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All my life, I have searched for a car that feels a certain way. Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball. Now, at last, I have found it.
Homer Simpson

"The Homer" (also known as "The Car Built for Homer") was an infamous concept car that yielded disastrous financial results for the company that produced it, Powell Motors. Powell Motors CEO Herb Powell believed the company needed to create "the type of car Americans really want, not the kind we tell them they want" in order to "beat the Japanese." In this endeavor, Herb hired his recently discovered half-brother Homer Simpson to design such a car, believing Homer to "understand the needs and wants of the average American car owner." It is a parody/exaggeration of the Edsel, a similarly disastrous automobile designed by Ford Motor Company.

History[]

Thanks to Homer's dislike of the cars Herb's company was creating, Herb decided his company needed a new car that would appeal to the "average" American. Unfortunately, Homer's views on an ideal car were much different than that of an average American. Despite the many objections of Herb's employees, Herb encouraged Homer to follow his instincts in creating a car that American consumers would want to buy. Homer took charge of the project after Herb encouraged him to obey his gut when it came to what kind of car he wanted. Unfortunately, Homer's creation was such a monstrously strange car, cost so much to develop, and had such a high price tag (Approximately $82,000), that Herb's car company went out of business shortly after, with its building purchased by Komatsu Motors. During Herb Powell's rant upon learning the price tag about how he was ruined, Homer was seen sheepishly grinning, implying that even he knew he had screwed up immensely. When The Simpsons were driving back to Springfield, Bart told a dejected Homer he thought it was pretty cool.

Features[]

  • The Homer has two bubble domes; one in the front, while the one in the back is for quarreling kids, and comes with optional restraints and muzzles.
  • According to Homer, the engine sound causes people to think "the world's coming to an end."
  • There are three horns, as Homer claims that "you can never find a horn when you're mad." The three horns play the song "La Cucaracha."
  • The car also features gigantic cupholders, which actually became a feature on many cars in the 1990s onward.
  • The car has various outdated features such as bubble domes, shag carpeting, and tailfins. It also has a metal bowler as a hood ornament.
  • In the opening gag of How Lisa Got Her Marge Back, the car was hovering across the screen.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

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In the video game The Simpsons Road Rage, The Homer is unlocked after all 10 missions are completed successfully. The vehicle is driven by Homer, but is harder to handle than his Pink Sedan, and is more of a trophy than an actually useful car like the Bandit and Hover Car. When selected, Homer will be heard saying "Let's see, the sticker price is... $82,000?!" along with an audible crowd gasp and the horn playing "La Cucaracha" as the car is displayed.

In The Simpsons: Hit and Run, "The Homer" can be acquired by Apu from Homer at the Hospital parking lot in Level 5 for 500 coins. It is required for completion of the "Eight is Too Much" mission, where Apu learns that his octuplets are about to soil themselves in Dr Hibbert's waiting room, and needs to collect ten diapers from the minivan being driven by the parents of the Shelbyville Nine, who are trying to buy every diaper in town. The horn plays "La Cucaracha". "The Homer" is the fastest car available in Level 5 (rated 4.5 stars in speed, with 3.5 stars acceleration), and is also very tough (3.5 stars toughness and 3 stars handling), allowing it to be used for a variety of missions in the game.

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The Homer in The Simpsons: Hit and Run

Tapped Out The Homer

Tapped Out

Behind the Laughter[]

A toy was made of "The Homer", and the car was an unlockable in the video games The Simpsons Road Rage and The Simpsons: Hit and Run.

A real-life version of the car was made in June 2013 for the 24 Hours of LeMons race.

In 2014 Hot Wheels released a diecast version of the car.

The sticker price for The Homer, as stated in both The Simpsons Hit and Run and "O Brother Where Art Thou?", was $82,000, which at the time the episode aired was considered extremely expensive especially for a car meant for the average American. In 2021 that would be about $160,000.

Appearances[]

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons Road Rage

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons: Hit and Run

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons: Tapped Out

Gallery[]

Vehicles
The Simpson Family
Pink SedanOrange Station Wagon
Former
70's Sport CarCanyoneroCrappy RVHomer's RVLil' BanditMINI CooperMorgan Super SportsPontiac GTOShorts CarSimpson House Boat
Public Service
AmbulanceBlood MobileBlood ZoniBus 23Bus Route 22 and 22AChannel 6 HelicopterChannel 6 News VanChild Welfare VanEco-friendly Activists' VanEPA HelicopterFire TruckOld Springfield SubwayPlow KingThe Majestic MargeMr. PlowNuclear Inspection VanPolice BlimpPolice BoatPolice CarPolice TankSchool BusSpringfield MonorailSpringfield Pool MobileSpringfield Retirement Castle Excursion ShuttleU-Break-It Van RentalU.S. Forest Service Van
Around Springfield
1 Ocean View Drive1936 Stutz Bearcat1959 Cadillac DeVille Ambulance1979 Honda Accord1997 Pontiac Astro WagonAMC GremlinArmy TankBarney's CarBarney's HelicopterBlue Station WagonBook Burning MobileBurns' LimoBurns' TrainChili VanCletus Pickup TruckClown CarCreamed Corn TruckCuratorDeLoreanDuff BlimpDuff Party BusDuff TruckElec-TaurusFlanders' Old CarFlanders' speedboatFlirt's CarFreddy Quimby's carFudge Brothers VanGeo MetroGone FissionHot Fudge TankerIce Cream TruckIce Cream VanI'm-On-a-Rolla GayItchy and Scratchy Movie TruckJacques' ConvertibleKrusty Burger TruckLand BehemothLil' BanditThe Ministry MachineMoe's SedanMoe's TruckMr. Powers' CarMs. Botz's carNo Gland CarPedal CarPlanet Hype 50's CarPontiac FirebirdPontiac GTOPretzel WagonRed Barclay's truckRocket CarThe Rotting PelicanRoyalty ValhallaSardine QueenSaturnSecret Meeting Catering VanShip of Lost SoulsStudebaker Starliner CommanderStutz BearcatTowne Centre TrolleyUltimate BehemothWilly's TractorSylvia's CarUSS Tom ClancyWWII Jeep
Miscellaneous
The HomerHonor RollerSpinal Tap BusDr. Frink's Hover CarFrinkosonic MHVSurveillance Van
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