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"Discuss the portrayal of the family in 'The Simpsons'. Why does this portrayal work so well as a television cartoon?
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"Discuss the portrayal of the family in 'The Simpsons'. Why does this portrayal work so well as a television cartoon? In the majority of episodes of The Simpsons, the plots are similar in the respect that one or more family members are involved in a predicament that always has a comical element, and involves Homer Simpson saying 'D'oh!'. The plots are more often than not character driven, for example, in the episode 'Brother Where Art Thou?' Homer Simpson finds out that he has a half brother that he never knew. Homer then embarks on a journey to find him, when he does; he discovers that his brother is a millionaire. In the end, he manages to bankrupt his long lost brother, and they part ways on bad terms. The central character in that particular episode is Homer; in the episode 'Lisa's Pony', the central character is Lisa. Even though the plots...
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