Any individual or group is shown to be ridiculous when only their pathetic and partial view of the world is taken to be everything. That’s why no one escapes satire in the programme, which is vital for its ultimately uplifting message: we’re an absurd species but together we make for a wonderful world.
The Simpsons, like Monty Python, is an Anglo-Saxon comedic take on the existentialism which in France takes on a more tragic hue. Albert Camus’ absurd is defied not by will, but mocking laughter.
The Simpsons as philosophy (BBC)
“Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true!”
—Homer Simpson
“Who are you? Why am I here? I want answers now or I want them eventually!”
—Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson’s Words of Wisdom
How Homer Simpson can enrich philosophy class (Christian Science Monitor)
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