"Homer's Enemy" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season of American
animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox
network in the United States on May 4, 1997. The plot of the episode
centers on the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's hiring of a new
employee named Frank Grimes. Homer attempts to befriend Grimes;
however, Grimes takes an instant dislike to Homer, angered by his
laziness and incompetence, and eventually declares himself Homer's
enemy. The episode was directed by Jim Reardon and the script was
written by John Swartzwelder, based on an idea pitched by executive
producer Bill Oakley. The episode explores the comic possibilities of a
realistic character with a strong work ethic placed alongside Homer in
a work environment. The show's staff worked hard to perfect the
character of Frank Grimes. He was partially modeled after Michael
Douglas as he appeared in the film Falling Down. Hank Azaria provided
the voice of Frank Grimes, and based some of the characters' mannerisms
on actor William H. Macy. "Homer's Enemy" is considered to be one of
the darkest episodes of The Simpsons and is a favorite of several
members of the production staff. Although Grimes makes his only
appearance in this episode, he was later named one of the "Top 25
Simpsons Peripheral characters" by IGN.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1449:
Constantine XI Palaiologos was crowned Byzantine-Roman Emperor, the
last one before the Fall of Constantinople.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos>
1839:
The most damaging storm in 300 years swept across Ireland, with
100-knot winds damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in
Dublin.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Big_Wind>
1907:
Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and day care
center for working class children in Rome.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori>
1953:
The first Asian Socialist Conference, an organization of socialist
political parties in Asia, opened in Rangoon, Burma, with 177
delegates, observers and fraternal guests.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Socialist_Conference>
1977:
The record label EMI ended its contract with the English punk rock band
Sex Pistols in response to its members' disruptive behaviour at London
Heathrow Airport two days earlier.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
circumbendibus (n):
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has
already achieved, but what he aspires to.
--Khalil Gibran
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