Changes: Homer Simpson (Police Cops)

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“Uh-oh—spaghetti-o's!”

―Homer Simpson^[src]

Homer Simpson is a character in the TV show Police Cops. He shares his name with Homer.

History

Pilot Episode

“And that's the end of that chapter.”

―Homer Simpson in the pilot episode^[src]

Homer Simpson started as a very cool and good-looking police officer who, along with his partner Lance Kaufman, were known as the "Police Cops". His catchphrase was "And that's the end of that chapter," and he flicked a scarf around his neck whenever he said it. He also owned a palace in Europe—all of this was only in the pilot episode of the series.

Second Episode Onwards

With the second episode, the character had been rehashed into a "bumbling sidekick," who was very accident-prone and had a new catchphrase, "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o's!"

036 — Homer Simpson in the pilot episode

Reaction

Originally, the real Homer started getting praise from his buddies and other Springfielders, because of the connotation associated with sharing his name with a cool TV character (the original Police Cop). But after the second episode, Homer became a laughing stock. He grew increasingly annoyed and eventually had his name legally changed to "Max Power" (which he got off a hair dryer).

Traits

The recurring gag of the Homer Simpson character unintentionally walking into cacti was lifted from the real Homer, who went to see the executives of FOX when the character had been turned into a buffoon. On his exit from the boardroom, Homer walked into a cactus plant. His plea, "I'm begging you. I'm a human being. Let me have my dignity back!" was also written into an episode, said by the character before falling off a lamppost onto a cactus.^[1]

Behind the Laughter

The Homer Simpson character was based on the late comedian Chris Farley, who made a career of playing bumbling idiots, particularly on Saturday Night Live.

His original look was a homage to the iconic 1980s Miami Vice TV show character Sonny Crockett played memorably by Don Johnson. His outfit also strongly resembles Crockett's.

Appearances

Episode – "Homer to the Max"

Citations

↑ "Homer to the Max"

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[1] "Homer to the Max"

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+{{Quote|Uh-oh—spaghetti-o's!|Homer Simpson|Homer to the Max}}
 {{Character
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 |image = [[File:Simpson Police Cops.png|250px]]
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+|hair = Light brown
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-|job = Fictional Police cop
+|job = Police Cop
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-|appearance = [[Homer to the Max]]
+|appearance = "[[Homer to the Max]]"
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+|voiced by = [[Hank Azaria]]
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-'''Homer Simpson''' is a character from the show ''[[Police Cops]]''. His partner was [[Lance Kaufman]]<ref name="[[Homer to the Max]]">''[[Homer to the Max]]''</ref>.
+'''Homer Simpson''' is a character in the TV show ''[[Police Cops]]''. He shares his name with [[Homer Simpson|Homer]].
 == History ==
+=== Pilot Episode ===
-Homer Simpson started off as a ''Police Cops'' character who was very cool and a great police cop. He used a catchphrase "And that's the end of that chapter", and a scarf which he flicked around his neck whenever he said it. He also owned a palace in Europe. All of this was only in the pilot episode of the series.
+{{Quote|And that's the end of that chapter.|Homer Simpson in the pilot episode|Homer to the Max}}
-[[File:036.jpg|thumb|left|Homer Simpson in the Pilot Episode.]]When the real show started he had become a "bumbling sidekick" who was very accident prone and had a new catchphrase ("Uh oh, spaghettio's"). He once managed to get stuck on top of a lamppost and had a tendency to walk into cacti.
+Homer Simpson started as a very cool and good-looking police officer who, along with his partner [[Lance Kaufman]], were known as the "Police Cops". His catchphrase was "And that's the end of that chapter," and he flicked a scarf around his neck whenever he said it. He also owned a palace in Europe—all of this was only in the pilot episode of the series.
+=== Second Episode Onwards ===
+With the second episode, the character had been rehashed into a "bumbling sidekick," who was very accident-prone and had a new catchphrase, "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o's!"
+[[File:036.jpg|thumb|left|Homer Simpson in the pilot episode]]
 == Reaction ==
-Originally, they all thought Homer was great due to the character having the same name and they were led to believe that the character was based off the real Homer Simpson. But, from the second episode onwards, Homer became a laughing stock. The citizens of [[Springfield]] laughed at [[Homer]] as the character had the same name as him. Homer started to grow more and more annoyed about this, eventually changing his name to "Max Power" which he claimed to gotten off a hairdryer.
+Originally, the real Homer started getting praise from his buddies and other Springfielders, because of the connotation associated with sharing his name with a cool TV character (the original Police Cop). But after the second episode, Homer became a laughing stock. He grew increasingly annoyed and eventually had his name legally changed to "Max Power" (which he got off a hair dryer).
 == Traits ==
-Homer Simpson's trait of walking into cacti was gained after the real Homer went to see the executives of [[FOX (television channel)|FOX]] and ask why his character had been turned into a buffoon. Homer then walked into a cactus which was then written into the show. The line "Please, I'm a human being! Let me have my dignity back!" was said by the real Homer and copied by the Police Cops Homer before he fell off a lamppost and landed on a cactus.
+The recurring gag of the Homer Simpson character unintentionally walking into cacti was lifted from the real Homer, who went to see the executives of [[FOX]] when the character had been turned into a buffoon. On his exit from the boardroom, Homer walked into a cactus plant. His plea, "I'm begging you. I'm a human being. Let me have my dignity back!" was also written into an episode, said by the character before falling off a lamppost onto a cactus.<ref>"[[Homer to the Max]]"</ref>
+== Behind the Laughter ==
+The Homer Simpson character was based on the late comedian [[wikipedia:Chris Farley|Chris Farley]], who made a career of playing bumbling idiots, particularly on ''[[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
+His original look was a homage to the iconic 1980s Miami Vice TV show character Sonny Crockett played memorably by Don Johnson. His outfit also strongly resembles Crockett's.
 == Appearances ==
 *{{ep|Homer to the Max}}
-== References ==
+== Citations ==
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