“I know it’s good for a boy to have a part time job, but I’m not sure about the people Bart’s working for. I think they’re criminals.” – Marge Simpson
“A job’s a job. I mean, take me, if my plant pollutes the water and poisons the town, by your logic that would make me a criminal.” – Homer Simpson
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No, Homer, that would make you a very lousy safety inspector.
Mind if I go off on a tangent for a bit?
The real issue with ‘Homer’s Enemy’ is that it blatantly shat upon the audience for rooting for, and even identifying with, a formerly-sympathetic character for all those years despite having us grow fond of and accustomed to his behavior & flaws, which made the episode jarring, if not subtly hamfisted. Yet. they still expect you to find his antics amusing & entertaining, regardless of, or even in fact because of, his obnoxiousness. The second point is debatable enough, but the first point seems quite transparent to me.
That’s quite a tangent, alright. This post has nothing to do with Homer’s Enemy.
Sorry, it was just nagging me.
You have problems. Severe social problems.
And you wouldn’t expect Skinner-like jump-out-of-the-window-to-buy-burgers-when-your-dinner-is-overcooked-and-your-boss-comes-to-it behavior from someone with “Steamed Hams” for nickname?
Don’t mind little insignificant me. The number I am, the better.
Dear Steamed Hams,
your analysis of “Homer’s Enemy” is somewhat accurate; it made the audience question their allegiance to a corpulent buffoon that just so happens to be the star of the show. It was a great deconstruction, and should have served as one of the last episodes of the series. Unfortunately since it is not, “Homer’s Enemy” serves as a divider between old unlucky Homer and modern manic flanderized Homer.
It also made the viewer forget who Homer actually was, thus subconsciously guilt-tripping them. Also, the episode was inconsistent in its characterization of both Homer & Frank Grimes. The way Grimes had such a dogmatic hatred of him toward the end was odd, especially when Homer was trying to make peace with him through offering him a free dinner. It couldn’t decide between scolding the viewer & making Grimes into a holier-than-thou antagonist to root against.
I believe Grimes violated company ethics as well. If you think an employee is a liability, you take it up with staff to register a complaint, rather than aiming all your vitriol against them personally, like some kind of one-man army. That way, if they don’t take your issue seriously enough to fire them, you can just decide to quit working there which allows you to keep your head held high & preserve your principles.
*principles & dignity
At least he’s good at motivating people. Everyone always says they’ve gotta work much harder when he’s around…
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Love that.
Bart: Uh, say, are you guys crooks?
Fat Tony: Bart, is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family?
Bart: No.
Fat Tony: Well, suppose you got a large starving family. Is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them?
Bart: Uh uh.
Fat Tony: And, what if your family don’t like bread? They like… cigarettes?
Bart: I guess that’s okay.
Fat Tony: Now, what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime, Bart?
Bart: Hell, no.
This is the best explanation of how mafia works to a kid I’ve ever seen or heard. And it’s from a cartoon.
Also, the scene where Bart says crime does not pay and then the mobsters are drive away in limos. A great ending.