Tag: Homer
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The Simpsons Season 35 Premiere Addresses A Long-Running Fan Question
It’s been a long remarked-upon fact, both in the show and out of it, that most of Homer Simpson’s life doesn’t make any sense on “The Simpsons.” He has a job as a nuclear safety inspector despite his lack of a college degree and is able to afford a fairly impressive house, two cars, and…
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Where Did Homer’s Catchphrase on ‘The Simpsons’ Come From?
You know you’ve said it. Maybe not intentionally, but you’ve said it. It’s a catchphrase that became so popular it landed in the Oxford English Dictionary as a legitimate word. It’s simple yet effective, a single word that can express frustration, anger, stupidity, even sadness depending on how it’s inflected, second only to a certain…
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‘Barbie’ Doc, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche Film Awarded by U.K. Global Screen Fund
TV documentary “Barbie Uncovered” and an adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are among the latest projects awarded by the U.K. Global Screen Fund.On “Barbie Uncovered,” an unofficial majority U.K. co-production with New Zealand, the U.K. producers are Ross Wilson from Rw Productions and Alan Clements from Two Media Rivers…
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Clint Eastwood Once Starred in a Western Musical
If you’ve heard of 1969’s “musical Western” Paint Your Wagon, there’s a decent chance you only know it from The Simpsons. In Season 9, Homer rents Paint Your Wagon for family movie night, hoping for a blood-and-guts western, as the picture stars Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, both known as men of violence. The Simpsonized…
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‘The Simpsons’ Most Romantic Moment Is in This Episode
In terms of sheer length, Marge (Julie Kavner) and Homer (Dan Castellaneta) probably have the most consistent marriage of any couple in television history. The Simpsons is one of the longest running shows ever, and the relationship between the two has been a given since the pilot episode. While the best episodes of The Simpsons…