Homer vs. Dignity
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| Episode no. | 253 |
| Prod. code | CABF04 |
| Orig. Airdate | November 26, 2000 |
| Show Runner(s) | Mike Scully |
| Writer(s) | Rob LaZebnik |
| Director(s) | Neil Affleck |
| Chalkboard | "I am not the sixth Beatle" |
| Couch gag | The family skateboards onto the couch, except Homer, whose face lands on the floor. |
| Guest star(s) | Leeza Gibbons as herself |
| SNPP capsule | |
| Season 12 November 1, 2000 – May 20, 2001 |
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"Homer vs. Dignity" is the fifth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. It aired on November 26, 2000. It was seen by 15 million viewers.
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[edit] Synopsis
For doing an astronomy quiz, Bart gets his first "A", and goes to the Singing Sirloin restaurant (as seen in "Life on the Fast Lane") for a dinner, but Homer's credit card is rejected. Eventually, he and Marge realize that the family is in financial trouble, so they see Lindsay Naegle, who suggests that Homer ask Mr. Burns for a raise. Homer is promoted to the spot of Executive Assistant in Charge of Hi-jinks, which is, in Burns' words, the "prank monkey" job. Burns pays Homer cash every time Homer entertains Burns.
It reaches the extreme point when Homer is asked to don a panda suit and be friends with a real panda at the Springfield Zoo. However the panda becomes romantically interested with Homer. After all these rough times, Homer, who learns from Lisa that dignity is more important than money, quits his job. In response, Homer becomes an actor portraying Santa, and participates in the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Suddenly, Mr. Burns shows up to tell Homer that he can get $1,000,000 if he pulls another prank. Homer refuses, and Mr. Burns does the prank on his own by pouring fish guts onto the parade spectators.
[edit] Cultural references
- The plot of this episode is similar to The Magic Christian.
- The scene where the citizens are attacked by seagulls spoofs the 1963 film The Birds.
- The parade features a Funky Winkerbean float and another with the Noid.
[edit] Trivia
- Mr. Burns says his monkey evolved into a man...a poor man. However, closed captions say, "A foolish man."
- On Carl's word of the day calender, the word of the day is 'Con-quer', but he uses the word 'Concur' (This should be seen as a joke, not a nitpick).
- When Comic Book Guy punches a code into his security system in order to access Amazing Spider-Man 1 for Homer, the access code he enters is James Bond's codename - "007."
[edit] External links
- "Homer vs. Dignity" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
- "Homer vs. Dignity" at the Internet Movie Database
