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Is Homer Simpson Canadian?
In Montreal for a performance of The Simpsons In the Flesh stage show
at the Just for Laughs comedy festival, the shows creator Matt Groening noted
Thursday his dad was born in Canada. Homer being named after Groening's father,
so what does where does this lead Homer?
"That would make Homer Simpson a Canadian," Groening said in an
interview. "I hope Canadians won't hold it against the show now that they
know.
Not all too surprising, as one fan noted, "Homer eats foods commonly
associated with Canada: donuts, beer, bacon, and has been know to have a glass
of maple syrup for breakfast.".
Update (June 2, 2003): After Matt Groening stated his father, Homer
Groening, was likely from Winnipeg, the city of Winnipeg declared Homer Simpsons
and honorary Winnipegger on May 30, 2003. Although it has now be revealed the
Homer Groening is more likely to hail from Main Centre, Saskatchewan it didn't
have an effect on the 300 some people who attended the ceremony.
Article written by Wade Penner
Source: Don't Have A Cow! Homer Simpson is a Canadian, creator says... (Yahoo!
Canada)
Update Source: Ross Romaniuk (Winnipeg Sun) - May 2003
Canadian Connections
A complete list of all the
Canadian references ever to appear on the show.
Season Fourteen (2002-2003)
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 "Bart of War" (EABF16) - After a
fight breaks out at the baseball game, Sideshow Mel suggests to sing a song.
The Sea Captain recommends "Not a hymn to war like our national anthem,
but a sweet soothing hymn like the national anthem of Canada".
The
entire crowd then joined hands in the shape of the maple leaf and sang Oh Canada.
"Well Bart, we've learned that war is not the answer," said
Milhouse. "Except to all of America's problems," said Bart.
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"Old Yeller-Belly" (EABF14)
- Canadian Flag seen on the International Space Station.
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"C.E. D'oh" (EABF10) - When
playing baseball, Bart claims that he is Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal
Expos.
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"I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"
(EABF07) - Lisa wins the state spelling bee and gets to go to the
Spell-lympics in Calgary.
Which makes sense, Calgary also hosted the
'88 Olympics. Also the episodes co producer was Joel H. Cohen; who was
born and raised in Calgary, Alberta.
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 "Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade"
(DABF20) - Bart
help's Lisa with her homework on Canada with the mnemonic: Quiet Nerds Burp
Only Near School. Which helps you remember the four founding provinces of
Canada. Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, & Nova Scotia.
This is actually a good way to remember who joined
Confederation in 1867, to bad I learnt it fifteen years after grade school.
Canadian Guest Stars: Scott Thompson (Kids in
the Hall) [(EABF12 "Three Gays of the Condo"]
Season Thirteen (2001-2002)
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"The Bart Wants What it Wants"
(DABF06) - As Bart tries to win back his ex-girlfriend the Simpson
family made a brief stopover to Toronto.
Watch a Global National News promo about this
episode. (Used with permission (c) 2002 Global National News.)
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"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" (CABF18)
- When Mr. Burns returns with the
champagne and his girlfriend and Homer have already left, he passes an
arcade
machine called "Nuke Canada".
Thanks Samuel Johnson for catching this one.
Season Twelve (2000-2001)
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"Skinner's Sense of Snow" (CABF06)
- The Simpsons watch the cirkus "Cirque de Puree".
The pamphlet for the circus states: "As French-Canadians, they don't
believe in refunds or exploiting animals for entertainment.", much to
the disappointment of Homer.
Season Eleven (1999-2000)
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"Saddlesore Galactica" (BABF09) - Bachman
Turner Overdrive are warming up to play and Bart asks Homer who they are. "It's BTO -- they're Canada's answer to ELP. Their
big hit was TCB." [notices Bart staring at him, questioningly] ....
that's
how we talked in the 70's. We didn't have a moment to spare."
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"E-I-E-I-(ANNOYED GRUNT)" (AABF19)
- The Simpsons go see a very bad Zorro movie, if
you watch the credits carefully you can see that the National Film Board of
Canada helped produce the movie.
Season Ten (1998-1999)
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"Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" (AABF20) - Canadians appear on Japanese game show where
they are covered in scorpions and the host laughs "Sting those
Canucks!". Homer watching, laughs and yells "Take that, you stupid
hosers!".
"Homer to the Max" (AABF09)
- At a meeting of Springfield's players
President Clinton rushed off after being told that Quebec has the bomb.
"Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"
(AABF07)- Springfield's baseball team the Isotopes are threatening to move to Moose
Jaw after lack of fan support.
"As Good As Lisa Gets" (AABF03) - The
Otto posses as a comptroller says at an assembly "What she [Lisa] just
did took courage, and where I come from, Canada, we reward courage."
Season Nine (1997-1998)
"The Bongo Show" (5F15) - Bart is doing a newscast
about missing birds and says "Some say the birds flew to Canada, others
say Toronto."
 "The Fly King" (5F11)
- Ralph Wiggum is the Canadian delegate at Lisa's
model U.N. As soon as fight breaks out, Ralph starts singing "Oh Canada".
"Seymour Buttes" (4F23)
- Principal Skinner gives Sergeant Skinner ten
Canadian dollars as a souvenir he got from his trip to upstate New York.
"Homer vs. New York State" (4F22) - Bart from the Statue of Liberty
"Hey, immigrants! Beat It! Country's full!", boat caption says "Okay,
folks. You hear the lady. Back into the hold. We'll try Canada.". Followed by
groaning of the immigrants.
Canadian Guest Stars: Alex Trebek [5F07 "Miracle On Evergreen Terrace"]
Season Eight (1996-1997)
"The Canine Mutiny" (4F16)
- Bart gets
himself a credit card and buys Marge some Vancouver smoked salmon.
"Burn, Baby Burns" (4F05)
- Homer is in a the cider mill with Ned and Ned
tells him that in Canada juice is cider and cider is juice.
Not true by the way, just
poking fun a Canada's "Oddball" ways.
 "You Only Move Twice" (3F23) -
Bart is moved to a
remedial class where he
meets Gordy. When Bart ask what he was in for he say "I moved here from Canada,
and they think I am a little slow, eh?."
This little joke got the shows creator in trouble with some
of his Canadian fans read more here.
Canadian Guest Stars:
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Bret "The Hitman" Hart plays himself [4F17 "The Old Man and the
Lisa" ]
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Dave Thomas (SCTV fame) does the voice for Rex Banner.[4F15 "Homer vs.
the 18th Amendment" ]
Season Seven (1995-1996)
Bart, Millhouse, and Martin tell their parents they are staying at
the
Sheraton Hotel in Canada for a National Grammar Rodeo
as a cover for their road trip.
The father of a family of fighting kids threatens to
turn around if they don't behave, Bart pulls up and Nelson hits the
father in the back of the head. "That's it!" the father
yells yells. "Back to Winnipeg!".
Martin wakes up and thinks he's in the great cornfields of Canada.
They saw the Canadian film Naked Lunch. After Nelson
says ''I can think of at least two things wrong with that title"
Canadian Guest Stars:
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Donald Sutherland played Hollis Hurlbut (the museum curator) [3F13 "Lisa the
Iconoclast" ]
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Paul Anka plays himself. [3F04 "Treehouse of Horror VI" ]
Season Six (1994-1995)
Season Five (1993-1994)
Canadian Guest Stars:
Season Four (1992-1993)
"Brother From The Same Planet" (9F12)
- Lisa calls the
teen idol Cory's 900 number
from school to hear a taped Corey say "Now for the newspaper, Canada stalls on Free Trade
Pact."
"Homer's Triple Bypass" (9F09) - Homer is sick and he is trying to
reassure Marge about the operation and he says "Don't worry, Marge.
America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great
Britain, well, all of Europe, but you can thank your lucky stars we don't
live in Paraguay!"
"Marge Gets A Job" (9F05) - Homer
in an attempt to stall Marge he looks at his newspaper
and says "Canada to hold Referendum. Sorry Marge can't talk now."
Season Three (1991-1992) - Purchase
Season Three 
(Coming May 2003)
"Bart's Friend Falls in Love" (8F22)
- Millhouse's girlfriend
Samantha is sent to
Saint Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls, which happens to be run by French Canadian
Nuns. When Millhouse goes to visit her a nun says, "Samantha, ne pas
de boys.''.
"Dog of Death" (8F17) - The Simpsons run into hard
financial times and cannot afford new clothes for Maggie, they dress her in a "Crown
Royale" bag.
"Bart the
Lover" (8F16) - Bart uses Gordie Howe's picture when sending Mrs. Krabappel a love letter
"Lisa the Greek" (8F12) - Lisa is looking up football at the library and
she goes over a library card that says "Oddball Canadian Rules".
"Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" (8F01) - The winner of the essay contest say
in his essay "Where but in America or possibly Canada could my family find such
opportunity"
"When Flanders Failed" (7F23)
- Homer is watching the Canadian
Football League draft picks for Roughriders
and the Rough Riders, looking quite bored.
Season Two (1990-1991) - Purchase
Season Two
Season One (1989-1990) - Purchase
Season One
Reoccurring
Canadian Guest Stars:
Other Simpsons Martial
Virtual Springfield
- There's a reference to Canada (Toronto) in Virtual Springfield. Go to the library and
click on the shelf closest to the information desk. Select the book of Famous
Springfieldianites. Open the book and turn the page 3 times. You'll get to an ad for the
movie "An American in Toronto".
Courtesy of Vince Chan
- Also in Bart's tree house his comic contains Canadian and American pricing.
Bongo Comics
- Bongo #44 has been written by two Canadian writers. Principal Skinner is
deported to Canada where he's forced to work in a maple syrup mine for his
socialized medicine. He escapes by attacking the RCMP officer with a beaver.
Courtesy Haynes
Lee
For list of references to other countries on the Simpson's
check out SNPP's list The
Simpsons: A Foreign Affair. All the links point to episode capsules at The Simpsons Archive, although
not all are available as they are a few years behind. Check out The Simpsons
Archive at www.snpp.com
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