if The Simpsons Hav Been On TV For 18 Yrs.How Come Bart 'n' Lisa R Kidz?.Wouldn't They Be Teenagers By Now? Or Maggie...Wouldn't She Be 8 Or 10 By Now?.
Or Homer And Marge Wouldn't They Be 46 Or 43?.
Think About it And Tell Me Yor Answers
2006-10-19 10:28:05 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
they're cartoons, they ageless!!
2006-10-19 10:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, comic book time is incredibly elastic, as referenced by Franklin Richards still being about age five for the last twenty years, and having been born in the 1968 Fantastic Four Annual. So there is no reason cartoon time should be straight forward.
modify) I'd just like to publicly add that I think that it's positively SHAMEFUL how Jessica & Ashlee have traded on the family name to get attention & publicity. (smirk)
2006-10-19 17:36:21 · answer #2 · answered by comicards 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at it this way, if each episode only spans a few days total over their life, then only a couple years have passed at the very most.
Then again, it is also a television show, and changing the characters in a drastic way like that doesn't work too well.
2006-10-19 17:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by politechaos 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marvel comics have been on the go for forty odd years, yet spiderman has never once drawn his pension, cos only ten years have passed in comic time. The same sort of thing would happen in Simpson world...
2006-10-19 17:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember how weird it was when the Rugrats kids grew up?? And how about the dopey Brady Bunch gang. They all turned into teenage dorks. Simpson's are perfect just the way they are. Don't mess it up.
2006-10-19 19:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by nicksriders 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because like anything that is iconic, changing a formula that works would never sell to the many fans that have come to enjoy them for the countless laughs they have given us.
2006-10-20 02:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by Sparkybear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same reason why Spider-Man hardly ages in comic books- if they were to age in real time, the stories would lose their touch. Keeping their ages the same makes them timeless.
I like the "Mr. Burns time-warp" idea though...
2006-10-19 18:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by Brawl2099 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would it as much fun seeing bart get laid for the first time? The simpsons is great the way it is
2006-10-19 17:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're the same age now that they were 18 years ago because it probably wouldn't be as funny if they were older and more matured.
2006-10-19 17:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by tank 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're cartoons.
The Simpsons constantly makes self-referential jokes about the ageless time lapse.
2006-10-19 17:30:04 · answer #10 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judging by your question you might consider watching cartoons a little more suitable for your "mental age". Maybe try Dora the Explorer or something. Might be a little more your speed.
2006-10-19 17:44:28 · answer #11 · answered by moonrat1984 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋