Analysis Of My Pods And Broomsticks In The Simpsons

â€Å"My Pods and Broomsticks† a very controversial episode of â€Å"The Simpsons† is full of satire, concentrating in the main theme of stereotypes and the ignorance of consumers in this day and age. These are represented through the Simpsons, elements, or flaws of modern society are cleverly displayed using many devices such as humour, puns, irony and sarcasm. When analyse an episode of the Simpson it gets you thinking, does the Simpson serve a greater propose than to just entertain? In the start of the show, the Simpsons enter into the new store that opened up at their mall, â€Å"Mapple†. This is a pun that represent Apple. Lisa is absorbed by â€Å"Mapple† and all the â€Å"Mypods† but everything is too expensive and she can’t afford to buy one. She asks a†¦show more content†¦He tells her he can’t help her and says â€Å"I know our posters say â€Å"Think Differently† but our real slogan is â€Å"No Refunds.† This is sarcasm of merchandise corporations and the way they fool people into thinking they mean well, when really they just want our cash. Along with the satire of the ignorance of consumers these episode also discusses many stereotypes of modern day society. In this episode Bart meets a new kid, Bashir whose family recently moved to the United States from Jordan. The Simpsons have Bashir and his family over for dinner and Homer becomes suspicious of them because they are Muslim. Throughout the episode Homer tries, to prove that Bashir’s parents are terrorists. This situation represents the stereotypes that are created by society and some believe that all Muslim are dangerous terrorist. Sarcasm is shown in many instances, one that stuck out was when Homer makes fun of the Muslim religion and culture. Instead of saying â€Å"Praise Allah† he says â€Å"Praise be to Oliver† and instead of saying the Kuraan, he says â€Å"the Corona† Stereotypes are shown when Homer automatically assumes that Bashir’s parents are terrorists since they are Muslim. Another example is when one of Homer’s friend Leny tells him â€Å"He’s Muslim, so he must be up to something.† Throughout this episode, these two aspects of modern day society are