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Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood California during the Great Depression
The Simpsons character
Homer Simpson
Gender Male
Job Safety Inspector of Sector 7-G at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
(See also List of Homer Simpson's jobs )
Relatives Wife: Marge
Children: Bart, Lisa and Maggie
Parents: Abraham and Mona
Half sibling: Herb Powell
Voice actor Dan Castellaneta
First appearance
Ullman shorts "Good Night"
The Simpsons "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering Marjorie "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a Fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons Bartholomew J "Bart" Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. Margaret "Maggie" Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Abraham "Abe" "Grampa" J Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is a Fictional character featured in the Animated cartoon Television Mona J Simpson is a character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. The Simpson family is a family of Fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing The Simpsons shorts are a series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons before the characters spun off into " Good Night " is the first Simpsons short that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " also known as " The Simpsons Christmas Special "In the ending credits the family sings Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television in the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night". Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly American Television Variety show, hosted by British Comedian and onetime pop singer The Simpsons shorts are a series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons before the characters spun off into " Good Night " is the first Simpsons short that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. He is one of five members of the titular family and has become the most popular and influential character in the series. Homer embodies several American working class stereotypes: he is crude, overweight, incompetent, clumsy, thoughtless and a borderline alcoholic. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group Despite the suburban blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences. He has occasionally displayed flashes of great intellect and fitness whenever the situation calls for it, and an integrity reflecting his own values, including a fierce devotion to and protectiveness of his family. Castellaneta describes him as "a dog trapped in a man's body. He's incredibly loyal—not entirely clean—but you gotta love him. "[1]

Homer was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and named after Groening's father. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland He made his television debut on April 19, 1987 in the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night". Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Simpsons shorts are a series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons before the characters spun off into " Good Night " is the first Simpsons short that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. In the shorts and earlier episodes, his voice was an loose impression of Walter Matthau but eventually evolved into a more robust voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions. Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role Homer has since become one of the most influential fictional characters and has been described by the UK newspaper The Sunday Times as the greatest comedic creation of modern time. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. [2] He has inspired an entire line of merchandise and his catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", is now included in the Oxford English Dictionary. " D'oh! " is a Catch phrase used by the Fictional character Homer Simpson, from the long-running Animated series The Simpsons The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English

Contents

Role in The Simpsons

Biography

Although The Simpsons has a floating timeline in which the characters do not age, and the show is set in the current year, certain dates have been given although sometimes these dates are contradicted. A floating timeline (also known as a sliding timescale) is a device used in Fiction, particularly in Comics and Animation, to explain why Ageless is an adjective describing a person or thing whose age cannot be defined is nonexistent or does not change Homer was raised on a farm by his parents, Mona and Abraham Simpson. Mona J Simpson is a character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. Abraham "Abe" "Grampa" J Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is a Fictional character featured in the Animated cartoon Television In the mid-1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law. [3] Homer attended Springfield High School and in his final year in 1974, he fell in love with Marge Bouvier. Marjorie "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a Fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons [4][5] Marge became pregnant with Bart, while Homer was working at a miniature golf course and the two were wed in a small wedding chapel across the state line. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female Bartholomew J "Bart" Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons Minigolf, or miniature golf, is a miniature version of the Sport of Golf. After that, Homer secured a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering [6] Marge became pregnant with Lisa and, soon after, the new couple bought their first house. Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. 742 Evergreen Terrace is the Fictional Street address of the home for the fictional Simpson family in the animated Homer took a job as a pin monkey in a bowling alley but, unfortunately for Homer, Marge became pregnant with Maggie shortly after he started his new job and, not being able to support his family, he went back to the nuclear plant. [7] Although past episodes stated that Bart and Lisa were born in the 1980s, the season nineteen episode "That 90's Show" contradicted all this and revealed that Homer and Marge lived without any children in the early 1990s. The Simpsons ' nineteenth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 23, 2007 and May 18 " That 90's Show " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season. [8]

Homer's age has changed as the series moved on; he was thirty-six in the early episodes,[9] thirty-eight in season eight[10] and forty in the eighteenth season,[11] although even in those seasons his age is inconsistent. The Simpsons ' eighth season originally aired between October 27 1996 and May 18 1997 beginning with " Treehouse of Horror VII " The Simpsons ' 18th season aired from on September 10, 2006 to on May 20, 2007. [12] Part of the reason his age was changed was that during Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein's period as showrunners, they found that as they aged, Homer seemed older too, so they changed his age to 38. Bill Oakley (born in 1966 is an American television writer best known for his work on The Simpsons. Josh Weinstein (born May 5, 1966 in Maryland) is an American television writer best known for his work on The Simpsons. [13]

Personality

Homer embodies several American stereotypes of working-class blue-collar men: he is crude, overweight, incompetent, clumsy, thoughtless and a borderline alcoholic. A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types [12] His personality is one of frequent stupidity, laziness and explosive anger. He has a low intelligence level, being described by director David Silverman as "creatively brilliant in his stupidity. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes "[14] Homer shows immense laziness towards work, is overweight and "is devoted to his stomach. "[14] Dan Castellaneta describes him as "a dog trapped in a man's body. He's incredibly loyal—not entirely clean—but you gotta love him. "[1] He suffers from a short attention span, following only his dominant impulse, which complements his short-lived passion for various hobbies and enterprises, but then "changes his mind when things go badly. "[14] Homer is prone to emotional outbursts; he is very envious of his neighbors, the Flanders family, and is easily enraged by Bart and strangles him frequently, most often yelling "Why you little. This is a list of characters in The Simpsons. Along with the Simpson family, The Simpsons includes a large array of characters co-workers teachers Bartholomew J "Bart" Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons . . !" beforehand. He shows no compunction about this, and does not attempt to hide his actions from people outside the family, even showing disregard for his son's well being in other ways, such as leaving Bart alone at a port. [15] These actions can be attributed to Homer not realizing he has responsibilities. [14]

While Homer's thoughtless antics often upset his family, he has also revealed himself to be a surprisingly caring father and husband: in "Lisa the Beauty Queen", he sold his cherished ride on the Duff blimp and used the money to enter Lisa in a beauty pageant so she could feel better about herself; in "Rosebud", he gave up his chance at wealth to allow Maggie to keep a cherished teddy bear; in "Radio Bart", he spearheaded an attempt to dig Bart out after he had fallen down a well, even though Homer generally hates doing physical labor; and in "A Milhouse Divided", he arranged a surprise second wedding with Marge to make up for their lousy first ceremony, even going so far as hiring one of The Doobie Brothers as part of the wedding band, and getting a divorce from Marge, which essentially made their second wedding a "real" one. " Lisa the Beauty Queen " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season, which first aired on the Fox network Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. " Rosebud " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. Margaret "Maggie" Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. " Radio Bart " is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons ' third season. " A Milhouse Divided " is the sixth episode of The Simpsons eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on December 1 1996 Marjorie "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a Fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. In You Only Move Twice, Homer gives up his new job, which he is successful at and enjoys, to fulfill his family's desire to move back to Springfield. " You Only Move Twice " is the second episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, which originally aired November 3 1996

Homer has a low IQ of 55 due to his hereditary "Simpson Gene,"[16] his alcohol problem, exposure to radioactive waste, repetitive cranial trauma,[17] and a crayon lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain. An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. The frontal lobe is an area in the Brain of Mammals It is located at the front of each Cerebral hemisphere and positioned anterior to (in front of the [18] Homer's intelligence was said to jump fifty points when he had the crayon removed, bringing him to an IQ of 105, slightly above that of an average person, however he had the crayon reinserted, lowering his IQ back to its original 55. An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. The amount of Homer's brain which still functions is also questionable. At one point in the series, Homer apparently lost 5% of his brain after a coma and lost 20% when a pipe fell on his head at the nuclear power plant. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. Homer often debates his own mind; moments like these are expressed in voiceover. Homer's brain has a dubious record of advice, either helping Homer make the right decisions or failing completely. It has even become completely frustrated and, through sound effects, walked out on him in the episode "Brother from the Same Planet". " Brother from the Same Planet " is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons from the fourth season In the episode "When You Dish Upon a Star", Homer confessed to being illiterate, claiming to understand text by logos. " When You Dish Upon a Star " is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season, which was originally broadcast on November 8 He is also diabetic, as revealed in the episode 'That 90s Show'.

Character

Creation

Homer says good night to Bart in his first televised appearance on the short "Good Night".
Homer says good night to Bart in his first televised appearance on the short "Good Night". " Good Night " is the first Simpsons short that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show.

Matt Groening first conceived Homer and the rest of the Simpson family in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his Life in Hell series. Life is Swell (originally titled Life in Hell until early 2007 is a weekly Comic strip by Matt Groening. When he realized that animating Life in Hell would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction[19], hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family. Homer was named after Groening's father Homer Groening[20][19] but very little else, such as Homer's behavior and appearance, was based on him. [21] Homer's middle initial "J," which was revealed to stand for "Jay",[22] was a "tribute" to Bullwinkle J. Moose from Rocky and Bullwinkle, a show Matt Groening loved as a child. Bullwinkle J Moose is a Fictional character in the 1959 – 1964 Animated television series Rocky and His Friends and The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for two separate American Television Animated series: Rocky and His Friends [23] Homer then made his debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on April 19, 1987 in the Tracey Ullman short "Good Night". Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Simpsons shorts are a series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons before the characters spun off into " Good Night " is the first Simpsons short that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. [24]

The whole family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette. [25] The features of Homer's character design are generally not used in other characters, for example, in the later seasons, no characters besides Homer and Lenny have a similar beard line. Lenny Leonard MPhys is a Fictional character in the FOX animated series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Harry Shearer [26] When Groening drew Homer, he put his initials into the character's hairline and ear: the hairline resembles an 'M', and the right ear resembled a 'G'. Groening decided that this would be too distracting though, and redesigned the ear to look normal. He still draws the ear as a 'G' when he draws pictures of Homer for fans. [27] In some early episodes, Homer's hair was rounded rather than pointy because Wes Archer felt it should be mixed up. Wesley "Wes" Meyer Archer (born November 26, 1961) is a Television Animation director. Homer's hair is now consistently pointy. [28] During the first three seasons, Homer's design for some close-up shots included small lines which were meant to be eyebrows. Matt Groening strongly disliked them and they were eventually dropped. [28]

Groening decided to have Homer work at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant because he liked the idea of Homer working at a place that could potentially cause a lot of damage. Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering [29]

Character development

Homer's behavior has changed a number of times through the run of the series. In early seasons, Homer is concerned that his family is going to make him look bad. This was later changed so that he would not care how he was perceived by other people. [30] In the early seasons, he was portrayed as sweet and sincere, but later he became ruder and meaner. Fans have dubbed some later incarnations of the character "Jerkass Homer". [31] When editing The Simpsons Movie, several scenes were changed or otherwise toned down to make Homer more sympathetic. The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons [32] Homer has also become dumber over the years. Writers explain this was not done intentionally, but something that simply happened over the years because of a need to top previous jokes. [33] In "When You Dish Upon a Star", the writers had a scene where Homer admits that he can not read. " When You Dish Upon a Star " is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season, which was originally broadcast on November 8 This was debated amongst the writers because the joke would undo the previous times that viewers had seen Homer read, but eventually they decided to keep the joke because they found it humorous. The writers often had debates about how stupid Homer could be, one suggestion was "he can never forget his own name". [34]

In 2005, The Simpsons was adapted for Arabic television. Homer was renamed Omar Shamshoon and several staples of his character were changed: he drank "juice" instead of beer, didn't eat bacon, didn't visit Moe's Tavern[35] and ate kahk instead of doughnuts. Bacon is a cut of Meat taken from the sides belly or back of a Pig that has been cured, smoked, or both Description Dark and described by Dr Hibbert 's daughter as smelling "like tinkle " the inside of the bar is dank and spare A doughnut (also spelled "donut" is a sweet Deep-fried piece of Dough or batter. [36] The series did not fare very well and only 34 of the 52 adapted episodes aired. [35]

Voice

Homer's voice is performed by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices several other characters, including Homer's father Abe. Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Castellaneta had been part of the regular cast of The Tracey Ullman Show and had done some voice over work in Chicago alongside his wife Deb Lacusta. The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly American Television Variety show, hosted by British Comedian and onetime pop singer Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Deb Lacusta (born 1958 is an American television writer and the wife of The Simpsons star Dan Castellaneta (who voices Homer Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta and fellow cast member Julie Kavner to voice Homer and Marge rather than hire more actors. Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of [1][37] Homer's voice sounds different in the shorts and earlier episodes of the half-hour show. His voice began as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but Castellaneta could not "get enough power behind that voice"[1] and could not sustain his Matthau impression for the 9-10 hour long recording sessions and had to find something easier. Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role [38] Castellaneta "dropped the voice down"[37] and developed it into a more robust and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions. [39] To perform Homer's voice, Castellaneta lowers his chin to his chest[1] and he is said to "let his IQ go". [40] While in this state, he has ad-libbed several of Homer's stupid remarks[40] such as the line "I am so smart, s-m-r-t" from the episode "Homer Goes to College" which was a genuine mistake made by Castellaneta. " Homer Goes to College " is the third episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. [41]

Up until 1998, Castellaneta was paid $30,000 per episode and, following a pay dispute, he was paid $125,000 per episode until 2004. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In 2004, there was another pay dispute and the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 an episode. [42] The issue was resolved a month later[43] and Castellaneta now earns $250,000 per episode. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [44]

Reception

Homer was placed second on TV Guide's 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters, behind Bugs Bunny;[45] fifth on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, one of only four cartoon characters on that list,[46] and British TV viewers voted him as the greatest TV character of all time. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama [47] In 2007, Entertainment Weekly placed Homer ninth on their list of the "50 Greatest TV icons". Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc [48] Homer has been described by the UK newspaper The Sunday Times as the greatest comedic creation of modern time who wrote "Every age needs its great, consoling failure, its lovable, pretension-free mediocrity. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. And we have ours in Homer Simpson" and "Homer is good because, above all, he is capable of great love. When the chips are down, he always does the right thing by his children - he is never unfaithful in spite of several opportunities. "[49] Homer was also the runaway winner in a British poll that determined which fictional character people would like to see become the President of the United States. [50]

Dan Castellaneta has won several awards for voicing Homer, including three Primetime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" in 1992 for "Lisa's Pony"; 1993 for "Mr. Plow" and 2004 for "Today, I am a Clown" although in this case it was for voicing "various characters" and not solely for Homer. The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television Rules While most of the Primetime Emmy Awards choose winners from a group of nominees the award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is juried " Lisa's Pony " is episode eight of the The Simpsons ' third season, which aired on November 7, 1991. " Mr Plow " is the ninth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season, which originally aired on the Fox network in " Today I Am a Clown " is the sixth episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season. [51] In 2004, Castellaneta and Julie Kavner (the voice of Marge) won a Young Artist Award for "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series". Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of The Young Artist Awards are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation [52] In 2005, Homer and Marge were nominated for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Parental Units". The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. [53] Various episodes that heavily featured Homer have won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program, including "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" in 1991, "Lisa's Wedding" in 1995, "Homer's Phobia" in 1997, "Trash of the Titans" in 1998, "HOMЯ" in 2001 and "Three Gays of the Condo" in 2003. The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour is a Creative Arts Emmy Award which is given annually to an animated series which “ Homer vs Lisa and the 8th Commandment ” is the thirteenth episode of the second season of The Simpsons, which aired on February 7, 1991 " Lisa's Wedding " is the 19th episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season, which originally aired March 19 1995 " Homer's Phobia " is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, which originally aired on the Fox Network " Trash of the Titans " is the 22nd episode of The Simpsons ' ninth season and the 200th overall " HOMR " is the ninth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. " Three Gays of the Condo " is an Emmy Award -winning episode from the fourteenth season of The Simpsons [51]

Cultural influence

An image of Homer holding a doughnut was painted next to the Cerne Abbas giant in Dorset, England.
An image of Homer holding a doughnut was painted next to the Cerne Abbas giant in Dorset, England. The Cerne Abbas giant, also referred to as the Rude Man or the Rude Giant, is a Hill figure of a giant naked man on a hillside near the village of Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

The Simpsons has been recommended for use in the teaching of sociology to modern-day college students. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" [54] The book The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer includes a chapter analyzing Homer's character from the perspective of Aristotelian virtue ethics. The Simpsons and Philosophy The D'oh! of Homer is a Non-fiction book analyzing the Philosophy and Popular culture effects of the American Virtue theory is a branch of Moral philosophy that emphasizes character rather than rules or consequences as the key element of ethical thinking [55] In 2003, Matt Groening revealed that his father, after whom Homer was named, was Canadian, and said that this made Homer himself a Canadian. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [56] He was later made an honorary citizen of Winnipeg, Canada, because Homer Groening was believed to be from the Manitoba capital, although some say he was actually born in Saskatchewan. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 [57]

In 2007, an image of Homer was painted next to the hill figure, the Cerne Abbas giant in Dorset, England as part of a promotion for The Simpsons Movie. A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology The Cerne Abbas giant, also referred to as the Rude Man or the Rude Giant, is a Hill figure of a giant naked man on a hillside near the village of Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons This caused outrage amongst local neopagans who performed "rain magic" to try and get it washed away. Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical [58]

A five-year study of more than 2,000 middle-aged people in France found a possible link between weight and brain function, dubbed the "Homer Simpson syndrome". [59] Results from a word memory test showed that people with a BMI of 20 (considered to be a healthy level) remembered an average of nine out of 16 words. The body mass index ( BMI) or Quetelet index, is a statistical measurement which compares a person's weight and height Meanwhile, people with a BMI of 30 (inside the obese range) remembered an average of just seven out of 16 words. [59]

D'oh!

Main article: D'oh!

Homer's ubiquitous catch phrase "D'oh!" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2002, without the apostrophe. " D'oh! " is a Catch phrase used by the Fictional character Homer Simpson, from the long-running Animated series The Simpsons A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English [60] The spoken word D'oh is a trademark of 20th Century Fox. A sound trademark is a non-conventional Trademark where Sound is used to perform the trademark function of uniquely identifying the commercial origin of [61] When Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer, was first asked to voice an "annoyed grunt", he rendered it as a drawn out "d'ooooooh". Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and This was inspired by Jimmy Finlayson, the mustachioed Scottish actor who appeared in 33 Laurel and Hardy films. James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson ( August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish-American Actor Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Laurel and Hardy were the popular American -based comedy team of thin British-born Stan Laurel (1890-1965 and heavy American-born Oliver Hardy (1892-1957 Finlayson had used the term as a minced oath to stand in for the word "Damn!"[62] Matt Groening felt that it would better suit the timing of animation if it were spoken faster. A minced oath, also known as a pseudo-profanity, is an expression based on a Profanity that has been altered to reduce or remove the disagreeable or objectionable Dammit redirects here to see the Opeth album see Damnation (album. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Castellaneta then shortened it to a quickly uttered "D'oh!"

The word was first used in the Ullman short "The Krusty the Clown Show", and its first usage in the series was in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " also known as " The Simpsons Christmas Special "In the ending credits the family sings Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer [63] It is typically represented in the show's script as "(annoyed grunt)", and is so spelled out in the official titles of several episodes. [64] Some episodes feature variations of the word such as "Bart of Darkness", when Homer says "D'oheth"[63] or The Simpsons Movie when Homer shouts "d'oooome!"[65]

Merchandising

Homer's inclusion in many Simpsons publications, toys, and other merchandise is evidence of his enduring popularity. " Bart of Darkness " is the first episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season, which originally aired September 4 1994 The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons A book written about Homer's personality and attributes has been published and is commercially available. [66] Other merchandise includes dolls, posters, figurines, bobblehead dolls, mugs, alarm clocks and clothing such as slippers, T-shirts, Baseball caps and Boxer shorts. A poster is any piece of printed Paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface A bobblehead doll, also known as a bobbing head doll, nodder, or wobbler, is a type of Collectible Doll. A mug is a sturdily built type of cup often used for drinking hot beverages such as Coffee, Tea, or Hot chocolate. A slipper, also called a houseshoe is a soft and lightweight indoor type of casual Footwear. A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. A baseball cap is a type of soft Cap with a long stiffened and curved bill Boxer shorts (also known as loose boxers or as simply boxers) are a type of Underwear worn by men [67] In 2004, Homer starred in a Mastercard Priceless commercial that aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII. MasterCard Worldwide ( is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, New York, USA. MasterCard Worldwide ( is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, New York, USA. Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the [68]

Notes

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  2. ^ "There's nobody like him... except you, me, everyone", The Sunday Times, 2007-07-08. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold  
  3. ^ "Mother Simpson". " Mother Simpson " is the eighth episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season and first aired on November 19 1995 Appel, Rich; Silverman, David. The Simpsons. Fox. 1995-11-19. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land No. 08, season 07.
  4. ^ "The Way We Was". " The Way We Was " is the 12th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. Jean, Al; Reiss, Mike; Simon, Sam; Silverman, David. The Simpsons. Fox. 1991-01-31. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes No. 12, season 02.
  5. ^ "Homer Goes to College". " Homer Goes to College " is the third episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. O'Brien, Conan; Reardon, Jim. The Simpsons. Fox. 1993-10-14. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces No. 03, season 05.
  6. ^ "I Married Marge". " I Married Marge " is the 12th episode of the The Simpsons ' third season. Martin, Jeff; Lynch, Jeffrey. The Simpsons. Fox. 1991-12-26. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. No. 12, season 03.
  7. ^ "And Maggie Makes Three". " And Maggie Makes Three " is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons ’ sixth season. Crittenden, Jennifer; Scott, Swinton O. . The Simpsons. Fox. 1995-01-22. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. No. 13, season 06.
  8. ^ "That 90's Show". " That 90's Show " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season. Selman, Matt; Kirkland, Mark. The Simpsons. Fox. 2008-01-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. No. 11, season 19.
  9. ^ "Lisa the Beauty Queen". " Lisa the Beauty Queen " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season, which first aired on the Fox network Martin, Jeff; Kirkland, Mark. The Simpsons. Fox. 1992-10-15. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the No. 04, season 04.
  10. ^ "The Homer They Fall". "The Homer They Fall" is the third episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season and originally aired November 10 1996 Collier, Jonathan; Kirkland, Mark. The Simpsons. Fox. 1996-11-10. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw No. 03, season 08.
  11. ^ "Springfield Up". " Springfield Up " is the thirteenth episode of the eighteenth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired on February 18, 2007 Warburton, Matt; Sheetz, Chuck. The Simpsons. Fox. 2007-02-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy No. 13, season 18.
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  16. ^ The Simpsons. "Lisa the Simpson". " Lisa the Simpson " is the seventeenth episode of the ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, which originally aired 8 March 1998. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
  17. ^ The Simpsons. "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show". " So It's Come to This A Simpsons Clip Show " is the 18th episode of the fourth season. 1 April 1993. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
  18. ^ The Simpsons. "HOMR". " HOMR " is the ninth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. 7 January 2001. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
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  45. ^ "TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time", CNN, 2002-07-30. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Retrieved on 2007-08-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the  
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  47. ^ 100 Greatest TV characters. Channel 4. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began com. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
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  49. ^ "There's nobody like him... except you, me, everyone", The Sunday Times, 2007-07-08. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold  
  50. ^ "Presidential poll win for Homer", BBC News, 2004-10-25. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.  
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  53. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: 2005", Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor  
  54. ^ Scanlan, Stephen J. (April 2000). "The Cartoon Society: Using "The Simpsons" to Teach and Learn Sociology". Teaching Sociology 28 (2): 127-139. doi:10.2307/1319260. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.   "The Simpsons, can be particularly effective for illustrating sociological themes and encouraging critical thinking among today's undergraduates"
  55. ^ Halwani, Raja [2001]. "Homer and Aristotle", in Irwin, William; Conrad, Mark T. ; Skoble, Aeon: The "Simpsons" and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer. Open Court Publishing Co. ISBN 0812694333.  “Homer Simpson does not fare well when evaluated morally. . . ” 
  56. ^ "Simpson, eh? Homer voted greatest American" (Interview), WorldNetDaily, 2003-06-15. WorldNetDaily, also known as WND, is a socially conservative news and opinion website founded in 1997. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.  
  57. ^ Homer Simpson to become an honourary Winnipegger. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2003-05-30). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
  58. ^ "Wish for rain to wash away Homer", BBC News, 2007-07-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Retrieved on 2007-07-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.  
  59. ^ a b "Obese people lose IQ through 'Homer Simpson effect'", Thisislondon, 2006-10-15. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed  
  60. ^ It's in the dictionary, d'oh!. BBC News, Entertainment. BBC (2001-06-14). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Archived from the original on 2002-12-03. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Retrieved on 2007-08-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting
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  64. ^ Episode titles with the original spelling include "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious", "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)", "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot", and "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)". " Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Gruntcious " also known as SimpsoncalifragilisticexpialaD'OHcious After Marge becomes stressed the Simpsons hire a new nanny " E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt " also known as " E-I-E-I-D'oh " is the fifth episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons. " I (Annoyed Grunt-Bot " or "I Do'h- bot" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season, " GI (Annoyed Grunt " is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' eighteenth season and first aired November 12, Episodes with d'oh in their titles include: "D'oh-in' in the Wind", "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses", "C.E. D'oh", "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere", and "He Loves to Fly and He D'oh's". " D'oh-in In the Wind " is the sixth episode from the tenth season of The Simpsons. " Days of Wine and D'oh'ses " is the eighteenth episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons, and the first of four episodes written by Simpsons “ CE D’oh ” is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons ’ fourteenth season. We're on the Road to D'ohwhere is the eleventh episode of the seventeenth season of The Simpsons. " He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs " also known as " He Loves to Fly " is the season premiere of The Simpsons ’ nineteenth season
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  67. ^ Homer Simpson stuff. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland The Simpsons Shop. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
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