When the beloved Simpsons family made its TV debut in 1989, it squarely represented middle-class America. Today … not so much. That house, those two cars, those three kids all on one salary doesn’t seem so believable anymore. Today we examine the changing reality of what middle-class means in America through the Simpsons. It’s a wild, musical journey into the heart of the US economy. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.