Homer's Odyssey

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired
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Homer struggles to find meaning in his life after he is fired from the nuclear power plant for causing an accident.
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  • A little too emotional.

    7.5
    "Good"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    The episode begins in front of Springfield Elementary, as Mrs. Krabappel rounds up her class, including Bart, and prepares them for a field trip to the nuclear power plant. Otto, the bus driver, pulls up to the curb, and Bart chats with him outside of the bus, as the other kids find their seats. Mrs. Krabappel yells at Bart to get on the bus. When he scurries to find a seat, he is bummed to see the only one left is right next to Wendell, who is always queasy and pukes on every bus ride. As Otto takes the long way to the power plant, Bart struggles to behave on the bus ride. Mrs. Krabappel warns Bart that one more outburst will result in him singing to the class in the front of the bus. Sherri and Terri, who are sitting behind Bart, decide to get him in some more trouble. At the same time, they both kiss Bart on the cheek, causing him to yell out. Mrs. Krabappel makes good on her threat and forces Bart to sing in front of the class. The bus finally arrives at the power plant, and Bart congratulates Wendell for making the whole bus ride without puking, by slapping him on the back, which results in Wendell vomiting anyway.

    Overall, a very emotional episode, but an okay/decent one.

    7.5 out of 10moreless

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  • Not bad... not good

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    By futuramarama, Aug 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    This is probably the first truly bad episode of the show. It had a nice opening act with Bart and the 4th grade class visiting the Springfield Nuclear Plant. But Bart waves to Homer, and Homer causes some danger, and is fired. Homer tries to kill himself later. I don't remember much else of the plot, i was really bored. IT wasn't that funny, and Homer trying to kill himself wasn't great. He eventually becomes the new safety technician at sector 7-G.

    Season 1's worst, by far, in my opinion. It barely had any funny moments and was just dullmoreless

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  • Not the best eppie.

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    By fenway98, Feb 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    During a field trip to The Nuclear Power Plant(for Bart's school), Homer gets fired for fooling around and showing off in front of the kids. Homer tries to commit suicide, but luckily, The family saves him. Homer starts doing things around town, like cleaning up the town, doing community service and stuff like that. After Mr. Burns and the plant see what great work Homer has done, he re hires him.

    This was an okay episode. There weren't many great parts or evn many jokes for the matter, but it wasn't terrible. In fact, I liked the begginning with Wendell on the bus.

    Overall Grade: 70%/Cmoreless

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  • Homer's Odyssey: Homer gets fired which later drives him to kill himself s

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    By Sabrespongebob, Feb 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    Homer's Odyssey Let me start off by saying that the episode is not bad it's just that I find it very boring. The plot worked very well but the execution was poorly done and the jokes were few (If any) It was so unmemorable that I actually forgot the plot of it while writing this. Anyway the ending didn't help it felt very tacked on and the suicide bit were stupid. But still they were still working hard on a 20 minute episode format so we can't really blame them can we?

    Score for Homer's Odyssey: C+, 3/5, 6.5/10, Adequatemoreless

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  • homer gets fired goes tries to kill himself and get rehired

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    By cube2k8, Feb 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    in this ep homer gets fired from the powerplant he feels sad and tries to kill himself his family comes to him and they tell him they love him. and he gets better and goes and starts to clean up the town and help the people during that time the plant decides to hire homer and he gets rehired again. this to me was good ep becasue it was still in the simpsons glory days and it still drew in the millions of people that watched the show so i think this was a really good ep and i gave it a 9 for these reasons.moreless

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    • Waylon Smithers was mistakenly animated in this episode and appears as an African American, this was corrected and in all other episodes he appears with his intended skin color. Edit
    • Homer pens his suicide note on "Dumb Things I Gotta Do Today" stationery. Edit
    • Going to the Nuclear Power Plant the children pass the Springfield Toxic Waste Dump, the Springfield Tire Yard (which is not on fire as of yet), the Springfield State Prison, and Springfield Elementary School. Edit

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    • The elderly couple that makes fun of Homer when he walks past them with the boulder were suppose to be regular recurring characters who would offer off-kilter comments to what they see. But the idea was quickly dropped. Edit
    • In this episode, Bart makes a prank phone call to Moe´s tavern for the first time. Edit
    • Mr. Burns says his catchphrase "Excellent" for the first time in this episode. Edit

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    • (Chief Wiggum speaks at the city council meeting.) Chief Wiggum: Well, it's no secret. Our city is under siege by a graffiti vandal known as "El Barto." Police artists have a composite sketch to go over and if anyone has any information, please contact us. (A sketch is passed around; Bart gets it and sees that the drawing is of an older, stubbly, mean looking version of himself.) Bart: Cool, man. Edit
    • Homer: Beer. Now there's a temporary solution. Edit
    • (A depressed Homer prepares to search for a new job) Marge: There, there, Homer. You'll find a job. You've caused plenty of industrial accidents, and you've always bounced back. Edit

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    • Al Jolson Mr. Burns makes a reference to Al Jolson as he watches Homer lead a safety rally in front of the nuclear power plant. Al Jolson was a revered and popular singer/Broadway/film star during the early 20th century. Edit
    • They Might Be Giants The heading on Homer's small notepad, "Dumb Things I Gotta Do Today," is a funny reference to the band They Might Be Giants and a lyric from a song called "Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head." Edit
    • Get Smart After Smithers shows Bart's class the film, he leads the class on a tour and they walk through doors that open much like the doors that open during the opening sequence of the 1960's TV show, Get Smart. Edit

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