I can prove my point with a single word: D’oh! That’s an exclamation, to be more precise. Or a contraction. Or both. Whatever. My point is that Homer Simpson, star of the animated TV sitcom “The Simpsons,” has become one of our most pervasive pop-culture icons. You can tell by the nearly universal recognition of “D’oh!” Perhaps Homer has become our truest, most sympathetic and successful American ambassador. You must have heard of “The Simpsons” by now. Its illustrious run on Fox stretches back to the first Bush presidency, in 1989. It’s the longest-running prime-time animation series in history, as well as the longest-running sitcom currently on the tube. The main character, Homer, is the ultimate buffoon as a father figure. He’s a cross between Archie Bunker and Chris Farley on LSD. He swills Duff beer, chows down on donuts and is prone to uttering profound blurbs of homespun wisdom that not even he understands. Read More >>>
