Homer Simpson \u2013 the Homer Jay magnet who was television's most honest attempt to represent the average American man.
\nHomer Simpson is the patriarch of the Simpsons\u2014the operator of the Springfield nuclear power plant who loved donuts, Duff beer, and the couch, and whom Matt Groening created as the most specific representation of the contradictions of the average American man: simultaneously loving and selfish, responsible and completely irresponsible, and constantly making the wrong choices for the most recognizable reasons. Homer was the most quoted television character of the 90s because everyone recognized someone in the family. This collectible Homer Simpson magnet, compatible with Lego, represents the patriarch of Springfield.
\nThe donut. The Duff beer. And the "D'oh!" that became the most specific sound of self-recognition of frustration on American television.<\/p>\n
The Heart of Homer: Universal Identification as the Foundation of Comedy
\nHomer works in The Simpsons because Groening created a character specific enough to be funny and recognizable enough to be universal \u2014 Homer's flaws were the most common flaws amplified for comedy, and the series used this amplification to make social commentary with the deniability of cartoons.
\nThis Homer magnet is for fans of The Simpsons \u2014 and D'oh!<\/p>\n
The legacy of Homer Simpson: the patriarch who defined The Simpsons.
\nAdd this collectible Homer Simpson magnet to your collection. Compatible with Lego, high-quality ABS plastic, strong magnet in the base. For fans of The Simpsons \u2014 and Springfield.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This collectible Homer Simpson magnet from The Simpsons represents the patriarch of Springfield \u2014 the most recognizable "D'oh!" on television, the donut, and the most honest representation of the contradictions of the average American man. Compatible with Lego, ABS plastic, ~4.5 cm.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":146814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[169,192,92],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10987","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-imanes","product_cat-the-simpsons","product_cat-tv-filmes","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/10987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=10987"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=10987"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=10987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}