Season

10

Production Code

AABF09

Episode Number

0

Airdate

06 February 1999

Writer

John Swartzwelder

Director

Pete Michels

Executive Producer

Mike Scully

DVD Commentary

Mike Scully
Ron Hauge
Matt Selman
Pete Michels
Richard Appel

Editor

Gary M. Gadsdon

Plot When a TV star has the same name as Homer, he becomes famous, but in the next episode, the character Homer Simpson is an idiot. Homer appeals to the producers to change the character back to his previous self, they refuse, he sues them for improper use of his name and loses, instead he changes his name to Max Power. Under his new name, Homer gains popularity with some environmentalists. At a Garden Party it turns out that they have to protect a forest as well from lumberjacks, as the police arrive, they threaten to swab Homer's eyes with Mace. Homer runs in circles and the chain he is bound to cuts the tree and in a domino effect the rest topple, Homer then agrees to change his name back to Homer Simpson.