The president is the country's scapegoat more than the country's leader; the president has as much power as we think the president has. Whoever has the most money is the puppet master.
Eric AndreWonder Showzen was one of the first shows that realized each sketch, each segment is essentially one joke, and, once you know what the joke is, it's time to move on.
Eric Andre[The people that worked on The Simpsons] just had good taste. They knew how to execute absurd jokes.
Eric AndreYou can't really feel the direct change from one president to another versus people closer to you in local elections.
Eric AndreI think part of it is the fact that they were kind of the first of its kind - there weren't a lot of cartoons for adults. People forget at the time that The Simpsons started out, it was controversial - the fact that they said "hell" and "damn" in a cartoon was a lot. America was in an uproar.
Eric Andre