Homer the Smithers [SEP] series
Homer the Smithers
"Homer the Smithers" is the 17th episode of "The Simpsons"' seventh season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 25, 1996. In the episode, Mr. Smithers takes a vacation and hires Homer to take over as Mr. Burns' assistant.
The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The plot came from another writer on the show, Mike Scully. The episode features cultural references to "The Little Rascals",
from television critics. Dave Foster of "DVD Times" said that "Homer the Smithers" shows "just how dependent upon Smithers Mr. Burns is". He added that the staging and animation of the scene in which Homer tries to apologize to Burns "will remain engraved in your memory in the same way as some of the series finest dialogue can". "DVD Movie Guide"s Colin Jacobson enjoyed the episode and commented that "any doubts about Smithers' sexuality will not last long when we see his vacation". Jacobson