makers of The Simpsons use a simple cartoon format to combine very realistic situations and farcical comedy to produce a widely popular television series?
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The Simpsons How do the makers of The Simpsons use a simple cartoon format to combine very realistic situations and farcical comedy to produce a widely popular television series? The Simpsons is a very successful animated sitcom. A sitcom is an abbreviation of situation comedy in which you have different storylines for every episode. Other famous animated sitcoms include Family Guy, Futurama and South Park. The Simpsons, created by cartoonist Matt Groening (and named after the members of his immediate family except for Bart, which is an anagram of brat) first appeared on American television on April 19, 1987. The family live in the city of Springfield, named because of a long running joke based on the fact that 34 states in the USA have at least one community with that name. Springfield is meant to be a stereotypical American city with all the general amenities such as an elementary school, a...
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