Conventions of situation comedy:how the Simpsons and Everybody loves raymond comply to them.
... the episode ends 'normally'. The sitcoms, The Simpsons and Everybody loves Raymond conforms to this and therefore complies with the three generic conventions. The setting in sitcoms, is the 'enclosed world', where the characters most of the time during the episode. The setting is a sitcom is usually very thin, because the main focus of sitcom is the characters, thats why the 'enclosed worlds' are not very detailed. The enclosed world never changes, it is always the same place in every episode, it is usually the everyday places for example homes, cafes, offices etc, so at first glance, the world of situation comedy seems normal. The enclosed world of this particular episode of Everybody Loves Raymond is Raymond's house and his parent's house which is a ordinary place and in each episode the setting never changes. The 'enclosed environment' in The Simpsons is the " town of Springfield" which is also another 'normal' society which also is the same in every episode. A sitcom's setting must not change, because if everything returns back to normal, the audience is reassured. For example, in The Simpsons, the setting at the start of the episode is the "town of Springfield", although Homer leaves "Springfield" and goes into space, the show ends back in "Springfield", this indicates that everything is back to normal, and this is reassuring for the audience. Therefore the sitcoms, The Simpsons and Everybody loves Raymond both, conforms to the generic convention, setting. The plot in situation comedies is the focus of the everyday social issues, which are made to be humourous and is appealing to the audience. The plot, like the setting, is also very thin, as it only holds the issues and the humour. The social issues found in the plot of Everybody loves Raymond is privacy, intrusion and revenge. The issue found in The Simpsons, is respect, and the whole plot is based on this issue. Like the setting, the structure of the plot doesn't change, in every episode the plot must be able to start with the three basic series ingredients; establishment of the problem, which is when the characters face a problem, complication and confusion, which is usually a result of a human mistake, and the resolution of the confusion. In The Simpsons, the establishment of the problem occurs when Homer realises that no one has respect for him, after every worker and including a carbon rod wins the worker of the week award except for Homer. Even the television laughs at him, so he seeks to gain respect, and he does so, but only by accident. By going on a rocket to space, Homer would gain respect from his family and friends. As Homer is on the rocket the complication and confusion occurs. He smuggles on the rocket a packet chips, which when opened, scattered all around the rocket. Further complication occurs when Homer smashes open a container of ants, which then also get scattered around the rocket, crawling into the controls and jamming them. Then the door of the rocket opens and Homer is flung out, just when things can't possibly go into more wrong, the resolution occurs. Homer is pulled back into the rocket and he locks the door using the carbon rod, and they all fly safely back to Earth. Everybody loves Raymond also uses the same three basic series ingredients. In the establishment of the problem, Raymond and Debra realise they don't have any privacy, because of Raymond's parents always "intruding". Complication and confusion arises when they are in Marie's house, Debra and Raymond try to "pay them back for being intrusive", and the resolution occurs when they finally sort everything out, and Debra and Raymond move back into their own home. Therefore, through the three processes of plot, the situation comedies, The Simpsons and Everybody loves Raymond follow the generic conve...