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The Homer They Fall

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The Homer They Fall

Rating: 3.9 (113 votes)

Plot

Trying to stand up for Bart, Homer runs into trouble with the parents of Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney. However, despite repeated blows to the head, he is not injured because his thick head absorbs punches from his opponent. Moe realizes this and persuades him to take up boxing. Although Homer cannot throw a punch, he lets the opponent collapse from being tired of punching him. Soon however, Homer finds himself in a match with Drederick Tatum, the best boxer in the world. Lucius Sweet, Tatum's manager, wants three rounds, and Marge wants Moe to throw in the towel if Homer is in trouble. During the match Homer finds out that Tatum's punches are to powerful. Homer is in danger of getting hurt very badly, and so Moe airlifts Homer to safety.


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Notes

  • Drederick Tatum first appeared in 7F13, Homer Vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment.
  • Drederick Tatum's prison number is 4F03, the production code for this episode.
  • Bart gets his belt from ''Miscellaneous, Etc.''
  • The parents of Dolph, Jimbo and Kearney hang out together.
  • Fat Tony's real name is revealed to be Antony DeMico.
  • Homer boxes under the auspices of the Association of Semi-Pro Boxers, or ASSBOX.

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References

  • Drederick Tatum is based on Mike Tyson, and his manager, Lucius Sweet, is based on Don King.
  • The movie ''Raging Bull'' has some black and white scenes in the middle, as did this episode.

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Vitals

PCode
4F03

Index
8×3

Aired
10 Nov, 1996

Aired (UK)
24 Nov, 1996

Written by
Jonathan Collier

Directed by
Mark Kirkland

Starring
Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Hank Azaria
Harry Shearer

Also Starring
Pamela Hayden

Special Guest Voice
Michael Buffer as Himself
Paul Winfield as Lucius Sweet

Additional Vocals by
Sally Stevens

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Season 8

  1. Treehouse of Horror VII
  2. You Only Move Twice
  3. The Homer They Fall
  4. Burns, Baby Burns
  5. Bart After Dark
  6. A Milhouse Divided
  7. Lisa's Date with Density
  8. Hurricane Neddy
  9. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
  10. The Springfield Files
  11. The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
  12. Mountain of Madness
  13. Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
  14. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
  15. Homer's Phobia
  16. Brother from Another Series
  17. My Sister, My Sitter
  18. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
  19. Grade School Confidential
  20. The Canine Mutiny
  21. The Old Man and the Lisa
  22. In Marge We Trust
  23. Homer's Enemy
  24. The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase
  25. The Secret War of Lisa Simpson