Critics describe the series as "the most realistically surreal cartoon series ever." Former First Lady Barbara Bush commented in an interview that was published by People magazine (September, 1990) that the show was "the dumbest thing I've ever seen." In 1992, a group of parents in Greenwood, South Carolina, protested the school board's approval of the name "Springfield Elementary" for a new school being built there. ("Springfield" is the name of the Simpson's hometown.) The school board …showed first 75 words of 1202 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1202 total…for more for nearly ten years. The show has stayed on the air for many more reasons than the fact that its "actors" work cheap! Works Cited Lister, David It Jumps, It Moves, It Makes You Laugh and Cry...But Is It Art? The Independent, 08-09-1997, pp 7. Tucker, Ken The Simpsons Keeps Outdoing Itself with Wry Sarcasm, Topical Themes, and Superb Scripting the Puts Most Other Comedies to Shame, Entertainment Weekly, 03-12-1993, pp 48.