Mobile Homer

"Mobile Homer"
The Simpsons episode
Homer getting crushed by the door of the garage while trying to clean it up. This scene was inspired by a real-life event of writer John Frink.
Episode no.Season 16
Episode 13
Directed byRaymond S. Persi
Written byTim Long
Production codeGABF07
Original air dateMarch 20, 2005 (2005-03-20)
Episode features
Couch gagThe 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.
CommentaryAl Jean
Tim Long
Bill Odenkirk
Matt Selman
Raymond S. Persi
Tom Gammill
Max Pross
David Silverman
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"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. 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 was written by Tim Long, and was the first to be directed by Raymond S. Persi.