King of the Hill

Season 9, Episode 23, Aired
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After realizing he is terribly out of shape, Homer joins a gym and with the help of Rainer Wolfcastle, Homer cuts a new jib. When Woflcastle turns down the chance to climb Springfield's tallest mountain, the Murderhorn, as a promotion for Powersauce energy bars, Homer volunteers to undertake the dangerous challenge.moreless
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  • Julie Kavner

    Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier

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    Harry Shearer

    Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others

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    Dan Castellaneta

    Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others

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    By futuramarama, Aug 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- homer losing his wallet at the end of the episode, homer going for a run at night but not making it beyond Flanders' house, "Gym? What's a gym?" (pronouned 'gime'), homer climbing the murderhorn to try and impress bart, homer flipping over the port-a-potty and Comic Book Guy is in it (It seems i would have to find a new fortress of solitude), amongst other things.
    decent episode. not a whole lot of laughs, and the plot isn't that exciting, but it's usually nice seeing homer actually care and try and impress his family, in this instance, his son of course. the ending, while i liked it, is kind of abrupt and played for a cheap laugh. B-/B+ or so as my final grademoreless

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  • Homer's powersource

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    By twilightboy, May 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    And once again, Homer is the center of the attention of a SImpsons show. Isn't he getting too much attention lately? Anyways, Homer as usual is a complete moron and this episode is no exception. I think this story is a little repetitive since we already have an espiode with Homer trying to lose weight and failing miserably. I know this is a different setting and different motives but still, the core principle is the same. This show has very good moments and jokes which makes it watchable. On a side note, what is the matter with grampa? He is a complete jerk!moreless

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  • A great parody of Marketing scams... Very funny should be seen by all true Simpsons fans!!!

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    After undertaking an intense workout regimen, Homer becomes a buffed-out specimen of a man. With the help of his gym buddy Rainer Wolfcastle, Homer becomes stronger and leaner than ever. He soon attracts the attention of Brad and Neil, two executives from the company that makes Powersauce health bars. Brad and Neil enlist Homer to climb to the top of the Murderhorn, the tallest, most forbidding mountain in Springfield, as a promotional stunt for Powersauce bars. With the help of two sherpas, Homer embarks on the arduous climb. Under his own power, Homer can barely make it halfway up the mountain. But while he sleeps, the two sherpas drag his sleeping bag behind them and get him to the top. When Homer discovers that the sherpas have been carrying them, he fires them and continues up to the peak. He doesn't quite make it, but he does manage to drive a stake into one of the Murderhorn's plateaus and cause the peak to collapse, making the spot where he is standing the default top of the hill. His climb is a success, sort of.moreless

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    By jimbo_001, Dec 08, 2005 Report Abuse
    this really shows that even when homer's in shape, he remains stupid. with scenes such as "a gime? what's a gime?" when he sees a gym then walks in seeing the equipment and saying "oh, a gime!" and sending the sherpas home when climbing the treacherous mountain proves just why this episode is so funny. abe eating his partner's corpse's arm when he himself climbed the mountain and saying that homer would die just like he did were both classic abe scenes and gags. it's a humerous episode with a great pun from the tv show "king of the hill".moreless

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    • Blackboard Joke: None Couch Gag: The Simpsons sit on the couch and the camera zooms out to reveal that they're inside a snow globe. Then two hands shake the globe and Homer marvels at it with an, "Ooh!" Edit

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    • Homer: Well, let's get started. (He begins to run to exercise, and later he is almost kneeling for exhaustion, and sees in the mailbox, "Flanders".) Doh! Edit
    • Homer: I'm going to climb this entire mountain on my own! Sherpa 1: Then technically, shouldn't you go back down and start all over? Homer: Shut up! You are so fired. (The Sherpas cartwheel their way down the mountain in delight) Edit
    • Homer: Come on, you lazy Sherpas, wake up! We've got a mountain to climb. Sherpa 1: He shouldn't kick us. Sherpa 2: His toes will fall off soon. Edit

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    • Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Yeti that appears in Homer's delusional fantasy is modeled after The Bumble, a.k.a. the Abominable Snow Monster of the North, from Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Edit
    • Matterhorn The Murderhorn is a play on the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Alps. Edit
    • King of the Hill The title of this episode also shares the title of another FOX animated sitcom called King of the Hill, about a propane salesman and his family and friends. Edit

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