Homer's Odyssey

COUCH GAG 2: All of the family sit on the couch and it breaks, popping off the side in all angles. A pretty standard affair yet again, really lacking the creativity of later ideas but at the same time not needing to, it's the beginning of the series and as a taster to what the concept can bring, a decent go around.

"Homer's Odyssey", as the name would suggest, is to introduce the character of Homer properly to the world. Does it do that? Yes, absolutely. It takes the subtle inflexions of his character introduced on "Roasting on an Open Fire" and expands them into a way where Homer feels realised and believable, which lends his firing and demise with a sense of gravitas and reality. It's another great episode, although, still very light on the laughs.