| "Homer to the Max" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Pete Michels |
| Written by | John Swartzwelder |
| Production code | AABF09 |
| Original air date | February 7, 1999 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Ed Begley Jr. as himself | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "No one wants to hear about my sciatica" |
| Couch gag | Marge carries a laundry basket and hangs sheet versions of Homer, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie on a clothesline in the living room. |
| Commentary | Mike Scully Richard Appel Matt Selman Ron Hauge Pete Michels |
"Homer to the Max" is the thirteenth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 7, 1999. In the episode, Homer discovers that a new television show, Police Cops, has a hero also named Homer Simpson. He is delighted with the positive attention he receives because of his name, but when the television character is rewritten from a hero to a bumbling idiot, he is mocked and taunted, so he changes his name to "Max Power" to rid himself of the negative attention. Max gains new friends, and is forced into a protest to prevent a forest from being knocked down. In the end, he changes his name back to Homer Simpson.
The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Pete Michels.[1]
Since airing, it has received mixed reviews from television critics. Overall, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 8.5.[2]
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