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Old Shows: The Simpsons media type="youtube" key="dKsj_XN98z8" height="315" width="420" **1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?**
 * I selected this clip because it is very based around how the American Family used to be viewed. For example, the son, Bart, is seen in school in trouble and he is thought to not truly care about school. He is then seen skate boarding like most hoodlums are thought to do in their free time. The daughter,Lisa, is a studious young girl that is part of an extracurricular activity, the band, and is very good. The wife, Marge, is grocery shopping and she is taking care of the baby while she is going about her day. Lastly, the father, Homer, is working a 9 to 5 job and comes home to his crazy family everyday.**

**2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances?** **What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** **The characters are seen wearing what boys and girls are thought to wear. The wife is wearing a long dress, as is the two daughters. The Father is seen in a short sleeve shirt and blue jeans, while the son is wearing very relaxed and comfortable shorts and a t-shirt. There are also five family members, which is close to the normal 4 person family that most people have.**

**3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** The family is composed of five people. A baby, Maggie, that truly has no gal addition to the family except being the lovable person. Then there is the second youngest, another daughter, Lisa, who is very smart and witty. There is also the oldest child, Bart, who is a smart-ass, trouble making boy that has an "I don't care" attitude about everything. Lastly, there are the two parents. The wife, Marge, spends most of her time cooking and cleaning, She also nags the family about all of the unsafe things they do. Homer is the Father and the provider for the family.

Old Shows: American Dad media type="youtube" key="usb7Oj7VcmA" height="315" width="420" **1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?** **I selected this clip because it shows the wife being looked down upon as the husband is talking at her not truly to her. It is a clip that represents the past even though it is from a current show.**

**2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances?** **What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** The wife is dressed is dressed in high heels and an apron while the Husband is dressed in a suit. The scene takes place in the kitchen and the husband is talking to the wife as an object and the wife is angry at the husband.

**3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** In this clip you can only see the wife and the husband. However, the roles seem to be very similar to The Simpsons in which the wife is cooking and the Husband is trying controlling the family.

New Shows: Modern Family media type="youtube" key="GDeqc8sTLpc" height="315" width="560" **1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?** **I showed this clip because it is showing how a father tries to act cool in a modern setting by trying to keep up with trends. This is the reflection of a current family's father because the father is generally trying to be the fun parent of the two, yet still tries to look presentable.**

**2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances?** **What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** **You can see that the father is dressed in a dress shirt, yet his sleeves are rolled up implying that he is trying to be relaxed. The character is trying to be like teenagers and is talking about how he can tackle the confusing word of technology with a group of people that have grown up and lived their whole lives with it.**

**3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?** The Family is mad up of two teenage daughters that the father is trying to be the fun parent to his daughters and he can only do that by trying to be technologically savvy and knowing how to text and talk to his kids.

New Shows: Two and a Half Men media type="youtube" key="p2jjW9rDcDg" height="315" width="420" **1. Why did you select this clip? Do you believe this reflects the idea of the American Family in the country’s past? Or, is this a current reflection?**
 * __Okay so basically in this next clip viewer discretion is advised and please if you do watch it don't comment on the language.__**
 * I selected this clip because gene though Charlie and Alan are not married they have a family unit with them and Alan's son, Jake. It is a current family because it has a lot of problems that they are trying to solve by using books and other methods. With most families one parent doesn't have a true caring about the problems while the other is trying to fix all the problems.**

**2. What you see: How are they dressed? Who is present? What are the circumstances?** **What you hear: What are the characters saying? How are they saying it?** The two "parents" are present and they are having problems, which are that they are fighting a lot, which in turn makes "their" son not want to stay with them. One is dressed in a robe like he is tired and has been doing a lot of work while the other is dressed comfortably and doesn't have a care in the world. One is saying that they have to solve their problems in a very concerned tone while the other is saying they don't have to in a laughing and joking tone while he is making jokes.

**3. Discuss the over dynamics of the family. What/ who makes up the family? What does each person’s role seem to be?**
 * The family is made up of two parental units and a child. The role of one of the parents is to be a worrying parent that needs to try and fix everything, the other parent is trying not to care about anything and be a fun loving parent, and the child is as always being a fun loving teenager and trying to have fun in life.**