Homer's enemy is considered a classic, college was really good too. It's understandable in the Simpsons universe, but even in real life he'd be so grumpy and angry at everything. Weekly newspaper from Bartlesville, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising. Okay, two and I get to keep this old birdcage! Simpsons TV Show. Or if they killed off Maude and she was in the next episode again. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the TheSimpsons community. While doing this he grabs a high voltage cable without safety gloves in Homer's office and unintentionally electrocutes himself to death, ironically committing suicide. The Caney Police Department arrested three individuals overnight. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Wonder what happened to that guy. The fact that it is so relatable is what makes it more funny for me. Homer has become malicious, though not in “Homer’s Enemy”, nor even in much of Season 9. Watching Grimes lose his mind over someone as awful as Homer is actually depressing. The beginning of the dumbing down of Homer I believe it was. edit subscriptions. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the TheSimpsons community. “It’s as perfect an episode of television as I’ve ever seen,” Ortved says. Press J to jump to the feed. Burns. It wasn't because he couldn't hit; the Yankees marveled at his quick bat and ability to hit for contact and power. Zillow has 45 homes for sale in Coffeyville KS. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society and television. This kind of thing is especially evident in big companies and especially with unions. That is an amazing question. Plow is a loser and I think he is a boozer. A new employee at the power plant, Frank Grimes, takes a dislike to Homer's laziness and ineptitude, which turns to hate when he sees that Homer is more of a success than he is. Homer for example, is dumb, but he's a funny guy and fun to be around. Hey hey hey, leave Homer’s Enemy out of this. A professional and hard-working inspiration, Grimes finally gets himself a job at the Nuclear Power Plant where he is forced to work alongside Homer … Of all the great episodes, I can't stand this one. And I think it could have been written better. When Homer questions how Frank Grimes could have a son when he was not married, he explains that his dad "happened to like hookers," and one of them gave birth to him. Chances are you've already encountered this in the workforce (or even in schools I suppose as well). And that notion changed everything about the show. Press J to jump to the feed. That episode took a show that otherwise has a fairly consistent cannon and said "this is just a cartoon, none of this exists, everything in this universe is subject to change." I think A Star is Burns was controversial, although I thought it was really funny. Of all the episodes of the Simpsons, off all the scenes that they offer, this one I just had to upload for the sake of hilarity. ; The entire episode can be interpreted as a repudiation of the Hard Work Fallacy. This Citizen Kane homage gets into the backstory of Mr. Burns, recalling his beloved childhood teddy bear, Bobo, that he discarded in exchange for ascension to a life of wealth — and his lifelong quest to recover the treasured object. Homer's Enemy is a brilliant Simpsons episode with a very well written storyline and it's a laugh riot from start to finish. I don't like you! It was one of the first episode where Homer's character loses his depth, and the episode basically ends with "maybe Homer's just an asshole.". 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