Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons Guy)

Homer's Odyssey is the third episode of the first season of The Simpsons Guy. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 21st, 1990. In this episode, Homer becomes a crusader for citizen safety in Quahog, and is promoted to his current position as Nuclear Safety Inspector for the entire power plant. It was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and was the first Simpsons Guy script to be completed, although it was the third episode produced.

Plot
Mrs. Krabappel takes Bart's class on a field trip to the Quahog Nuclear Power Plant, where everybody watches as Homer crashes an electric cart into a cooling vent and is fired. Homer searches for a new job without success. Feeling like a failure, he writes a note to his family and decides to commit suicide by attaching a boulder to himself and jumping off a bridge.

Lisa finds Homer's note and alerts the family. They hurry to the bridge to save him, but they are almost run over by a speeding truck. Homer pulls them to safety just in time, and he is suddenly filled with a new reason to live: to place a stop sign at the dangerous intersection. After successfully petitioning the city council, Homer embarks on a public safety crusade that involves placing speed bumps and warning signs throughout the town.

Unsatisfied with his own efforts, Homer takes on the biggest danger in Quahog, the nuclear power plant. After Homer rallies people to his cause, Mr. Burns decides to end the furor he is creating by offering him a new position as the plant safety inspector, along with a higher salary. Homer, torn between his principles and his livelihood, tearfully tells his followers that they must fight their battles alone from this point on and takes the job.

Cast

 * Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Abe Simpson, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Itchy
 * Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier
 * Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Millhouse van Houten, Martin Prince
 * Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson, Sherri and Terri Mackleberry
 * Seth MacFarlane as Stewie Simpson, Brian Simpson, Glenn Quagmire, Tom Tucker
 * Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown, Cleveland Brown, Jr., Sherri and Terri's Father
 * Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak, Otto Mann, Scratchy, Sam
 * Harry Shearer as Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner
 * Julie Brown as Diane Simmons

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