Hungry, Hungry Homer
"Hungry, Hungry Homer" is the fifteenth episode of the twelfth season of the American television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 4, 2001. In the episode, Homer becomes a Good Samaritan after discovering the simple joys of helping people in need – which is put to the test when he goes on a hunger strike after the owner of the Springfield Isotopes baseball team attempts to discredit him when Homer stumbles on his plot to discreetly move the team to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
| "Hungry, Hungry Homer" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Nancy Kruse |
| Written by | John Swartzwelder |
| Production code | CABF09 |
| Original air date | March 4, 2001 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Stacy Keach as Howard K. Duff VIII | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "Temptation Island was not a sleazy piece of crap" |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons are black belts in karate. They use their hands to chop up the couch while Homer does an elaborate flip and switches on the TV with his remote. |
| Commentary | Mike Scully Ian Maxtone-Graham John Frink Don Payne Matt Selman Max Pross Phil Rosenthal Ben Rosenthal |
The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Nancy Kruse, and guest starred Stacy Keach as Howard K. Duff VIII.
Since airing, it has received generally mixed reviews from television critics. The episode inspired the naming of the Albuquerque Isotopes minor-league baseball team, which began play in 2003.