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The Simpsons
S22.E12
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Homer the Father

  • Episode aired Jan 23, 2011
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
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6.9/10
1.2K
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Nancy Cartwright and Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons (1989)
AnimationComedy
Homer picks up parenting advice from an 80s sitcom; Bart becomes involved in trading nuclear secrets.Homer picks up parenting advice from an 80s sitcom; Bart becomes involved in trading nuclear secrets.Homer picks up parenting advice from an 80s sitcom; Bart becomes involved in trading nuclear secrets.
IMDb RATING
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1.2K
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  • Directors
    • Mike B. Anderson(supervising director)
    • Mark Kirkland
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta(voice)
    • Julie Kavner(voice)
    • Nancy Cartwright(voice)
  • Directors
    • Mike B. Anderson(supervising director)
    • Mark Kirkland
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta(voice)
    • Julie Kavner(voice)
    • Nancy Cartwright(voice)
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    • 1User review
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Apu
    • (voice)
    • …
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Kent Brockman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael Paul Chan
    Michael Paul Chan
    • Chinese Agent
    • (voice)
    James Lipton
    James Lipton
    • James Lipton
    • (voice)
    David Mamet
    David Mamet
    • David Mamet
    • (voice)
    Garry Marshall
    Garry Marshall
    • Sheldon Leavitt
    • (voice)
    Chris Edgerly
    Chris Edgerly
    • Various Voices
    • (voice)
    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Milhouse Van Houten
    • (voice)
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • TV Woman Announcer
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    • (credit only)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Mike B. Anderson(supervising director)
      • Mark Kirkland
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    • Trivia
      The episode of The Itchy and Scratchy Show, "Ain't I a Stinger?", is a reference to Bugs Bunny's quote: "Ain't I a stinker".
    • Goofs
      After Homer and Marge have their 'mummy-daddy' moment in bed, the shot then shows Ned Flanders with his boys at the window opposite as seen through the bedroom window. The Simpsons' window faces out onto the street usually, not along the side of the Flanders' house.
    • Quotes

      Homer Simpson: The boy's acting really weird. I did everything that T.V. show told me to and he's still not happy.

      Marge Simpson: Well, maybe you shouldn't listen to a 30 - year old T.V. show that only got on the air because the creator had evidence the network president ran over a guy.

    • Connections
      References Hare Force (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      Cherish That Family Smile
      Music by Alf Clausen

      Lyrics by Joel H. Cohen

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    9/10
    Certainly a Highlight of this Season,
    Homer The Father is a terrific Simpsons episode with a well thought out storyline and a ton of very funny scenes.It is very cleverly written and makes several jokes than you wouldn't expect from the Simpsons,like the many parodies of eighties sitcoms and James Lipton's appearance at the end ,it is certainly one of the funniest episodes of the twenty second season.The Chinese people that Bart gets involved wit were also very funny and delivered several very memorable lines.Homer the Father is a very enjoyable Simpsons episode.

    Homer becomes obsessed with an old sitcom called Thicker Than Waters which teaches him to be a better father and he decides to stop strangling Bart and just use his mouth when he's angry,which brings the two closer.Meanwhile Bart really wants to get a new bike but Homer says that he won't get it for him until he starts to behave better.Bart starts working for a terrorist organisation by stealing nuclear power from the plant so that they will pay him enough money so he can buy that bike.
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    • lesleyharris30
    • Apr 19, 2011

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • FOX
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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