The show is called "Simpsons", but if there is a family member the Leader, it's Patriarch Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta). He even engulfed the eclipse of his son Bart (Nancy Cartright), who led the series during the first seasons.

Creator "Simpsons" Matt Groning and Castellanets sat down Fun weekly In 2010 to discuss the character of Homer. (15 years later and he is still an American icon.) Asked how Homer became the Simpson, Groning said this is because Homer offers a more versatile comedy range:

"With Homer, there is only a wider range of jokes you can make. And there are far more drastic consequences of Homer's stupidity. There are only you can go with juvenile delinquency. We wanted Bart to do something to the point that he tried in court as an adult.

Think about how many episodes of the "Simpsons" are reduced to "Homer gets a new job" (Despite his eternal security for employment at the nuclear power plant). One of the most beloved episodes "Simpsons" ever, "Springfield's Last Exit" of Season 4 fits into this category when Homer becomes president of the Union.

Season 5 is when this trend really started, I would argue. That season opened up with the "quartet of the Homer barber shop", revealing that Homer was once a musical sensation (winning Grammy and all). Then, later in the season, we got a "deep space Homer" where he became an astronaut. The Simpsons spends its golden ageAnd part of this is because Homer's novelty in different jobs is worn out.

Homer has a wider range of character dynamics also for research. Think about his weakening of Ned Flanders, or the unconsciousness of G -Din Burns towards his existence, or his sweets, but sometimes problematic relationships with Marge and his children. Bart is more limited to interaction with his immediate family and peers/faculty in Springfield elemental. You can only do a lot by just by beating Director Skiner again and again. As Groning said, Homer only offers a better platform for the construction of scene jokes and stories.

Matt Groning named Simpsons in his family; Groning's father was named Homer, his mother Marge, the sisters Maggie and Lisa, etc. With the sequel, Bart took care of himself, so he certainly saw the small problem as the main character.

Take a look at the Simpsons Season 1. "The Simpsons Bake in Open Fire" (the first episode broadcast) and "some enchanted evening" (the intended premiere) are divided between a father and a son quite evenly. However, five of the season 13 episodes focus on Bart: "Bart Genius", "Bart General", "Head of Storytelling", "Crepes of Anger" and "Crusty awakens". Season 2 Premiere with Bart's episode, also: "Bart gets F." But from the 5 "Simpsons" season, the balance has turned in favor of Homer.

David Mirkin, who became a Simpson shower for Season 5 and thus oversaw this shift, explained why he preferred Homer as a lead in Interview with the Newoujork Post in 2007. "Bart, to write it exactly as a child, he can have so much depth at a certain age," he said. "With Homer, we try to explore all levels of adulthood or arrested childhood. There are only more places to walk ... (Homer's) our main deadline for the whole series. "

Now, it's not to say that the show started Neglect Bart. After all, he is still one of the characters of the title. The Simpsons' favorite episodes Have a healthy blend of Homer episodes and Bart episodes, too. For every "Mr -Plig", there is "Cape Fear".

"We started writing more stories about Homer, I think because we are more like Homer than Bart," said the long -running Simpsons show at the New York Post. Grock agrees that Homer is talking about our base - as flattering (or not) as Americans are for us.

"Homer launches himself as a head in every impulsive thought that comes to him. He's really American in the Loveube to food and idiotic pop culture. We can all refer to it, we just feel guilty. Homer feels guilty, but not a few hours later. And only at the moment.

But what made the sweet place of the "Simpsons" focused on Homer in the "Golden Age" of the show that under all that, Homer really Whether Have a heart of gold. Continuing:

"He also has the ego. Only he mainly manages ID. But his redemption is his Loveube to Marge and I think equally important, Marge's Marge's marge.

Some wonder why Marge stays with Homer When he too often forgets to nurture her. The thing is, Marge sometimes wonders himself, and that is when Homer has to let the ego take the character. Many is the show And a lot Episodes in downtown Homer have seen this play and time again.