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| * Homer Simpson chief's cry: "Simp-SON!!!" is very similar to Mr. Spacely's cry "Jet-SON!!!" from ]. | * Homer Simpson chief's cry: "Simp-SON!!!" is very similar to Mr. Spacely's cry "Jet-SON!!!" from ]. | ||
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| ==Quotes== | |||
| *'''Marge:''' ''(after seeing ''Admiral Baby'')'' I find it very hard to believe someone that young could have risen to the rank of admiral. | |||
| *'''The real Homer:''' ''(upon hearing of the Homer Simpson character on ''Police Cops'' and gasping)'' He's named like my name! | |||
| *'''The fictional great Homer:''' And that's the end of that chapter. | |||
| *'''The fictional dumb Homer:''' Uh-oh, ]! | |||
| *'''Max Power:''' Nobody "snuggles" with Max Power. You strap yourself in and feel the ]s! | |||
| *'''Max Power:''' Kids, there's three ways to do things. The right way, the wrong way, and the Max Power way!<br/>'''Bart:''' Isn't that the wrong way?<br/>'''Max Power:''' Yeah, but faster! ''(Max runs into a cactus)''<br/>'''Lisa:''' We should really put that in a corner. | |||
| *''']:''' Well, if it isn't that stupid cop from TV. ''(he scratches his ear with a gun)'' Oh yeah, that got it. | |||
| *'''Marge:''' Your character provides the comic relief, like, uh, ] in '']''. | |||
| *'''Chief:''' I don't get it, Homer. You're a millionaire and you have all the babes ya want. Why aren't you living it up in your palace in ]? <br/> '''The fictional great Homer:''' Let's just say, I hate crime.<br/>''(one of the robbers gets up, grabs his gun, and fires at "Homer". "Homer" catches the bullet and throws it back with enough force to kill the robber)''<br/>'''The fictional great Homer:''' Arrest that man! | |||
| *'''Marge:''' Homer, it's just a coincidence. Like that guy named ] who stole your car stereo?<br/>'''Bart:''' Right ... coincidence. | |||
| *'''Carl:''' '''' Hey, Mr. Simpson, sir, can I get your autograph?<br/>'''Homer:''' All right, what's the name?<br/>'''Carl:''' Uh, Homer, we've worked together for ten years.<br/>'''Homer:''' ''''<br/>'''Carl:''' It's Carl.<br/>'''Homer:''' ''''<br/>'''Carl:''' '''' You only wrote my name. Um, I wanted yours.<br/>'''Homer:''' Take it or leave it ... '''' Carl. | |||
| *'''Chief:''' You destroyed that ] shipment?!! <br/> '''The fictional dumb Homer:''' Yes in-deedy. <br/> '''Chief:''' That was my ]!!!! <br/> '''The fictional dumb Homer:''' Uh-oh, spaghetti-os! <br/> '''Chief:''' '''''Simp-SON!!!!!!''''' | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Shut up! I'm not your clown! Don't diminish me! Gentlemen, I bid you fare ... '''' Ooh! '''' Ow! Ohh!<br/>'''Lenny:''' Jeez, what an exit!<br/>'''Carl:''' Oh, man, what's he gonna do for an encore?<br/>'''Moe:''' '''' Whoo ... I don't think he'll be doin' no encores for a while. Hah, hah! Hah! | |||
| *'''Max Power (singing to the tune of '']''):''' Max Power, he's the man, <br/> Whose name you'd love to touch. <br/> But you mustn't touuuuuuuuuuuuuch. <br/> His name sounds good in your ear, <br/> But when you say it, <br/> You mustn't fear! <br/> 'Cause his name can be said by anyone! | |||
| *'''Homer:''' I'd like to legally change my name. Any of these will do. <br/> '''Judge Snyder:''' Hmm. ] ]. ] Q. ]. ] B. ]?! | |||
| *'''Trent Steele (upon hearing the name Max Power):''' Hey, great name!<br>'''Max Power:''' Thanks. I got it off a hair dryer. | |||
| *'''Ed Begley Jr.:''' I prefer a vehicle that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. It's a go-kart, powered by my own sense of self-satisfaction. | |||
| *'''Trent:''' I'm talking, of course, about our endangered forests. '''' We have to protect them, because trees can't protect themselves, except, of course, the Mexican Fighting Trees.<br/>'''Max Power:''' Could somebody buy this guy a tree so he'll shut up? | |||
| *'''Max Power:''' Oh, this is the worst party ever!<br/>'''Marge:''' I don't know. Remember that New Year's Eve at Lenny's? He didn't even have a clock. | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Oh, Marge. While I was at the ], I had them change your name. <br/> '''Marge:''' To what? <br/> '''Homer:''' ]. <br/> '''Marge:''' Chesty LaRue??! <br/> '''Homer:''' Try it for two weeks. If you're not satisfied, you can be Busty St. Clair. <br/> '''Marge:''' I don't want to be "Chesty LaRue" or "Busty St. Clair". <br/> '''Homer:''' Fine, Hooty Mc] it is. <br/> '''Marge:''' Goodnight, Homer. <br/> '''Homer:''' Goodnight, Hooty. <br/> '''Marge:''' Let go of those. | |||
| *'''Lenny:''' ''(outside Homer's workstation, whispering to his co-workers)'' Be quiet everyone. He's about to do something stupid. <br/> '''Homer:''' ''(turning around in his chair to face Lenny and the others)'' Excuse me gentlemen, but you have me confused with a character in a fictional show. Now, if you'll excuse me, my ] is almost ready. ''(he turns around, knocking over his fondue pot in the process)'' D'oh!! <br/> ''(everyone laughs as the computer terminal short-circuits. The nuclear site map begins blinking)'' <br/> '''Lenny:''' ''(laughs)'' There goes ]! <br/> '''Carl:''' Uh-oh, Spaghetti-Os! | |||
| *'''Comic Book Guy:''' Your catchphrase is hysterical. Please say it clearly for my answering machine tape. (''hits "record" on his tape recorder'')<br>'''Homer:''' (''unenthusiastically'') Uh, oh, Spaghetti-O's.<br>'''Comic Book Guy:''' Worst reading ever. | |||
| *''(at the party, Marge is dancing with President Clinton)''<br/>'''Clinton:''' I know you don't think you're good enough for me. But believe me, you are. Hell, I done it with pigs. '''' Real, no-foolin' pigs!<br/>'''Marge:''' Are you sure it's a federal law that I have to dance with you?<br/>'''Clinton:''' You know, I'd change that law if I could, Marge. But, I can't. '''' Aw, shoot. Quebec's got the bomb! Well, I gotta go, but... look, if you're ever near the White House, there's a tool shed out back. I'm in there most of the day. ''(clicks his tongue at Marge and leaves)'' | |||
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Episode of the 10th season of The Simpsons| "Homer to the Max" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 10 |
| Directed by | Pete Michels |
| Written by | John Swartzwelder |
| Original air dates | February 7, 1999 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "No one cares about my sciatica" |
| Couch gag | Marge, carrying a laundry basket, hangs the rest of the family to dry on a closeline. |
| Episode chronology | |
| The Simpsons season 10 | |
| List of episodes | |
Homer to the Max is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. It aired on February 7, 1999.
Synopsis
Template:Spoiler The Simpson family surfs through new Midseason TV shows, such as "America's Funniest Tornadoes", "All in the Family 1999", "Admiral Baby" and finally decide to settle on "Police Cops". The show has a suave detective and his partner, who manage to knock off all the villains, without breaking a sweat. Homer finds the show very interesting and gets even more interested when he finds that the suave detective (who gets the girls and is rich as a king) is named... Homer Simpson.
Homer is excited knowing that a cool guy (on TV) is named after him and that his "personality has been captured perfectly". Marge and Lisa tell him that it's just a coincidence that they share the same name, but Homer is not convinced. That night, he gets many congratulatory phone calls from people, including once from the Homecoming Queen at his high school (although Marge puts paid to any chance of him dating her). He starts wearing a scarf like his namesake does on TV, occasionally tossing it back over his shoulder.Lenny and Carl even ask for his autograph, although they only get their own names written on a piece of paper.
At Moe's, the barflies get ready to watch the new episode of "Police Cops". The episode now features Homer Simpson as a fat, bumbling detective, who destroys the Police Chief's insulin, mistaking it for drugs. Homer is mortified to see that his namesake is now no longer handsome and cool, however, the barflies are enjoying every moment of it and poke fun at Homer, asking him to do something dumb. Homer unwittingly and unwillingly obliges, as he throws back his scarf over his shoulder right into the blades of the overhead fan and gets whirled around the room, much to the amusement of the onlookers.
Homer dejectedly wonders why the character was changed. Lisa tells him that the first episode was just a Pilot, which the producers have fiddled with and changed. At work, all his colleagues prepare to watch him do something stupid and he doesn't disappoint, by spilling a fondue pot all over the control panel, shorting out the circuitry, and blacking out Albany. At the Mall, people laugh at him and tease him as he walks by. To escape from all the humiliation, he tries hiding in the attic.
Later, he makes an impassioned plea to the producers of "Police Cops" to change the character's personality or his name. After getting a satisfactory response, he steps into a cactus on his way out. The next episode has "Homer Simpson" making the same impassioned plea to the Chief (while hanging from a flagpole). It ends with him dropping down crotch-first into a cactus. Homer tries to sue the producers, but the case is immediately dismissed. So, as a back-up plan, Homer decides to change his name. The judge allows him to change his name to "Max Power" (which Homer got off a hair dryer and was the only name he spelled correctly). The family is surprised to learn of his name-change, but "Max" starts speaking of his new personality - dynamic, decisive, uncompromising and rude.
At work, Mr. Burns is impressed by the name and compliments Max, who decides to shop at Costington's to further improve his image. There, he meets Trent Steele and after a small chat, they go out to lunch, where Trent invites Max and family to a garden party. Despite Marge's reservations, the two of them go to the party, where they meet a lot of famous people, like Woody Harrelson (who wears pants made entirely out of hemp), Bill Clinton, Lorne Michaels, and Ed Begley Jr.. (It is significant to note that Lindsey Neagle also makes an appearance here, albeit with red colored hair) Max finds out that the garden party is nothing more than an excuse to save a redwood forest from wanton destruction. All the guests (pushing a reluctant Max and Marge) board a "protest bus" and leave for the forest.
In the forest, Max, Marge, and the rest of the party-goers are chained to trees, to prevent the bulldozers from going to work on them. Chief Wiggum arrives and decides to get rough with this bunch of tree-huggers. The cops start chasing Max around his tree, trying to "swab" him with mace. However, as he runs round and round the tree, the chain around him starts cutting into the tree and finally, the huge redwood falls, knocking down the other redwoods. Max, happy at being free, tosses his chain in the air, knocking a bald eagle out of the sky.
After the dust clears up, Springfield's elite angrily ditch Mr. Power and his wife. That night at home, Marge is happy that Homer's changed his name back to Homer Simpson. However, he informs Marge that, while at the courthouse, he changed her name to "Chesty La Rue". If she doesn't like it (which she obviously doesn't!), she can change it to "Busty St. Claire" or "Hootie McBoob".
Cultural References
- Homer Simpson chief's cry: "Simp-SON!!!" is very similar to Mr. Spacely's cry "Jet-SON!!!" from the Jetsons.
- Homer sings the Max Power theme to the tune of the 1964 film Goldfinger.