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Homer Simpson Named Greatest TV Character

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-my-life-I've-had-one-dream-to-achieve-my-many-goals dept.

A survey by Entertainment Weekly has named Homer Simpson the greatest character created for television or film in the past 20 years. Everyone's favorite beer-swilling, donut-eating dad beat out Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the top spot. From the article: "'People can relate to Homer because we're all secretly propelled by desires we can't admit to,' Groening was quoted as telling Entertainment Weekly. 'Homer is launching himself head-first into every single impulsive thought that occurs to him. His love of whatever ... is a joy to witness.'"

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  1. Apropos by MonsterTrimble · · Score: 2, Funny

    That Harry Potter & Buffy yelled 'Doh!'

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  2. I saw wierd stuff in that place last night by oldhack · · Score: 5, Funny

    Weird, strange, sick, twisted, eerie, godless, evil stuff.

    And I want in.

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    1. Re:I saw wierd stuff in that place last night by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Sir, you are in violation of rule #1, the van is waiting outside for you, I suggest you don't make it any harder.

  3. Greatest? by HeckRuler · · Score: 5, Funny

    If by "great" you mean "iconic", sure. And in TV land the two are probably synonymous. But back in my day, you had to conquer Asia-Minor to be considered "great".

    1. Re:Greatest? by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

      So going into space isn't great? travelling through dimensions? I mean, he's no inanimate carbon rod, but who is?

      Besides, even Homer isn't stupid enough to get into a land war in Asia.

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    2. Re:Greatest? by UnknowingFool · · Score: 2, Funny

      Especially if you did it without a flag.

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    3. Re:Greatest? by Kozz · · Score: 4, Funny

      If by "great" you mean "iconic", sure. And in TV land the two are probably synonymous. But back in my day, you had to conquer Asia-Minor to be considered "great".

      Your day was 2300-some-odd years ago?

      Dude, you're old!

      Indeed. Get out of his hanging gardens!

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  4. This reply smells like feet. by magusxxx · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would have said Al Bundy. *shrug* Peg: Miss me? Al: With every bullet so far.

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    1. Re:This reply smells like feet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I like Peg: So what I'm a stay home mom, let the men work its only going to kill them sooner

  5. Re:I vote by Jeng · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry but walking around naked raving about aliens is no way to go though life.

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  6. Re:Yup. by jgrahn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah and your counterexamples were Red Dwarf and Mighty Boosh. You probably don't understand my point. Everyone else does. Nobody watches Red Dwarf. It's not bad, but it's not exactly good. Mighty Boosh is just bad.

    You're wrong. I watch Red Dwarf. And I find The Mighty Boosh mind-blowing. QED, smeghead.

    Go keep talking down widely-popular bits of culture and talk up your inconsequential and little-cared-for interests, eventually it'll make you look more worldly and sophisticated than others. Maybe. Probably not, most people have actually seen both of those shows and are well aware they're nowhere near the quality in both production and entertainment value as The Simpsons.

    Oooh, I get it! You're just spoofing the Comic Book Store Guy, right?

  7. Re:Yup. by Toonol · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rimmer IS NOT an "Everyman", he's an effeminate elitist boob with delusions of grandeur.

    British, in other words.