Homer Simpson (Simpsons Guy)

Homer J. Simpson is one of the protagonists of the show and title character. He's a man of Irish descent currently residing in Quahog, Rhode Island with his wife Lois Griffin. He was, however, born in Mexico, where his mother had tried unsuccessfully to abort him. Together, Homer and Marge have three children, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie. Out of pity he also adopted an intellectual talking dog named Santa's Little Helper who formerly lived on the street as a stray, an accepted fact in Santa's two adoption stories. He is an overweight, lazy, and ignorant individual, but is strongly devoted to his wife and children. His behavior is often stupid, absurd, selfish, dangerous, clumsy, idiotic, and insensitive.Despite this and his below average intelligence, he has shown moments of great intellect, and can be a caring parent and husband sometimes.

Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G, although he is often incompetent and mostly sleeps on duty and eats donuts provided. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his lifelong friends Barney, Carl, Lenny, and bartender Moe. At home he can often be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching television while snacking on food and drinking Duff.

Personality
Similarly to Archie Bunker from All in the Family, Homer appears to be unintelligent and is consistently depicted as crude and lowbrow. He enjoys activities such as going to up-market tailors. His favorite pastime is watching TV. He is also very cantankerous at times and has a strong jealous streak in regards to Lois. A running gag on the show is Homer's preference for Pauly Shore movies over classic films such as The Godfather and Citizen Kane. He is also a huge KISS fan and followed them during the KissStock shows and even got a copy of Kiss Saves Santa for Christmas. Homer is also an ardent fan of Marlyin Monroe, though this is a fact he has been known to deny in public. Homer also mentioned that he enjoys the following breakfast cereals: Total, Trix, and Boo Berry. Homer has demonstrated himself to be an avid television fan, with his favorite shows consisting of Star Trek, Three's Company and Charles in Charge.

An I.Q. test in confirms that his low intellect places him in a category below mentally retarded. His mental shortcomings have resulted in various accidents to other people; most notably the death of his mother, Mona Simpson, and injuries on multiple occasions to his wife Marge. His attention span is also incredibly short. When he discovers his mental retardation in the episode, he closes his eyes while driving, wishing "it would all be over" and hitting Tom Tucker with his car instead. Given his short attention span, as well as his erratic and frequently inappropriate behavior, it is conceivable that Homer suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. In addition, Homer is often seen getting hurt mostly by his own fault.

Friends
Peter's best friends are Glenn Quagmire, Joe Swanson, Santa's Little Helper and Carl Carlson prior to his moving to Stoolbend, NM. They enjoy hanging out at their local bar, The Drunken Clam, owned by Moe Szyslak, drinking and chewing the fat. The four men (often without Santa's Little Helper, although he has joined them on several occasions) do many things together. Once the four friends entered and won a costume contest at an 80s TV convention, dressing up as the A-Team. On another occasion, their fishing boat was wrecked, and they were stranded together on a desert island. Homer also has other friends such as Ned and Maude Flanders and nudists Dave and Dotty Campbell, with whom he is seen occasionally. He became friends with Santa's ex-girlfriend Jillian Russell, which stems from their below average intelligence; she even asked him to give a speech on her wedding.

Employment History
Homer first met Marge in High School, to an day wich she invited him to work as a towel boy for Jacqueline Bouvier. He worked at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory for the bizarre Mr. Weed for the first three seasons of the show. But when Mr. Weed was accidentally killed by choking on a dinner roll on which Santa's had originally been choking, Homer was out of a job and had to find work elsewhere.

To date, Homer has been employed as a toymaker, knight and a fisherman. In an episode during a desperate attempt to catch more fish at a private island, Homer's boat is destroyed by a hurricane. Despite surviving the hurricane, with the loss of his boat, Homer is again jobless. Later, Homer goes to the unemployment office, and obtains a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Initially he is placed on the line, but after over-indulging in the free ale, he is demoted to the shipping department, working with Frank Grimes and under Angela.