Great Moments in Olympic History

Great Moments in Olympic History

TV Show Information First appearance: "New Kids on the Blecch"

Great Moments in Olympic History is a TV show

History

The Simpson family watched the show and the victory at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics of Portugal's Carlos Lopes in the marathon at 38 years old. This motivated Homer to join the Springfield Marathon.

Moments

The moments appeared in the show were:

• Jesse Owens beats Hitler's zeppelin at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
• Bob Beamon establishes a new world record in long jump at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics
• Carlos Lopes becomes the oldest Olympic marathon winner ever at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics

Behind the Laughter

Carlos Lopes name is misspelled Lopez and the age presented is inaccurate because Lopes was 37 when he won the marathon, not 38. Also, the other athlete in the podium is black while the silver medalist (John Treacy of Ireland) nor the bronze medalist (Charlie Spedding of England) are black.

Appearances

• Episode – "New Kids on the Blecch"