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u/internetsuperstar · 67 pointsr/todayilearned

For anyone who finds this interesting there's an entire book on the philosophy of the simpsons. It's pretty good.

Interesting fact for Simpsons fans: you ever notice there are some scenes where the mouths don't match up well with the words they're saying? After the writers got back the animations they would have to cut jokes for censors or rework jokes they didn't like. To do this they basically sat around and tried to reverse engineer jokes into the characters mouths.

Go watch the episode where the PTA disbands. You can see this editing when Principal Skinner and Edna Krabapple are sitting at the lunch table talking about how newspaper adds "vital nutrients and essential inks." There's at least one example of this in every episode.

TL;DR If you ever see a simpsons scene where the words don't match the mouths and the jokes make little sense, the original joke was probably completely different.

*edit: another example off this off the top of my head is "Lisa's First Word" (episode 10, season 4, (6:24-6:40))

u/Fun2badult · 56 pointsr/funny

There's a book called the 'Philosophy of Simpsons'. I recommend all Simpsons viewers to read it! Must have enough intelligence to understand logic and reasoning.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Simpsons-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/0812694333

http://i.imgur.com/PhyrgXl.jpg

u/bockh · 7 pointsr/funny

For years people have been considering the Simpsons in philosophical terms: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0812694333?pc_redir=1412858118&robot_redir=1

u/Dryopteris87 · 7 pointsr/TheSimpsons

This reminded me of a book I have called The Simpsons and Philosophy. It things from the show to explain complex philosophical ideas. Ah the wisdom of Homer.

u/Sauwan · 5 pointsr/AskReddit

Try this!

I Majored in Philosophy (and Engineering; don't worry, I'm not completely useless). In my opinion don't start with the Ancient Greeks. I would suggest reading some of the material on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and really figure out what interests you. Then from there we might be able to give you some better reading (or you can pick stuff from the bibliography's)

u/frmatc · 4 pointsr/community

It's possible you might be using a book for which a professor from my alma mater was co-author, The Simpsons and Philosophy. He did a lot of philosophy books like that and taught courses based on them. Never had him for any class, but he was well known for them on campus.

u/UGottaUGottaBfresh · 3 pointsr/exjw

http://www.amazon.com/The-Simpsons-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/0812694333

This is a very interesting read that I'm finishing up, especially for ex jw's since philosophy was largely a no-no. The chapter on Flanders is especially apt.

u/Cosmic_Charlie · 3 pointsr/HomeworkHelp

Do you mean a powerpoint-style presentation?

If so, you could do something like a comparison of what the world might look like if thinkers X, Y, or Z had their way.

For example (and this is all made up stuff here:)

Perhaps Jones sees the world as inherently corrupt and on an inevitable path to chaos. You could do a bunch of slides describing that path to chaos.

Then maybe Smith sees the world as equally corrupt, but redeemable. more slides, but with the ending different, obviously. Use this to contrast Jones.

Same sort of thing for another/multiple thinkers.

As your presentation's hook, find a copy of The Simpsons and Philosophy and use some of the stuff therein. (Properly attributed of course.) If time allows, use Simpsons stills for your slides. I will all but guarantee you that there will be a relevant scene and that your instructor will appreciate the laugh -- if you do it well. Some of the best lectures I've attended used Simpsons clips/stills as intros or content.

u/MexicanCollagen · 2 pointsr/TheSimpsons

This Book might be of use to you.

Episodes that immediately spring to mind are Homer's Odyssey, Make Room for Lisa, War of The Simpsons/Secrets of a Successful Marriage & And Maggie Makes Three

u/Copterwaffle · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

I read the simpsons and philosophy as a kid and found it pretty accessible:

http://smile.amazon.com/The-Simpsons-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/0812694333?sa-no-redirect=1