1956 The birth of an animated legend
According to an episode in season 4 of The Simpsons, Homer Jay Simpson was born on this date in 1956. His marriage to Marge Bouvier, his siring of three children and his employment at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant are chronicled in the longest-running animated sitcom in television history.
Here are a few of Homer’s priceless observations:
“To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.”
“Weaseling out of things is important to learn; it’s what separates us from the animals … except the weasel.”
“I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around the city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down.”
“Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen.”
“You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.”
“Kids, just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I’m not listening.”
“I wish God were alive to see this.”
“I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here.”
“Sleeping bags on the floor, a roaring fire. It’ll be just like the time they kicked me out of the sporting goods store.”