Portrait of the American Family

             America: land of the free, home of the brave. The capital of independence, rock music, hotdogs and baseball games. Everlasting days, big business and freedom. Who better to represent this unique country other than the All American Family: the Simpsons. Two parents, three children, a dog and a cat living in a suburban neighborhood where "everybody knows your name."
             At the head of the family is a middle aged, balding, husband/ father. Homer works at a nuclear power plant being the sole provider of the family. After a long day of work, he heads straight for the bar, "Moe's" where he and his friends drink the ultimate beer, "Duff." Homer goes home to be welcomed by a home cooked mean prepared by his stay-at-home wife whose only job is to cook, clean, and care for the kids.
             Marge is a passive character who mostly stays in the background unless she's bailing her son and irresponsible husband out of trouble or when she's driven to insanity to the point where her blue hair begins to fall out.
             Of course there is the son who is predictably the "troublemaker." Bart, a skateboard riding smart-alack who does poorly in school is constantly in Principal
             Skinner's office. He causes mayhem for the whole town whether it's giving Springfield a bad reputation by mooning the citizens of Australia, or breaking off the head of a statue of the town's founder. He is the typical stereotype of a little boy. Always getting dirty, into trouble, and causing havoc where ever he goes.
             To counter the rambunctious young Bart, there's the genius daughter Lisa. A sweet little girl who loves to read and write, but unfortunately doesn't have many friends. She plays the role of the problem solver and moral enforcer, often encouraging her idiot father and pest brother to "do the right thing," and always concluding with a valuable lesson to be learned. And of
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