Political Science 2192A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter Doyle 200-211: Fred Flintstone, Protestant Work Ethic, Fide
10 Nov 2020
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12:44 am: simpsons dubbed tv trash when first aired; campaign to cancel show. Longest running sitcom; universally categorized for redefining genre through abundant cultural references and sharp social commentary. Simpsons meet simpsons: green acres was key influence, always already absurd world. Jetson; homer = desk job, donuts: bona fide satire of working class; homer = middle class other, concentrates on satirical jibes at consumerism, corporations and protestant work ethic, marge accepts exploitation by nuclear family unit. Biting on the fox that feeds it: mcallister: simpsons is a watershed program for fox, provides respectability, commercial viability and public attention, saved it from becoming cultural wasteland, marcuse: entertaining w/o engaging (205, provides manageable defiance. Parody, pastiche, politics: david kemp: simpsons only consistently funny smart source of american politics; only one w intellectual charge, problems, cat and mouse game of cultural literacy of show and.
