The Simpsons is one of Americas most popular television shows.
It ranks as the number one television program for viewers under
eighteen years of age. However, the ideals that The Simpsons conveys
are not always wholesome, sometimes not even in good taste. It is
inevitable that The Simpsons is affecting children.

Matt Groening took up drawing to escape from his troubles in
1977. At the time, Groening was working for the L.A. Reader, a free
weekly newspaper. He began working on Life in Hell, a humorous comic
strip consisting of people with rabbit ears. The L.A. Reader picked up
a copy of his comic strip and liked what they saw. Life in Hell
gradually became a common comic strip in many free weeklies and
college newspapers across the country. It even developed a cult
status. (Varhola, 1)

Life in Hell drew the attention of James L. Brooks, producer
of works such as Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Terms of
Endearment. Brooks......

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