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"Homer vs. Dignity" is the fifth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 26, 2000. In the episode, Mr. Burns hires a cash-strapped Homer as his "prank monkey", paying him to play pranks on others and humiliate himself in public.
Shaun Cashman received his sole directing credit on the series this season (for the 250th episode "A Tale of Two Springfields"), while Neil Affleck received his final directorial credit (also for "Homer vs. Dignity"). Tom Gammill and Max Pross have been promoted to produce this season.
It is Rob Lazebnik's first writing credit for the series with his second being the fifth episode of the season "Homer vs. Dignity". [1] The second segment, "Scary Tales Can Come True" is the second written by John Frink and Don Payne after "Insane Clown Poppy", but that did not air later in the season. The segment was the idea of another writer ...
The subplot of Homer entering the childproofing business was inspired by an instance when a salesman visited Payne and his pregnant wife to see if their home was safe for children. [4] In an interview with Star-News, Payne commented: "You hire this person to come into your home to look for changes you can make. They make you feel like the most ...
To add insult to injury, the hunter's tape is shown on the news, and Homer is mocked by many. Homer hires the hunter, named Grant, to assist him in confronting the animal. Homer makes a near-useless suit of armor: despite Marge's objections, Bart, Lenny and Carl join him as they start on their quest. The four of them make camp in the woods.
Homer is taken to "The Island", a parody of "The Village" in The Prisoner. "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" makes fun of use of the Internet, which was rapidly growing in popularity at the time. The Internet was just starting to turn into a serious waste of time around this point in history", staff writer Matt Selman said in the episode's DVD ...
"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" "Family Therapy" The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 9: May 26, 1998 "Three Men and a Comic Book" "Lisa's Substitute" "Zoo Story" The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 10: April 13, 1999 "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" "When Flanders Failed" "Burp Contest" The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 11: April 13, 1999
"The hamster did not have a 'full life'" Couch gag: A Sigmund Freud-esque psychologist sits on a chair and Homer leaps onto the couch and sobs "Oh doctor, I'm crazy!" while the rest of the family looks confused. Commentary: Mike Scully Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham Yeardley Smith Tim Long Matt Selman