"The Homer They Fall" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 3 |
Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
Written by | Jonathan Collier |
Production code | 4F03 |
Original air date | November 10, 1996 |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "I am not my long-lost twin"[1] |
Couch gag | The living room is in a desert and the family is dressed as cowboys and cowgirls. When the family sits down, the couch neighs and gallops away.[2] |
Commentary | Matt Groening Josh Weinstein Dan Castellaneta Yeardley Smith David X. Cohen George Meyer Mark Kirkland |
"The Homer They Fall" is the third episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 10, 1996.[1] After Homer realizes he has a bizarre medical condition that renders him unable to be knocked out, Moe convinces him to start a career as a boxer and allow the bartender to manage him, eventually landing him a shot at the heavyweight championship of the world, going up against Drederick Tatum (a parody of Mike Tyson). The episode was written by Jonathan Collier and directed by Mark Kirkland.[1] It guest stars Michael Buffer as himself and Paul Winfield as Lucius Sweet.[1]