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The Simpsons' eighth season, which originally aired on the Fox network on February 16, 1997. It was the first episode written by Ron Hauge and was directed by Mike B. Anderson. John Waters guest-starred, providing the voice of the new character John.[2]
In the episode, Homer dissociates himself from new family friend John after discovering that John is gay. Homer fears that John will have a negative influence on his son, Bart. "Homer's Phobia" was the first episode to revolve entirely around homosexual themes, with the title being a pun on the word homophobia. Originally, due to the controversial subject, the Fox censors found the episode unsuitable for broadcast, but this decision was reversed after a turnover in the Fox staff. It won four awards, including an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) and a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV - Individual Episode".
Homer endeavors to make Bart more masculine by forcing him to look at a cigarette billboard featuring scantily clad women in hopes Bart will be attracted to girls, but instead Bart gets the urge to smoke. Homer then escorts him to see a steel mill’s muscle-bound workforce, only to find that the factory in question moonlights as The Anvil, a homosexual disco. A desperate Homer insists on taking Bart deer hunting with Moe and Barney. When they cannot find any deer, they decide instead to go to Santa's Village and shoot the reindeer in the corral. This backfires when the reindeer attack them. John, with the help of Lisa and Marge, uses a Japanese Santa Claus robot to scare off the reindeer and save the hunting party. Homer accepts John, more or less, and tells Bart, who is still unaware of his father's concerns, that any way he lives his life is fine with him. After Lisa informs Bart that Homer thinks he is homosexual, Bart is horrified. The episode ends with everyone driving off in John's car.[3]
Just before the end credits a dedication to the steelworkers of America is shown, reading "Keep reaching for that rainbow!"
The original concept for the episode came from a few lines of show ideas written by George Meyer on a piece of paper.[7] One of them simply read "Bart the homo",[7] and Ron Hauge was selected to write the episode, with the story stemming from that line.
The idea of using John Waters as a guest star had been around for a while. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein had planned to use him in an episode that never took off called "Lisa and Camp", which revolved around Lisa "discovering the joys of campy things".[8] The two ideas were combined and became this episode. The episode was originally entitled "Bart Goes to Camp", but was renamed because the joke was too oblique.[7]
According to commentary on the eighth season DVD, the Fox censor objected to this episode being aired. The normal procedure is for an episode's script to be sent to the censor and then faxed back with a list of lines and words that should be substituted. However this episode came back with two pages of notes about almost every single line in the show, stating that they did not like the use of the word "gay", or the discussion of homosexuality at all. The notes ended with a paragraph which stated that "the topic and substance of this episode are unacceptable for broadcast". Usually the censor notes are ignored as the offending lines and problems are dealt with after the episode has been animated. But as the entire episode was deemed a problem, it could not be solved in this way. The problems ultimately came to nothing as when the episode came back from animation in South Korea, the then-Fox president had just been fired and replaced, with the censors being replaced as well. The new censors sent back merely one line: "acceptable for broadcast".[8]
The "gay steel mill" scene was written by Steve Tompkins. He originally pitched the idea that they would be longshoremen, but it was too much work to animate the lading of ships, so a steel mill was used instead.[9] Tompkins also wrote a different third act for the episode, which did not make it into the final cut. Instead of Homer, Bart, Barney and Moe going deer hunting and ending up at "Santa's Village", they would go back to the steel mill. There, Homer would attempt to prove his heterosexuality by having a human tractor pulling contest with some of the steel mill workers, but it was decided that it "didn't really service the story".[10]
John Waters accepted his invitation to be a guest star instantly, stating that if it was good enough for Elizabeth Taylor, who appeared in the season four episode "Lisa's First Word", it was good enough for him. He joked, however, about a negative reaction if his character would be made to look like Richard Simmons.[11] As thanks for his performance, the show's staff sent Waters an animation cel from the episode which he now has hanging in his office.[12]
It was placed fifth on Entertainment Weekly's top 25 The Simpsons episode list.[18] In 2003, USA Today published a top 10 chosen by the webmaster of The Simpsons Archive, which had this episode listed in tenth place.[19] It was again placed tenth on AskMen.com's "Top 10: Simpsons Episodes" list,[20] with The Screen Directory placing it fifth on their list.[21] The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said: "Only The Simpsons could do this so tongue-in-cheek that nobody could get in a tizzy about it. Very good indeed."[1] IGN.com ranked John Waters's performance as the ninth best guest appearance in the show's history,[22] with The Phoenix.com also placing Waters ninth on their "Top 20 guest stars" list.[23] In his review of The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season DVD, Todd Gilchrist said that "Homer's Phobia" "certainly qualifies as one of the all-time greatest episodes."[24] When the episode aired, the production team received "very few" complaints about its content, with most of the response being positive.[10]
In 2002, Off the Telly writers Steve Williams and Ian Jones named "Homer's Phobia" one of the "five worst" episodes of The Simpsons, stating that it "leaves such a nasty taste in the mouth", as Homer is "quite simply a bastard" throughout the course of the episode. The pair concluded by saying "this is a side of the show we'd not seen before, nor particularly wanted to see."[25] In June 2003, Igor Smykov sued the Russian television channel REN TV on claims that The Simpsons, along with Family Guy, were "morally degenerate and promoted drugs, violence and homosexuality." As evidence, "Homer's Phobia" was shown to the judge to prove that The Simpsons promoted homosexuality, and thus should not be aired again on the channel. The case was thrown out after one day.[26]
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In the episode, Homer dissociates himself from new family friend John after discovering that John is gay. Homer fears that John will have a negative influence on his son, Bart. "Homer's Phobia" was the first episode to revolve entirely around homosexual themes, with the title being a pun on the word homophobia. Originally, due to the controversial subject, the Fox censors found the episode unsuitable for broadcast, but this decision was reversed after a turnover in the Fox staff. It won four awards, including an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) and a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV - Individual Episode".
Plot
Needing money to pay for the gas repair bill, the Simpson family visits "Cockamamie's", an offbeat collectables shop, hoping that it will purchase one of the family's heirlooms. Homer meets John, the antiques dealer, who explains that much of the merchandise is there because of its camp value. Bart and Lisa are impressed with John, and Homer invites him to the Simpsons' house to see the campy items that the family owns. The next morning, Homer tells Marge that he likes John and suggests they invite him and "his wife" over. Marge hints repeatedly to an oblivious Homer that John is homosexual, and when Homer finally understands, he is horrified. Homer's attitude towards John changes completely, and he turns against him, refusing to join his tour of Springfield. The rest of the family joins John and has a good time, but Homer is upset with the family upon their return. The rest of the Simpsons continue to enjoy John's company, especially Bart, who starts wearing Hawaiian shirts and dancing in a woman's wig. This makes Homer uneasy, and he begins to fear Bart is gay.Homer endeavors to make Bart more masculine by forcing him to look at a cigarette billboard featuring scantily clad women in hopes Bart will be attracted to girls, but instead Bart gets the urge to smoke. Homer then escorts him to see a steel mill’s muscle-bound workforce, only to find that the factory in question moonlights as The Anvil, a homosexual disco. A desperate Homer insists on taking Bart deer hunting with Moe and Barney. When they cannot find any deer, they decide instead to go to Santa's Village and shoot the reindeer in the corral. This backfires when the reindeer attack them. John, with the help of Lisa and Marge, uses a Japanese Santa Claus robot to scare off the reindeer and save the hunting party. Homer accepts John, more or less, and tells Bart, who is still unaware of his father's concerns, that any way he lives his life is fine with him. After Lisa informs Bart that Homer thinks he is homosexual, Bart is horrified. The episode ends with everyone driving off in John's car.[3]
Just before the end credits a dedication to the steelworkers of America is shown, reading "Keep reaching for that rainbow!"
Theme
"Homer's Phobia" is a significant part of The Simpsons' exploration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes. The series had made several references to homosexuality before the episode aired.[4] In the 1990 episode "Simpson and Delilah", the character Karl (voiced by Harvey Fierstein) kisses Homer, while the recurring character Waylon Smithers is often shown to be in love with his boss, Montgomery Burns, initially suggestively and finally overtly.[5] However, "Homer's Phobia" was the first episode to revolve entirely around homosexual themes. Two later episodes that explored LGBT issues were "Three Gays of the Condo" and "There's Something About Marrying".[6]Production
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The original concept for the episode came from a few lines of show ideas written by George Meyer on a piece of paper.[7] One of them simply read "Bart the homo",[7] and Ron Hauge was selected to write the episode, with the story stemming from that line.
The idea of using John Waters as a guest star had been around for a while. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein had planned to use him in an episode that never took off called "Lisa and Camp", which revolved around Lisa "discovering the joys of campy things".[8] The two ideas were combined and became this episode. The episode was originally entitled "Bart Goes to Camp", but was renamed because the joke was too oblique.[7]
According to commentary on the eighth season DVD, the Fox censor objected to this episode being aired. The normal procedure is for an episode's script to be sent to the censor and then faxed back with a list of lines and words that should be substituted. However this episode came back with two pages of notes about almost every single line in the show, stating that they did not like the use of the word "gay", or the discussion of homosexuality at all. The notes ended with a paragraph which stated that "the topic and substance of this episode are unacceptable for broadcast". Usually the censor notes are ignored as the offending lines and problems are dealt with after the episode has been animated. But as the entire episode was deemed a problem, it could not be solved in this way. The problems ultimately came to nothing as when the episode came back from animation in South Korea, the then-Fox president had just been fired and replaced, with the censors being replaced as well. The new censors sent back merely one line: "acceptable for broadcast".[8]
The "gay steel mill" scene was written by Steve Tompkins. He originally pitched the idea that they would be longshoremen, but it was too much work to animate the lading of ships, so a steel mill was used instead.[9] Tompkins also wrote a different third act for the episode, which did not make it into the final cut. Instead of Homer, Bart, Barney and Moe going deer hunting and ending up at "Santa's Village", they would go back to the steel mill. There, Homer would attempt to prove his heterosexuality by having a human tractor pulling contest with some of the steel mill workers, but it was decided that it "didn't really service the story".[10]
John Waters accepted his invitation to be a guest star instantly, stating that if it was good enough for Elizabeth Taylor, who appeared in the season four episode "Lisa's First Word", it was good enough for him. He joked, however, about a negative reaction if his character would be made to look like Richard Simmons.[11] As thanks for his performance, the show's staff sent Waters an animation cel from the episode which he now has hanging in his office.[12]
Cultural references
The episode features numerous cultural references. The song "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory is played twice during the episode: first as the steel mill transforms into a disco, and second over the closing credits.[1] Homer's record collection includes music by the New Christy Minstrels, Loony Luau, The Wedding of Lynda Bird Johnson and the song "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler.[1][2] The song that John picks out and he and Homer dance to is "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges, and the song that Bart dances to is "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher.[1] Also, when John is introduced there is a plastic pink flamingo lying in the background, a reference to John Waters's film Pink Flamingos.[2]Reception
The episode won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) in 1997.[13] Mike Anderson won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production,[14] and the WAC Award for Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration.[15] Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called it "a shining example of how to bring intelligent, fair and funny representations of our community onto television";[16] and awarded it the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV - Individual Episode.[17]It was placed fifth on Entertainment Weekly's top 25 The Simpsons episode list.[18] In 2003, USA Today published a top 10 chosen by the webmaster of The Simpsons Archive, which had this episode listed in tenth place.[19] It was again placed tenth on AskMen.com's "Top 10: Simpsons Episodes" list,[20] with The Screen Directory placing it fifth on their list.[21] The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said: "Only The Simpsons could do this so tongue-in-cheek that nobody could get in a tizzy about it. Very good indeed."[1] IGN.com ranked John Waters's performance as the ninth best guest appearance in the show's history,[22] with The Phoenix.com also placing Waters ninth on their "Top 20 guest stars" list.[23] In his review of The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season DVD, Todd Gilchrist said that "Homer's Phobia" "certainly qualifies as one of the all-time greatest episodes."[24] When the episode aired, the production team received "very few" complaints about its content, with most of the response being positive.[10]
In 2002, Off the Telly writers Steve Williams and Ian Jones named "Homer's Phobia" one of the "five worst" episodes of The Simpsons, stating that it "leaves such a nasty taste in the mouth", as Homer is "quite simply a bastard" throughout the course of the episode. The pair concluded by saying "this is a side of the show we'd not seen before, nor particularly wanted to see."[25] In June 2003, Igor Smykov sued the Russian television channel REN TV on claims that The Simpsons, along with Family Guy, were "morally degenerate and promoted drugs, violence and homosexuality." As evidence, "Homer's Phobia" was shown to the judge to prove that The Simpsons promoted homosexuality, and thus should not be aired again on the channel. The case was thrown out after one day.[26]
References
1. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). Homer's Phobia. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
2. ^ Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). . Harper Collins Publishers, p. 228. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
3. ^
4. ^ Raju Mudhar, "Springfield's coming-out party; Cartoon to reveal gay character And it might not be Smithers," Toronto Star, July 28, 2004, pg. A.03.
5. ^ Stephen Kiehl, "Homersexual debate splits Springfield," The Ottawa Citizen, February 12, 2005, pg. L.7.
6. ^ "Springfield awaits its first outing," Calgary Herald, July 29, 2004, pg. E.2.
7. ^ Hauge, Ron. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
8. ^ Oakley, Bill. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
9. ^ Tompkins, Stephen. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
10. ^ Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh; Tompkins, Steve. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
11. ^ Waters, John. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
12. ^ The Prince of Puke talks porn, pubes and periods. Planet Sick Boy. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
13. ^
14. ^ 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners. AnnieAwards.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
15. ^ Kenyon, Heather. The World Animation Celebration: Pasadena's Festival. Animation World Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
16. ^ Homer's Phobia?. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (1997-02-21). Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
17. ^ Alberti, John (ed.) (2003). Leaving Springfield: 'The Simpsons' and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture. Wayne State University Press, p. 241. ISBN 0-8143-2849-0.
18. ^ The Family Dynamic. Entertainment Weekly (2003-01-29). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
19. ^ Paakkinen, Jouni (2003-02-06). 10 fan favorites. USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
20. ^ Weir, Rich. Top 10: Simpsons Episodes. Askmen.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
21. ^ Simpson Episodes. The Screen Directory. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
22. ^ Goldman, Eric; Iverson, Dan; Zoromski, Brian. Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances. IGN. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
23. ^ The Simpsons 20 best guest voices of all time. The Phoenix.com (2006-03-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
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25. ^ Williams, Steve; Jones, Ian. FIVE OF THE BEST ... AND FIVE OF THE WORST. Off the Telly. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
26. ^ "Court Rules for Simpsons Cartoon", The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
2. ^ Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). . Harper Collins Publishers, p. 228. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
3. ^
4. ^ Raju Mudhar, "Springfield's coming-out party; Cartoon to reveal gay character And it might not be Smithers," Toronto Star, July 28, 2004, pg. A.03.
5. ^ Stephen Kiehl, "Homersexual debate splits Springfield," The Ottawa Citizen, February 12, 2005, pg. L.7.
6. ^ "Springfield awaits its first outing," Calgary Herald, July 29, 2004, pg. E.2.
7. ^ Hauge, Ron. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
8. ^ Oakley, Bill. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
9. ^ Tompkins, Stephen. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
10. ^ Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh; Tompkins, Steve. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
11. ^ Waters, John. (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Phobia" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
12. ^ The Prince of Puke talks porn, pubes and periods. Planet Sick Boy. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
13. ^
14. ^ 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners. AnnieAwards.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
15. ^ Kenyon, Heather. The World Animation Celebration: Pasadena's Festival. Animation World Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
16. ^ Homer's Phobia?. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (1997-02-21). Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
17. ^ Alberti, John (ed.) (2003). Leaving Springfield: 'The Simpsons' and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture. Wayne State University Press, p. 241. ISBN 0-8143-2849-0.
18. ^ The Family Dynamic. Entertainment Weekly (2003-01-29). Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
19. ^ Paakkinen, Jouni (2003-02-06). 10 fan favorites. USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
20. ^ Weir, Rich. Top 10: Simpsons Episodes. Askmen.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
21. ^ Simpson Episodes. The Screen Directory. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
22. ^ Goldman, Eric; Iverson, Dan; Zoromski, Brian. Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances. IGN. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
23. ^ The Simpsons 20 best guest voices of all time. The Phoenix.com (2006-03-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
24. ^
25. ^ Williams, Steve; Jones, Ian. FIVE OF THE BEST ... AND FIVE OF THE WORST. Off the Telly. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
26. ^ "Court Rules for Simpsons Cartoon", The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
External links
- "Homer's Phobia" at The Simpsons.com
- "Homer's Phobia" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
- "Homer's Phobia" at TV.com
- "Homer's Phobia" at the Internet Movie Database
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Season 8
October 27 1996 – May 18 1997
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October 27 1996 – May 18 1997
- Treehouse of Horror VII
- You Only Move Twice
- The Homer They Fall
- Burns, Baby Burns
- Bart After Dark
- A Milhouse Divided
- Lisa's Date with Density
- Hurricane Neddy
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