Homer Badman
- Episode aired Nov 27, 1994
- TV-14
- 30m
Homer is branded as a pervert after his kids' babysitter misconstrues his retrieval of a candy from the seat of her pants as a sexual advance.Homer is branded as a pervert after his kids' babysitter misconstrues his retrieval of a candy from the seat of her pants as a sexual advance.Homer is branded as a pervert after his kids' babysitter misconstrues his retrieval of a candy from the seat of her pants as a sexual advance.
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- Candy Con Announcer
- (voice)
- …
- Woman Rocking Homer
- (voice)
- …
- Ashley Grant
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe news coverage showing Homer knocked out in the bathroom with the shower curtain draped over him, and the voice-over saying he slept in an oxygen tent believing it would enhance his sexual powers, is a reference to widespread tabloid rumors saying that Michael Jackson slept in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in an attempt to slow the aging process.
- GoofsWhen Homer is being taped for the "Rock Bottom" show, the clock says 5:01 and the interview only lasts for a minute; however, when the show airs on the Simpsons' television the clock alternates between 1 and 2 o'clock.
- Quotes
[Homer's TV interview]
Homer: Somebody had to take the babysitter home. Then I noticed she was sitting on
[edit]
Homer: her
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Homer: sweet can.
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Homer: I grab
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Homer: her
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Homer: sweet can.
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Homer: Oh, just thinking about
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Homer: her
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Homer: can. I just wish I had
[edits]
Homer: her sweet, sweet, s-s-sweet can.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Springfield's Most Wanted (1995)
- SoundtracksUnderwater Wonderland
(uncredited)
Music by Alf Clausen
Lyrics by Greg Daniels
Performed by Dan Castellaneta
Especially in the context of 1994. The almost all male writers of this episode were completely aware of the Anita Hill testimony and other public cases. In none of those cases were men immediately or overwhelmingly condemned by media. Instead every major news organization and leaders of both parties (including Biden) either believed it was a he-said-she-said or that she was a "spurned woman" to quote one US senator.
This episode makes the mistake that the Simpsons almost never do. It punched down. It made a female baby sitter seem like an all powerful leader of a witch hunt while poor homer is a victim of media lies. Overwhelmingly the opposite is true in real life.
- efredricke
- Aug 26, 2020