"The Simpsons" Homer's Phobia (1997)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Mike B. Anderson

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

16 February 1997 (Season 8, Episode 15)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Homer fears that Bart's masculinity is at stake when he suspects that he's being influenced by a flamboyant...

Plot Keywords:

Steel Mill | Gay Interest | Homophobia | Gay Stereotype | Nuclear Power

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Steel Mill Worker #1 / Barney (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / "Cockamamie's" Salesgirl (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Steel Mill Worker #2 / Steel Mill Worker #3 / Steel Mill Worker #4 / Moe / Annual Gift Man (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Skinner / Smithers / Roscoe (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Berg	...	Additional voices (voice)
John Waters	...	John (voice)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Syndication cuts the scene where John comments on Marge's corn-pattern drapes in the kitchen.

Goofs:

Continuity: Homer receives a black eye and marks on his face after taking a beating from the reindeer but when he speaks to Bart in the car on the way home, all the damage is gone from his face.

Quotes:

[Robo-Santa chases the reindeer away]
Homer: It's a miracle!
John: No, Ultrasuede is a miracle. This is just good timing.

Movie Connections:

References Pink Flamingos (1972)

Soundtrack:

Everybody Dance Now

John Waters-The Simpsons-My Wet Dream

This is my favorite Simpsons episode because it's the two things that me orgasm the most, John Waters and The Simpsons. Homer unknowingly befriends a gay shop owner (John Waters) and then is horrified to find out his sexuality. Upon the inncurence of this information, Homer begins to suspect Bart is turning gay. To turn him into a man he proceeds to take Bart on a series of adventures meant to turn him straight. Even if you don't know who Water's is this is still one of twenty best episodes of The Simpsons. You have Smithers showing his lighter side once again. Homer gets mad at John Waters for not being more gay. Which is endlessly funny. He couldn't be more gay. And, what isn't funny about Moe offering sexual favors to the same sex? What about a gay steel mill? Bump----bump-bump-bump everybody dance now. Zaaap! Zaaap!