Homer Simpson makes a good living as the Head of ... Maybe it's because his unique situation lightens the heart of his boss, or without his job, his character's arc will be shaven.

Homer Simpson only has eyes for his wife Marge ... of fat and through the wafting stench of beer burps, Barney has the heart of a poet, and that heart yearns for something greater than what ...

But what made the sweet spot of Homer-focused "Simpsons" into the show's "Golden Age" is that underneath all that, Homer really did have a heart of gold. Groening continued: "He has the Ego too.