The Homer of Seville
| "Homer of Seville" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Bart and Lisa see Homer's painting, a parody of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam.
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| Episode no. | 402 |
| Directed by | Michael Polcino |
| Written by | Carolyn Omine |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | JABF18 |
| Original air date | September 30, 2007 |
| Chalkboard gag | "The Wall Street Journal is better than ever" |
| Couch gag | Repeat of the "Homer Evolution" couch gag from "Homerazzi"; Marge's "What took you so long?" is changed to "Did you bring the milk?". |
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Plácido Domingo as himself |
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Season 19 episodes
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Plácido Domingo as himself
Maya Rudolph as Julia
"Homer of Seville", also known as "The Homer of Seville", is the second episode of The Simpsons' nineteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 30, 2007. In the episode, Homer gains an operatic ability to sing following an accident, and becomes a professional and famous opera star. While running from a mob of crazed fans, he is saved by Julia, a beautiful and dangerous stalker.
The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Michael Polcino, while Plácido Domingo guest stars as himself and Maya Rudolph guests as Julia. It averaged 8.4 million viewers, with a Nielsen rating of 4.2 and an audience share of 11 percent. It was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2008. Since airing, the episode has received mixed reviews from television critics.
After escaping church, the Simpsons look for a place to eat lunch. Upon seeing that all the restaurants have long lines, the family spots a catering van setting up food at a house. The family sneaks in and gorges themselves, only to find they have snuck into a wake. Homer is asked to be a pallbearer (to which he agrees thinking the woman who asked him meant a polar bear). At the cemetery, Homer struggles with the coffin and falls into an empty grave, hurting his back in the process. At the hospital Dr. Hibbert treats Homer and sets up to give him an X-ray to check out his vertebrae. While lying on his back, Homer hears the cost of the X-ray, and lets out a "D'oh!". To the surprise of everyone, Homer's “D’oh!” sounds beautiful and operatic. Dr. Hibbert concludes that when Homer lies on his back his stomach lodges underneath his diaphragm, which in turn helps propel his powerful singing voice.
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