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03-05-2022, 09:40 PM
https://www.looper.com/789043/the-real-reason-homer-had-to-quit-his-dream-job-on-the-simpsons/
Homer had to quit his dream job to support his family
In Season 6, Episode 13, "And Maggie Makes Three," we are again sent back in time, but in this episode it's to the end of Homer's first stint at the power plant. Having paid off his debts, Homer quits loudly and dramatically, playing Mr. Burns' head as if it's a bongo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrRYzu6cTLQ) and parading him past the plant's employees before literally burning a bridge behind him. Emboldened, he heads for the Bowlarama and is immediately hired as a "pin monkey" by his drinking pal Barney's Uncle Al.
Homer immediately falls in love with his job, calling it "a wonderful waking coma." But he and Marge celebrate his new career by conceiving Maggie, and Al tells him the raise Homer now needs for his growing family won't be possible without some additional business. Homer's attempts to promote the bowling alley end in failure, and he is forced to quit his dream job and crawl through a door (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2mS3uDqQL4) marked "supplicants" to beg Mr. Burns for his safety inspector position back. It's not often we see Homer make the self-sacrificing choice, but when he does it's usually for the benefit of his family.
Mr. Burns has somehow forgotten Homer's very recent assault and rehires him, installing a giant plaque reading "Don't forget, you're here forever" in Homer's line of sight. But the grumpily reluctant father is transformed the instant the newborn Maggie grabs his thumb, and in one of the most heartwarming moments of the entire series, he uses photos of her to cover most of the plaque. The remaining letters spell out "Do it for her."
Homer had to quit his dream job to support his family
In Season 6, Episode 13, "And Maggie Makes Three," we are again sent back in time, but in this episode it's to the end of Homer's first stint at the power plant. Having paid off his debts, Homer quits loudly and dramatically, playing Mr. Burns' head as if it's a bongo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrRYzu6cTLQ) and parading him past the plant's employees before literally burning a bridge behind him. Emboldened, he heads for the Bowlarama and is immediately hired as a "pin monkey" by his drinking pal Barney's Uncle Al.
Homer immediately falls in love with his job, calling it "a wonderful waking coma." But he and Marge celebrate his new career by conceiving Maggie, and Al tells him the raise Homer now needs for his growing family won't be possible without some additional business. Homer's attempts to promote the bowling alley end in failure, and he is forced to quit his dream job and crawl through a door (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2mS3uDqQL4) marked "supplicants" to beg Mr. Burns for his safety inspector position back. It's not often we see Homer make the self-sacrificing choice, but when he does it's usually for the benefit of his family.
Mr. Burns has somehow forgotten Homer's very recent assault and rehires him, installing a giant plaque reading "Don't forget, you're here forever" in Homer's line of sight. But the grumpily reluctant father is transformed the instant the newborn Maggie grabs his thumb, and in one of the most heartwarming moments of the entire series, he uses photos of her to cover most of the plaque. The remaining letters spell out "Do it for her."