"Homer the Smithers"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore
First aired: February 25, 1996
S07E17
(3F14)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Homer the Smithers"
"Homer the Smithers"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore
First aired: February 25, 1996
S07E17
3F14
Episode Background
Homer the Smithers was part of the winter lineup of the 1995-1996 US TV schedule. It first aired February 25, 1996 at 8pm on Fox following “Space: Above and Beyond” and was followed by “Martin”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. Homer the Smithers was seen by over 14 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
As employee night at the Springfield drag races ends, Smithers fails to protect Mr. Burns from being harassed by a drunken Lenny. Smithers tries to make amends the next day but again bungles his duties. When he attempts to drown himself in a water cooler, Burns demands he take a vacation once a suitable replacement can be found. Seeking a substitute who will not outshine him, Smithers selects Homer.
“Uh, Mr. Smithers. I don’t understand 2,700 of my new duties.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“Mr Burns”
… is the top ranking unique term in Homer the Smithers.
“Mr. Burns has a mother?! She must be a hundred million years old!”