Trivia / The Simpsons S10 E13 "Homer to the Max"

• Reality Subtext: Homer in the earlier seasons of the show was a relatively normal Bumbling Dad, but over time the need to one-up his antics resulted in Took a Level in Dumbass with the show as a whole becoming Denser and Wackier. This episode compresses that with the Homer Simpson of Police Cops, who started off as a suave Miami Vice-style officer for the first episode but became an obese imbecile for the second episode on more cartoonishly inept than Chief Wiggum. Even Homer doesn't want to be associated with the Homer Simpson of that show and talks about wanting to be treated with some dignity.

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