King-Size Homer

"**King-Size Homer**"
"King-Size Homer"
The Simpsons episode
	A grossly overweight Homer operates his computer from the couch with a broom
Episode no.	Season 7; Episode 7
Directed by	Jim Reardon
Written by	Dan Greaney
Production code	3F05
Original air date	November 5, 1995
Guest appearance
	Joan Kenley as the telephone lady
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"Indian burns are not our cultural heritage"
Couch gag	The Simpsons are five malfunctioning wind-up dolls who waddle their way to the couch.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Bill Oakley; Josh Weinstein; Dan Greaney; Jim Reardon; David Silverman
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 7
	List of episodes

"King-Size Homer" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 5, 1995.^[1] In the episode, Homer despises the nuclear plant's new exercise program and decides to attain a weight of 300 pounds (136 kg) so he can claim a disability and work from home.

The episode was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Jim Reardon. Joan Kenley makes her second of three guest appearances on The Simpsons in the episode as the voice of the telephone lady. It features cultural references to the world's heaviest twins, the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and the soft drink Tab.

Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from fans and television critics, and Empire named it the best episode of the series. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 10.0 and was the third highest-rated show on the Fox network that week.

^ ^a ^b Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[book-1] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

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