The infamous cerebellar crayon
| Episode of the series The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| title | The infamous cerebellar crayon |
| Original title | HOMR |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| length | approx. 22 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| classification | Season 12, episode 9 257th episode overall ( list ) |
| First broadcast | January 7, 2001 on FOX |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 22, 2001 on ProSieben |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mike B. Anderson |
| script | Al Jean |
| music | Alf Clausen |
The infamous cerebellar crayon is an episode of the 2001 animated series The Simpsons , which won an Emmy Award for Best Cartoon Show of the Year . The episode with the original title HOMR (also known as HOMЯ ) is the ninth episode of the 12th season and thus the total of 257th episode of The Simpsons.
action
At an animation festival, Homer is enthusiastic about a suit that transfers the movements of its wearer to a cartoon character. To invest in the company, he withdraws the entire family savings and buys 500 shares. When the company went bankrupt shortly afterwards, the Simpsons also had money problems. As a result, Homer seeks ways to make money and learns from Barney that medical testing is very lucrative.
Homer makes himself available to a team of researchers who try out new products on him. The stupidity of their test subject amazes the scientists, which is why they take a closer look at an X-ray of Homer's skull. It turns out that as a child, Homer pushed a crayon up his nose so badly that it is still stuck in his brain.
Homer has the pencil removed, transforming himself into a neat intellectual. This not only brings a better relationship with Lisa , but also an increased sense of duty. As a safety inspector, he prepares a report on the condition of the nuclear power plant and sends it to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The urgently needed modernization of the facilities ultimately triggers a mass layoff that upsets public opinion of Homer.
From now on he is excluded from society and becomes increasingly desperate. Ultimately, he decides that Moe should put the pen back for him. Lisa, who was proud of her intellectual father, is disappointed with this step at first. But since she soon found a letter from Homer in which he expressed his respect for her achievements, she quickly made up with him.
Allusions
The English-language episode title HOMR or HOMЯ refers to the film Charly , which was advertised on posters as CHAЯLY . Parallels can also be found in terms of content. Because the film tells the story of a mentally retarded person who rapidly increases his IQ through a scientific experiment with subsequent surgery . After a while, however, he loses this intelligence again and falls back to the level of a toddler. The social and social difficulties of the two main characters are also similar. Only the outcome of the stories is different. While Homer reconciles with Lisa and the rest of the family, Charlie leaves his familiar surroundings for fear of pity.
reception
criticism
The episode The Infamous Cerebellum Crayon is often controversial among fans of the series. Above all, it is criticized that Homer's stupidity was always declared to be hereditary in earlier episodes, since a certain gene reduces the intelligence of men in the family even in childhood. This explanation should not be ignored in this episode. On the other hand, the show is often referred to as the best episode of the twelfth season.
Awards
At the 2001 Primetime Emmy Awards , the Simpsons episode HOMR won the Best Cartoon Show (less than an hour) category against the other nominated episodes of the series Futurama (episode Amazons make Snu Snu ), As Told by Ginger ( Hello Stranger ) , King of the Hill ( Chasing Bobby ) and The Powerpuff Girls ( Moral Decay & Meet the Beat Alls ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ release document for homr . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ IMDb.com: Charly movie poster
- ^ Simpsonspedia.net: Entry on the Simpson gene
- ↑ Springfield-Shopper.de: episode entry for The infamous cerebellar paint pen ( memento of the original from October 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Homr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry on The infamous cerebellar crayon at Simpsonspedia.net
- Entry on the infamous cerebellar crayon in the German Simpsons archive