After learning that The Simpsons executive producer James L. Brooks was a fan of Superbad, they decided to ask the producers of the show if they could write an episode. In 2006, Ricky Gervais, co-creator of The Office, received credit for writing the season 17 episode "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife". Rogen and Goldberg "thought if got to write one, maybe could try." They were invited to The Simpsons writers room, where they pitched several episode ideas. One was accepted, and they wrote an outline with the help of some feedback from the regular writers. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, writers of the film Superbad, asked the producers of The Simpsons if they could write an episode.
While CBG is offered more creative control over the sequel, he refuses and badmouths the film online, ensuring that his character will never again see the light of day. In the twenty first season premiere, written by Seth Rogen, Comic Book Guy's comic, Everyman, becomes popular and it's made into a movie. Homer is cast as the lead role, but struggles staying in shape for the role. Since airing, "Homer the Whopper" has received mixed to positive reviews from television critics.
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Our massive preview has details on the most promising new shows and your... "Homer the Whopper" was watched in 8.31 million homes and acquired a 4.3 Nielsen rating/12% share. "Homer the Whopper" is the premiere episode of Season 21, although this episode was originally produced for Season 20.
The comic becomes an instant hit and many Hollywood studios become interested in making it into a movie. Comic Book Guy agrees to let Everyman become a movie but only if he can pick the star. When Comic Book Guy sees Homer, he considers Homer would be perfect for the role, as he wants Everyman to be played by a middle-aged fat man like his character. The studio executives realize that audiences want a physically fit actor for the role, so that people will see the everyman they "want" to be rather than the everyman they are.
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In its original American broadcast in the United States on September 22, 2013, "Homer The Whopper" was watched in 8.31 million homes and acquired a 4.3 Nielsen rating/12 share. In its original American broadcast in the United States on September 27, 2009, "Homer The Whopper" was watched in 8.31 million homes and acquired a 4.3 Nielsen rating/12 share. Our fall TV preview concludes with a comprehensive guide to the new and... Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. We are currently seeking donations to help keep the No Homers Club online and advertisement free. I really hope the vomit scene is the worst/grossest thing in this episode, i don't wanna see something that could top that...
Discover the stars who skyrocketed on IMDb’s STARmeter chart this year, and explore more of the Best of 2022; including top trailers, posters, and photos. But the fact that Seth later starred in The Green Hornet that he had to lose weight for. Plus, unless you were in show business, you will not find the "Love you....I hate him" joke funny. The writers might have found the joke funny, but the audience don't. Homer getting into shape was done in "King of the Hill", no, not the Mike Judge show, but the episode where Homer has to climb the mountain. When asked about his binge eating, Homer says "Well, you don't always have time to masturbate." Reruns of this episode bleep the word "masturbate".
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But the studio executives realize that audiences want a physically fit actor for the role, so they hire celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy to get Homer into shape. "Bart Gets a 'Z'"The Simpsons List of episodes"Homer the Whopper" is the twenty-first season premiere of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 27, 2009. In the episode, Comic Book Guy creates a new superhero called Everyman who takes powers from other superheroes.
Rogen commented that he and Goldberg wanted to show with the episode how Hollywood generally ruins superhero films. Show runner Al Jean commented that the writers tried not to repeat the comic book film theme from the "Radioactive Man" episode. Instead they decided to parody the fact that almost every comic book has been turned into a film. Jean commented that that scene in the episode in which the studio executives "are trying to think up an idea that hasn't been done really is what they are doing these days ." The table read took place in August 2008, and production on the episode began soon after that. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening also makes an appearance in the episode.
Seth Rogen co-wrote the episode and guest starred as the character Lyle McCarthy. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg got to fulfill their dream of writing a Simpsons episode. Even though they probably only wrote 35% of the material and the Simpsons writers took over. Of course, it could turn out to be a really great episode; I suppose I'm cautiously optimistic. Yeah, it sounds to me like a weird amalgum of "Radioactive Man", "King of the Hill", and "Simple Simpson"--in other words, not entirely original. I've never seen Superbad, so I can't really vouch for the quality of the writing, but I kind of like Seth Rogen, so I guess we'll see.
To get Homer into shape, the movie studio hires a celebrity fitness trainer, Lyle McCarthy, to help him. Homer gets into great shape and is really excited, but when McCarthy leaves to train another client, he starts over-eating again and ultimately this leads to the film's failure. "Homer the Whopper" is the season premiere of The Simpsons' twenty-first season. Soon afterward, however, McCarthy leaves Homer for another client. Without McCarthy to keep him in shape, Homer starts eating again and gains all the weight back.
They were invited to the writers room where they pitched several episode ideas. Rogen later said, "we sat down for a read-through and three hours later I'm in a studio improv-ing with Homer Simpson, it was the single greatest day of my life." Comic Book Guy's comic book hero, Everyman that Homer is disguising himself as, becomes a big hit in Springfield and he agrees to a movie version. Comic Book Guy insists that he chooses who plays the lead role and gives the part to Homer. However, the movie company hire a personal trainer for Homer, known as Lyle McCarthy, so that he can get fit for the part.
Homer is cast as the lead in Everyman, a super hero movie written by Comic Book Guy. But the newly christened actor has trouble staying on the exercise and diet regimen that his provided fitness trainer lays out for him. I like the idea and i thought the Itunes preview was funny, even the vomit scene, kinda. Of course, the rest of the episode may not be good because I haven't seen it yet, so I won't expect an excellent episode, but a good one. Steve Fritz of Newsarama called the episode "amazing" and commented that the "overall comic book theme was perfect."
The comic becomes an instant hit, and many Hollywood studios become interested in making it into a film. Comic Book Guy agrees to let Everyman become a film, but only if he can pick the star. When Comic Book Guy sees Homer, he considers Homer perfect for the role, as he wants Everyman to be played by a middle-aged fat man.
When Avery Mann goes out of the bank there is a kid reading "Radioactive Man", when Avery Mann touches the comic it turns into "Iron Man".
Homer can no longer fit into his costume or even his trailer, and the film begins to go over budget. The final version of the film features scenes with the fat Homer and the physically fit Homer merged, upsetting and confusing the audience. After the premiere of the film, McCarthy returns and offers to get Homer into shape again, which Homer accepts. The studio executives offer to let Comic Book Guy direct the sequel, on the condition that Comic Book Guy lie to the fans and say he liked the film. Though pleased by the offer, Comic Book Guy rejects it and openly criticizes the film online, and thus it becomes a box office failure and Everyman is never adapted again.
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