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Difference between revisions of "Homer Simpson (Police Cops)"

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'''Homer Simpson''' is a character from the show ''[[Police Cops]]''. His partner was [[Lance Kaufman]]<ref name="[[Homer to the Max]]">''[[Homer to the Max]]''</ref>.
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'''Homer Simpson''' is a character in the TV show ''[[Police Cops]]''. He shares his name with [[Homer]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
Homer Simpson started off as a ''Police Cops'' character who was very cool and a great police cop. He used a catchphrase "And that's the end of that chapter", and a scarf which he flicked around his neck whenever he said it. He also owned a palace in Europe. All of this was only in the pilot episode of the series.
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Homer Simpson started as a very cool and good-looking police officer who, along with his partner [[Lance Kaufman]], were known as the "Police Cops". His catchphrase was "And that's the end of that chapter," and he flicked a scarf around his neck whenever he said it. He also owned a palace in Europe—all of this was only in the pilot episode of the series.
[[File:036.jpg|thumb|left|Homer Simpson in the Pilot Episode.]]When the real show started he had become a "bumbling sidekick" who was very accident prone and had a new catchphrase ("Uh oh, spaghettio's"). He once managed to get stuck on top of a lamppost and had a tendency to walk into cacti.
 
  
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With the second episode, the character had been rehashed into a "bumbling sidekick," who was very accident-prone and had a new catchphrase, "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o's!"
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[[File:036.jpg|thumb|left|Homer Simpson in the pilot episode]]
 
== Reaction ==
 
== Reaction ==
Originally, they all thought Homer was great due to the character having the same name and they were led to believe that the character was based off the real Homer Simpson. But, from the second episode onwards, Homer became a laughing stock. The citizens of [[Springfield]] laughed at [[Homer]] as the character had the same name as him. Homer started to grow more and more annoyed about this, eventually changing his name to "Max Power" which he claimed to gotten off a hairdryer.
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Originally, the real Homer started getting praise from his buddies and other Springfielders, because of the connotation associated with sharing his name with a cool TV character (the original Police Cop). But after the second episode, Homer became a laughing stock. He grew increasingly annoyed and eventually had his name legally changed to "Max Power" (which he got off a hair dryer).
  
 
== Traits ==
 
== Traits ==
Homer Simpson's trait of walking into cacti was gained after the real Homer went to see the executives of [[FOX (television channel)|FOX]] and ask why his character had been turned into a buffoon. Homer then walked into a cactus which was then written into the show. The line "Please, I'm a human being! Let me have my dignity back!" was said by the real Homer and copied by the Police Cops Homer before he fell off a lamppost and landed on a cactus.
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The recurring gag of the Homer Simpson character unintentionally walking into cacti was lifted from the real Homer, who went to see the executives of [[FOX (television channel)|FOX]] when the character had been turned into a buffoon. On his exit from the boardroom, Homer walked into a cactus plant. His plea, "Please, I'm a human being. Let me have my dignity back!" was also written into an episode, said by the character after falling off a lamppost onto a cactus.<ref>"[[Homer to the Max]]"</ref>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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The Homer Simpson character was based on comedian [[wikipedia:Chris Farley|Chris Farley]], who made a career of playing bumbling idiots, particularly on ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
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Revision as of 10:16, August 11, 2010

"Uh-oh—spaghetti-o's!"
―Homer Simpson[src]
Homer Simpson
Simpson Police Cops.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Unknown
Hair: Light brown
Occupation: Police Cop
First appearance: Homer to the Max
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Homer Simpson is a character in the TV show Police Cops. He shares his name with Homer.

History

Homer Simpson started as a very cool and good-looking police officer who, along with his partner Lance Kaufman, were known as the "Police Cops". His catchphrase was "And that's the end of that chapter," and he flicked a scarf around his neck whenever he said it. He also owned a palace in Europe—all of this was only in the pilot episode of the series.

With the second episode, the character had been rehashed into a "bumbling sidekick," who was very accident-prone and had a new catchphrase, "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o's!"

File:036.jpg
Homer Simpson in the pilot episode

Reaction

Originally, the real Homer started getting praise from his buddies and other Springfielders, because of the connotation associated with sharing his name with a cool TV character (the original Police Cop). But after the second episode, Homer became a laughing stock. He grew increasingly annoyed and eventually had his name legally changed to "Max Power" (which he got off a hair dryer).

Traits

The recurring gag of the Homer Simpson character unintentionally walking into cacti was lifted from the real Homer, who went to see the executives of FOX when the character had been turned into a buffoon. On his exit from the boardroom, Homer walked into a cactus plant. His plea, "Please, I'm a human being. Let me have my dignity back!" was also written into an episode, said by the character after falling off a lamppost onto a cactus.[1]

Behind the Laughter

The Homer Simpson character was based on comedian Chris Farley, who made a career of playing bumbling idiots, particularly on Saturday Night Live.

Appearances

References