"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 See more

During the Simpsons' visit to a high-tech gadget store, Bart buys a gimmicky utility belt from Comic Book Guy, who was unsuccessful with his … See more

The episode was written by Jonathan Collier, who is a huge boxing fan. Knowing that the people on the internet would "give them grief", the writers went to a lot of effort to explain how Homer would be able to challenge for the heavyweight title. A lot of the scenes … See more

The episode opens with a parody of Bonanza. The montage of Homer fighting various hobos was based on a similar montage in Raging Bull. The music is inspired by "The Flower Duet" from the opera "Lakme" by Léo Delibes. During the montage, there is a … See more

In its original broadcast, "The Homer They Fall" finished 29th in ratings for the week of November 4–10, 1996, with a Nielsen rating of 10.0, equivalent to approximately 9.7 million viewing households. It was the second highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, … See more

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