The Simpsons demonstrates this in many episodes. The show's writers often describe the community as one. The people of the city of Springfield. They often band together to solve a problem or defeat a common enemy. The city of Springfield represents what it's like to live in a small town in the United States. Most people have to work for everything they get and often find themselves chasing dreams that will never come true. While each person in the town is different and some characters have issues with other characters, when the town needs to come together, they often do. In the episode "The Telltale Head" the town comes together to find the missing head of the Jebediah Springfield statue. The statue is of Springfield's founder and represents everything the city stands for. The city is forced to band together to get the head back so they can restore the statue to all its glory. This is an accurate portrayal of the American community. Cities will ban together when necessary to solve a problem. But American communities don't come together just to solve a problem. They also come together to celebrate the successes of one of their own. In small towns in the United States, if one person succeeds, it's as if everyone succeeds. The Simpsons shows this accurately in the episode "Dancin' Homer". In this episode Homer becomes a mascot and the whole town comes together to celebrate his success. For the city of Springfield, it's as if everyone made it