The Simpsons Why Homer Got Worse And Worse

The Simpsons: Why Homer Got Worse And Worse

The Simpsons’ Homer may be an irresponsible father, but that does not excuse him from the 10 instances that only prove he got worse and worse.

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Homer Simpson is the archetypal American sitcom father. He has a dysfunctional family that he has been taking care of, and works as a blue-collar worker in a nuclear power plant. He is known for being gullible, constantly reckless and completely naïve. Yet, he is a loving and caring father.

While he, along with the rest of the Simpsons clan, made a huge impact on pop culture, he inadvertently set a trend of the lazy-father trope in sitcoms. In retrospect, it’s difficult to overlook the many ways that Homer only got worse as the show continued.

10 He Becomes Increasingly Materialistic

Homer is prone to be selfish, especially towards his family. For that, he always feeds on his materialistic tendencies that led him to set up get-rich-quick schemes, establish faulty businesses and squander his family’s finances for his self-gain. Reasonably, this becomes a pet peeve for Marge Simpson that even in many times she calls him out, he always falls back.

His latest scheme in the episode “Gorillas on the Mast” involves falling for a con; he purchases a boat and fulfills its purchase by conning others to be its co-owners.

9 He Is Sometimes Ignorant To Marge In A Harmful Degree

As mentioned, despite being a loving husband, Homer is sometimes an ignorant and uncooperative spouse to Marge. His aloof mind truly irritates her, whenever she tries to reason with him or give him a simple household task. This drives a wedge in their relationship.

However, the severest consequence is whenever his ignorance cost the entire family. This is what happened when they went to exile in Alaska and when they gave up their house because of a mismanaged loan. Sometimes, Homer really needs to listen to his (or others’) moral compass.

8 He Continues Concocting Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

Homer is proud to be a listless worker since his position as a safety inspector in the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant does not warrant any hard labor from him. Thus, he slugs his way around his duties. And that includes concocting many get-rich-quick schemes, no matter its cost and consequences.

One of these schemes include utilizing his downmarket experience to compete against Moe Szyslak’s dispensary. Since he never relayed this to Marge, they clash messily, resulting in her being corrupted and disorienting their influencers’ network. Rule of thumb for Homer: say “d’oh.”

7 His Cluelessness Is No Longer Funny

One of the faults of Homer’s characterization is that his dumb-father shtick had run off its course ever since the show’s golden years. In those early episodes when his cluelessness seems fresh, they felt grounded to reality. And when it had consequences, they hit hard for Homer, making him unable to get away from them.

But as the show stuck to his core dumbness, it is not only tired but unfunny. Despite Simpsons director David Silverman wanting Homer to be “creatively brilliant in his stupidity,” it feels more been-there, done-that.

6 He Remains Lazy At Work

Homer must have ten or more loyalty awards after working for the Montgomery Burns’ Springfield Nuclear Power Plant for more than thirty years. He remained a chemist and safety inspector for the plant, a position too often ignored by Mr. Burns. And this drove him to act lazy, slack off and sleep during his duty.

It is reasonable that any worker with a stagnant position and few benefits would act lazily during his/her time. And if that is the case for Homer, why doesn’t he remind himself of the reason why he got the job to begin with?

5 He Keeps Strangling Bart

One of the signature gags of the show is Homer strangling Bart, for better or worse. Nowadays, the concept of a parent strangling his/her own child is borderline abuse. But this being a cartoon, the father and son have many over-the-top Looney Tunes-like antics that build up to clash their respective aggressive and prankster personalities.

With that said, it is still unsettling for Homer to keep strangling Bart until this time. Bart may have tolerated or found ways to outwit him, but Homer needs to curb that urge to physically hurt his son.

4 He Speaks Down To His Children

Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson possess the most extreme traits that Homer has. As the show uncovers the hidden potential of each child, Homer would rather not acknowledge it wholeheartedly. Instead, he simply talks down to them and throws their hidden talents out of the window.

This is why Lisa has a hard time talking more eloquently and intellectually to her family, why Bart sometimes bonded with Ned Flanders, and why Maggie was settled on her infancy. If only Homer can become a more nurturing father.

3 He Is Socially Inept

Homer is kind of apathetic to other people he may not have a strong relationship with. That is why despite Marge’s many attempts to groom him up, he appears to be socially inept. He may look through other people’s eyes either with self-interest or with disdain for the qualities that puts them above him.

His family is obviously embarrassed to have him around meeting new people. This is recently apparent when the family went on a vacation with Patty and her partner Evelyn, and Homer acts gauche like Evelyn herself.

2 He Is an Outright Bully

Any Simpson loyalist or viewer must admit that some of Homer’s lethargic attitude and rude behavior are downright intimidating. Most famously, his impulsiveness puts him at odds with his son Bart, his boss Mr. Burns and even some other Springfield citizens. Not helping is his coarse language towards visitors in his household.

An extreme example of this is taking in bully Nelson Muntz under his wing in the Season 30 episode “Better Off Ned” to mentor him, just to make Bart envious. Because of this, Homer’s intentions becomes more tormenting than nurturing.

1 His Brainless Actions Borders On Inconsequential

One of the criticisms about Homer Simpson is that his misguided actions were nearly inconsequential. Just look at Homer’s rap sheet: animal cruelty, bail jumping, destruction of property, driving under the influence of alcohol, theft, trespassing, panhandling and many others that he got out from. Not only is this tiring but it diminishes any chance for Homer’s character to improve.

But aside from his crimes, his failures in life, like temporarily losing job, are instantly resolved out of luck or by various uses of deux ex machina. It just shows that Homer will remain the same or even get worse.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/simpsons-ways-homer-got-worse-unlikable/

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