Simpson and Delilah 

Homer lies on a medical insurance form in order to obtain a miracle hair restoring drug.

Director:

Rich Moore

Writers:

Matt Groening (created by), James L. Brooks (developed by)

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Man in Commercial / Mr. Winfield / Barney Gumble / Singing Telegram / Board Member #3 (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Selma Bouvier / Patty Bouvier (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Lewis (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Game Show Host / Commercial Voice / Dr. Boyle / Lenny / Dimoxinil User / Jake the Barber / Co-Worker #3 / Montgomery Burns / Waylon Smithers / Man in Audience #2 (voice)
Harvey Fierstein	...	Karl (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Carl / Board Member #1 / Man in Audience #1 (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Game Show Contestant / Applicant / Board Member #2 / Milhouse Van Houten / Woman in Audience (voice)

Storyline

Prematurely bald Homer sees an opportunity to restore his hair with Dimoxinil but it is very expensive and he obtains it via an insurance scam. Seeing him with a full head of hair Burns promotes him to an executive position with an adoring male secretary, Karl,who encourages Homer to bring out his strengths. But when the jealous Smithers discovers the fraud,the effects of the Dimoxinil wear off and Bart breaks the bottle,spilling the rest,it's back to normal for Homer.

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Plot Keywords:

1930s to 2020s | tv show theme song | cameo | lazy man | american cult tv | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Homer's hairstyles change several times throughout the episode. He starts off with long hair, then to a 1970s style small afro, then to a more close cropped 1950s type haircut, and finally a 1980s Miami Vice (1984) style angular cut with a small ponytail.

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Goofs

There is no logical way that Karl could have known about the Simpsons' wedding anniversary, as Homer forgot all about it and this sort of information would not be in his personal record at the power plant.

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Quotes

Smithers: Hey, what do you care if this guy's bald?
Karl: My reasons... are my own.

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Alternate Versions

The audio commentary for the UK DVD on the episode "Simpsons and Delilah" was cut by 15 seconds by the BBFC, to remove "sexual references" and keep it in line with the "U" certificate originally given to the episode.

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Connections

Spoofs It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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Soundtracks

You Are So Beautiful
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis Wilson, Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
Performed by Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner

User Reviews

Excellent

Homer gets hair and an assistant in a wonderful episode from the second series of the show.

Full of heart and warmth this for me, is the show at its best.

A wonderful twenty or so minutes

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1990 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1