# Do You Let Your Children Watch the Simpsons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [April 14, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010 "2021-04-14T22:50:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010/21 "2021-04-16T22:52:11Z")
My parents were not keen on me watching The Simpsons when it started while I was in elementary school. I did it anyway. On the small TV in their bedroom, just for an extra feeling of transgression. Eventually, I got them watching it, and it became must-watch TV for our family for a couple of years. Back in those days, they’d send you home from school if you were wearing a Bart Simpson T-shirt. It’s amazing the things people choose to care about. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010/22 "2021-04-17T04:48:19Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Back in those days, they’d send you home from school if you were wearing a Bart Simpson T-shirt. Was it the ones that said “I’m Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you?” Or the ones suggesting that one ingest underwear? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010/23 "2021-04-17T05:00:50Z")
my oldest nephew didnt care for the simpsons but he loved family guy when he was about 8 or 9 Actually i knew groening from his "— is hell " books way before i knew about the simpsons those were good but i found the simpsons to be eye roll worthy occasionally and while i found futurama i found it to be too assholic sometimes … although Im told his partner had more to do with the stories on futurama … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-children-watch-the-simpsons/940010.md?page=1)