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Throughout the series, Homer and Lisa's relationship is problematic, as Homer often struggles to understand Lisa, who in many ways is a little girl but who is also smarter than him. Karma Waltonen and Denise Du Vernay analyzed "Make Room for Lisa" in their book The Simpsons in the classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom ...
Homer Jay Simpson [1] is the bumbling husband of Marge and the father of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson. [2] [3] He is the son of Mona and Abraham "Grampa" Simpson.[4] [5] Over the first 400 episodes of The Simpsons, Homer held over 188 different jobs. [6]
The woodworkers then build a couch out of wood. When the woodworkers finish the couch, the family then sits on the wooden couch and Homer tries to turn on the TV, but the remote doesn't work. A woodworker tells Homer "no electricity" and Homer says "D'oh!" in response. The opening credits are then shown on wood as the TV has no power. Episode ...
Bob asks Homer to list all the people who may want him dead, and follows him around to investigate who the assailant could be. They end up at a repair shop, where Homer chastises the mechanic, Junior. Homer and Bob go to Moe's Tavern, where Lenny gives Bob advice on how to murder Bart. The assailant shoots at Homer, before escaping in a tow truck.
The end music is the theme to the 1960s British TV series The Avengers, [2] and the song playing when Homer is sitting and watching things go by while he is waiting five days for his gun is "The Waiting" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. [6] Petty rarely let his music be used on television, but, being a fan of The Simpsons, he allowed them to ...
The following day, Homer asks Ned what his secret is, and Ned replies it is hard work, clean living, and prayer; since the first two would require effort on his part, Homer focuses on prayer, which he believes to work after achieving minor feats such as finding the remote control and creating a new snack (fudge-covered bacon).
When Homer introduces himself with a handshake, the new character remarks how firm Homer’s grip is. “See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off,” Homer remarks, before adding: “Just kidding ...
Homer takes Bart and Lisa to dispose of their Christmas tree at the Springfield dump, where they find a box of Japanese dishwasher detergent, Mr. Sparkle, whose mascot resembles Homer. Disturbed, Homer contacts the manufacturer in HokkaidÅ, Japan. Homer is sent a promotional video that reveals that the mascot is a result of a joint venture ...