Whether or not you think "The Simpsons" is good, they must be doing something right to remain popular for 17 years. Parents need to sit down and actually watch a number of episodes before they realize how wonderful this show is. "The Simpsons" sends a good message to people about family values and life as a whole. A lot of people see the show one or two times, and all they see is a father who …showed first 75 words of 1136 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1136 total…the program. Often times one of their children will turn on the program while the parent is doing dishes. The adult doesn't really pay attention to the show, but picks up the occasional swear word from Bart or Homer. They immediately get the impression that The Simpsons is a bad influence on their children. If they would sit down and watch episodes of the program, they would realize that The Simpsons is not hurting anybody.