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This is a list of '''jobs''' held by '''[[Homer Simpson]]''' in ''The Simpsons''.  
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This is a list of '''jobs''' held by '''[[Homer Simpson]]''' in ''The Simpsons''.  
  
 
One main source for these jobs is in the episode "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]." Right before he goes to bed Homer tells Marge, "I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life: boxer, mascot, astronaut, baby proofer, imitation Krusty, truck driver, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carny, mayor, grifter, body guard for the mayor, country western manager, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E-Mart clerk, homophobe, and missionary, but protecting people, that gives me the best feeling of all." Also a source is the "Picture a Day..." spoof where the last few seconds show jobs and other types of Homer prior to the 400th episode. According to an interview with [[Matt Groening]], Homer has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.
 
One main source for these jobs is in the episode "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]." Right before he goes to bed Homer tells Marge, "I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life: boxer, mascot, astronaut, baby proofer, imitation Krusty, truck driver, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carny, mayor, grifter, body guard for the mayor, country western manager, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E-Mart clerk, homophobe, and missionary, but protecting people, that gives me the best feeling of all." Also a source is the "Picture a Day..." spoof where the last few seconds show jobs and other types of Homer prior to the 400th episode. According to an interview with [[Matt Groening]], Homer has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.
  
==Default Job==
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== Default Job ==
 
[[File:Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.gif|thumb|right|The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]]
 
[[File:Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.gif|thumb|right|The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]]
 
;[[SNPP|Nuclear Safety]] Inspector
 
;[[SNPP|Nuclear Safety]] Inspector
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;Unnamed job in nuclear power plant, sector 7-G
 
;Unnamed job in nuclear power plant, sector 7-G
:His job in the first season, before promotion to safety inspector. It was unclear to everyone (including [[Montgomery Burns|his employer]] and Homer himself). In "[[Homer's Odyssey]]" he calls himself a "technical supervisor". He was hired as part of "Project Bootstrap," a (fictional) government program to bring in unskilled workers implemented by the Ford administration.
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:His job in the first season, before promotion to safety inspector. It was unclear to everyone (including [[Montgomery Burns|his employer]] and Homer himself). In "[[Homer's Odyssey]]" he calls himself a "technical supervisor". He was hired as part of "Project Bootstrap," a (fictional) government program to bring in unskilled workers implemented by the Ford administration.
  
==A==
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== A ==
 
;Army private (2 times("[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]")  
 
;Army private (2 times("[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]")  
 
:Homer's old Sergeant appears for a dinner party in ("[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]")
 
:Homer's old Sergeant appears for a dinner party in ("[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]")
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;Attack-dog trainer for the [[Pitiless Pup Attack Dog School]] ("[[I Married Marge]]")
 
;Attack-dog trainer for the [[Pitiless Pup Attack Dog School]] ("[[I Married Marge]]")
  
==B==
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== B ==
 
;Baby Proofer for his own baby proofing company "[[Wee Care]]" ("[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]")
 
;Baby Proofer for his own baby proofing company "[[Wee Care]]" ("[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]")
 
;Bartender for [[Moe's Tavern]] and [[Homer's Hunting Club]] ("[[Homer the Moe]]")
 
;Bartender for [[Moe's Tavern]] and [[Homer's Hunting Club]] ("[[Homer the Moe]]")
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;Butler ("[[The Frying Game]]")
 
;Butler ("[[The Frying Game]]")
  
==C==
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== C ==
 
;Candle maker of [[Ye Olde Candlemaker]], [[Olde Springfield Towne]] ("[[I Married Marge]]")
 
;Candle maker of [[Ye Olde Candlemaker]], [[Olde Springfield Towne]] ("[[I Married Marge]]")
 
;Car designer for [[Powell Motors]] ("[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]")
 
;Car designer for [[Powell Motors]] ("[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]")
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;Convenience store night-clerk for the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] ("[[Lisa's Pony]]")
 
;Convenience store night-clerk for the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] ("[[Lisa's Pony]]")
  
==D==
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== D ==
 
;Detective ("[[King-Size Homer]]" not shown, but mentioned by Marge)
 
;Detective ("[[King-Size Homer]]" not shown, but mentioned by Marge)
 
;Drug Smuggler when Burns cancelled the prescription drug program ("[[Midnight Rx]]")
 
;Drug Smuggler when Burns cancelled the prescription drug program ("[[Midnight Rx]]")
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;Duffman ("[[The Duffman Cometh!]])
 
;Duffman ("[[The Duffman Cometh!]])
  
==E==
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== E ==
 
;Employee at [[Gulp 'n' Blow]] Drive-through ("[[I Married Marge]]")  
 
;Employee at [[Gulp 'n' Blow]] Drive-through ("[[I Married Marge]]")  
 
;Executive of [[Globex Corp.]], [[Cypress Creek]] ("[[You Only Move Twice]]")
 
;Executive of [[Globex Corp.]], [[Cypress Creek]] ("[[You Only Move Twice]]")
 
;Executive Vice President of [[SNPP|Power Plant]] ("[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]")
 
;Executive Vice President of [[SNPP|Power Plant]] ("[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]")
  
==F==
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== F ==
 
;Farmer ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;Farmer ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;Film critic ("[[A Star Is Burns]]")
 
;Film critic ("[[A Star Is Burns]]")
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;Fish gutter ("[[Thirty Minutes over Tokyo]]")
 
;Fish gutter ("[[Thirty Minutes over Tokyo]]")
 
;Fisherman ("[[The Wife Aquatic]]")
 
;Fisherman ("[[The Wife Aquatic]]")
;Food critic for [[The Springfield Shopper]] ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]")
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;Food critic for [[The Springfield Shopper]] ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]")
 
;Foot Locker employee ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;Foot Locker employee ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;Fortune cookie writer ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]")
 
;Fortune cookie writer ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]")
 
;Founder and Junior Vice President [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]] ("[[Das Bus]]")
 
;Founder and Junior Vice President [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]] ("[[Das Bus]]")
  
==G==
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== G ==
 
;Garbage Commissioner ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
 
;Garbage Commissioner ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
 
;Grease collector ("[[Lard of the Dance]]")
 
;Grease collector ("[[Lard of the Dance]]")
 
;Guard of [[Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility]] ("[[The Wandering Juvie]]")
 
;Guard of [[Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility]] ("[[The Wandering Juvie]]")
  
==H==
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== H ==
 
;Hitman ("[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]")
 
;Hitman ("[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]")
  
==I==
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== I ==
 
;Ice Cream Truck Driver ("[[Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)]]"):He takes the Ice cream truck from an ice cream truck driver who dies.
 
;Ice Cream Truck Driver ("[[Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)]]"):He takes the Ice cream truck from an ice cream truck driver who dies.
 
;Impotency Spokesman for Viag rogaine ("[[Barting Over]]")
 
;Impotency Spokesman for Viag rogaine ("[[Barting Over]]")
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;Inventor ("[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]], [[Flaming Moe's]], [[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]")
 
;Inventor ("[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]], [[Flaming Moe's]], [[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]")
  
==M==
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== M ==
 
[[File:Dancin homer.png|thumb|right|Homer as Dancin Homer]]
 
[[File:Dancin homer.png|thumb|right|Homer as Dancin Homer]]
 
;Mall Santa Claus ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]")
 
;Mall Santa Claus ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]")
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:Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the grunge band [[Sadgasm]] ("[[That 90's Show]]")
 
:Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the grunge band [[Sadgasm]] ("[[That 90's Show]]")
  
==N==
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== N ==
 
;Nuclear Power Plant manager ("[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]")
 
;Nuclear Power Plant manager ("[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]")
 
;Navy Reservist ("[[Simpson Tide]]")
 
;Navy Reservist ("[[Simpson Tide]]")
  
==O==
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== O ==
 
;Oil-rig worker("[[Half-Decent Proposal]]")
 
;Oil-rig worker("[[Half-Decent Proposal]]")
;One Man Band ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
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;One Man Band ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
 
;Opera singer ("[[The Homer of Seville]].")
 
;Opera singer ("[[The Homer of Seville]].")
;Ordained Minister ("[[There's Something About Marrying]]")
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;Ordained Minister ("[[There's Something About Marrying]]")
 
;Outsider Artist ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
 
;Outsider Artist ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
 
;Owner
 
;Owner
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:[[Mr. Plow (Business)|Mr. Plow]] ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
 
:[[Mr. Plow (Business)|Mr. Plow]] ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
  
==P==
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== P ==
 
;Paparazzo ("[[Homerazzi]]").
 
;Paparazzo ("[[Homerazzi]]").
 
;Performance artist -Getting hit with a cannonball ("[[Homerpalooza]]")
 
;Performance artist -Getting hit with a cannonball ("[[Homerpalooza]]")
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;Public speaker ("[[HOMR]]")
 
;Public speaker ("[[HOMR]]")
  
==R==
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== R ==
 
;Roadie ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]")
 
;Roadie ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]")
 
;Railroad Engineer (implied) ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
 
;Railroad Engineer (implied) ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
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;Referee ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;Referee ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
  
==S==
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== S ==
  
 
;Safety Salamander ("[[See Homer Run]]")
 
;Safety Salamander ("[[See Homer Run]]")
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;[[Sprawl-Mart]] greeter ("[[On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister]]")
 
;[[Sprawl-Mart]] greeter ("[[On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister]]")
  
==T==
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== T ==
 
;Talk Show Host ("[[Today I Am a Clown]]")
 
;Talk Show Host ("[[Today I Am a Clown]]")
 
;Teacher ("[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]")
 
;Teacher ("[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]")
 
;Television Producer
 
;Television Producer
;Telemarketer ("[[Lisa's Date with Density]]")
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;Telemarketer ("[[Lisa's Date with Density]]")
 
;[[Tomacco]] Creator/Farmer/Salesman (see Farmer) ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;[[Tomacco]] Creator/Farmer/Salesman (see Farmer) ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;Tow Truck Driver ("[[Midnight Towboy]]")
 
;Tow Truck Driver ("[[Midnight Towboy]]")
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;Trucker ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
 
;Trucker ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
  
==U==
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== U ==
 
;Union leader ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
 
;Union leader ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
 
;Used Car salesman ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
 
;Used Car salesman ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
  
==V==
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== V ==
 
;Voice actor ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]")
 
;Voice actor ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]")
 
:Playing [[Poochie]]
 
:Playing [[Poochie]]
  
==W==
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== W ==
 
;Webmaster ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]")
 
;Webmaster ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]")
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[[Category:Lists]]
 
[[Category:Lists]]

Revision as of 22:26, June 14, 2009

This is a list of jobs held by Homer Simpson in The Simpsons.

One main source for these jobs is in the episode "Papa's Got a Brand New Badge." Right before he goes to bed Homer tells Marge, "I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life: boxer, mascot, astronaut, baby proofer, imitation Krusty, truck driver, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carny, mayor, grifter, body guard for the mayor, country western manager, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E-Mart clerk, homophobe, and missionary, but protecting people, that gives me the best feeling of all." Also a source is the "Picture a Day..." spoof where the last few seconds show jobs and other types of Homer prior to the 400th episode. According to an interview with Matt Groening, Homer has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.

Default Job

File:Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.gif
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Safety Inspector
His day job and main source of income.
Unnamed job in nuclear power plant, sector 7-G
His job in the first season, before promotion to safety inspector. It was unclear to everyone (including his employer and Homer himself). In "Homer's Odyssey" he calls himself a "technical supervisor". He was hired as part of "Project Bootstrap," a (fictional) government program to bring in unskilled workers implemented by the Ford administration.

A

Army private (2 times("G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)")
Homer's old Sergeant appears for a dinner party in ("Two Dozen and One Greyhounds")
Agent (3 times)
Lurleen Lumpkin ("Colonel Homer")
Lisa and Cameron, Aka Johnny Rainbow ("A Star is Torn")
Ambulance driver ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")
Amateur-Division Professional Arm Wrestler ("Marge's Son Poisoning")
Astronaut for NASA("Deep Space Homer")
Attack-dog trainer for the Pitiless Pup Attack Dog School ("I Married Marge")

B

Baby Proofer for his own baby proofing company "Wee Care" ("Bye Bye Nerdie")
Bartender for Moe's Tavern and Homer's Hunting Club ("Homer the Moe")
Beef Jerky Manufacturer ("Smoke on the Daughter")
Blackjack dealer of Monty Burns Casino ("$pringfield")
Bodyguard of Mayor Joe Quimby ("Mayored to the Mob")
Bootlegger
Of beer as the "Beer Baron" ("Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment")
Bowling alley employee, or "Pin Monkey", of Barney's Bowl-o-rama("And Maggie Makes Three")
His dream job, but held only briefly.
Bounty Hunter ("Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes")
Boxer ("The Homer They Fall")
Butler ("The Frying Game")

C

Candle maker of Ye Olde Candlemaker, Olde Springfield Towne ("I Married Marge")
Car designer for Powell Motors ("Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?")
Carny ("Bart Carny")
CEO of the nuclear power plant ("C.E. D'oh")
Chauffeur for Classy Joe's ("Homer vs. Patty & Selma")
Springfield Chief of Police ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
Child Caretaker of Uncle Homer's Daycare ("Children of a Lesser Clod")
Choreographer for the Super Bowl Halftime Show ("Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass")
Chiropractor ("Pokey Mom")
Clown - Krusty Impersonator ("Homie the Clown")
Coach for Bart's Little League American football team ("Bart Star")
Cook at a diner when fleeing from a Florida sheriff ("Kill the Alligator and Run")
Con artist/Grifter with son Bart ("The Great Money Caper")
Conceptual artist ("Mom and Pop Art")
Convenience store night-clerk for the Kwik-E-Mart ("Lisa's Pony")

D

Detective ("King-Size Homer" not shown, but mentioned by Marge)
Drug Smuggler when Burns cancelled the prescription drug program ("Midnight Rx")
Door-to-door knife salesman for Slash-Co. ("I Married Marge")
Door-to-door sugar salesman ("Lisa's Rival")
Door-to-door spring salesman ("The Old Man and the "C" Student")
Duffman ("The Duffman Cometh!)

E

Employee at Gulp 'n' Blow Drive-through ("I Married Marge")
Executive of Globex Corp., Cypress Creek ("You Only Move Twice")
Executive Vice President of Power Plant ("Weekend at Burnsie's")

F

Farmer ("E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)")
Film critic ("A Star Is Burns")
Film producer ("Beyond Blunderdome")
Fireman (volunteer) ("Crook and Ladder")
Fish gutter ("Thirty Minutes over Tokyo")
Fisherman ("The Wife Aquatic")
Food critic for The Springfield Shopper ("Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?")
Foot Locker employee ("Marge Gamer")
Fortune cookie writer ("A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love")
Founder and Junior Vice President Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net ("Das Bus")

G

Garbage Commissioner ("Trash of the Titans")
Grease collector ("Lard of the Dance")
Guard of Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility ("The Wandering Juvie")

H

Hitman ("Treehouse of Horror XVIII")

I

Ice Cream Truck Driver ("Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)")
He takes the Ice cream truck from an ice cream truck driver who dies.
Impotency Spokesman for Viag rogaine ("Barting Over")
Informant for the F.B.I. ("The Trouble with Trillions")
Internet Service Provider ("Das Bus")
Sets up his own small business, "compuglobalhypermeganet" in which he gives himself the title "Junior Vice President."
Inventor ("The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Flaming Moe's, The Old Man and the "C" Student")

M

Homer as Dancin Homer
Mall Santa Claus ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
Marriage Counselor ("Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play")
Mascot, known as "Dancing Homer" ("Dancin' Homer")
Mattress Salesman ("The Boys of Bummer")
Mayor of New Springfield ("A Tale of Two Springfields")
Mayoral candidate ("See Homer Run")
Mexican wrestler ("Jazzy and the Pussycats")
Mini-golf assistant for Sir Putts-A-Lot ("I Married Marge")
Missionary ("Missionary: Impossible")
Mob Boss ("The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer")
Monorail conductor ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
Mountain climber ("King of the Hill")
Musician
Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the Be-Sharps, winning a Grammy Award("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
Composer of "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" single with David Byrne ("Dude, Where's My Ranch?")
Composed songs for Lisa Simpson's music career ("A Star Is Torn")
Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the grunge band Sadgasm ("That 90's Show")

N

Nuclear Power Plant manager ("Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore")
Navy Reservist ("Simpson Tide")

O

Oil-rig worker("Half-Decent Proposal")
One Man Band ("Bart Gets Famous")
Opera singer ("The Homer of Seville.")
Ordained Minister ("There's Something About Marrying")
Outsider Artist ("Mom and Pop Art")
Owner
ZiffCorp ("The Ziff Who Came to Dinner") Majority Stock Holder
SpringShield ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
the Denver Broncos ("You Only Move Twice")
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net - Internet based company - ("Das Bus")
the Springfield Power Plant ("C.E. D'oh")
Mr. Plow ("Mr. Plow")

P

Paparazzo ("Homerazzi").
Performance artist -Getting hit with a cannonball ("Homerpalooza")
Personal assistant
Briefly becomes the assistant and friend of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. ("When You Dish upon a Star")
Briefly taking Smithers' place as Mr. Burns' right-hand man. ("Homer the Smithers")
Police officer/Police Chief ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
Prank monkey for Mr. Burns ("Homer vs. Dignity")
Public speaker ("HOMR")

R

Roadie ("How I Spent My Strummer Vacation")
Railroad Engineer (implied) ("Maximum Homerdrive")
Rollercoaster Rebuilder ("Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em...")
Referee ("Marge Gamer")

S

Safety Salamander ("See Homer Run")
Sailor in the Naval Reserve ("Simpson Tide")
Sanitation Commissioner ("Trash of the Titans")
Security Officer of SpringShield ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
Sideshow freak ("Homerpalooza")
Silhouette Model ("Midnight Towboy")
Singer ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
Smuggler
of beer ("Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment")
of prescription drugs ("Midnight Rx")
of vegetables ("Itchy & Scratchy Land")
of Sugar ("Sweets and Sour Marge")
Snowplow proprietor and driver ("Mr. Plow")
Soccer referee ("Marge Gamer")
Soldier ("G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)")
Softball Player ("Homer at the Bat")
Street musician ("Bart Gets Famous")
Superhero ("Simple Simpson")
Spokesperson/Walking Billboard, ("My Fair Laddy")
Sprawl-Mart greeter ("On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister")

T

Talk Show Host ("Today I Am a Clown")
Teacher ("Secrets of a Successful Marriage")
Television Producer
Telemarketer ("Lisa's Date with Density")
Tomacco Creator/Farmer/Salesman (see Farmer) ("E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)")
Tow Truck Driver ("Midnight Towboy")
Town crier ("Lisa the Iconoclast")
Traveling salesman of Simpson & Son, Revitalizing Tonic ("Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy")
Trucker ("Maximum Homerdrive")

U

Union leader ("Last Exit to Springfield")
Used Car salesman ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")

V

Voice actor ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show")
Playing Poochie

W

Webmaster ("The Computer Wore Menace Shoes")