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Miscellaneous / Verschiedenes » alt.tv.simpsons » D'Oh!
| D'Oh! [message #284311] |
Sa, 17 Juni 2006 01:27 |
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Rogers: Homer Simpson is TV's laughable,lovable dad
Reach Nicole E. Rogers at 252-6186 or nrogers [at] madison.com.
When reflecting on the examples of fatherhood brought to us by primetime
television, one must not overlook Homer Simpson.
Certainly not the model dad, nowhere near the tier of Ward Cleaver or Cliff
Huxtable, but Homer rules a special corner of fatherhood, that area called
"Valiant Ineptitude."
See, he tries, he really tries. But his efforts are often impeded by those
other topics of import: TV, beer and sitting-around time.
Parenting is not something that comes naturally to Homer, the patriarch of
the Simpsons, a nuclear family with 2.5 kids. He struggles and often fails
in being the role model for Bart, Lisa and Maggie; and let's not get started
on his job as husband to Marge. But somehow, some way, Homer finds
redemption and his children - well, if they don't forgive him, at least they
tolerate his foibles and urge him to learn from them.
Which, of course, he never does.
Over the 17 or so years Homer has been a TV dad, you would think he'd have
learned a thing or two. Not so. In fact, Homer seems to have grown dumber
over the years. Where he once was more of an angry dad, given to fits of
bellowing and bad judgment, now he's a clueless dad, whose daydreams take
more of his brain than do actual thoughts.
This is a man who had to ask Bart his age so he could play the lottery, then
chastised the poor boy for not being 17, in which case they might have
matched one number. Come on, Homer; these are children who have been 10, 8
and toddler for 17 years.
But he loves his children - perhaps Maggie the most, because she doesn't
talk back, and her first and only word was "Daddy" - and despite the
eye-rolling at Lisa's wacky ideas to go to museums and protests and Buddhist
temples, or the many, many chokeholds he's put on Bart over the years, Homer
tries to be a good dad. It's just, well, Homer the dude gets in the way of
Homer the dad.
So let us look back at the ways Homer has let his children down, and how he
has regained a certain stature in their eyes.
His transgression: Homer forgets Bart. Charged with picking up Bart from
soccer practice, Homer never hears the instruction because he was too busy
solving the "Wheel of Fortune" puzzle - which just happened to be "I'm on my
way!" When he finally remembers his son - after a dream in which he cradles
Bart's skeleton in a soccer goal - he races to pick up Bart and tries to
appease him with a gigantic ice cream sundae. Bart's not having it. Later,
the boy signs up for a surrogate father figure through Bigger Brothers, and
adopts the fighter pilot Tom as his new dad.
His redemption: Homer, after getting clued in when Bart goes to a father-son
picnic without him, signs up to be a Bigger Brother himself, and cites
"revenge" as the reason. No problem; that's one of the options. Homer is
assigned Pepi, whom he calls Pepsi, and lays all sorts of father stuff on
him. The jig is up when Homer and Pepi meet Tom and Bart at Marine World, a
fight breaks out, and Homer is sent to the hospital. That leaves Bart to
face his real father in all his brokedown glory, and wouldn't you know?
There's a little pride in Bart's eyes after watching his dad fight like a
wimp.
His transgression: No present for Lisa. Marge instructs him to buy a fancy
diary for Lisa's birthday, but Homer dallies, and they're gone when he gets
there. Instead, he makes a personalized video starring "Sheriff Lisa
Simpson" that contains mounds of erroneous information about her: Favorite
food? McNuggets (she's a vegetarian). Favorite book? Magazines. Lisa,
clearly not touched by her father's gift, realizes Homer doesn't know her at
all.
His redemption: Homer hires a private detective to find out more about his
daughter, but when he doesn't want to pay the detective's fee, the snoop
frames Lisa for a crime. She and Homer flee, Homer comes clean about the
hired spy, and all is forgiven because he did it out of love.
His transgression: Doing what Marge would do. When Bart gets into trouble
and damages some property at a spooky-looking house, the owner drags the boy
to Homer and demands punishment. Homer - the picture of authority, wearing a
grocery bag for pants - thinks hard and finally makes a good parenting
decision: Send Bart to work off what he owes. Alas, how was Homer to know he
just sent his 10-year-old boy to work at a burlesque house?
His redemption: After the town is set on destroying the gentleman's club,
Homer breaks into song ("... the heart and soul of Springfield is its Maison
Derriere") and saves the house of ill repute. Redemption in the eyes of the
town, at least, and his son, who has really taken to his job as house boy.
Too bad Marge slips behind the wheel of a bulldozer and smashes into the
place. Well, he tried.
His transgression: Picking winners. After finding out Lisa has a knack for
picking the winning football team, Homer takes the opportunity to win a lot
of money - and spend time with his daughter, of course. But she resents that
Homer might care more about gambling than her. So when the Super Bowl rolls
around, Lisa gives her father an ultimatum, and advises him to bet
accordingly: If Washington wins, she loves her dad. If Buffalo wins, she
doesn't.
His redemption: Homer doesn't make a bet, and Washington wins.
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Spreading the gospel of Kennedy one post at a time.
MRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....KENNEDY........KENNEDY!
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