“The Simpsons In The Classroom” Author Picks “Lisa The Vegetarian” Episode As Favorite
Written by Vegetarian Star on May 25th, 2010 in Books, Food & Drink, Pop Culture, Videos.
The Simpsons In The Classroom
The Simpsons have made numerous pop culture contributions since the cartoon debuted in the late 80s, but who would have thought the FOX series would make academic impact as well.
“The Simpsons in the Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield” by Karma Waltonen and Denise Du Vernay, is a look at Springfield’s favorite family through the eyes of a PhD and a Master’s in American Literature, giving suggested mind exploratory exercises such as writing an essay on whether or not the show is respectful of different religions.
Dr. Waltonen told The Sacramento Bee her favorite episode is “Lisa The Vegetarian” partly because Lisa doesn’t go back to eating meat.
“It’s an episode where a character changes, and the change stays. In a lot of sitcoms you don’t actually have things move, but Lisa has remained a vegetarian. And the two-minute “meat industry” (skit) in that episode – “Meat and You: Partners in Freedom” – are the funniest that have ever been on television.”
A clip from “Meat and You: Partners in Freedom”, can be seen after the break.
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