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The Simpsons: See Homer Run

In order to win back Lisa's love after shunning her Father's Day gift to him, Homer takes a job as a costumed mascot known as "The Safety Salamander", who wins public acclaim for saving drivers from a car accident. Meanwhile, Springfield holds a recall election in order to get Mayor Quimby out of office.


4.3/10 (3 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 17x6
Production Number: GABF21
Airdate: Sunday November 20th, 2005

Director: Nancy Kruse
Writer: Stephanie Gillis

Alternate Airdates:

DE (ProSieben) Oct 01, 2006

Guest Stars
Karl WiedergottKarl Wiedergott
voiced Various
Recurring
Pamela HaydenPamela Hayden
voiced Milhouse
Recurring
Russi TaylorRussi Taylor
voiced Martin Prince
Recurring
Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeille
voiced Jimbo
Recurring
Main Cast
Dan CastellanetaDan Castellaneta
voiced Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Willy, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Gil, Itchy, Various
Julie KavnerJulie Kavner
voiced Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier, Various
Yeardley SmithYeardley Smith
voiced Lisa Simpson, Various
Nancy CartwrightNancy Cartwright
voiced Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Various
Hank AzariaHank Azaria
voiced Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Riviera, Prof. Frink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Kirk Van Houten, Various
Harry ShearerHarry Shearer
voiced Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Various
Episode Notes
The special contents of the Leatherbuddy are: a wrench, an umbrella, a plunger, a troll doll, a remote control, a whisk, a cellphone, a weathervane, a trumpet and finally a gun.

Chalkboard: None

Couch: The family arrives at the couch without incident. Suddenly, the camera pans out and reveals that The Simpsons are part of a zoo on Kang and Kodos's home planet.



Episode Quotes
Pirates captain: Arr, this is the worst father's day ever.
(He looses consciousness)

Homer: I don't know. What happened to the last safety salamander?
Principal Skinner: Uh. He fell asleep in the suit and suffocated.

Dolph: Are you a girl? Cause I can't see a sala-weiner.

Aide: Mr. Mayor, your administration has been one fiasco after an other.
Quimby: Who the hell are you?
Aide: Your press secretary.
Quimby: I knew I should've hired my nephew.
Aide: I am your nephew.

Homer: HaHa. Aie. People may not love Homer Simpson, but they love this suit. Ha. Just like they love their stupid American flag.

Marge: Did you just vomited in that suit?
Homer: A little.
Marge: Oh. Have you cleaned that suit once since you got it?
Homer: No, but I swam in it.

Homer: (Looking at the chicken that came out of his tail) That's weird. Started off as an egg.



Episode Goofs
The fire engine, the ambulance and the two police cars are crashing into only two other cars. After the smoke is gone there are at lest 30 cars clustered together.



Cultural References
On the Princess Rock Star poster it says in the lower left corner: With Eugene Levy as the king. Eugene Levy is a Jewish-Canadian actor, producer, writer and director. Read more about him in the wikipedia article.

This episode's title is a play on words of the line, 'See Spot Run' from the children's books “Fun with Dick and Jane”, written by William S. Gray and Zerna Sharp that taught children to read when first published in the 1930's and are still published today.



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