The gospel according to the Simpsons :bigger and possibly even better! edition with a new afterword exploring South park, Family guy, and other animated TV shows /Mark I. Pinsky.
The gospel according to the Simpsons :bigger and possibly even better! edition with a new afterword exploring South park, Family guy, and other animated TV shows /Mark I. Pinsky.
Description
Divine imagery : "Perfect teeth. Nice smell. A class act all the way" -- Personal prayer : "Dear God, give the bald guy a break!" -- The evangelical next door : "If everyone were like Ned Flanders, there'd be no need for heaven" -- The church and the preacher : "We don't have a prayer!" -- Heaven, hell, and the devil : "I'd sell my soul for a donut!" -- Moral dilemmas : "Dad, we may have saved your soul" -- The Bible : "I think it may be somewhere towards the back" -- Catholics : "That's Catholic, Marge--voodoo" -- The Jews : "Mel Brooks is Jewish?--Are we Jewish?" -- Buddhism : Lisa changes teams, sort of -- Miscellaneous : "Hindu! There are 700 million of us!" -- Gay marriage : out of the closet, left at the altar -- The creators : "Humor is in indirect proportion to one's true belief" -- Conclusion : cloaking the sacred with the profane? -- Afterword : Futurama, King of the hill, Family guy, American dad, and yes, South Park.
viii, 317 p. ;22 cm.
Book Details
Author
Pinsky, Mark I.
Place Published
City
Louisville, Ky.
Date Published
circa 2007
Publication Subjects
Simpsons (Television program)
Animated television programs--United States.
Television broadcasting--Religious aspects.