HOMR

"'HOMЯ'"
The Simpsons episode
Ozmodiar, a parody of The Great Gazoo from The Flintstones, appears by Homer's side after he inadvertently gets all his friends fired from work. The alien had previously appeared in Season 8's "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase".
Episode no.	257
Directed by	Mike B. Anderson
Written by	Al Jean
Showrunner(s)	Mike Scully
Production code	BABF22
Original air date	January 7, 2001
Chalkboard gag	"Network TV is not dead".
Couch gag	The Simpsons, except for Bart, are placed on the couch by the pneumatic transport tubes seen on Futurama. Fry (from Futurama) is on the couch for a split second, before the family looks at him in confusion. He is then sucked up into a tube and replaced by Bart.
Commentary	Mike Scully Al Jean Mike B. Anderson Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Tom Gammill & Max Pross
Season 12 episodes November 1, 2000 – May 20, 2001 "Treehouse of Horror XI" "A Tale of Two Springfields" "Insane Clown Poppy" "Lisa the Tree Hugger" "Homer vs. Dignity" "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" "The Great Money Caper" "Skinner's Sense of Snow" "HOMR" "Pokey Mom" "Worst Episode Ever" "Tennis the Menace" "Day of the Jackanapes" "New Kids on the Blecch" "Hungry, Hungry Homer" "Bye Bye Nerdie" "Simpson Safari" "Trilogy of Error" "I'm Goin' to Praiseland" "Children of a Lesser Clod" "Simpsons Tall Tales"
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"HOMR" (styled as "HOMЯ") is the ninth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. The 257th episode overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 7, 2001. In the episode, while working as a human guinea pig (to pay off the family's lost savings after making a bad investment), Homer discovers the root cause of his subnormal intelligence: a crayon that was lodged in his brain ever since he was six years old. He decides to have it removed to increase his IQ, but soon learns that being intelligent is not always the same as being happy.

The episode was written by Al Jean and directed by Mike B. Anderson. Its plot takes inspiration from Flowers for Algernon and its film adaptation Charly. "HOMR" was viewed in 10.2 million households, and it received positive reviews from television critics. In 2001, the episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, while Al Jean received a nomination in the category "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production".

When the Simpson family visits an animation festival, Homer discovers Animotion, a motion capture technology that enables a real person to control a cartoon character with his or her own movements. Homer volunteers to demonstrate this technology and likes it so much that he invests his life savings in the Animotion stock. Two days later, he discovers that the stock has plunged and the company behind the technology has gone out of business. At Moe's Tavern, he tells Barney and Moe about his economic troubles, and Barney suggests that Homer become a human guinea pig to earn money.