Perhaps more than any other family in sitcom land, the Simpsons are an entrepreneurial bunch.
Homer sees all situations as potential money-making opportunities, and Bart is following in his footsteps.
Homer has gone into business with his father, and his long-lost brother, Herb, was a successful entrepreneur–at least until he met Homer.
Even Marge ventured into franchising with a pretzel wagon.
The abbreviated list of the many Simpsons’ ventures includes: selling rides on the elephant Bart won in a contest; selling sugar found in the street after a traffic accident; plowing snow; selling Grandpa’s love tonic; running an internet business, which was bought out by Bill Gates; selling kitchen grease to rendering plants; bootlegging beer during prohibition; offering security services; running a daycare center; and selling tickets to see an unearthed angel fossil.
Biggest Accomplishments: Mr. Plow, until the snow thawed; the daycare center, until Homer was forbidden to see the children and kidnapped a few of them; the grease business, until groundskeeper Willie found out Bart and Homer were taking his “retirement grease”
Success Secret: “If at first you don’t succeed–d’oh!–try again the next time you find some free junk in the road.” –Homer J. Simpson
Biggest Mistakes: “All the ones where I got arrested …or bankrupted …or in trouble with Fat Tony.” –Homer J. Simpson
Photo by Fox TV.
Michael Keenan on July 25th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
That is good. I like it!