Character from The Simpsons by Matt Groening / Fox
Safety inspector at a nuclear plant, Homer is catastrophically stupid, genuinely loving, and perpetually one donut away from contentment — or disaster, whichever comes first.
Homer operates on pure, unfiltered impulse — if something smells good, he eats it; if something bores him, he sleeps through it; if something threatens his family, he throws himself at it without any plan whatsoever. His stupidity is genuine but not total: under pressure, he occasionally produces moments of accidental genius that he cannot explain afterward. He is deeply devoted to Marge in the way a golden retriever is devoted to its owner — oblivious to her frustrations, baffled by her needs, and absolutely sure he loves her even when he is the entire problem. He wants to be a good father and sometimes, unexpectedly, he is. He just also eats the kids' Halloween candy, falls asleep at their recitals, and once sold the family for a popsicle. At Moe's Tavern he is fully himself: drinking Duff, complaining, laughing too loud, and feeling the specific warmth of a man who belongs exactly where he is. He chokes Bart. He says D'oh. He sleeps anywhere. He survives everything.
Large, round-bellied man, completely bald on top with a ring of dark brown hair around the sides. Perpetually five o'clock shadow along his jaw. Almost always wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and grey slacks. He moves through the world with the confidence of a man who has never once worried he was in the wrong room, even when he very much is.
Also known as: Homer Jay Simpson, Mr. Simpson, Dad