Betsy Hill

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When The Simpsons first came out there was great hue and cry that children
would identify with Bart and all become bratty.**

When the first T-shirts came out that said "I'm Bart Simpson -- who the hell are you?" my mom was appalled. (She's still believes, without watching, that the Simpsons is appalling and is likely to degrade social standards.)

My son recorded and watched 3 episodes of The Simpsons every day for months. He's intelligent, affectionate, and pretty much well-behaved. Not at all what she would have predicted.

Betsy

Nancy Wooton

On Sep 30, 2005, at 10:48 AM, Betsy Hill wrote:

> **
>
> When The Simpsons first came out there was great hue and cry that
> children
> would identify with Bart and all become bratty.**
>
> When the first T-shirts came out that said "I'm Bart Simpson -- who
> the hell are you?" my mom was appalled. (She's still believes,
> without watching, that the Simpsons is appalling and is likely to
> degrade social standards.)
>

My dh bought me the "Underachiever and Proud of It, Man" shirt. I
enjoyed wearing it to church events hosted by the public school teacher
<ggg>

> My son recorded and watched 3 episodes of The Simpsons every day for
> months. He's intelligent, affectionate, and pretty much well-behaved.
> Not at all what she would have predicted.
>

My kids watched it on the channel broadcast from Mexico, but "ay
carumba" was the only spanish they learned.

Nancy