The Simpsons is an animated sitcom about the antics of a dysfunctional family called the Simpsons (surprise surprise). Homer is the oafish unhealthy beer loving father| Marge is the hardworking homemaker wife| Bart is the ten year old underachiever (and proud of it)| Lisa is the unappreciated eight year old genius| and Maggie is the cute| pacifier loving silent infant.