Do you think that this show is a bad influence?

Oh give me a break. Shows, music DO NOT make people evil. If you don't have the time to sit down with your kids and explain that movies and music aren't real, then you don't have the right to have kids. Parenting is ALL about being there for your child, and if you expose them to violent television and movies, BE PREPARED before they watch it. PLain and simple. I've watched violent movies and such since I was little, and you don't see me running out to blow people up. Its called my mother actually got off her butt and TOLD us, explained TO US that the things in the movies themselves were not real.

My kids watch it almost every day. They are 6, 5 and 4 and they have been watching it daily since my oldest was a baby. We used to curl up at night as a family and watch it. Now when I need to keep them occupied to make dinner I put Simpsons on. It has had no ill-effect on them. They don't act like the characters or talk like them. They know it is just a cartoon and they are not allowed to behave that way. Although one of my oldest daughter's first words was "D'oh", lol.

I think it is an adult cartoon and should not be viewed by children. They imply bad things and there is too much violence. I and my husband watch it every night after the kids go to bed but not while the kids are awake. I am always checking the shows my kids watch and have to make sure my husband doesn't shows that are to violent while the kids are awake since it has given my 2 yr old nightmares.

Watching a tv show doesn't make a child bad. As long as your parents have taught you to respect them you will do so. Most people can use common sense and see the difference between fiction and reality. If a person isn't wise enough to avoid blurring the two together, then I would recommend that they avoid watching tv shows with negative story lines. I wouldn't say that watching the Simpsons would cause you any damage if you keep in mind that the characters are not representing real people.

anything my son watch I should be there to explain why that show is doing such thing... even if its a nice and non violent show but if the kid doesnt understand it, it will still have a negative effect on them... you can always explain why, and believe me the kids will understand...

Actually, I'm a religious education teacher at my church, and we taught a course this summer for our high school youth called "The Gospel According to Homer Simpson". Popular culture has always, throughout history, combined social and political satire with reflection on contemporary morals and values, and the Simpsons does that as well. Whether we like it or not, they're a reflection of the typical american family; we're not perfect and we do things wrong. We make mistakes, we're sometimes selfish and dumb, our children' aren't little angels. But in the end we love one another and we stick together, and along the way we learn some valuable lessons now and then. I have a kid who is almost ten. I don't let her watch horror movies or anything with a lot of violence. She's a sensitive kid and has nightmares sometimes. I think she's smart enough not to emulate what she sees on TV (bad behavior or whatever), but I don't want her sweet little head filled with violent images that can stay with you for years and years. I was little, I guess 7 or 8, when the first Friday the 13th came out, and I still remember being so scared of just the commericials that I would run out of the room. So I'll let my kid struggle with issues of right or wrong on tv, but not what is, in my opinion, senseless gore and violence.

I always watched the Simpsons as a kid. I realize over the years it has gotten more adult oriented. I love it, but not sure I'd let my kids watch it now. It was so different in the 80's and early 90's! I think a lot of the adult jokes would go over their heads anyhow.

i do believe this shows could have a negative influence on anyone it does not teach anything good other than violence and bad words your parents are right about that.

I like watching Simpsons, I enjoyed it. I don't mind my kids watching it, too. My baby girl is three years old. I am not sure if she understands it yet. But if she does, well, I just have to say that Simpsons is simply a way of showing the kids the fact of life in a cartoon show.

I dont see the harm in the Simpsons. I think that South Park is much worse.

I don't mind the Simpsons. It is disrespectful, but it shows a solid family where they stay together and do not cheat and run around. There are better shows out there that are more serious-minded, but at least the Simpsons is a good Christian family.

No worse than many other shows out there. My kids know that it's just a cartoon, and they only watch it occasionally if we have it on (which isn't too often). I've seen no ill effects--though my daughter saw the episode with Mr. Burns saying "show me looove"...and that freaked her out a bit.

I think the Simpsons is inappropiate for young children under 14 years old. But I also wouldn't let them watch rated R shows or other shoes with violence, swearing, and disrespect of parents. I am very strict about this. I don't think young impressionable children should be exposed to these things. It is a bad role model for them.

I think that you should take in what your parents say, and not listen to what others may think outside of your family. I used to watch the Simpsons when I had a T.V. but now I don't. So I wouldn't be concerned with what you can and can't watch, you aren't missing much and if I were you I'd read a book or ride a skateboard or something.

Well a show isnt good or bad It is just suited for a certain age group A bad show means that it isnt suitable for a certain age! That can effect them in a long run So thats what one should be careful about the ratings are for ages A is for adult etc.

I don't think that the Simpsoms is a bad show. There are way more worst shows out there . These days almost every movie or show you watch has something bad in it.

i dont think i'd let my lil kids watch the simpsons, but i would when they're a lil bit older. the thing to realize is that the parents should discipline their kids enough so that they wont be influenced by things they see or hear on tv.

you know what, my children have watched the simpsons, I watched the simpsons, it funny and great. i think if you let tv babysit your kids and don't explain to them the wrong things then it can be bad. but if you monitor your children while they're watching these things, then it shouldn't be all bad. my son points out things in his cartoons that are bad. he says 'he shouldn't be doing that' or 'thats not nice' and i'm very proud of it because kids have to learn to dertermine the diffence between good and bad even if its in their own cartoons. i wouldn't let my children watch something i think they couldn't understand or i could't explain in a way they would understand.

If people think the simpsons is that badly influencial then they should look at other cartoons that were a lot more violent like Looney Toons and Tom & Jerry. Noone ever said that they were bad for kids yet the violence in those shows is a lot. I think kids are smart enough to distinguish between cartoon happenings and real life people.

i think its not bad influence. but dont let them watch too much of it.