QHow can the show get away with so many inconsistencies over the years?
AWith the show running over 20 years and over 400 episodes, the amount of inconsistencies has piled up quite high. An obvious example: with the show being quite up to date in depicting current political events and popular culture, it is quite clear that quite some time has passed in the series as well. Yet Bart, Lisa and Maggie don't age a day.So how are such inconsistencies explained?
They are not, and no attempt should be made to do so.There is a reason that large inconsistencies are not accepted into the Goofs section of IMDb's The Simpsons series page. The show's creators themselves even joke about the many things in the series that simply don't make sense. Keeping up the flow of ingenious stories and hilarious jokes just necessitates a large degree of artistic and narrative licence. It is also within the show's satiric nature to poke fun at itself from time to time: for example, one episode reveals that Principal Skinner's real name is Armin Tamzarian and that most of his life story is a lie; at the end of the episode, a judge orders the Springfield citizens to pretend that this has never been revealed..
QWhat does the "J" in Homer J. Simpson stand for?
AFunnily enough, it stands for Jay.
QWhat happens in the couch scenes at the beginning of each episode?
ATo get a list of what happens in the couch scene at the beginning of each episode, click on the following link, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/episodes, click on the episode title and then click on the episode's FAQ. The FAQ should tell you what happens in the couch seen at the beginning of each episode.
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