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#78 King-size Homer
Season 7, Episode 7 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
Homer wants out of the exercise program at work and discovers that he can avoid it if he’s on disability. After several attempts at injuring himself, he finds out that if he weighs more than 300 pounds, he’d classify for disability under hyper-obesity. After receiving “medical” advice from Dr. Nick, he’s on his way, with Bart happily helping. Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge worry about his plan. Homer reaches his goal and gets to work from home. After leaving his work station to try to see Honk if You’re Horny, he returns home to find that there’s a pressure build up of radioactive gas that needs to be corrected manually before it leads to an explosion. Unable to call the plant because his fingers are too fat, Homer ventures there himself. He fails to reach the shut-off switch, but falls into the hole in the tank that’s left when it blows its hatch, and his obese body stops further escape of gas. Burns rewards him by granting his request to make himself thin again. Memorable moments include Homer’s attempts to injure himself, the visit to Dr. Nick (and Hibbert, as well), shopping for fat clothes, the ice cream truck, and assorted jokes about Homer’s hyper-obesity.