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Episode debut Original air dates Homer Simpson: Dan Castellaneta [2] Husband of Marge; father of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. "Good Night" 1987-04-19 Marge Simpson: Julie Kavner [2] Wife of Homer; mother of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. "Good Night" 1987-04-19 Bart Simpson: Nancy Cartwright [2] Oldest child and only son of Homer and Marge; brother of Lisa ...
"Deep Space Homer" is the fifteenth episode [5] of the fifth season of American animated television series The Simpsons, which was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on February 24, 1994. In the episode, NASA selects Homer Simpson to participate in a spaceflight to spark public interest in space exploration and boost low
The episode opens at a retirement party for the current Sector 7G supervisor at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.Just as Homer, Lenny, and Carl are celebrating their freedom from supervision, plant owner Mr. Burns arrives and chooses Carl as the new supervisor, after quickly deducing that he is the only semi-competent employee of the three.
Every main cast member has won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. Shearer was the last cast member to win, receiving his award in 2014 for the episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral." [4] Castellaneta and Azaria have won four, while Kavner, Cartwright, Smith, Shearer, Wallace, Grammer, and guest star Jackie Mason have each won one ...
Actor and director Paul Newman guest-starred as himself in the episode. Homer's first flashback shows a clip of him falling down Springfield Gorge on a skateboard, a scene taken from the episode "Bart the Daredevil." The Simpsons' staff were concerned that this would make people think the episode was in fact a clip show, so they kept the clip ...
The episode title is a reference to the 1940 film Pinocchio, which features the song "When You Wish Upon a Star". At the beginning of the episode, Homer has a dream that is a spoof of Hanna-Barbera's series The Yogi Bear Show (1961), [4] with Homer as Yogi Bear, Bart as Boo Boo and Ned as Ranger Smith. [4]
The fifth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons aired on Fox from September 30, 1993 to May 19, 1994. The showrunner for the fifth production season was David Mirkin who executive produced 20 episodes, with the season being produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. [1]
On Four Finger Discount, Brendan Dando and Guy Davis thought the episode was "uneventful, but it's still entertaining." They thought the sympathy for Homer was earned. [6] Tyler Clark of Consequence called the episode the best one of the season. He said the episode was "simple, stupid, and satisfying" and showed what the show can be with a good ...