Homer Alone information

"**Homer Alone**"
"Homer Alone"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 15
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	David M. Stern
Production code	8F14
Original air date	February 6, 1992
Guest appearance
	Phil Hartman as Troy McClure;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I will not spank others"
Couch gag	The family forms a pyramid
Commentary	Matt Groening; Al Jean; Dan Castellaneta; Julie Kavner; Mark Kirkland; Brad Bird
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Lisa the Greek"	Next →; "Bart the Lover"
	The Simpsons season 3
	List of episodes

"Homer Alone" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the fiftieth episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 1992. In the episode, stress from household chores and her family's demands causes Marge to suffer from a nervous breakdown, so she vacations alone at a spa. She leaves Bart and Lisa with Patty and Selma; Maggie stays at home with Homer but leaves home looking for her mother, causing Homer to frantically search for her.

The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by Mark Kirkland. Stern had noticed that most of the writers were pitching stories about Bart and Homer, and he thought a "deeper vein of comedy" could be reached by having Marge suffer from a nervous breakdown.^[3] Originally, Marge's trip was to a distressed mother's institute rather than a spa. However, the plot was not well received at the table read for the episode and much of it was rewritten. The episode's title references the film Home Alone, which starred David Stern's brother Daniel.

"Homer Alone" contains references to the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons, Thelma and Louise, Home Alone, MacGyver, and the song "Baby Come Back" by Player. The episode has received generally positive reviews from critics. During its original airing on Fox during February sweeps, it acquired a 14.2 Nielsen rating.

^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Homer Alone". BBC. Archived from the original on December 23, 2003. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference Castellaneta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[BBC-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Homer Alone". BBC. Archived from the original on December 23, 2003. Retrieved March 21, 2010.

[Castellaneta-3] Cite error: The named reference Castellaneta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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