Eagle-eyed fans were able to freeze the frame and see that his date of birth listed on the identification card was May 12, Homer b. May 12, was raised on a farm by his parents, Mona and Abraham Simpson. In the mids, while Homer was between nine and twelve years old, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law.
Marge became pregnant with Bart in , while Homer was working at a miniature golf course. After failing to get a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer left Marge to find a job by which he could support his family.
As a result, Homer confronted Mr. Burns and secured a job at the Plant. Marge became pregnant with Lisa in , shortly before the new couple bought their first house. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Arrow Created with Sketch. Duff's equivalent in Shelbyville is Fudd Beer. They include:. It has become one of the trademarks of the show appearing in merchandise, popular culture and adverts.
While there have been many hypotheses see below , according to David Silverman, the idea for the slogan "Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff" came first—Matt Groening came up with Duff simply to rhyme with "enough.
The word "duff" is common English slang for "useless" or "broken" it can also mean pregnant, in the phrase "up the duff". Like many other countries, discerning beer-drinkers often characterize popular domestic brews in a pejorative way American criticize Budweiser, Australians discount Fosters, Victoria Bitter et cetera as being mass-market swill.
Clearly, the character of Homer represents the typical mindless drone who would drink whatever beer was marketed most heavily, regardless of quality, as satire of undiscriminating beer drinkers who routinely purchase "popular" read: heavily advertised beer.
The idea for the name of the beer possibly could have come from the play "Landscape" written by Nobel prize-winner Harold Pinter. Duff Beer is the most popular brand of beer in Springfield. It is Homer 's favorite beer and is enthusiastically promoted by Duffman , the company's mascot. The quality of Duff appears to be standard for mass quantity supply beer. Strict regulations are supposedly maintained at Quality Assurance.
Such a foothold for good supply may be the only filter as portions of Duff Beer contaminated by rats, body parts and even Hitler's head have been spotted. Homer had even been buying it in the past, back when he was 17 years old, but using a fake ID. The label for Fudd is notably Duff with the letters D and F being transposed.
This is a satire of how critics of Family Guy compare it to the similar Simpsons. Homer complains that it's a "rip-off" that's "the same Peter defends it, saying " It may have been inspired by Duff, but I like to think it takes it in a different direction He also offered " The Malaysian Duff" [2] , which was made of soy sauce.
In " Mayored to the Mob ", in order to call off a mandatory health inspection, Moe offers Mayor Quimby a Duffenbrau, the higher-quality "semi-imported" version of Duff, on the house. When Bart puts them on, they make Aunt Selma look and sound more attractive.
When Homer tours the Duff Brewery in " Duffless ", a pipeline is seen splitting freshly-brewed beer into the Duff, Duff Dry and Duff Lite tanks, implying they are the same beer with different labels. It's the same can with the Duff logo inset with little flashing lights.
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