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The Simpsons: Homer Ball
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Other Simpsons expressions that have entered popular use include "excellent" (drawn out as a sinister "eeeexcelllent…" in the style of Charles Montgomery Burns), Homer's triumphant "Woohoo!" and Nelson Muntz's mocking "HA-ha!" Groundskeeper Willie's description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was used by conservative National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg in 2003, after France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq. The phrase quickly spread to other journalists.[74] "Cromulent", a word used in "Lisa the Iconoclast" has since appeared in the Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary of English.[75] "Kwyjibo", a fake Scrabble word invented by Bart in "Bart the Genius" was used as one of the aliases of the creator of the Melissa worm.[76] "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords", was used by Kent Brockman in "Deep Space Homer" and has seeped into popular culture to describe a number of events. Variants of Brockman's utterance are used to express mock submission, usually for the purpose of humor.[77] It has been used in media, such as New Scientist magazine.[78] The dismissive term "Meh" has ... been popularized by the show.[79]
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The Simpsons' household consists of five family members. The father, Homer, is a none-too-bright safety inspector for the local nuclear power plant in the show's fictional location, Springfield. A huge blue beehive hairdo characterizes his wife, Marge, often the moral center of the program. Their oldest child, Bart, a sassy 10-year-old and borderline juvenile delinquent, provided the early focus of the program. Lisa, the middle child, is a gifted, perceptive-but-sensitive saxophone player. Maggie is the voiceless toddler, observing all while constantly sucking on her pacifier.
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Family life for the Simpsons is a chaotic blend of cheeky outbursts and consequent mending, as Homer and Bart -- unwittingly or not -- undermine Marge and Lisa's good intentions. Bart finds joy in being a constant source of trouble. And no wonder: His father is irreverence incarnate! Homer earns his keep by falling asleep at the controls of Springfield's nuclear plant. He drinks beer after work at Moe's with a variety of fellow barflies who make the cast of Cheers look tame. But within this dynamic are heartfelt scenes and clever plot lines that make the show the classic it has become.
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The special abilities of each Simpsons family member are modeled after the associated character's personality. Some even make direct references to specific episodes. Homer has an enemy-stunning area of effect burp which can be charged up for lengthier stun times. He can ... transform into Homer Ball, a rolling attack blob able to perform a handy speed dash and a jump-stomp attack. Later in the game, he picks up the ability to also transform into Helium Homer and Gummi Homer, allowing him to float for short periods and shoot Gummi projectiles, respectively.
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The Simpsons presents multiple opportunities for thoughtful discussion. For example: Is Homers sloppy behavior a result of his ignorance, or is he willfully disobedient? Does Bart have to answer to anyone, or is he entitled to be so irreverent? What does parody mean, and how can it be helpful or harmful? How must Marge feel to be so frustrated every day?
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In the early days of The Simpsons, they derived a large part of their popularity from the everyday, down-to-earth, unglamorous, average-blue-collar-slob aspect of the Simpson family. Homer is lazy and doesn't like his job, Bart doesn't excel at school, the plastic ketchup bottle they use at the dinner table makes that farting sound, and so on. This aspect of the program contrasts it with popular 80's family sitcoms such as The Cosby Show which always featured impossibly well-functioning families who got along a little too perfectly and usually learned a neat little lesson at the end of each episode. An early tag-line for The Simpsons said that they "put the Fun back in Dysfunctional."
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