The Moment The Simpsons Ruined Homer Simpson

The best Simpsons episodes are usually from the same couple of seasons, and there's a reason for that. While the funniest Simpsons character is debatable, Homer is absolutely a contender. This show was built as a response to the sitcoms of the decade previous to its airing, and its original creators, succeeded in that vision. But Homer Simpson changed somewhere along the way, this is a look at how.

Tracks by GC, Prod. Riddiman and JYMPA!

[Nerdstalgic]

What is the best animated show of the 2000s?

ALSO: I mispronounce Matt’s name twice in the video because apparently hearing something 8 million times isn’t enough for me lol

[Cowracer]

Simpsons died when it stopped being about everyday life of the family and focused on Homer meeting/being chased by celebrities and crying

[miliejones]

I’ll never forget the “Do It For Her” moment. Those are the moments I miss the most.

[MaximumCarne]

So they hired someone that didn’t care about the show to be the head writer and he openly mocks the fans and the creator of the Simpsons. Great idea.

[QuizWriterMark]

Homer selling his ticket for the Duff blimp because he believes his daughter is the most beautiful gets me every time. That was peak ‘good’ Homer

[Ahandsomeface]

Long story short, they hired new writers who didn't understand anything about the Simpsons.

[elmobrandao]

The finest of Homer (IMO) is when he learned his mother, Mona, was alive and spent the ending credits sitting on his car hood, just watching the stars.

[hunpo]

For me the jump-the-shark moment was when he accidentally killed Maude Flanders and felt no remorse whatsoever.

[notenote]

Because so many Homer/Ned scenes got shown in this it reminds me that originally the dynamic was that Homer hated Ned because he recognized how "good" Ned was. Because Homer cared how people saw him, living next to Ned was a reminder of someone who seemed to effortlessly go to church, raise his kids, provide for his family, etc.

Scully Homer kinda just hates Ned...because it was funny to be mean to Ned. Homer doesn't feel small next to Ned, he takes advantage of him and hurts him because it's suppose to be a joke that Ned will just take it.

Weirdly enough, Jerkass Homer doesn't even have a consistent outlook on Ned, because Homer merely does whatever the writers want him to do to make the episode happen. He'll respect Ned and ask for advice, play off their "friendship" or just abuse him episode to episode for no reason.

[AH-bfmd]

I miss the Homer who has all the pictures of Maggy where he needed them the most....*sigh*

[epunati]

The Simpsons predicted the decay of The Simpsons.

[Heidegaff]

They transformed Homer Simpson into Peter Griffin.

[johnnybravo]

"Bart gets an F" made me shed tears because it hit so close to home and it still does and it probably always will

[piccolo]

This is a problem with dumb characters in general. They weren’t the smartest but they weren’t this stupid

[LlyodLlwelleyn]

Season 1: Homer loses his job - existential crisis

Season It doesn’t matter: Homer loses his job - proceeds to get another, more zany job until he fails and is right back to where he started

[jacobfederici]

Season 4 Lisa’s first word:

“The sooner kids talk, the sooner they talk back. I hope you never say a word.” - Homer

“Daddy” - Maggie



My favorite two lines for no one that asked

[saron]

This problem especially creeps up is in animations that don’t age their characters through the seasons. Because I feel that all these late 80s mid 2000s shows suffer from keeping their characters the same age and stuck in the same situations. So they eventually run out of character building and the formation of a narrative eventually.

[YouLousyKids]

Back when the Simpsons aired opposite "The Cosby Show" on Thursday nights, they did a short bit that aired ONLY on the night that Cosby show ended. It shows Homer and Bart watching Cosby's last episode. Bart asks, "Why did they end the show when it's still a hit?" Homer warmly says, "Mr. Cosby wanted to end it before the quality began to suffer." Bart laughs. "Quality, shmallity! If I had my own TV show, I'd run that sucker INTO THE GROUND!!!" Three decades on, it's so true.

[DJVmGOD]

Remember when characters like Homer, and Spongebob actually had character and depth, and not full of tropes? Yea, me too.

[Voltaic_Fire]

There's a point where idiocy stops being funny and starts being sad, Homer dipped below that line about 20 years ago.