The premise was that our friend homer wanted to get on disability so that he could work from home. Santas village boast reallife reindeer as its main attraction although they are often sleeping in the day uncomfortably due to not being able to thrive in springfields environment. Homer tries everything to get out of the plants new exercise program and discovers that being on disability would do just that. The simpsons spoofed the whole phenomenon with an episode that has. Gabbo ratings war krusty gets kancelled, 1993 in early 1993, showbusiness headlines were dominated by the battle for latenight tv talkshow supremacy, as jay leno took over the tonight show, david letterman prepared to make the jump to cbs, and former hot host arsenio hall saw his ratings plummet. Closes performances as mona have been well received by critics and she was named one of the top 25 guest stars on the show by ign. The simpsons season 28 episode 1 the simpsons 2020 full episode nocuts duration. In the episode, homer gathers several of springfields citizens to participate in creating the biggest human pyramid in the world. The simpsons season 16 episode 17the heartbroke kid s18 e01 the mook the chef the wife and her homer part 25 duration. He is overweight, lazy, and ignorant, but also strongly devoted to his wife and children. Before long, homer is offered a job with the capital city capitals. In the episode, homer recounts the story of maggies birth when the kids ask why there are no photos of. Homer is in such good form throughout that a reasonable case can be made that he has superseded the importance of his greek namesake in the annals of culture and civilization.
Every simpsons treehouse of horror episode segment, ranked. In the episode, marge saves money for life insurance, worried about homer after a nearfatal incident and his bad medical history. Homer intentionally gains more weight in order to qualify for disability and work from home, but soon realizes that being morbidly obese comes with its own problems. Oct 06, 2009 back in the mid90s one of most popular episodes of the simpsons ever involved the hapless homer gorging himself in order to become obese that should be even more obese in order to evade an.
It was written by ian maxtonegraham and directed by steven dean moore. In the season 22 episode donnie fatso 2010, which involved homer going undercover to infiltrate the mob, springfield crime boss fat tony. There was a discussion about what homer would wear when he became. Mona was the estranged wife of abe simpson and the mother of homer simpson. It was first broadcast on the fox network in the united states on march 20, 2005. In november 1995, the simpsons aired an episode called king sized homer. In a parody of the opening of the 1960s sitcom, get smart, homer follows a red line down stairs, out of an elevator, through doubledoors that open automatically, in an elevator and into an ascending door to the telephone box. In the episode, marge saves money for life insurance, worried about homer. The heartbroke kid is the seventeenth episode of the sixteenth season of the simpsons. A nice illustration of the value being subjective can be found in the simpsons episode bart the fink. The isotopes owner offers homer a job as the team mascot and the team goes on a winning streak. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on may 1, 2005.
In the episode mother simpson, it was established that homer believed that his mother was dead, a lie his father, abe, told him when in reality she was on the run from the law after she sabotaged mr burns biological warfare laboratory. Santas village is a christmasthemed amusement park in springfield. Homers break comes when he fills in for the capitals mascot, the capital city goofball. Mojo was homer simpsons helper monkey who eventually adopts homers unhealthy lifestyle and becomes very obese. Homer s weight problem has never been portrayed positively that i can remember, anyway.
After repeatedly failing in trying to get injured on the job, homer finally learns that he. Risky business box set, and is available to stream at the simpsons world site run by fxx. Deep space homer is a part of the dvd release and bluray of the shows fifth season, which includes commentary by simpsons staff groening, silverman, james l. All my life ive been an obese man trapped inside a fat mans body. In the episode, homer recounts the story of maggies birth when the kids ask why there are no photos of her in the family album. Historically the simpsons has never been afraid to tackle touchy subjects. It was the first episode of the third season of the simpsons. The simpsons obesity drive neville rigby opinion the. Watch how homer and marge argue the pros and cons of obesity. More then a little bit because of the charm of john waters and the steelmillwork hard, play hard homers phobia is the fifteenth episode. For those who didnt see the episode, homer, the gruff but lovable patriarch of the simpsons household, was. With barts help, homer begins eating whatever he could get a hold of, including playdoh. Deep space homer is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of american animated sitcom the simpsons, which was first broadcast on fox in the united states on february 24, 1994. Deep space homer is the only episode of the simpsons solely credited to david mirkin, who took over as show.
The simpsons sky police homer becomes duffman funny simpsons clips duration. Thats a funny enough concept as it is, but the episode hilariously builds up from there. Always in search of new ways to be lazy, homer decides to use his enfeebled father who thought he was getting the monkey to eat in order to qualify for the services of the highly trained and intelligent mojo. As part of a new fox show, the simpsons participate in a wifeswap.
The simpsons spoofed the whole phenomenon with an episode that. A space odysseyaping scene, where a zerogravity homer hoovers up midair crisps, to the tune of johann strauss iis waltz the blue danube, might be the shows greatest ever. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on january 20, 2002. Bryan cranston provides the voice of spy stradivarius cain in this episodes the simpson. Homer decides to become morbidly obese in order to work from home. He falls onto the couch with the family already there. The simpsons sell everything and move to the big city. May 07, 2012 bryan cranston provides the voice of spy stradivarius cain in this episode s the simpson. Mobile homer is the thirteenth episode of the sixteenth season of the american animated television series the simpsons. Kingsize homer is the seventh episode of the simpsons seventh. Trilogy of error was written by matt selman and was directed by mike b.
The scene in which bart and his friends observe the obese homer. Albert brooks guest stars in the episode, playing the character tab spangler, as well as briefly reprising jacques from life on the fast lane. A space odysseyaping scene, where a zerogravity homer hoovers up midair crisps, to the tune of johann strauss iis waltz the blue danube, might be the shows greatest ever originally, writers of the episode, which sees homer sent into space as part of a nasa plan. The misadventures of homer, marge, bart, lisa and maggie simpson have kept audiences tuning in since 1989. In the episode, while working as a human guinea pig to pay off the familys lost savings after making a bad investment, homer discovers the root cause of his subnormal. Remember when homer purposely gained 100 pounds to get on disability. The look on homer and barts faces after they see clint eastwood break into song.
She has been voiced by several actresses, including maggie roswell, tress macneille, pamela hayden, and most prominently, glenn close. Bart breaks his butt, and fat tony shows up to outfit springfield. But aside from these flashes of an obese homer s fashion choices, and the phone company recorded message. Homer comments regularly and is very active in the community. Anderson as part of the twelfth season of the simpsons 20002001. Homer intentionally gains more weight in order to qualify for disability and work from home, but soon realizes that being morbidly obese comes with its own. Only 1 in 10 people will pass this simpsons quiz thequiz. After apu is injured badly, he gets a helper monkey to work for him. He works as a low level safety inspector at the springfield nuclear power plant, in sector 7g, although hes often incompetent, mostly sleeps on duty and eats the donuts provided. Homr styled as hom is the ninth episode of the twelfth season of the american animated sitcom the simpsons. Selman was inspired by the 1999 comedy thriller film go. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on january 22, 1995. When it comes to the best movie parodies in the simpsons, theres a lot of competition but this episodes 2001.
The writers were also discussing about how they were going to treat homers fatness. Animator david silverman designed the obese homer for the episode. Burns decides to help get the workers at the power plant in shape by implementing a mandatory tenminute morning calisthenics program. In this bizarro episode and the 550th one overall, homer wakes up in a world where everyone and everything is made of lego bricks and no one has any memory of being in highdefinition, 2d digital ink and paint. Jan, 2019 the simpsons sky police homer becomes duffman funny simpsons clips duration. Nov 28, 2015 watch how homer and marge argue the pros and cons of obesity. Broadcast in 1991, the third season of the simpsons contains a host of candidates for best simpsons episode ever. Over the course of the episode, homer becomes attached to the growing lobster, who he names pinchy and even takes for walks on the beach. The simpsons are a family who live in a fictional middle american town of springfield. The show was created by matt groening who also made life in hell, and later futurama and disenchantment, and is considered one of the most. The simpsons homer simpson, this is your wife tv episode.
Michael jacksons leon kompowsky is expunged from the. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on november 5, 1995. David silverman designed the fat homer for the episode. Homer s break comes when he fills in for the capitals mascot, the capital city goofball. Episode references gags appearances gallery quotes credits. The episode was originally called go, simpson go in an allusion to the 1998 german crime thriller film run. The twopanel image features the typically obese character homer simpson showing off his thin body following a stomach stabling to his wife marge above an image of homer from behind, revealing that his loose skin is being clipped back by rubberbands.
Has there ever been an episode of the simpsons that didnt include all five of the core simpsons marge, homer, bart, lisa and maggie i like to think of myself as a quite a bit of a simpsons nut, but when my wife sprung this question on me, i sat and racked my brain for hours, trying to think of the answer. The simpsons forever episode guide episode 18 dancin homer. Sweets and sour marge is the eighth episode of the simpsons thirteenth season. With its sharp writing, memorable characters and supremely talented voice cast, the simpsons is truly one of the greatest television shows to ever grace the airwaves not to mention the longestrunning show of all time. A space odysseyaping scene, where a zerogravity homer hoovers up midair. Homer tries everything to get out of the plants new exercise program and discovers that being on disability. In the episode, homer despises the nuclear plants new exercise program and decides to gain 61 pounds 28 kg to claim a disability and work at home. Mar 20, 2020 when it comes to the best movie parodies in the simpsons, theres a lot of competition but this episodes 2001. He is also known for his minor role as a childabusing obese man in the anime seriesthe simpsons. And anytime hes lost weight when he climbed a mountain has been shown as being nothing but positive. The episode was written by dan greaney and directed by jim reardon.
Homer, the most obese and physically unfit worker on the plant. The following is a list of the episode titles and summaries of foxs longestrunning animated sitcom the simpsons, centered on a dysfunctional yellowskinned family living in the unreachable city of springfield and trying to deal with modern life. Back in the mid90s one of most popular episodes of the simpsons ever involved the hapless homer gorging himself in order to become obese that should be even more obese in. The simpsons firstever flashback episode introduced homers high school rival for marges affection, artie ziff jon lovitz, as he tries to impress her enough to take her to prom. The 257th episode overall, it originally aired on the fox network in the united states on january 7, 2001. The episode closes by elegantly and irreverently referencing the opening when the damnable inanimate carbon rod that upstaged homer at the employee of the month ceremony ends up getting credit for saving the shuttle, not homer. Angered by his wifes new measures to cut back financially. Kingsize homer is the seventh episode of the simpsons seventh season. And maggie makes three is the thirteenth episode of the simpsons sixth season. It fails, but they instead learn that springfield is the worlds fattest town, prompting homers wife marge. Homers weight problem has never been portrayed positively that i can remember, anyway.