Phil Hartman credited as playing...
Stockbroker • Horst
- [when the plant is bought by super-efficient Germans, Homer becomes terrified that he will be fired]
- Horst: Homer, could we have a word with you?
- Homer: [Nervous] No.
- Horst: I must have phrased that badly. My English is, how you say, inelegant. I meant to say, may we have a brief, friendly chat?
- Homer: Noooo!
- Horst: Once again I have failed.
- Horst: [Opens "German to English" dictionary]
- Horst: We request the pleasure of your company for a free exchange of ideas.
- Homer: NOOOOO!
- Homer: [Runs away screaming]
- Horst: [the new owners of the power plant have not yet decided whether to keep Homer on] You've been safety inspector for two years. What initiatives have you spearheaded in that time?
- Homer: Uh... all of them.
- Horst: [Horst and Hans glance at one another] I... see. Then you must have some good ideas for the future as well?
- Homer: I sure do.
- Hans: [after Homer fails to elaborate] Such as?
- Homer: Well er... well, I wish the candy machine wasn't so picky about taking beat-up dollar bills.
- [Hans and Horst exchange another look, this time Homer picks up on it and can't help but squirm under their glare]
- Homer: Because... a lot of workers really like candy.
- Horst: We understand Homer. After all, we are from the land of chocolate.
- Homer: Mmmmm... the land of chocolate.
- [Homer starts daydreaming about living in a world of chocolate until Hans' voice jolts him out of it]
- Hans: Mr Simpson? Mr Simpson?
- Homer: Oh, I'm sorry. We were talking about chocolate.
- Horst: [irritably] That was ten minutes ago!