This very week in 1989, civilization took a giant slouch forward with the arrival of the most dysfunctional family ever. After two years as a featured short on The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons crawled out of Ullman’s fertile comedy waters and began televolving on their own. The Simpsons has gone on to be the longest-running scripted primetime television series in U.S. history. And our world will never be the same!
It’s hard to fathom now, but back in the prehistoric 80s many parents were afraid to let their children watch The Simpsons. During those primordial years, our cave-dwelling progenitors feared it would have a bad influence on their little rock-rats. To which my wife and I sympathetically replied, “Don’t have a cow, man!”
We gleefully solved the problem by watching the series with our kids and regularly inserting comments like, “Don’t act like Bart or you’ll grow up to be a Homer!” It worked. We would often overhear them admonishing one another when either did something sneaky or selfish, “Hey, don’t be a Bart!” I also frequently reminded myself (still do) not to be a Homer, i.e. to use my brain as something other than a DTD (donut tracking device).
So, thank you, Simpsons, for teaching us how not to be. And for making us laugh so hard that our beverages-of-choice still frequently emanate from our collective noses.
D’oh! and one final note: To those who don’t like The Simpsons, I would simply like to add, with much love and respect,
“Eat my shorts.” ;>)
We grew up on the shenanigans of Bugs Bunny, but our children loved the Simpsons. We all laughed at their moronic behavior and liked seeing their tender sides, too. I enjoyed the Evolution Intro to the Simpsons. Thanks for the retro laughs! 🙂
My pleasure, Nancy!
Haha! Do the bartman!
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Lol my parents were those OMG you can’t watch that types. As an adult I love the Halloween specials. Those are my favorites.
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I’ve always enjoyed The Simpsons. It was fun to see if Homer could get any more stupid.
With Homer, there’s always room for deprovement.
That’s putting it mildly!
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I got married the first time in 1989. Guess which lasted longer.
A very entertaining post and I loved “Homersapien”
“I am so Smart! I am so Smart! S-M-R-T! I mean S-M-A-R-T!” 😂
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Never watched it, not even once. Though I have seen little excerpts here and there. Never appealed to me. Which has to make me peculiar. 🙂
Same here.
The first time we saw the Simpsons was before a movie at the theater. Who knew it would still be going?! Ay Caramba!
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The eighties was when good TV died
You think?
Cute. One devolved and one evolved.
I rarely watch it, but on the few occasions I did (usually with my then-teenaged son when my wife was not around), we would both end up laughing hysterically at Bart’s antics and Homer’s foibles.
Let’s face it–maybe most guys have a little bit of Bart and Homer locked away in some corner of our personality, looking for a safe moment to come out. Just as long as it’s not a normal part of your day.
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A classic. I remember doing the Bart Man in grade 4! 😆
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Haha!