MIAMI.- This April 19th is celebrated And The Simpsons International. 35 years ago she was the presentation in USA from the first television short of this animated series.
This family has as its main protagonists Homer (father), Marge (mother), Bart (eldest son), Lisa (second daughter) and Maggie (youngest daughter). Their daily experiences and their particular way of facing reality became a great attraction and a hooking point for audiences from different countries.
Although The Simpsons, a charismatic family from Springfield, Illinois, owe their fame to the television, They have also been brought to the big screen through The Simpsons Movie. The family appeared as a comic strip “The Tracey Ullman Show” in 1987, but it was in 1989 when Matt Groening and producer James L. Brooks turned the story into a series.
This work has more than 170 awards and has recognition on the Guinness World Records list: Springfield has been visited by various historical figures, as well as celebrities.
The predictions
The Simpsons series is famous for many chapters about events that later came true. Among the best-known predictions we can mention:
- Trump president: In the episode Future Bart of season 11, Lisa Simpson replaces businessman Donald Trump as president of the United States.
- The attacks on the twin towers in New York: In season 9, in the episode New York VS Homer, Bart shows a bulletin where a 9 is seen next to the silhouette of the twin towers, which form an 11, making a 9-11, the day on which the attack was carried out. .
- He ball epidemic: In the episode Lisa’s Saxophone from season 9, Marge suggests that Bart read the book Curious George and the Ball Virus.
On the other hand, Homer Simpson’s peculiar personality makes many of his phrases unforgettable. Here are some of them:
- “Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I don’t understand.”
- When am I going to learn? The solution to all of life’s problems is not at the bottom of a bottle. It is in the television!.
- “Don’t laugh at me, you can have a child just the same!”
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FUENTE: Editorial Diario Las Américas / Portal Día Internacional / El Comercio
