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The crew remove the blocked section of pipe using a large crane, with Homer still stuck inside. That night, the news media poke fun at Homer's massive size during their coverage of his mishap at the water park. After learning that he weighs 260 pounds (120 kg), Homer vows to go on a diet and get more exercise.
The Old Mill was released on Laserdisc as part of Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons in 1985. It was released on December 4, 2001, on the Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies DVD set [ 1 ] [ 9 ] and on March 1, 2005, on the Bambi Platinum Edition DVD as a special feature. [ 10 ]
The episode's title is a reference to the television show The Wonder Years. Homer's flashbacks to his childhood were based on the plot of the film Stand By Me, which in turn is based on Stephen King's novella The Body. [2] However, the scenes in the quarry were based on the coming of age film Breaking Away, directed by Peter Yates. [4]
Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode an 8.1 out of 10, signifying a "great" rating. Canning felt that the episode was impressive, expressing that it was "a fun and funny episode focused on Homer and his always dysfunctional relationship with his family [...] just what we've come to love and expect after 20 years." [11]
Haynes and Burns met in 1936 during a WNOX-AM audition in Knoxville, Tennessee, when they were both 16 years old. [2] Known as Junior and Dude (pronounced "dood'-ee"), the pair was rechristened Homer (Haynes) and Jethro (Burns) when WNOX Program Director Lowell Blanchard forgot their nicknames during a 1936 broadcast. [1]
"The Old Man and the 'C' Student" is the twentieth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on April 25, 1999. In the episode, after offending the Olympic committee during their visit to Springfield Elementary, the school's students are committed to 20 hours ...
There, Bart Simpson and his sister Lisa notice a picture of their father, Homer, on the cover of an old LP album. Homer explains to his family that he, Principal Skinner, Barney Gumble, and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon recorded a barbershop quartet album eight years earlier in 1985, which catapulted them to national fame. He tells his family the ...
The doctor informs Homer he will die if he takes another cannonball to his gut. Homer decides to perform his act one last time, but he dodges the cannonball at the last second. After a warm sendoff from the touring bands, Homer leaves the festival and loses his children's respect for no longer being cool, which he embraces. [2] [3]