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re: In the 80s and 90s Al Bundy and Homer Simpson were considered fat and poor
Posted on 7/8/24 at 6:24 pm to RaoulDuke504
Posted on 7/8/24 at 6:24 pm to RaoulDuke504
Well, they were. Now women and illegals have flooded the workforce with too many workers. It’s all simple economics.
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Posted on 7/8/24 at 6:46 pm to RaoulDuke504
Posted on 7/8/24 at 7:26 pm to RaoulDuke504
No way Al could be fat.
Remember, he played H.S, football and scored 4 touchdowns in one game for good ole Polk High.
Remember, he played H.S, football and scored 4 touchdowns in one game for good ole Polk High.
Posted on 7/8/24 at 8:56 pm to RaoulDuke504
1980’s Al Bundy wasn’t affording that house either.
Homer Simpson is depicted as a nitwit, but via some version of failing upward works a high profile job in a nuclear power plant, to the point where the CEO knows him by name.
Plugging plot holes wasn’t a thing in early sitcoms and only started in the internet and message board era, which Married With Children “escaped” being a part of.
An post-internet example here is Shameless, where a plot point to them having a house at all is that grandma is buried in the back yard and it’s actually her social security checks paying the note.
Homer Simpson is depicted as a nitwit, but via some version of failing upward works a high profile job in a nuclear power plant, to the point where the CEO knows him by name.
Plugging plot holes wasn’t a thing in early sitcoms and only started in the internet and message board era, which Married With Children “escaped” being a part of.
An post-internet example here is Shameless, where a plot point to them having a house at all is that grandma is buried in the back yard and it’s actually her social security checks paying the note.
Posted on 7/8/24 at 8:57 pm to RaoulDuke504
Al was considered fat?
Posted on 7/8/24 at 9:00 pm to RaoulDuke504
They were considered poor?
Posted on 7/8/24 at 10:00 pm to Shexter
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IMO, this was the start of the turn against the American white male. TV started making the dad look like a bumbling idiot
Is uncle Phil in there? The self man lawyer turned judge that could afford a house in Bel Air. How does that fit into your characterization?
Posted on 7/8/24 at 10:16 pm to RaoulDuke504
No, they were middle/working class.
Posted on 7/8/24 at 10:27 pm to RaoulDuke504
Al was a shoe salesman. I seriously doubt they could just live off his salary,
Homer worked at a Nuclear Plant. Commerical operators make 150K base per year, and over 175K+ after OT.
Homer worked at a Nuclear Plant. Commerical operators make 150K base per year, and over 175K+ after OT.
Posted on 7/8/24 at 10:43 pm to Shexter
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this was the start of the turn against the American white male.
Posted on 7/8/24 at 10:45 pm to RaoulDuke504
Homer had a 4 bedroom house and raising three kids on one salary. Baller.
This post was edited on 7/8/24 at 10:48 pm
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