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"'''Homer the Great'''" is the 12th episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>’</nowiki> [[The Simpsons (season 6)|sixth season]]. It features the Stonecutters, a fictional [[secret society]] which is an overt parody of the [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]].
"'''Homer the Great'''" is the twelfth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 6|sixth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States on January 8, 1995. In the episode, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] joins an ancient [[secret society]] known as the Stonecutters.

The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Jim Reardon]]. [[Patrick Stewart]] guest stars as "Number One", the leader of the Springfield chapter of the Stonecutters. It features cultural references to [[Freemasonry]] and the films ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' and ''[[The Last Emperor]]''.

The episode has received universal acclaim from fans and television critics and has been called one of the best episodes of the series by Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood in their book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide''.

The song "We Do" was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
When Homer notices that [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]] are enjoying unexplainable privileges at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear plant]], he investigates and discovers that they are part of an ancient secret society known as the Stonecutters. When he tries to join, he learns that in order to gain membership, one must either be the son of a Stonecutter or save the life of a Stonecutter. While extolling the Stonecutters at the dinner table, he discovers that [[Abraham J. Simpson|his father]] is a member, and is admitted.
After [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] notices that his coworkers [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]] enjoy special privileges at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], such as better chairs and better parking, he learns they are part of an ancient [[secret society]] known as the Stonecutters. To join, one must either be the son of a Stonecutter or save the life of a Stonecutter. While extolling the secret society at the dinner table, Homer discovers that [[Grampa Simpson|his father]] is a member and is admitted.


After joining the Stonecutters, Homer takes great pleasure in the Society's secret privileges, such as an underground byway past Springfield's traffic jams and the Society's [[Steve Guttenberg#Trivia|drinking bouts]]. Unfortunately, during a celebratory [[ribs (food)|rib]] dinner with his fellow Stonecutters, he unwittingly uses the society’s Hallowed Sacred Parchment as a [[napkin]], [[facial tissue|tissue]] and [[Cotton swab|Q-tip]], destroying it. He is stripped of his Stonecutter robes, which include official underwear, as part of his punishment. It is discovered that Homer has a birthmark in the shape of the Stonecutter emblem, identifying him as "The Chosen One" who, it was foretold, would lead the Stonecutters to greatness.
After his initiation, Homer takes great pleasure in the society's secret privileges, such as better service, better chairs and a secret road that helps to avoid traffic. He still does not receive better parking, but is given [[rollerskates]] to get to work faster. During a celebratory dinner with his fellow Stonecutters, he unwittingly destroys their Hallowed Sacred Parchment. He is stripped of his Stonecutter robes and sentenced to walk home naked. Before he leaves, the Stonecutters see that Homer has a birthmark in the shape of their emblem, signifying he is [[The Chosen One (trope)|the Chosen One]] who will lead them to greatness, as prophesied by the Hallowed Sacred Parchment.


Homer is crowned in a scene that parodies ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' and is, perhaps quite fittingly, reminiscent of the film adaptation of [[Rudyard Kipling]]’s "[[The Man Who Would Be King]]". Homer eventually becomes bored with power and, under advice from [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]], begins forcing the Stonecutters to do volunteer work to help the community. This angers and drives away the other Stonecutters, who break off and form a new society ''The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers'', headquartered in an abandoned [[Baskin-Robbins]] ice cream parlor. As one might expect, Homer is not allowed to join. (In a recurring gag from earlier in the episode, another man named Homer—Homer Glumplich—does join, but note that the society's name refers to Homer'''''s''''' [plural]; as such, they are allowed one.)
Homer is crowned the new leader of the Stonecutters. While initially enjoying the power he receives, he soon feels isolated by his power when the other members treat him differently because he is their leader. When Homer asks [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] for advice, she suggests that he have the Stonecutters perform volunteer work for the community. The Stonecutters mistake this for going mad with power and form a new society; the Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers.


Homer becomes despondent about losing his secret club, and Marge consoles him by telling him he's a member of a "very exclusive club": The Family Simpson, which has just five members. The family then subjects him to some [[hazing]] and [[Paddle (spanking)|paddling]]. "This club better be worth it!" Homer cries out while being paddled.
Homer becomes despondent about losing his secret club. [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] consoles him by telling him he is a member of a very selective club: the [[Simpson family]]. To initiate Homer, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and Lisa paddle his butt.


==Production==
==Production==
[[File:Patrick Stewart Photo Call Logan Berlinale 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Patrick Stewart]] guest stars as Number One.]]
In the DVD commetary, Matt Groening said that the original ending idea was for to Homer to quit the Stonecutters himself when everyone turns against him, but Sam Simon wanted a much crueler ending for Homer, as he loves cruel endings. He says "That's what the Simpsons is all about, folks!" during the commentary.
Although "Homer the Great" was written by [[John Swartzwelder]], the story was suggested by executive producer [[David Mirkin]]. Mirkin did not have enough time to write the episode and asked Swartzwelder to do it. Mirkin came up with the idea while driving home from a rewrite early in the morning and listened to a religious radio station where they were talking about [[Freemasonry]]. Mirkin decided it would make a great episode, where many people in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] were members of a Masonic society and Homer was left on the outside and felt neglected.<ref name="Mirkin">Mirkin, David (2005). Commentary for "Homer the Great", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>

The song "We Do" was not included in the original script and was suggested by [[Matt Groening]]. It was written by the writers' room, who threw in as many things that annoyed them as they possibly could.<ref name="Mirkin"/> It was described as "one of the series' best musical numbers" by Colin Jacobson at ''DVD Movie Guide'',<ref name=dvdmg/> and was later included in the clip show "[[All Singing, All Dancing]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Martyn |first=Warren |author2=Adrian Wood |title=I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |year=2000 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season9/page11.shtml |no-pp=true |page=Section: "All Singing, All Dancing: The Simpsons go musical for one episode only" |access-date=2014-04-20}}</ref>

The episode guest stars [[Patrick Stewart]] as Number One. He later said, "I think my appearance in ''The Simpsons'' and an appearance that I did on ''[[Sesame Street]]''—in praise of the letter B—were perhaps the two most distinguished bits of work that I've done in the US."<ref>{{cite news |title=Patrick Stewart's life before Star Trek |publisher=[[BBC|BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/entertainment/1092946.stm |date=2000-12-30 |access-date=2019-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111013810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1092946.stm |archive-date=2014-11-11}}</ref> Mirkin stated that Stewart's appearance is "one of the best guest performances" because "he was so committed to [the] character".<ref name="Mirkin"/>


==Cultural references==
==Cultural references==
The term "Stonecutters" and the organization's symbol are references to [[Freemasonry]].<ref name="BBC"/> The Stonecutters are in possession of the [[Ark of the Covenant]] and when they burn Homer's underwear in it, spirits escape, a reference to ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Simpsons |publisher=TheRaider.net |url=http://www.theraider.net/information/influences/the_simpsons.php |access-date=2019-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519094226/http://www.theraider.net/information/influences/the_simpsons.php |archive-date=2008-05-19}}</ref> When crowned "The Chosen One", Homer, dressed in finery, enters through some curtains, a reference to ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987).<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Groening">Groening, Matt (2005). Commentary for "Homer the Great", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
*The term "Stonecutters" as well as the symbol of the organization are a references to the [[Freemasonry]].

*The Stonecutters are in possession of the [[Ark of the Covenant]] and when they burn Homer’s underwear, souls escape, à la ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.
==Reception==
*The scene where Homer is dancing under an orange sheet, as well as the costume he wears, is a reference to the film ''[[The Last Emperor]]''.
In its original broadcast, "Homer the Great" finished 1st in the ratings for the week of January 2 to January 8, 1995. The episode was the highest rated show on the Fox network that week.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |date=1995-01-13 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]}}</ref>
*[[Mr. T]] briefly appears as a member of the Stonecutters when they scheme to kill Homer, and again at the creation of ''The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers''. His only line is "Kill the foo!"

Since airing, the episode has received universal acclaim from fans and television critics and is often cited as one of the best episodes of the show.

The authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "a brilliant crack at freemasonry, with all the secret signs, one-upmanship, rituals and unusual membership rules. Add to this Patrick Stewart's amazing voice and you have one of the better episodes of the series."<ref name="BBC"/>

[[TV Squad]]'s Adam Finley said the episode "does a great job of satirizing Freemasons".<ref name="finley">{{cite news |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/04/the-simpsons-homer-the-great/ |title=The Simpsons: Homer the Great |access-date=2019-04-22 |date=2006-08-04 |work=HuffPost TV |author=Finley, Adam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908061547/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/04/the-simpsons-homer-the-great/ |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Colin Jacobson at ''DVD Movie Guide'' said in a review of the sixth season DVD: "I think it peters out a bit as it progresses; the best moments show the influence of the Stonecutters, and the show drags a little toward the end. Nonetheless, it still offers a solid piece of work."<ref name=dvdmg>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonsix.shtml |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season (1994) |access-date=2008-10-08 |author=Jacobson, Colin |year=2003 |publisher=DVD Movie Guide}}</ref>

Patrick Enwright of ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' listed "Homer the Great" as his third favorite episode, saying, "as a whole [it] is (almost) unsurpassable".<ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Enwright |title=D'Oh! The top 10 'Simpsons' episodes ever |publisher=[[Today.com]] |date=2007-07-31 |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/doh-top-10-simpsons-episodes-ever-1C9430188 |access-date=2022-01-16 }}</ref> Dave Petruska of the ''[[Tucson Citizen]]'' named it his favorite episode "because it is such a wonderful [[satire]] on fraternal organizations and because of Patrick Stewart's hilarious guest-starring role as 'Number One'."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/calendar/58288 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207102832/http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/calendar/58288 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-07 |title=Our Favorites |date=2007-07-25 |access-date=2019-04-22 |agency=Associated Press |work=[[Tucson Citizen]] |author=Petruska, Dave}}</ref> In 2010, Michael Moran of ''[[The Times]]'' ranked it the fifth best in the show's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-10-best-simpsons-episodes-ever-bwhpbrv8sbn |title=The 10 best Simpsons episodes ever |last=Moran |first=Michael |date=January 14, 2010 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=2022-01-16}}</ref>

''[[Total Film]]''{{'}}s Nathan Ditum ranked Stewart's performance as the ninth best guest appearance in the show's history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-20-best-simpsons-movie-star-guest-spots/ |title=The 20 Best Simpsons Movie-Star Guest Spots |last=Ditum |first=Nathan |date=March 29, 2009 |work=[[Total Film]]|publisher=GamesRadar|access-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410171103/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-20-best-simpsons-movie-star-guest-spots/page:4 |archive-date=2009-04-10}}</ref>

John Swartzwelder and [[Alf Clausen]] were nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]] for the song "We Do".<ref name="Emmys">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search |publisher=Emmys.org |access-date=2008-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113103340/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |archive-date=2008-01-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Emmy Nominations |date=1995-05-21 |agency=Associated Press |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |author=Associated Press}}</ref> It was featured on the album ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''.


==See also==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[NoHomers.net]]


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"The Stonecutters" redirects here. For other uses, see Stonecutter (disambiguation).

"Homer the Great"
The Simpsons episode
Homer being sworn in to the Stonecutters by Number One, who is voiced by Patrick Stewart in the episode.
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 12
Directed byJim Reardon
Written byJohn Swartzwelder
Production code2F09
Original air dateJanuary 8, 1995 (1995-01-08)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"Adding "just kidding" doesn't make it okay to insult the principal"[1]
Couch gagThe living room is modeled after M. C. Escher's Relativity.[2]
CommentaryMatt Groening
David Mirkin
Dan Castellaneta
Yeardley Smith
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"Homer the Great" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 8, 1995. In the episode, Homer joins an ancient secret society known as the Stonecutters.

The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jim Reardon. Patrick Stewart guest stars as "Number One", the leader of the Springfield chapter of the Stonecutters. It features cultural references to Freemasonry and the films Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Emperor.

The episode has received universal acclaim from fans and television critics and has been called one of the best episodes of the series by Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood in their book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide.

The song "We Do" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

Plot

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After Homer notices that his coworkers Lenny and Carl enjoy special privileges at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, such as better chairs and better parking, he learns they are part of an ancient secret society known as the Stonecutters. To join, one must either be the son of a Stonecutter or save the life of a Stonecutter. While extolling the secret society at the dinner table, Homer discovers that his father is a member and is admitted.

After his initiation, Homer takes great pleasure in the society's secret privileges, such as better service, better chairs and a secret road that helps to avoid traffic. He still does not receive better parking, but is given rollerskates to get to work faster. During a celebratory dinner with his fellow Stonecutters, he unwittingly destroys their Hallowed Sacred Parchment. He is stripped of his Stonecutter robes and sentenced to walk home naked. Before he leaves, the Stonecutters see that Homer has a birthmark in the shape of their emblem, signifying he is the Chosen One who will lead them to greatness, as prophesied by the Hallowed Sacred Parchment.

Homer is crowned the new leader of the Stonecutters. While initially enjoying the power he receives, he soon feels isolated by his power when the other members treat him differently because he is their leader. When Homer asks Lisa for advice, she suggests that he have the Stonecutters perform volunteer work for the community. The Stonecutters mistake this for going mad with power and form a new society; the Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers.

Homer becomes despondent about losing his secret club. Marge consoles him by telling him he is a member of a very selective club: the Simpson family. To initiate Homer, Bart and Lisa paddle his butt.

Production

[edit]
Patrick Stewart guest stars as Number One.

Although "Homer the Great" was written by John Swartzwelder, the story was suggested by executive producer David Mirkin. Mirkin did not have enough time to write the episode and asked Swartzwelder to do it. Mirkin came up with the idea while driving home from a rewrite early in the morning and listened to a religious radio station where they were talking about Freemasonry. Mirkin decided it would make a great episode, where many people in Springfield were members of a Masonic society and Homer was left on the outside and felt neglected.[3]

The song "We Do" was not included in the original script and was suggested by Matt Groening. It was written by the writers' room, who threw in as many things that annoyed them as they possibly could.[3] It was described as "one of the series' best musical numbers" by Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide,[4] and was later included in the clip show "All Singing, All Dancing".[5]

The episode guest stars Patrick Stewart as Number One. He later said, "I think my appearance in The Simpsons and an appearance that I did on Sesame Street—in praise of the letter B—were perhaps the two most distinguished bits of work that I've done in the US."[6] Mirkin stated that Stewart's appearance is "one of the best guest performances" because "he was so committed to [the] character".[3]

Cultural references

[edit]

The term "Stonecutters" and the organization's symbol are references to Freemasonry.[2] The Stonecutters are in possession of the Ark of the Covenant and when they burn Homer's underwear in it, spirits escape, a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).[7] When crowned "The Chosen One", Homer, dressed in finery, enters through some curtains, a reference to The Last Emperor (1987).[2][8]

Reception

[edit]

In its original broadcast, "Homer the Great" finished 1st in the ratings for the week of January 2 to January 8, 1995. The episode was the highest rated show on the Fox network that week.[9]

Since airing, the episode has received universal acclaim from fans and television critics and is often cited as one of the best episodes of the show.

The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "a brilliant crack at freemasonry, with all the secret signs, one-upmanship, rituals and unusual membership rules. Add to this Patrick Stewart's amazing voice and you have one of the better episodes of the series."[2]

TV Squad's Adam Finley said the episode "does a great job of satirizing Freemasons".[10] Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review of the sixth season DVD: "I think it peters out a bit as it progresses; the best moments show the influence of the Stonecutters, and the show drags a little toward the end. Nonetheless, it still offers a solid piece of work."[4]

Patrick Enwright of Today listed "Homer the Great" as his third favorite episode, saying, "as a whole [it] is (almost) unsurpassable".[11] Dave Petruska of the Tucson Citizen named it his favorite episode "because it is such a wonderful satire on fraternal organizations and because of Patrick Stewart's hilarious guest-starring role as 'Number One'."[12] In 2010, Michael Moran of The Times ranked it the fifth best in the show's history.[13]

Total Film's Nathan Ditum ranked Stewart's performance as the ninth best guest appearance in the show's history.[14]

John Swartzwelder and Alf Clausen were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "We Do".[15][16] It was featured on the album Songs in the Key of Springfield.

References

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  1. ^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
  2. ^ a b c d Wood, Adrian (2000). "Homer the Great". BBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Mirkin, David (2005). Commentary for "Homer the Great", in The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  4. ^ a b Jacobson, Colin (2003). "The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season (1994)". DVD Movie Guide. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
  5. ^ Martyn, Warren; Adrian Wood (2000). I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide. Virgin Books. Section: "All Singing, All Dancing: The Simpsons go musical for one episode only". Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Patrick Stewart's life before Star Trek". BBC News. December 30, 2000. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Simpsons". TheRaider.net. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Groening, Matt (2005). Commentary for "Homer the Great", in The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  9. ^ "Nielsen ratings". The Tampa Tribune. January 13, 1995.
  10. ^ Finley, Adam (August 4, 2006). "The Simpsons: Homer the Great". HuffPost TV. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  11. ^ Enwright, Patrick (July 31, 2007). "D'Oh! The top 10 'Simpsons' episodes ever". Today.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  12. ^ Petruska, Dave (July 25, 2007). "Our Favorites". Tucson Citizen. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  13. ^ Moran, Michael (January 14, 2010). "The 10 best Simpsons episodes ever". The Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  14. ^ Ditum, Nathan (March 29, 2009). "The 20 Best Simpsons Movie-Star Guest Spots". Total Film. GamesRadar. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search". Emmys.org. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  16. ^ Associated Press (May 21, 1995). "Emmy Nominations". The Dallas Morning News. Associated Press.
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