I have yet to come across a TV junkie who doesn’t think that The Simpsons is one of the best shows of all-time. It screams brilliance every minute. I can even foresee a day when ‘simpsons’ is incorporated into english dictionaries, as a word that best describes genius satire. Or the day when ‘satire’ is defined in dictionaries as ‘The Simpsons’. Err…you get the point, right! Even though the verdict for the most popular character on the show is out and out in favour of Bart Simpson, I can’t help but love the fact that Homer Simpson just is. His stupidity quotient can only be matched, and surpassed, by the one and only: George Bush Jr. (Why can’t we stop missing him?)
Three other animated shows I’ve enjoyed over time have been, Beavis and Butthead (for sheer dumbness or dubya-ness), The Family Guy and King of the Hill. But none ever got close to the kick and the thrill of The Simpsons. Till…
…till The American Dad. Its been running in the
It tracks the life of CIA Agent, Stan Smith, his right-wing philosophies of
Some memorable quotes:
[Stan brings home a baby to replace Hayley when she moves out]
Roger the Alien: Is that a Chinese baby?
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Francine Smith: We're so glad you could make it. Where's your wife this evening?
Bullock: Handcuffed to a radiator in Fallujah. She wanted to come, but I do not negotiate with terrorists. Hey, do I smell meat loaf?
Hayley Smith: You know, Steve's dog would still be alive if you right-wing lunactics would agree to gun control.
[pauses]
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Copyright (c) 2008 Saadia Malik
12 comments:
american dad has been created by mr seth mcfarlene (if i spelt it correctly), the creator of family guy... i think it is slightly more clever than family guy... but not up to the simpsons mark...
then again i hav it all on dvd (thnks to a kind colleague... lol)
but u hav to say... nobody can be as intelligent as homer is... or matt groening !!!
you hav to b reeeally intelligent to think things the way he does !
Matt Groening is a genius. So is Stan! ;-) I couldn't handle my excitement either. Got Season 1 on DVD a few days back!
South Park beats all of 'em IMO. Simpsons is cool too, so is American Dad. To understand and fully enjoy King of the Hill, you really ought to know about American culture as it contains subtle hints and jokes about the American life, especially Texas et al.
King of the Hill is a dig at a Methodist town in Texas. And its good. But not as much...
South Park is a bit too offensive. But offensive is funny, right!
i hacv to say i m a lover of south park.. and tho they go out of their way to b offensiv but there is a message of universal tolerance in their which people rarely see !!!
yeah, maybe a tad offensive for some people. But I think it's real life. Agreed with Abdul Sami about how cleverly they get their point across through satire
American Dad...I'll have to take a rain check on this one...
Umm...in that case, don't, ID! We hardly have the same taste in movies. TV shows aren't a very different story! :-)
Interesting write-up.
hi
nice one ..................
I'll have to check this out.
Sounds hilariously funny.
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