there will Never Ever be another Simpsons episode like Homer's Enemy

Change the channel, Marge...

0:00 Why are The Simpsons Green?
1:51 Welcome to Springfield USA
2:57 A Young Cartoonist
4:09 This is FOX
5:00 Generation X
6:26 The Yellow Family
9:23 The Golden Age
14:24 My name is Frank Grimes
15:08 You're what's wrong with America
18:00 Laissez-faire
21:59 Life is Unfair
26:02 The Engine of America
27:01 An American Martyr
28:38 I'm Homer Simpson
30:54 Realities.
32:51 Mediocrity
34:23 Don't Cry for Me
38:34 Why are the Simpsons Yellow?

[AtomicOnionTree]

"If I had a TV show I'd run that sucker into the ground." - Bart
Words have never been more prophetic.

[mr.paperbag]

"The Simpsons was never designed to survive the 21st century"

Because every great story has an ending and The Simpsons missed theirs

[whichwitch]

Finding out Matt Groening's parents are called Homer and Marge has changed me

[siriusblack]

I love how Grimes doesn’t go against Burns for letting someone like Homer work there, but he goes against Homer

[PlaylistGeneral]

God i remember watching this episode when I was like 11 and just feeling really...cold in the pit of my stomach. Its such a crushingly dark ending because the implications of it all are solely in your head, meanwhile the episode ends with everyone laughing at the funeral, giving no solace to anything that just happened. Frank not only killed himself, he also left no impact on any character in the show, any lasting memories of him are heavily slanted and short term. It upsets me more than any horror movie because it's a level of....cosmic indifference that just feels crushingly lonely and real.

[jacksongibbs]

The fall of the Simpsons is the epitome of “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” In this case, it’s “you either die fighting the institution or live long enough to see yourself become the institution.”

[johnharris]

As we found out in "HOMR" when Homer did do his job as Safety Engineer, he got the plant shut down. I think Burns tolerates Homer because Homer turns a blind eye to all the safety violations and keeps the plant open.

[jimmyz]

My favorite thing about this episode is that they managed to tie the b plot into the a plot by having Grimes be jealous that Bart owns a factory

[KNOTTYBUDS]

The main thing I took from this video was that Matt Groening's parents are Marge and Homer. I never knew that.

[thenerdbeast]

Funnily enough the Simpsons has outlived its relevancy by so long, it almost represents an ideal life. Homer has job security in a well paying job and a huge house, things the average family would kill for now. Before the Simpsons were supposed to represent dysfunction and barely able to scrape by, now they practically live in luxury.

[mikethemike]

I think another example of Frank Grimes being a completely normal person in the Simpsons world would be his voice. In the series, everyone has completely different and weird voices, with either different accents, tones, or pitches. Frank Grimes’ voice in all honesty is just Hank Azaria’s normal voice. That to me shows how he both stands out and fades in with all the other characters

[sutherlandA]

It's so refreshing to see a video on the peak and decline of the Simpsons that's doesn't revolve around the principal and the pauper, thankyou

[jordonus]

"But Before he could do that, Matt Groening had to enter hell."

_Shows Los Angeles._

[SaltpeterTaffy]

The line in Homer's Enemy that always hit me the hardest was "Frank Grimes, or 'Grimey' as he liked to be called..." A final insult, to be diametrically misrepresented in death. As someone who is frequently misunderstood in life, that line hurts my soul.

[TheJeffMan]

“The Simpsons made everyone stop to adjust their tv sets, but the picture within was never broken. Everything else around it was.” One of the most thought provoking quotes I have heard in a very long time.

[MizzzFizzz]

I actually cried for Grimes, it felt like a real person being trapped in a cartoon slowly going mad.

[daltooinewestwood]

“Strong moral role models” showing bill cosby. Man, that hits hard every time I’m reminded of it. How heroes fall

[dontaskwhoiam]

growing up, Homer's Enemy scared me much more then any of the Tree house of Terrors. Grimes' meltdown is honestly still terrifying today.

[mr.moviemafia]

Your interpretation of the “Bowling Alley” moment is honestly amazing and makes that small moment so much more impactful to me. Homer WOULD be impressed by that because that’s the dream he gave up for the good of his family.

[geminiguy]

I remember watching this episode years ago and the message of "Don't hate the player, hate the game" really clicked in my brain. It taught me that everyone is dealt a different hand and resenting others for their upbringings toxic for everyone, especially the person being salty in the first place.