Television can be a wonderful thing. It brings about issues that can make people laugh and think, as well as cry and reflect. Being born in the nineteen-eighties has meant that I have grown-up with such television shows as Thundercats and Saved By the Bell by my side. Although there is a lot of humor and imagination involved in these programs, there is only one show that I have found to encompass all issues with an inevitable sense of humor. This show is none other than, The Simpsons. I have watched it religiously since the day it aired in 1988, along with many of my fellow students. There is just something irresistibly hilarious about the crudely drawn figures, each with a different attitude and temperament. With well over two hundred episodes under its belt, The Simpsons is poised to challenge The Flinstones as the longest running and most successful animated program in the history of prime-time television. Many people, including myself, believe it is already the most clever and original cartoon comedy ever. As the thirteenth season begins, I will be standing by with my blank tape in hand and VCR ready to record the greatest and most uproarious show.
             Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, has produced a group of characters whose personalities and motives are more vivid and detailed than the vast majority of characters in television shows out there. The Simpsons is a show that people of all ages enjoy. The witty remarks Marge and Mr. Burns can relate to people as old as my grandmother. While the ingenious pranks of Bart and the bookworm ways of Lisa pertain to children, Homer is the one character that everyone loves and laughs at. Since this show is so widely received by children and adults alike, I think it is appropriate that it be shown during each and every school day. Both middle schools and high schools should think about the benefits that less than fifteen minutes of this show a day could bring.
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