Testing Simpsons File
By Mark I. Pinksky
The Gospel according to The Simpsons,
Bigger and Possibly Even Better! Edition
With a New Afterword Exploring
South Park, Family Guy, and
Other Animated TV Shows
MARK I. PINSKY
© 2007 Mark I. Pinsky
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U.S. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pinsky, Mark I.
The gospel according to the Simpsons, bigger and possibly even better! edition with a new afterword exploring South park, Family guy, and other animated TV shows / Mark I. Pinsky.—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-664-23160-6 (alk. paper)
1. Simpsons (Television program) 2. Animated television programs—United States.
3. Television broadcasting—Religious aspects. I. Title. PN1992.77.S58P56 2007
791.45'72—dc22 2007006909
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ISBN: 978-0-664-23265-8 (U.K. and Canada)