Part one of term paper
"The Simpsons", created by cartoonist Matt Groening, first appeared in 1987 as a series of 30-second spots produced by Groening for the FOX series "The Tracey Ullman Show." Response to the spots was so positive that "The Simpsons" premiered on FOX network as a half-hour Christmas special on Dec. 17, 1989, and then as a regular series on Jan. ...

Part two of term paper
... at the local nuclear power plant and is usually portrayed as the least intelligent character in the town (if not the world). Marge (age 34), who is a loving wife and mother holds the Simpson family together. Bart (age 10) is a clever, school-hating boy who can instantly change from good to evil. Lisa (age 8) is an extremely intelligent girl who is the moral voice of the family. The final family member, Maggie (age 1) conveys a wide range of emotions through the simple, but effective method of suck ...