Mr. Clausen would read the script, which included notes about tone or atmosphere (“Homer is very ... often while drawing on his interest in Broadway show tunes and big-band jazz.

Some of these changes impact the origins of characters like Maggie and Fat Tony, while others pose potential answers to long-running questions — like how Homer has never been fired from the ...

Homer Simpson, despite his many flaws, wants to do right by his family and—with the possible exception of his do-gooder neighbor Ned Flanders—his community. In this sense, he has little in ...

In 1992, The Simpsons was one of the most beloved sitcoms on television. Critics adored it; the ratings were climbing higher ...

Homer Simpson. Picture: Fox Former Greens leader Adam Band. Picture: NewsWire/David Crosling Make no mistake, Bandt is an extremist obstructionist ideologue. But one thing he isn’t is stupid.