As a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer Simpson is the primary breadwinner of his household.

The Simpsons started out as a show focusing on Bart, but somewhere along the way, the series pivoted its focus onto Homer.

And due to the sweet and heartfelt way the scene came ... this was the first time it happened on screen. “Mother Simpson” Homer’s mother Mona Simpson, voiced by Glenn Close, would come ...

Ned Flanders- the good-hearted Christian and rival of Homer Simpson- has been the Simpsons ... his character should be a Christian, given the sweet nature of Shearer's voice.