What exactly could they do if they wanted to? When Family Guy was brought back by popular demand it was allowed leeway to make fun of the network. Why? Because it was shown that the network needed them more than they needed the network.

With The Simpsons, the effect is magnified, especially since Bart & Co. have been there longer than most of the real employee's. Besides, who's going to be the shmuck that cancels The Simpsons?

Remember, propaganda isn't an end it itself; the point is to make money. FOX also makes money from teh lulz on Family Guy and The Simpsons.

Not really.

Fox News Executives actually wanted to sue the makers of The Simpsons after derogatory comments were aired on the show about their conservative bias - until they realised The Simpsons was part of the same network... doh!

http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20031029-091743-7849r.htm

Ehh... just another example of how the Simpson's is past its prime. I no longer schedule Sunday's around a new Simpsons espisode.

Well to me i always thought cartoons get boring when they begin to draw political lines.I dont mind the odd jab at bush or the latest hollywood celebrity preaching a political viewpoint,but its a cartoon.What happened to just irrelavant humour or just funny storylines.This was why the simpsons was great.It had the perfect balance of both.But now these new writers come along and just give our much beloved characters bland motives.Family guy never really stuck to a point and now its just a waste.How much more will it last? At least south park knows how to address a point and then use it to its audience in a humourous way.