Homer Badman

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Template:Infobox The Simpsons season six "Homer Badman" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of The Simpsons. The episode aired on November 27, 1994.

Episode details

Production Number: 2F06
Original Air Date: November 27, 1994
Writer: Greg Daniels
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Blackboard: "I will not whittle hall passes out of soap."
Couch Gag: The family chases the couch and back wall down a long, portal-type hallway.
Guest Voice: Dennis Franz as "Homer."

Synopsis

Template:Spoiler Homer and Marge learn of a candy exposition that is taking place in Springfield and decide to attend. They hire Ashley Grant, a college-aged feminist to baby sit their children. At the convention hall, Homer and Marge are able to smuggle large amounts of candy, but are quickly caught when Homer tries to steal a gummy Venus de Milo from a locked case. Homer is quickly able to elude security guards when he blows up the convention hall (using a MacGyver-type explosive consisting of soda candy and a soft drink).

That night at home, Homer searches for the gummy Venus candy but is unable to find it, when he remembers he nearly forgot to take Ashley home. Homer tries to make small talk but only offends Ashley, which is minor compared to what happens next.

As Ashley is exiting Homer's car, Homer sees the gummy Venus stuck to the underside crotch area of her pants. Homer grabs the candy. Ashley turns around to see Homer drooling lustily and - misinterpreting his poor tact as a deliberate sexual advance - runs off screaming in terror, fearing that Homer may come after her to sexually assault her. But all Homer is concerned about is eating the gummy Venus.

The next morning, Homer is minding his own business and reminding Bart and Lisa (who have tummy aches from eating too much candy the night before) that plenty of candy is left over from last night. Suddenly, a huge, angry mob marches onto the Simpsons' lawn, armed with pickets and other items. Homer believes they are protesting against him stealing the gummy Venus, but quickly learns that Ashley has started a sexual harassment protest against him.

Homer tries to explain his actions, but the crowd is in not interested in his side of the story. They procede to make Homer's life a living hell (even showing up at his workplace). Homer cries over his predicament, but is temporarily relieved when Godfrey Jones of "Rock Bottom", a tabloid news show, wants to interview him about his predicament.

However, the interview is edited into a totally inaccurate segment where Homer is portrayed as a sexual pervert, and things go from bad to far worse:

  • The mainstream media immediately descend onto his home, and Kent Brockman's news reports begin to resemble coverage of the O.J. Simpson standoff.
  • A made-for-TV movie, "Homer S: Portait of an Assgrabber," based on Ashley's account of her encounter with Homer. Also, TV shows and comedians use the fiasco as comedy fodder.
  • Homer's friends, Moe and Barney, offer their stories about Homer for money, auction-style.

Finally, Lisa and Marge suggest Homer videotape himself telling his side of the story to air on a public access TV channel, but all he succeeds in doing is angering an old-time bicyclist. However, Groundskeeper Willie also saw Homer's speech, and immediately produces a video that he recorded that shows what really happened.

Ashley sees the video, realizes Homer meant no harm, and apologizes for causing so much anger. All is forgiven — even between Homer and his television set!

Cultural references

  • "Hard Copy" (and other exposé-type syndicated news shows) - "Rock Bottom", which features Homer's seeming perversions as its feature story, is a parody of the popular tabloid news program. The theme song and style resemble the actual show.
  • "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - A feature story on a subsequent episode of "Rock Bottom," focusing on Groundskeeper Willie, gets its title "'Rowdy' Roddy Peeper" after the professional wrestler.

The ending

At the end of this episode, Godfrey Jones from "Rock Bottom" states:

  • Godfrey Jones: "In our mad persuit of a scoop, we members af the press sometimes make mistakes... Rock bottom, we'd like to make the following corrections:"

(And on the screen following statements pass by, at a speed it's impossible to read in real time)

  • "Peoples' Choice Award" is America's greatest honer.
  • Styrofoam is not made from kittens.
  • The U.F.O was a paper plate.
  • The nerds on the internet are not geeks.
  • The word 'cheese' is not funny in and of itself.
  • The older Flanders boy is Todd, not Rod.
  • Lyndon Johnos did not provide the voice of Yosemite Sam.
  • If you are reading this you have no life. (I know, I know,... this applies to me)
  • Roy Rogers was not buried inside his horse.
  • The other U.F.O was an upside-down salad spinner.
  • Our universities are not "hotbeds" or anything.
  • Mr. Dershowitz did not literally have four eyes.
  • Our viewers are not pathetic, sexless food tubes.
  • Audrey Hepburn never weighed 400 pounds.
  • The "Cheers" gang is not a real gang.
  • Salt water does not "chase the thirstles away".
  • Licking an electrical outlet will not turn you into a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.
  • Cats do not eventually turn into dogs.
  • Bullets do not bounce off of fat guys.
  • Recycling does not deplete the ozone.
  • Everything is 10% fruit juice.
  • The flesh eating virus does not hide in ice cream.
  • Janet Reno is evil.
  • V8 juice is nat 1/8 gasoline.
  • Ted Koppel is a robot.
  • Women aren't from Venus and men aren't from Mars.
  • Fleiss does floss.
  • Quayle is familiar with common bathroom procedures.
  • Bart is bad to the bone.
  • Godlry Jone' wife is cheating on him.
  • The Beatles haven't reunited to enter kick boxing competitions.
  • The "Bug" on your TV screen can see into your home.
  • Everyone on TV is better than you.
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