Homerazzi
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"Homerazzi" is the sixteenth episode of the
The full-length
Plot
After failing to blow out all the candles on his birthday cake, an exhausted Homer falls asleep, igniting his party hat on the flames. The burning house is saved by the Springfield fire department, and Marge purchases a fire-proof safe to protect the family's valuables (including the family photo album) as a precaution. Each family member places one item in the safe, but after it is closed, the items combine to start a fire that destroys both them and the safe. Refusing to accept the loss of all their memories, Marge decides to restage all of the family photos. One shot captures a celebrity sex scandal (Duffman dating Boobarella, despite Duffman being in a committed relationship with a homosexual man) and allows the Simpsons to strike tabloid gold. Tasting success and seeing money to be made, Homer takes to the streets as one of the paparazzi.
Overnight, Homer becomes Springfield's most valued tabloid photographer, provoking several local celebrities to commit embarrassing or criminal acts and then snapping pictures of them. After he gate-crashes
Homer bursts in on the celebrities at their favorite nightclub during a party celebrating Homer's assumed abandonment of his paparazzi career and takes many compromising photos (of which include
Casting
This episode marks the return of several guest stars; it is the ninth appearance of Jon Lovitz and the second of J. K. Simmons and Betty White. J. K. Simmons had previously guest-starred in "Moe'N'a Lisa", playing another editor, while Betty White had previously appeared (as herself) in the season 11 episode "Missionary: Impossible".
In both episodes his character was a parody of his J. Jonah Jameson character from the Spider-Man films, though the one in this episode does not bear any physical resemblance to Jameson.
Couch gag
This episode's couch gag, often known as "The Homer Evolution" by Internet fans, is the longest Simpsons couch gag to date, running one minute and 30 seconds (this, added with the full opening, made the entire opening run for two minutes and 20 seconds). This is much longer than the typical theme song, which runs one minute and 20 seconds. This couch gag was repeated on the season 19 episode "The Homer of Seville", but instead of Marge saying "What took you so long?" after Homer comes home, she says "Did you bring the milk?". Another season 19 episode, "Mona Leaves-a", has the original line, "What took you so long?".
Reception
Robert Canning praised this episode, calling it clever, ingenious, and one of the most memorable of the season.[2]
The episode scored a 9.0 on TV.com, an equivalent to a "superb" rating.
The episode was referenced in the 2010 documentary, Teenage Paparazzo, directed by Adrian Grenier.
References
- ^ Susman, Gary (March 27, 2007), "The Evolution of Homer Simpson", Entertainment Weekly, archived from the original on April 29, 2007, retrieved August 18, 2007
- ^ Canning, Robert (March 26, 2007), The Simpsons: "Homerazzi" Review, archived from the original on September 6, 2007, retrieved August 23, 2007
External links
- "Homerazzi" at IMDb