Mr Homer Simpson

Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He has become a very popular cartoon character along with the rest of his family, and his catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary. Homer is named after the father of the show's creator Matt Groening.

Homer embodies several American working class stereotypes such as being crude, overweight, incompetent, intolerant, clumsy, thoughtless and a borderline alcoholic. Despite his apparent blue-collar status, he has had a number of remarkable experiences. Although gluttonous, lazy, accident-prone and extraordinarily stupid, he has occasionally displayed flashes of brilliance and an integrity reflecting his own values. It is partly because of these contradictory attributes that Homer has been recognized by fans and media organizations alike as one of the greatest comedic creations of modern times

Homer's personality is one of frequent stupidity, laziness, and explosive anger. He often shows a low intelligence level, being described by director David Silverman as "creatively brilliant in his stupidity."[10] Homer shows immense laziness towards work, is overweight and "is devoted to his stomach."[10] He suffers from a short attention span, following only his dominant impulse, which complements his short-lived passion for various hobbies and enterprises, but then "changes his mind when things go badly."[10] Homer is prone to emotional outbursts; he is very envious of his neighbors, the Flanders family, and is easily enraged by Bart and strangles him frequently. He shows no compunction about this, and does not attempt to hide his actions from people outside the family, even showing disregard for his son's well being in other ways, such as leaving Bart alone at a port.[11] These actions can be attributed to Homer not realising he has responsibilities.[10]

While Homer's thoughtless antics often upset his family, he has also performed acts that reveal him to be a surprisingly caring father and husband: in "Lisa the Beauty Queen", selling his cherished ride on the Duff blimp and using the money to enter Lisa in a beauty pageant so she could feel better about herself; in "Rosebud", giving up his chance at wealth to allow Maggie to keep a cherished teddy bear; in "Radio Bart", spearheading an attempt to dig Bart out after he had fallen down a well even though Homer generally hates doing physical labor; and in "A Milhouse Divided", arranging a surprise second wedding with Marge to make up for their lousy first ceremony, even going so far as to hire one of The Doobie Brothers as part of the wedding band and getting a divorce from Marge, essentially making their second wedding a "real" one.