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Amy Waid
Assignment 2-2
Popular Culture
My three icons I chose are Family Guy, That 70's Show and Sponge Bob.
Family Guy is an animated sitcom involving a "typical" American family going about its daily activities. The family consists of a mother: Loise Griffin; a father: Peter Griffin; Two sons, Chris and Stewie; a daughter, Meg; a talking dog named Brian along with various other neighbors and friends. I chose this show because it is extreemly popular and quite funny. Each episode is different from the last and usually contains some sort of underlying theme that pertains to a current event. This show is a good form of mindless entertainment for me after a long week of homework (and regular work for that matter). It makes me laugh, sometimes until I cry, and I can feel the tension leaving me after just a few minutes of viewing.
That 70's show is also a sitcom but it is based on a family rasing kids in the 1970's. The family consists of a mother, Kitty; a father, Red; one son, Eric; a daughter, Laurie; a live-in best friend, Hyde and Eric's circle of friends Donna, Jackie, Kelso and Fez. I chose this show because I can honestly relate to what goes on. I didn't exactly go through the teenage years in the 70's but I do remember alot of the situations from having older brothers. I think this show is a good example of a contemporary icon simply because most teenagers can relate to the relationships between the characters and can bring that into their own lives.
The last icon I chose is Sponge Bob. This is an animated show that contains three main characters: a yellow sponge creature named Sponge Bob, a starfish named Patrick and a squid named Squidward. I chose this show because when the series hit the airwaves a few years ago, it was an instant hit with kids and adults. I suppose this was because of the stupid humor injected into each episode. It's also possible that because of the shows simplicity, most people can use it as a release from reality for a bit. Personally, I'm not sure why it is such a big hit, although I do find myself watching it from time to time with my children. I usually try to figure out what it is exactly they see in such a silly character and then end up giggling along anyway. Maybe that is what the draw is?
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I can relate to the need to escape and relax through laughter. I was also not a teenager through the seventies, however, the time was not so different from when I grew up that I can not identify with it. Family Guy and Sponge Bob are comical. Simple humor was a perfect description. Sometimes at the end of the day, I just need an easy laugh.
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