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|titlescreen= Moe, outfitted as a ski jumper, flies by and crashes into the letters of the title as they fill the screen. | |titlescreen= Moe, outfitted as a ski jumper, flies by and crashes into the letters of the title as they fill the screen. | ||
|guests= [[James Lipton]] as {{Ch|James Lipton|himself}}<br>[[David Mamet]] as {{Ch|David Mamet|himself}}<br>[[Michael Paul Chan]] as [[Chinese spies]]<br>[[Garry Marshall]] as [[Sheldon Leavitt]] | |guests= [[James Lipton]] as {{Ch|James Lipton|himself}}<br>[[David Mamet]] as {{Ch|David Mamet|himself}}<br>[[Michael Paul Chan]] as [[Chinese spies]]<br>[[Garry Marshall]] as [[Sheldon Leavitt]] | ||
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|writer= [[Joel H. Cohen]] | |writer= [[Joel H. Cohen]] | ||
|director= [[Mark Kirkland]] | |director= [[Mark Kirkland]] | ||
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| − | "'''Homer the Father'''" is the twelfth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on January 23, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[James Lipton]] as {{Ch|James Lipton|himself}} | + | "'''Homer the Father'''" is the twelfth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on January 23, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[James Lipton]] as {{Ch|James Lipton|himself}} [[David Mamet]] as {{Ch|David Mamet|himself}}m [[Michael Paul Chan]] as [[Chinese spies]] and [[Garry Marshall]] as [[Sheldon Leavitt]]. |
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The episode received reasonably positive reviews from critics and fans alike.<ref>http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/01/the-simpsons-review-homer-the-father/</ref> | The episode received reasonably positive reviews from critics and fans alike.<ref>http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/01/the-simpsons-review-homer-the-father/</ref> | ||
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| + | "Homer the Father" won the [[2012]] Writers Guild of America award in Animation.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000710/2012/1/ IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2012 Awards"]</ref> | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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| − | File:Homer the Father promo. | + | File:Homer the Father promo 1.png|The first promotional picture featuring David Mamet |
| − | File:Homer the Father promo 2. | + | File:Homer the Father promo 2.png|The second promotional picture for this episode, featuring James Lipton |
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[[Category:Episodes without Maggie]] | [[Category:Episodes without Maggie]] | ||
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[[Category:Episodes written by Joel H. Cohen]] | [[Category:Episodes written by Joel H. Cohen]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes directed by Mark Kirkland]] | [[Category:Episodes directed by Mark Kirkland]] | ||
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- "I never thought of fatherhood as something that could affect a kid."
- ―Homer Simpson
"Homer the Father"
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Episode Information
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"Homer the Father" is the twelfth episode of season 22 of The Simpsons and the four-hundred and seventy-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on January 23, 2011. The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Mark Kirkland. It guest stars James Lipton as himself David Mamet as himselfm Michael Paul Chan as Chinese spies and Garry Marshall as Sheldon Leavitt.
Synopsis[edit]
- "Homer becomes obsessed with a 1980s family sitcom and starts acting like the show's father. Acting like it, he does not give Bart a mini-bike he wants. Bart then realizes that he could sell secrets about the nuclear power plant with other countries. He agrees to sell them to China in exchange for a mini-bike."
Plot[edit]
Homer becomes obsessed with Thicker than Waters, a 1980s family sitcom written by David Mamet (guest voicing as himself), and models his parenting skills after the show's sensible father much to the chagrin on Bart, who desperately sets his sights on a brand new dirt bike. But when Homer insists that Bart must earn the dirt bike, Bart takes matters into his own hands and schemes with Chinese spies to provide top-secret information in exchange for the new bike, which winds up putting Bart in a precarious situation. Later, James Lipton (guest-voicing as himself) conducts an interview with the Thicker Than Waters cast on "Inside the Actor's Studio".
Production[edit]
Script for the Episode
Reception[edit]
The episode was watched by 6.50 million American viewers with an 18/49 rating/share of 3.1/7.[1]
The episode received reasonably positive reviews from critics and fans alike.[2]
"Homer the Father" won the 2012 Writers Guild of America award in Animation.[3]
In other languages[edit]
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Gallery[edit]
The first promotional picture featuring David Mamet
The second promotional picture for this episode, featuring James Lipton
References[edit]
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Wikisimpsons has a collection of images related to "Homer the Father". |
