"Mobile Homer" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 16 Episode 13 |
Directed by | Raymond S. Persi |
Written by | Tim Long |
Production code | GABF07 |
Original air date | March 20, 2005 |
Episode features | |
Couch gag | The Simpsons sit down as normal. An impostor Homer rips off a latex mask, and reveals himself to be Sideshow Bob. Bob then brandishes a knife and chases after Bart, knocking over the TV in the process, with the rest of the family cowering in fear. |
Commentary | Al Jean Tim Long Bill Odenkirk Matt Selman Raymond S. Persi Tom Gammill Max Pross David Silverman |
"Mobile Homer" is the thirteenth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on March 20, 2005. The episode was written by Tim Long, and was the first to be directed by Raymond S. Persi.
In the episode, Marge saves money for life insurance, worried about Homer after a near-fatal incident and his bad medical history. Angered by his wife's new measures to cut back financially, Homer spends the savings on a motor home, in which he spends most of his time, causing a rift between them. The episode received mixed reviews.