The Simpsons (TV Series) HOMR (2001) User Reviews

Homer and Lisa

[Mr-Fusion · 9/10 · 2 August 2017]

One of my favorite Simpsons episodes, centered though it is on Homer being on idiot; which is its own recipe for laughs. Between the epic stock market fail and the turn towards lab testing for some quick cash, he's a deep well of comedy. And I love that the source of his stupidity is a lodged crayon. Once removed, he's suddenly both an egghead and the town pariah.

But it's Lisa who finds a kindred (and marginalized) spirit in her father's newfound intelligence, and that adds a real note of sincerity to this and ends up pulling at your heartstrings.

I love this one.

9/10

Kind of like it

[celiawatsonanime · 7/10 · 16 January 2022]

The crayon in his brain that's making him stupid is so random it should of been like him falling on his head as a young person instead.

The part with Homer and Lisa bonding deeply after the crayon in his brain is removed and he is smarter is pretty heart warming though.

Another not great episode

[studioAT · 2/10 · 15 January 2020]

We see in this episode that Homer's stupidity may be due to an unexpected cause in this episode from a poor S12.

And for me again there's a dark sense of humour that's crept into a lot of the episodes in this series present again here, and it spoils things.