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#40 Homer the Smithers
Season 7, Episode 17 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)

After Smithers seems a tad too stressed on the job, Mr. Burns orders him to take a vacation. Wanting to ensure that his replacement will have Mr. Burns desperate to have him back, Smithers picks Homer to fill that role. After constant abuse at the hands of Burns, Homer snaps and punches him. Burns, fearing Homer and without Smithers around, learns to become self-reliant. He thanks Homer for the lesson and fires Smithers upon his return, as he no longer required a personal assistant. Smithers has poor luck trying to find another job, and Homer feels bad for him, so he tries to help him get his job back. After the plan goes awry, Homer and Smithers fight in Burns’s office, eventually knocking the old man out the third-story window, which leads to Smithers’s rehire as Burns once again requires personal assistance. Memorable moments include Burns at the drag races, Lenny trying to talk to Burns, Homer making breakfast, the fight, Homer as Mrs. Burns, Smithers as a drag race announcer, Burns operating the telephone, Burns abusing Homer, phone messages, Burns driving, Homer running home, Homer at show’s end, and assorted Burnsisms.