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-In true [[nobrow]] fashion, the show's humor also turns on cultural references that cover a wide spectrum of society so that viewers from all generations can enjoy the show. Such [[reference]]s, for example, come from movies, TV, music, literature, science, and history.+'''''The Simpsons''''' is an [[American television|American]] animated television series which first aired late [[1989]]; a [[American satire|satirical]] parody of the "[[Middle America (United States)|Middle America]]n" lifestyle epitomized by its [[dysfunctional family|dysfunctional]] [[Simpson family|title family]]. The show is set in a [[fictional town]] and [[lampoon]]s many aspects of the [[human condition]], as well as [[Culture of the United States|American culture]], [[society]] as a whole, and [[television]] itself.
== The Simpsons and nobrow == == The Simpsons and nobrow ==
 +In true [[nobrow]] fashion, the show's humor also turns on [[connection|cultural references]] that cover a wide spectrum of society so that viewers from all generations can enjoy the show. Such [[reference]]s, for example, come from movies, TV, music, literature, science, and history.
 +End June 2007, when [[Main Page|this wiki]] was two months old, the backward links to The Simpsons already covered a wide range of highbrow and lowbrow subject matter.
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 +== See also ==
 +*[[Treehouse of Horror]]
 +*[[The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer]]
*[[Intertextuality]] *[[Intertextuality]]
-*[[Ive Verdoodt]]  
-*[[Grotesque]] 
*[[Stereotypes of White Americans and Europeans]] *[[Stereotypes of White Americans and Europeans]]
-*[[Benito Mussolini]] 
*[[Cult classic]] *[[Cult classic]]
-*[[Art film]] 
-*I Am Curious (Yellow) 
-*[[Requiem for a Dream]] 
-*[[Wit]] 
-*Blaxploitation 
-*[[I Spit On Your Grave]] 
-*[[Metafiction]] 
-*[[Plot twist]] 
-*[[Pagliacci]] 
-*[[The Stepford Wives]] 
-*[[Robert Mapplethorpe]] 
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The Simpsons is an American animated television series which first aired late 1989; a satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its dysfunctional title family. The show is set in a fictional town and lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself.

The Simpsons and nobrow

In true nobrow fashion, the show's humor also turns on cultural references that cover a wide spectrum of society so that viewers from all generations can enjoy the show. Such references, for example, come from movies, TV, music, literature, science, and history.

End June 2007, when this wiki was two months old, the backward links to The Simpsons already covered a wide range of highbrow and lowbrow subject matter.

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