Father figure

"I read an article in a textbook about how kids without fathers who watch the Simpsons grow up with a bad example of what a father is supposed to be."

"Um. What?"

"Yea, I guess their claim is that because Homer is lazy, fat, stupid, etc. etc. then kids will grow up thinking that too."

(At this point I farted. I was then reminded of the Family Guy episode where Peter puts on Anna and the King, absolutely destroys it, and then after Lois berates him in front of the audience, he farts really loudly and everybody laughs, thus proving that he is, in fact, the better entertainer. There is no moral to the story.)

(My wife glares at me when I fart.)

"You know, in comparison, Family Guy makes the Simpsons look like a really normal, loving, functional family."

"Yea, but in the early '90s, it was pretty... racy isn't the right word..."

"I suppose. But that's hard to believe now."

(We rehash a couple of episodes that show some pretty good family values.)

"Of course we watch Futurama these days. But that also shows the same values."

"Are you surprised?"

"No, of course not. But either way, their conflicts always get resolved in a fairly realistic consistent way that promotes friendship and loyalty! Even Bender!"

"Truuuuuuue."

"But I think I may need to write an article about how kids without robots will grow up thinking that all robots are amoral, alcoholic kleptos."