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A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of <i>The Simpsons</i>, its inside stories and the world it reflects. <p>From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, <b>Planet Simpson</b> explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has changed the way we look at our bewildering times. Award-winning journalist Chris Turner delves into the most esoteric of <i>Simpsons</i> fansites and on-line subcultures, the show’s inside jokes, its sharpest parodies and its ongoing love-hate relationship with celebrity to reveal a rarity of literary accomplishment and pop-cultural import — something never before achieved by a cartoon.</p> <p>Complementing its satirical brilliance, <i>The Simpsons</i> boasts a beloved cast of characters, examined here in playful and scrupulous detail: Homer, selfish, tyrannical and not too bright, but always contentedly beholden to his family; Bart, pre-teen nihilist and punk icon; Lisa, junior feminist crusader; and Marge, archetypical middle-American mother, perpetually dragging her family kicking and screaming to higher moral ground. And while the voice actors behind the regular cast have eschewed celebr

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Author

Chris Turner, Chris Turner

Publisher

Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780306814488

Category

humor

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.61 / 5 (53 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14