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The Moving Image: Family Life as seen on TV I will be looking closely at two particular programmes involving families: 'The Simpsons' ('Homer Alone') and 'The Royle Family' ('Sunday Dinner') both families have been labelled 'dysfunctional' yet both programmes have attracted huge TV audiences. I will be comparing the portrayal of family life in both these programmes and will try to account for their popularity. 'The Simpsons' is an American cartoon set in Springfield. The family consists of: Homer and Marge whom are married and parents to Bart, Maggie and Lisa. In the episode 'Homer Alone' Marge is feeling depressed because the rest of the family depend on her to do everything for them, she is feeling under a lot of pressure. After a while she decided she's had enough of doing everything for the rest of the family, therefore, she drives her car across the motorway and remains inside the...

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