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Stark Raving Dad

Sanderson Dean
Stark Raving Dad Book PDF

Author : Sanderson Dean
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780762493593

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Finally! The pain of parenting . . . in poetic form! Stark Raving Dad is an illustrated collection of poems (no claims of being Walt Whitman here) that humorously captures fatherly angst in comedic verse and pairs it with "talented" art from the author's own kids. Let's be honest: Most gifts for Dad usually end up being a golf club or a tie. But what about the Dad in desperate need of a laugh? Give him reassurance he's not the only father trying to figure it all out. Over the years Sanderson Dean has turned all his fatherly angst into poetry, accompanied by crudely drawn images by his children. But before your eyes glaze over at the word "poetry," you should know it's more hapless than highbrow. From surviving road trips to being puked on, and from plunging clogged toilets to finding Craisins in the couch cushions, Sanderson covers many of the rarely talked about adventures that make the journey of parenthood so very exciting.

Stark Raving Dad!

Dave Meurer
Stark Raving Dad Book PDF

Author : Dave Meurer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0764225464

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Stark Raving Dad! by Dave Meurer Pdf

While often compared to Dave Barry and Erma Bombeck, Dave Meurer's comic genius is all his own. His fresh, hilarious perspective on life is seasoned by his Christian worldview and makes a spiritual point when readers least expect.

The Psychology of the Simpsons

Alan S. Brown,Chris Logan
The Psychology of the Simpsons Book PDF

Author : Alan S. Brown,Chris Logan
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781935251392

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The Psychology of the Simpsons by Alan S. Brown,Chris Logan Pdf

Psychologists turn their attention to The Simpsons, one of America's most popular and beloved shows, in these essays that explore the function and dysfunctions of the show's characters. Designed to appeal to both fans of the show and students of psychology, this unique blend of science and pop culture consists of essays by professional psychologists drawn from schools and clinical practices across the country. Each essay is designed to be accessible, thoughtful, and entertaining, while providing the reader with insights into both The Simpsons and the latest in psychological thought. Every major area of psychology is covered, from clinical psychology and cognition to abnormal and evolutionary psychology, while fresh views on eclectic show topics such as gambling addiction, Pavlovian conditioning, family therapy, and lobotomies are explored.

Homer's Odyssey

Four Finger Discount
Homer s Odyssey Book PDF

Author : Four Finger Discount
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781473552654

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Remember when The Simpsons was the funniest show on television? The Simpsons is the longest running comedy in history. Gracing our screens since 1989, with over 600 episodes, the show is a cultural phenomenon. Whilst it is still drawing huge ratings numbers, there is no argument that during the 90s the show was at its zenith. No other comedy has had as big an impact on society. The Simpsons has influenced the way we communicate with each other. Niche quotes and references have become the secret handshake of millions around the world. In the course of this book, we remember the iconic characters – Hank Scorpio and Lionel Hutz, Rex Banner and Frank Grimes - and we dissect seminal episodes such as Cape Feare, Marge Vs the Monorail and Who Shot Mr. Burns. From celebrity cameos to musical moments, from hidden jokes to insane trivia, this is the essential companion to golden age of The Simpsons. Homer’s Odyssey is a hilarious, intelligent and in-depth analysis of the greatest show on earth. So grab yourself a Flaming Moe, settle in to your groove on the couch, and enjoy our guide to your favourite yellow family.

Just in Time to be Too Late

Peta Mathias
Just in Time to be Too Late Book PDF

Author : Peta Mathias
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781742288901

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Just in Time to be Too Late by Peta Mathias Pdf

In her bestselling guide Can We Help it if We're Fabulous, the irrepressible Peta Mathias shared her thoughts on being a woman. Now, with Just in Time to be Too Late, she turns her attention to what it means to be a man in the 21st century. What makes men cry? Why are bad boys so irresistible? What exactly is the point of sport? To what extent is a man's self worth connected to his job? What do men look for in a relationship? Does a man ever get over his first love? Why do men lie? What does he need to be happy? And, of course, why are men like buses? These are just some of the vexing questions Peta looks for answers to. Though she has been married and has had her fair share both of meaningful relationships and flirtatious dalliances, Peta is the first to admit that she knew very little about the opposite sex when she began work on this book - 'A virgin would know more about men than me because she's probably listened more.' Consequently Just in Time to be Too Late is an account of Peta's own discoveries as she delves deeper into the mysterious world of men - a highly personal and frequently hilarious pilgrimage that will resonate with women everywhere.

Planet Simpson

Chris Turner
Planet Simpson Book PDF

Author : Chris Turner
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307366092

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Planet Simpson by Chris Turner Pdf

A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of The Simpsons, its inside stories and the world it reflects. From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, Planet Simpson 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 Simpsons 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. Complementing its satirical brilliance, The Simpsons 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 celebrity, Turner considers why a stunning host of guests — Hollywood icons and has-beens, politicians, professional athletes, poets and pop stars — have submitted themselves to the parodic whims of the Simpsons’ writers. Intelligent and rambunctious, absorbing and comic, Planet Simpson mines this modern cultural institution for its imaginative, hilarious, but always dead-on, reflections on our world. Excerpt from Planet Simpson Three Fun Facts About “D’ oh!” 1. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “d’oh” as “Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish.” 2. The origins of “D’oh!” A Tracey Ullman– era Simpsons script called for Homer to respond to an unfortunate turn of events thus: “[annoyed grunt].” Dan Castellaneta, the voice-actor who plays Homer, improvised the exclamation, “D’oh!” It stuck. 3. The godfather of “D’oh!” Dan Castellaneta freely admits that he lifted Homer’s famous yelp from James Finlayson, a Scottish actor who played a bald, cross-eyed villain in a number of Laurel & Hardy films in the 1930s. Finlayson’s annoyed grunt was a more drawn-out groan — Doooohhh! Castellaneta sped it up to create Homer’s trademark.

The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture

M. Henry
The Simpsons Satire and American Culture Book PDF

Author : M. Henry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137027795

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The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture by M. Henry Pdf

How is The Simpsons a satirical artwork engaged with important social, political, and cultural issues? In time for the twenty-fifth anniversary, Henry offers the first comprehensive understanding of the show as a satire and explores the ways in which The Simpsons participates in the so-called "culture war" debates taking place in American society.

Truth and Rumors

Bill Brioux
Truth and Rumors Book PDF

Author : Bill Brioux
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313084782

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Truth and Rumors by Bill Brioux Pdf

When you first heard it, you couldn't believe it: Jerry Mathers, from TV's Leave It To Beaver, had been killed in Vietnam. Then word came that Abe Vigoda, the actor who played the curmudgeonly cop Fish on Barney Miller, was dead; and that Mikey, who would eat anything as the Life Cereal tyke, had eaten too many Pop Rocks and exploded. Besides exposing us to things we couldn't otherwise believe, television can convince us of things that never actually happened. But how did these outrageous TV legends get started? How did they spread from classrooms to boardrooms across North America and beyond? And, most important, what do these rumors, so quickly transformed into facts and common knowledge, reveal about our relationship to reality through the medium of television? Put in other words, what exactly is it that were doing when were dealing in these fabulous rumors—are we chasing after surprising truths or simply more incredible entertainment? To take one telling example: Jerry Mathers was not actually killed in Vietnam—but the basic sense of this lie wasn't far removed from the emotions factually expressed in the two-page spread of the faces of the dead in Time magazine. In the course of this compelling work—which is supplemented with interviews with many of the people implicated in these rumors—author Bill Brioux exposes the reality behind the many stories that currently circulate in our culture. Through these stories (both true and false), he sheds a revealing light on just what role these rumors play in contemporary society—and what role our society plays in regard to these rumors as well.

Watching with The Simpsons

Jonathan Gray
Watching with The Simpsons Book PDF

Author : Jonathan Gray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134233205

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Watching with The Simpsons by Jonathan Gray Pdf

Using our favourite Springfield family as a case study, Watching with The Simpsons examines the textual and social role of parody in offering critical commentary on other television programs and genres. Jonathan Gray brings together textual theory, discussions of television and the public sphere, and ideas of parody and comedy. Including primary audience research, it focuses on how The Simpsons has been able to talk back to three of television’s key genres - the sitcom, adverts and the news - and on how it holds the potential to short-circuit these genre’s meanings, power, and effects by provoking reinterpretations and offering more media literate recontextualizations. Examining television and media studies theory, the text of The Simpsons, and the show’s audience, Gray attempts to fully situate the show’s parody and humour within the lived realities of its audiences. In doing so, he further explores the possibilities for popular entertainment television to discuss issues of political and social importance. A must read for any student of media studies.

Rhyming and Spelling Dictionary

Pie Corbett,Ruth Thomson
Rhyming and Spelling Dictionary Book PDF

Author : Pie Corbett,Ruth Thomson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781472916402

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Rhyming and Spelling Dictionary by Pie Corbett,Ruth Thomson Pdf

The book supports both the writing and spelling objectives of the National Literacy Strategy at KS2 and should appeal to parents keen to help their children extend their vocabulary and develop their writing skills.

Enviro-Toons

Deidre M. Pike
Enviro Toons Book PDF

Author : Deidre M. Pike
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786490028

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Enviro-Toons by Deidre M. Pike Pdf

This book takes an ecrocritical approach to analytical readings of animated feature films, short subjects and television shows. Beginning with the “simply subversive” environmental messages in the Felix the Cat cartoons of the 1920s, the author examines “green” themes in such popular animated film efforts as Bambi (1942), The Simpsons Movie (2007), Wall-E (2008) and Happy Feet (2008), as well as James Cameron’s live action/animation blockbuster Avatar (2009). The discussion extends beyond American films to include the works of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away (2002). Also evaluated for their pro-ecological content are the television cartoon series South Park and Futurama. The appendix provides a list of film and television titles honored with the Environmental Media Award for Animation.

The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield

Karma Waltonen,Denise Du Vernay
The Simpsons Beloved Springfield Book PDF

Author : Karma Waltonen,Denise Du Vernay
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476674551

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The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield by Karma Waltonen,Denise Du Vernay Pdf

First aired in 1989, The Simpsons has become America's most beloved animated show. It changed the world of television, bringing to the screen a cartoon for adults, a sitcom without a laugh track, an imperfect lower class family, a mixture of high and low comedy and satire for the masses. This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which The Simpsons reflects everyday life through its exploration of gender roles, music, death, food politics, science and religion, anxiety, friendship and more.

The Simpsons and Philosophy

William Irwin,Mark T. Conard,Aeon J. Skoble
The Simpsons and Philosophy Book PDF

Author : William Irwin,Mark T. Conard,Aeon J. Skoble
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781459601154

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The Simpsons and Philosophy by William Irwin,Mark T. Conard,Aeon J. Skoble Pdf

The Simpsons is one of the most literary and intelligent comedies on television today - fertile ground for questions such as: Does Nietzsche justify Bart's bad behavior? Is hypocrisy always unethical? What is Lisa's conception of the Good? From the editor of and contributors to the widely-praised Seinfeld and Philosophy, The Simpsons and Philosophy is an insightful and humorous look at the philosophical tenets of America's favorite animated family that will delight Simpsons fans and philosophy aficionados alike. Twenty-one philosophers and academics discuss and debate the absurd, hyper-ironic, strangely familiar world that is Springfield, the town without a state. n exploring the thought of key philosophers including Aristotle, Marx, Camus, Sartre, Heidegger, and Kant through episode plots and the characters' antics, the contributors tackle issues like irony and the meaning of life, American anti-intellectualism, and existential rebellion. The volume also includes an episode guide and a chronology of philosophers which lists the names and dates of the major thinkers in the history of philosophy, accompanied by a representative quote from each. Contributors: David L.G. Arnold, Daniel Barwick, Eric Bronson, Paul A. Cantor, Mark T. Conard, Gerald J. Erion, Raja Halwani, Jason Holt, William Irwin, Kelley Dean Jolley, Deborah Knight, James Lawler, J.R. Lombardo, Carl Matheson, Jennifer L. McMahon, Aeon J. Skoble, Dale E. and James J. Snow, David Vessey, James J. Wallace, and Joseph A. Zeccardi ''Each essay provides a hilarious but incisive springboard to some aspect of philosophy. ''

Tragedy Plus Time

Philip Scepanski
Tragedy Plus Time Book PDF

Author : Philip Scepanski
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781477322543

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Tragedy Plus Time by Philip Scepanski Pdf

Following the most solemn moments in recent American history, comedians have tested the limits of how soon is “too soon” to joke about tragedy. Comics confront the horrifying events and shocking moments that capture national attention and probe the acceptable, or “sayable,” boundaries of expression that shape our cultural memory. In Tragedy Plus Time, Philip Scepanski examines the role of humor, particularly televised comedy, in constructing and policing group identity and memory in the wake of large-scale events. Tragedy Plus Time is the first comprehensive work to investigate tragedy-driven comedy in the aftermaths of such traumas as the JFK assassination and 9/11, as well as during the administration of Donald Trump. Focusing on the mass publicization of television comedy, Scepanski considers issues of censorship and memory construction in the ways comedians negotiate emotions, politics, war, race, and Islamophobia. Amid the media frenzy and conflicting expressions of grief following a public tragedy, comedians provoke or risk controversy to grapple publicly with national traumas that all Americans are trying to understand for themselves.

Hanna-Barbera

Jared Bahir Browsh
Hanna Barbera Book PDF

Author : Jared Bahir Browsh
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476675794

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Hanna-Barbera by Jared Bahir Browsh Pdf

With careers spanning eight decades, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two of the most prolific animation producers in American history. In 1940, the two met at MGM and created Tom and Jerry, who would earn 14 Academy Award nominations and seven wins. The growth of television led to the founding of Hanna-Barbera's legendary studio that produced countless hours of cartoons, with beloved characters from Fred Flintstone, George Jetson and Scooby-Doo to the Super Friends and the Smurfs. Prime-time animated sitcoms, Saturday morning cartoons, and Cartoon Network's cable animation are some of the many areas of television revolutionized by the team. Their productions are critical to our cultural history, reflecting ideologies and trends in both media and society. This book offers a complete company history and examines its productions' influences, changing technologies, and enduring cultural legacy, with careful attention to Hanna-Barbera's problematic record of racial and gender representation.