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Simpson Household-
"Come on! Come on! It's almost time!" shouted Marge, Maggie in her arms. Bart and Lisa ran down the stairs.
"I can't wait to see my dad humiliate himself on national television!" said Bart.
The whole Simpson family gathered around the television. Homer was silently sobbing into his hand.
On the TV, a huge pick-up came over a big rocky hill. A man in overalls and a red-plaid shirt appeared at the bottom of the screen.
"Howdy there! I'm Farmer Bob and boy, have I got a great deal for you! This summer at Springfield Toyota, you can milk this great deal for all it's worth!"
Homer appeared in the cow suit dancing and singing, "You can milk it this summer at Springfield Toyo-TA!! MOOOO!!!"
Marge switched off the TV as Bart and Lisa clapped.
"You were so funny, Dad!" said Lisa.
"You really think so?" asked Homer as he wiped away his tears.
"Yeah, you can make some serious dough off this," said Bart. "Hey, how much money did you make?"
"Umm....nbubumm," said Homer.
"Sorry, didn't catch that. What?"
"None," he said.
"What?"
"NONE, ALRIGHT?!"
"Oh my God. That's my dad, the financially inept cow."
Although Homer was extremely embarrassed, the next day at work turned out to not be a disaster like he had envisioned. On the contrary, it was one of his best days at the nuclear power plant. Carl and Lenny held a party for him - with nothing but beer mixed with milk to drink - and decorated the whole plant, going so far as to paint one of the reactors white with black spots.
Everyone in Springfield grew to love Homer the Cow. He did more commercials for Springfield Toyota, sometimes joined by Bert the Horse and Ralph the Ass (neither of which was very popular). Homer found himself hoarded by autograph-seekers every time he got out of the car. Steve Kroft did a story on him and his background for 60 Minutes (although it never aired). In time, Homer became a well-recognized celebrity.
Bart got more respect from the kids at school as well, sometimes being forced to bring in autographs. Once on the playground, two younger kids were fighting.
Bart went up to them and pushed them apart.
"Don't have my dad, man," he said and walked away coolly, the two kids in awe at being touched by a Simpson.
Homer also had a few hundred glossy eight-by-tens printed up and spent an entire night signing them all. Apu took them and sold them at the Kwik-E-Mart for a buck apiece. They sold like hotcakes.
Marge was certainly happy for Homer, but she began to think that he was getting in over his head when he came home one day with his car painted white with black spots and COW-MOBILE written on the hood. But if she had known what was coming, she would have not given a damn about the car.
Simpson Household-
"Come on! Come on! It's almost time!" shouted Marge, Maggie in her arms. Bart and Lisa ran down the stairs.
"I can't wait to see my dad humiliate himself on national television!" said Bart.
The whole Simpson family gathered around the television. Homer was silently sobbing into his hand.
On the TV, a huge pick-up came over a big rocky hill. A man in overalls and a red-plaid shirt appeared at the bottom of the screen.
"Howdy there! I'm Farmer Bob and boy, have I got a great deal for you! This summer at Springfield Toyota, you can milk this great deal for all it's worth!"
Homer appeared in the cow suit dancing and singing, "You can milk it this summer at Springfield Toyo-TA!! MOOOO!!!"
Marge switched off the TV as Bart and Lisa clapped.
"You were so funny, Dad!" said Lisa.
"You really think so?" asked Homer as he wiped away his tears.
"Yeah, you can make some serious dough off this," said Bart. "Hey, how much money did you make?"
"Umm....nbubumm," said Homer.
"Sorry, didn't catch that. What?"
"None," he said.
"What?"
"NONE, ALRIGHT?!"
"Oh my God. That's my dad, the financially inept cow."
Although Homer was extremely embarrassed, the next day at work turned out to not be a disaster like he had envisioned. On the contrary, it was one of his best days at the nuclear power plant. Carl and Lenny held a party for him - with nothing but beer mixed with milk to drink - and decorated the whole plant, going so far as to paint one of the reactors white with black spots.
Everyone in Springfield grew to love Homer the Cow. He did more commercials for Springfield Toyota, sometimes joined by Bert the Horse and Ralph the Ass (neither of which was very popular). Homer found himself hoarded by autograph-seekers every time he got out of the car. Steve Kroft did a story on him and his background for 60 Minutes (although it never aired). In time, Homer became a well-recognized celebrity.
Bart got more respect from the kids at school as well, sometimes being forced to bring in autographs. Once on the playground, two younger kids were fighting.
Bart went up to them and pushed them apart.
"Don't have my dad, man," he said and walked away coolly, the two kids in awe at being touched by a Simpson.
Homer also had a few hundred glossy eight-by-tens printed up and spent an entire night signing them all. Apu took them and sold them at the Kwik-E-Mart for a buck apiece. They sold like hotcakes.
Marge was certainly happy for Homer, but she began to think that he was getting in over his head when he came home one day with his car painted white with black spots and COW-MOBILE written on the hood. But if she had known what was coming, she would have not given a damn about the car.