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I think it comes down to the Simpsons creators and characters having the balls to occasionally take themselves seriously over the years, especially early on. This is what made them a classic and immortal TV family.
Take for instance the episode where Homer meets his mother, and she goes back on the lam. The episode actually ends with Homer sitting on his car looking into the stars and stuff. Very touchy for a animated comedy, they actually had the show end on a serious moment with sad music that gave Homer actual depth.
You know Family Guy and Seth McFarlane would get weirded out and afraid of this, and Chuck Norris would swoop in on a jetpack and they'd fly off on an adventure in some absurdly random go to comedy joke.
Sure it's funny because it's so random and outrageous, but that's really all it is. It'll get old, if it hasn't already.
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