"Homer the Great"

Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: January 8, 1995
S06E12
(2F09)

Episode Background

Episode Background:

"Homer the Great"

"Homer the Great"

Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: January 8, 1995
S06E12
2F09

Episode Background

Homer the Great was part of the winter lineup of the 1994-1995 US TV schedule. It first aired January 8, 1995 at 8pm on Fox following “Get Smart” and was followed by “House of Buggin'”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. Homer the Great was seen by over 20 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.

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Plot

After Homer notices that his coworkers Lenny and Carl enjoy special privileges at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, he learns they are part of an ancient secret society known as the Stonecutters. To join, one must either be the son of a Stonecutter or save the life of a Stonecutter. While extolling the secret society at the dinner table, Homer discovers that his father is a member and is finally admitted as a member.
“The mark!”

Top Quotable Lines

    1. Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
    2. Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
    3. Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
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Top Ranking Term

Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…

“Stonecutters”

… is the top ranking unique term in Homer the Great.

“Now let’s all get drunk and play ping pong!”