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"King-Size Homer" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons' seventh season, and originally aired on November 5, 1995. Homer can not take the nuclear plant's new exercise program and decides to gain 61 pounds so that he can go on disability. more...

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It was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Jim Reardon. Joan Kenley makes her first of three guest appearances as the voice of the telephone lady. It is well known for Homer's attempt to find the any key on his computer's keyboard.

Plot

Mr. Burns organizes an exercise program at the Power Plant, which has a lot of workers supporting the idea, but Homer is not among them. While Homer is reading the employee's manual, he sees a section that states that any employee that weighs 300 pounds (136 kg) or more is considered legally disabled and can work from home. So that he can work from home, Homer decides to gain the 61 pounds he needs to reach 300 and to fulfill his new dream of becoming legally disabled. With Bart's help, Homer starts eating everything he can, despite Marge and Lisa telling him that this could severely endanger his health. Homer ends up gaining 76 pounds, putting him up to 315 pounds overall.

Mr. Burns gives Homer a stay at home work terminal. Homer is given simple duties that a child could peform, yet he still fails to understand his duties as a safety inspector. One day, he leaves his terminal and goes out to watch 'Honk If You're Horny' at the movies. After being told he is too fat to fit in the seats, Homer starts to make a scene. The manager tells him that if he calms down, he'd be more than happy to treat Homer to a garbage bag full of popcorn. Homer declines the offer and storms off in a huff. He returns home to find out that the system he had rigged to take over for him broke down and a nuclear meltdown will take place at the plant. As he is unable to stop it via the computer, Homer tries to run, skateboard and drive to the plant, all of which fails as a result of his obesity. He eventually gets to the plant by stealing an ice cream truck. Homer arrives at the power plant, having eaten all the ice cream, and climbs up to reach the shutdown button, but ends up accidentally falling onto the gas store, blocking the release tube with his behind. As a reward for stopping the "potential Chernobyl", Mr. Burns gives Homer a medal and guarantees that he will make Homer thin once more, which he first attempts with exercise, but Homer can not even do one sit-up. Mr. Burns then gives up and says that he will just pay for Homer's liposuction.

Production

The writers of the episode wanted the title of the episode to make Homer sound proud about his weight, so they decided to name the episode "King Size Homer". The production staff also thought that Cary Grant would have been ideal for the 'Classy Pig' but as he passed away nine years before the episode was aired, they used Hank Azaria for that voice. The original ending for King-Size Homer was going to have Homer feeling bad about his obesity, and therefore become thin for Marge, but that idea was scrapped in early production.

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