The Simpsons were famously criticised by the then American president George Bush, who reckoned families should be more like the Waltons.
Now an English version of the cartoon series is being planned, based on a real-life British family. Somehow, Tony Blair taking the same stance against the show as Dubya's dad seems unlikely.
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