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Television Animation
Homer Simpson
Homer began as a fairly conventional exasperated sitcom father in the 1987 Tracey Ullman shorts and drifted, over about five seasons, into something far stranger and more useful: a character defined by appetite, incompetence and an almost complete absence of impulse control, who is nonetheless not cruel. That drift was largely driven by the writers discovering he was funnier than Bart, who had been the show's initial breakout.
- First appearance
- The Tracey Ullman Show (1987), Fox
- Created by
- Matt Groening
- Also known as
- Homer J. Simpson
- Universe
- The Simpsons
- Appears in
- animation, television, film, comics
Who is Homer Simpson?
Homer began as a fairly conventional exasperated sitcom father in the 1987 Tracey Ullman shorts and drifted, over about five seasons, into something far stranger and more useful: a character defined by appetite, incompetence and an almost complete absence of impulse control, who is nonetheless not cruel. That drift was largely driven by the writers discovering he was funnier than Bart, who had been the show's initial breakout. Matt Groening named the family after his own — his father was called Homer — and drew the characters with overbites and overbites alone as the family resemblance. The character's most durable contribution to the language is a grunt of frustration that has been formally added to the Oxford English Dictionary, which is a rare achievement for an animated character.
Homer Simpson: the details
- First appearance
- The Tracey Ullman Show shorts, April 1987; the standalone series began December 1989
- Created by
- Matt Groening
- Named after Groening's father
- The family names are drawn directly from Groening's own; he substituted Bart for himself
- The hair and ear
- Groening has said the character's hairline and ear form his own initials, M and G, in the original design
- Drifted from the original
- Began as a conventional sitcom father and became progressively more impulsive as writers found him funnier than Bart
- In the dictionary
- His exclamation of frustration was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001
- Longevity
- The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted primetime series in American television history
Why Homer Simpson endures
The central character of the series that made adult animation viable in primetime, and the most widely referenced satirical portrait of the American working father in television history.
What Homer Simpson looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: Yellow skin, two strands of hair, an M-shaped bald patch, white shirt and blue trousers
The Simpsons yellow is one of the most protected colours in television and is doing most of the identifying work — a yellow head shape reads as this show before any features are drawn. Head-only prints are the dominant treatment.
The yellow is the identifier and needs no other detail. Head-only prints dominate. Works powerfully on black, white and blue garments. Retro 1990s-styled Simpsons apparel is a large and durable adult streetwear category. Not carried on this site's kids' pages.
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| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Homer Simpson
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Castellaneta | The Simpsons | 1989 | Voice |
Homer Simpson T-shirts: common questions
Who created Homer Simpson?
Homer Simpson was created by Matt Groening, first appearing in The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 (Fox).
What does a Homer Simpson T-shirt usually look like?
Yellow skin, two strands of hair, an M-shaped bald patch, white shirt and blue trousers. The yellow is the identifier and needs no other detail. Head-only prints dominate. Works powerfully on black, white and blue garments. Retro 1990s-styled Simpsons apparel is a large and durable adult streetwear category. Not carried on this site's kids' pages.
Are Homer Simpson T-shirts made for children?
No. Homer Simpson comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Homer Simpson?
Homer Simpson has been voiced by Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons, 1989).
How much does a Homer Simpson T-shirt cost?
Homer Simpson shirts we currently track start from around $12.10 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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