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"Homer Loves Flanders" is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 17, 1994. [ 2 ] In the episode, Ned Flanders invites Homer to a football game and the two become good friends .
At a town meeting, Brown reveals his true purpose and fixes Homer. When the people tell him to fix them, he says they were not hypnotized but were exhibiting cult-like behavior to believe in a magical being. Hearing this, Flanders questions his belief in God. Flanders tells Marge that he has been questioning why God would take two wives from him.
Homer winds up believing he’s Santa Claus — and Springfield falls in love with Santa Homer. But that’s all prelude to the even deeper story that comes mid-way through the episode, when Ned ...
The character also appears in the episodes "Homer Loves Flanders" (who tells Homer that, if Homer actually went to work for eight days instead of camping out outside the ticket window for football tickets, he would have earned enough to get his tickets from a scalper), "Homer and Apu" (as one of the angry customers in the beginning of the ...
However, Homer's constant presence around Flanders and his family causes Ned to feel hate for Homer. One day while trying to drive away from Homer, Flanders is arrested and charged with drunk driving. Flanders begins to lose the respect of the church congregation until Homer sticks up for him. Flanders thanks Homer and the two remain friends.
Later, they are rescued and Homer and Ned talk about their friendship. When Homer finishes the story, it is revealed that Ned is also listening through the window. Ned reminds him that they still owe them a trip. In the final scene, the Simpsons take the Flanders on a trip to a postcard museum. When Ned asks Homer if the place sells postcards ...
Without the MyPad, Homer becomes sad again. Ned Flanders shows the Simpson family that the word "Hope" has been written on the Simpsons' backyard tree in sap. Flanders thinks it is a message from God saying He is there to help Homer in his time of need. Homer chooses to believe in the miracle. He invites the townspeople to come see the tree.
Homer escapes from the hotel and ends up at the Dome of the Rock (after overhearing Lisa speculate that that's where he would end up). Marge, the Simpson children, and Dr. Hibbert chase after him, only to hear him preach that the similarities of different religions outweigh their differences, and that all should search for a common ground for a ...