In 2008, Entertainment Weekly justified designating The Simpsons as a television classic by stating, "we all hail Simpson patriarch Homer because his joy is as palpable as his stupidity is stunning".
I 2008 begrundede Entertainment Weekly udpegningen af The Simpsons som tv-klassiker ved at erklære at "vi hylder alle Simpson-patriarken Homer, fordi hans glæde er lige så håndgribelig som hans dumhed er fantastisk".