The fun thing about that series is how shifting expectations have impacted our perception of Homer.
Here's a barely-graduated-fron-high schooler, with no special training and skills, yet he enjoys a secure, unionized job, home ownership, and is a single-income earner for a family of five plus supporting a parent in a care home.
In 1988 he was a cautionary tale for our kids.
In 2020 he's an unattainable aspiration for our kids' kids.
I wonder if there's room for a "this isn't Homer's time, and it's not Homer's plant" messaging pivot.
Here's a barely-graduated-fron-high schooler, with no special training and skills, yet he enjoys a secure, unionized job, home ownership, and is a single-income earner for a family of five plus supporting a parent in a care home.
In 1988 he was a cautionary tale for our kids. In 2020 he's an unattainable aspiration for our kids' kids.
I wonder if there's room for a "this isn't Homer's time, and it's not Homer's plant" messaging pivot.